Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-05

OF VIRGINIA, which met at Winchester, on
Tuesdey, the 18th of March, appointed the under
signed a committee, to make publication, over their
names, of the following:
Basis Principles Of the American Party Of
Determined to preserve political institutions
in their original purity and vgor, and to keep them
unadulterated and unimpaired by foreign influence,
either civil religious as well as by home faction
and home demagoguism; and believing that an
American policy, religious, political, and CONNER
cia necessary for the attainment OF these ends we
shall observe and carry out in practice, the follow
ing principles:
l. That the suffrages of the American people
for politica Offices, should not be given to any
other than those born on our soil, and reared and
matured under the influence of our institutions.
Q. That no foreigner ought TO be allowed to ex-
ercise the elective franchise till he shall have re-
sided within the United States sufficient length
of time to enable him to become acquainted with
the principles and imbued with the spirit OF our
institutions, and until he shall have become tho
roughly identified with the great interests OF our
country.
8. That whilst no obstacle should be interposed
10 the immigration Of all foreigners of honest and
industrious habits, and all privileges and immun-
ties enjoyed by any native-boIn citizens Of our
country should be extended to all such immigrants
xcept that Of participating in any OF our political
administrations; yet all legal means should be
adopted to obstruct and prevent the Immigration
of the vicious and worthless, the criminal and
pauper. g 9 ~
A. That the American doctrine of religious toll
GRAFTON. and entire absence of all prescription for
opinion's sake. should be cherished as one Of the
very fundam entail principles of our civil freedom,
and that any sect party which believes and main
tans that any foreign power, religious or pshtca,
A. dtranf
the conduct of freeman, occupies aposition which
is totally at with the principles OF freedom OF
opinion. and which Ia mischievous In its tendency,
and which principle, IL carried into practice, wonld
prove wholly destructive Of our religious and civil
liberty.
S. That the Bible In the hands Of every free cit
izen Is the only permanent basis of all true liberty
and genuine equality
g. That the intelligence Of the people is necos-
sary 70 the right use and the continuance Of our
liberties civil and religious; hence the proprety
and Importance of the promotion and fostering OF
all means Of moral and intellectual culture by some
adequate and permanent provision for general cd
ucstion. t.sn 81. 4.
y That the doctrine of availability, now 80 prov
alent and controlling In the nomination OF candi-
dates for Office In total disregard to all principles
Of right, Of truth, and Of justice, is essentially
wrong and should be by all good men condemned
s. That, as general rule, the same restrictions
should be prescribed to the exercise Of the power
OF removal from Office as are made necessary to be
observed in the power Of appointment thereto
and that executive influence and patronage should
be scrupulously conferred and jealously guarded
Q. That the sovereignty Of the States should be
pupreme in the exercise OF all powers not express
Nv delcrated to the federal government, and which
may not be necessary and proper 10 carry out the
powers 30 delegated and that this principle should
be observed and held sacred in all organizations Of
the American party. a. t-ft
10. That all scctarsn intermeddng with politics
or political institutions, coming from whatever
source II may, should be promptly resisted by ali
yuch means as seem 10 be necessary and proper for
this end.
IL. That whilst the perpetuity Of the present
form Of the federal government Of the United
States Is actually necessary for the proper develop
ment of all tho resources of this country yet the
principle fnon-interventon, both on the part Of
the federal government and OF the several States
Of the Union, in the municipal affairs Of each other
ia essential to peace and prosperity OF our country
and TO the welLbeing and permanence OF our insti
tutions, and at the same time the only reliable
bond OF brotherhood and union.
IL. The red repnbicanism and lcentious indul
gence In the enjoyment Of civil privileges, are a;
much to be feared and deprecated by all friends
10 welregulated government and true liberty, al
any of the forms of monarchy and despotsm.
m H. That the true Interests and welfare os sh
country. the honor Of this nation, the individua
and private rights ofits citizens, conspire to de
mand that NIL other questions arising from part
organizations, or from any other sonrce should b,
held subordinate to and in practice made TO yelt
70 the great principles herein promulgated.
ANDREW r. KENNEDY, Of Jefferson
GEORGE ID. GRAY, Of Culpeper,
JOSIAH DABBs, Of Halifax.