New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-01
. ALBERT P.kn,s LETTER.

Wepublish a letter this morning from Albert
Pike for many years distinguished and elo-
quent citizen of Arkansas, but who will, in
future. be a resident Of Louisiana, in reply to
an invitation to address an American ratifica-
ton meeting at Jaoksonport, in our sister
State
We commend it to the attentive consideration
Of our readers. 1t is eminently worthy the
well Learned fame of the author, being able and
patriotic in every respect.
Mr. Pike refers to the twelfth article of the
American National Platform. We subjoin that
article, as it covers the slavery question more
completely and constitutionally than did ever
an article Of q political platform before 1t
comes up fully to the requirements of the occa-
sion. Il looks all exigencies and and all fanat-
icisms straight in the face, and says to them
thus far shalt thou 60 and no farther.
In addition, this most important of oil the
issues involved, has been somewhat pretermitted
in the valitudinarian range the discussion of
the American question has taken. Therefore,
we deem it well it should be made to assume its
deserved prominence before the popular eye
Many great and good cause has been sfnoth-
cred to death In the present instance this shall
not be the case.
The following is the 18th Article of the Phil
adelphia American Platform:
XIIThe American party having arisen upon the ruins
aud in spite If the opposition Of the Wing and Demo-
cratic parties cannot be held In any responsible
for theobnoxious acts violated pledges either And
the systematic agitation OF the slavery question by those
parties having elevated sectional hostility into positive
element Of political power and brought institutions
into peril IL has therefore become the duty of
the American party intspose for the purpose giving
to the country and perpetuy to the Union And
experience has shown impossible to opi,
ions extreme those which separate the dsputants
and there be dishouor in submitting to the
laws the National Council has deemed IL the best guarap
tee Of common Justice and Of future peace abide by
and MAINTAIN the existing sws upon subject of sa
very Anal and conclusive settlement of that subject
in spirit and in substance W. @& IN ~ 4@
And regarding it the highest duty their opn
ions upon subject important in distinct and une
quivoeal terms it is hereby declared the
Council that Congress under the Con-
atitution to iegislae the subject of slavery the
States where does exist any State
admission into the Union its constitution
recognize the Institution slavery
part Of its social system and expressly pretermttin
expressing of opinion the power of Congress
establish prohibit slavery 10 any Territory the
this National Council that Congress ought not to
upon subject of slavery within the Territory
the uptpd StatAs and that any tnterrrence by Con
with slavery 1t exts IN the District of Columbia
would BIZ violation Of the spirit and intention of
cpsct by which the State of Maryland coded thu Dis
trct to the States. and breach the National faith
ANOTHER MAMMOTH AMERICAN BARBECUE Il
We understand says last Saturdays Thibodanx
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