Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-05
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over any other ia the State, by means OF any
speciai, privileges or exemption, by any political
combination OF It's members, or bya division of
their OWL allegiance with amy foreign power po-
tentate or ecclesiastic. ia.AM p,2 79 srb 'b41cli
sn snIX.---The reformation Of the character Of our
National Legislature, by eIeyating to that diknifed
and responsible position men Of higher qualities
tons, purer morals and more tnselfsh patriotism.
81 X.-The restriction Of executive patronage, es-
pecialy in the matter Of appointmentst to oce, 30
far as IL may be permitted by the Constitution, and
consistent with the public good. saA
II XIs--The education Of the youth Of our country
In schools provided by the State which schools
shall be common to all, without distinction of creed
or party and free from any influence or direction
tof aldenominational or partisan character 5000
And, inasmuch as Christianity by the Copstitu-
tons Of nearly all the States by the decisions OF
the most eminent judicial authorities; and by the
consent Of the people OF America Ii eonsidefed m
element of our political system; and, as the Holy
Bible is AZ once the source Of Christianity, and the
depository and fountain OF all civil and religious
freedom, weh0pp0se every attempt 10 exclude il
from the schools thus established IN the States fs
XIL-The American party having arisen upon
the ruins and in spite Of the opposition Of the Wing
and Democratic parties, cannot be in any manner
responsible for the obnoxious acts Of violated
pledges Of either. And the systematic agitation
Of the slavery question BY those parties having ell
evated sectional hostility into positive element
OF political power, and brought our institutions
into peril IL has therefore become the imperative
ldutyof the American party to interpose for the
purpose of giving peace to the country and per
petuity to the Union- And as experience has
shownjt impossible to reconcile opinions 30 ex-
treme as those which separate the disputants, and
as there can be no dishonor in submitting to the
laws. the National Council has deemed it the best
guarantee of common justice and Of future peace
TO abide by and maintain the existing laws upon
the subject Of slavery, as . final and conclusive
settlement of that subject, ip spirit and in sub
stance. s (. s M, fs sfs,s { sf i8tsgs,I NJ ss,3
And regarding ii the highest duty to avow their
opinions upon subject 70 important, In distinct
and unequiyocsl terms, It Is hereby declared Is the
sense Of this ational Council that Congress- pos
sesses no power, under the Constitution, to legis
late upon the subject Of Slavery in the States
where 1t does or may exist or to exclude any State
from admission into the Union, because its Consti
tuition does Or does not recognise the institution
of Slavery as part of its social system and ex-
pressly preterhitting any expression of opinion
upon the power Of Congress to establish or pro-
hibit Slavery In any Territory, it is the sense Of
the National Council that Congress ought not to
legislate upon the subject Of Slavery within the
Territories Of the United States, and that any in
the District of Columbia, would be violation Of
the spirit and Intention of the compact by which
the State Of Maryland ceded the District to the
United States, and breach of the National faith
XIII The policy of the Government of the
United States in its relations with foreign govern
ments, is to exact justice from the strongest, and
do justice to the weakest restraining, by all the
power Of the government, all its citizens from in
reference with the internal concerns of nations
with whom we are at peace. AZ. .ti ial6
XIV,-This National Council declares that all
the principles of the Order shall be henceforward
everywhere openly avowed; and that each mem
Der shall be at liberty to make known the existence
Of the Order and the fact that he himself is mem
Der, and it recommends that there be no conceal
ment Of the places of meeting Of subordinate coun-
ellis. sM
,r,t,sg EB, BARTLETT, of Kentucky M
isasf ~ 4 President Of National Council. .
O. d. DKsHLER, fNew Jersey, aads.4 's os
,.sssr. II Corresponding Secretary. s.
JAMES n. SrKPHENs, of Maryland @
/ y. (. sss3elIf 4 i RECORDING Secrefarp