Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-30

dt regular meeting Of the National Council, OF
tho american Party, begun and held at Philadel-
phia, on the 9TH of June, a. d., 1855, the fol-
io,oing aOas adopted as The Platform and Prin-
cipies Of the Organization.
THE acknowledgment of that Almighty Be-
ing, who rules over the Universe,-who presides
over the councils of nations, who conducts the
affairs of men, and who, in every step by which
we have advanced to the character of an indepen-
dent nation, has distinguished us by some token of
Providential agency.
1.-THE Guilty. ition and development of a SEN
timent of profoundly intense American feeling of
passionate attachment to our country, its history
and its institutions of admiration for the purer
days of our nat onal existence of veneraton, for
the hsroism that precipitated our Revolution; and
of emulation of the virtue, wisdom, and patriotism
that framed our constitution and first successfully
applied its provisions.
iH-The maintenance Of the union of these
United States as the paramount political good or
to Use the language Of Washington, the primary
object Of patriotic desire" And hence
LIST. Opposition to all attempts to weaken or
subvert IL
Cd. Uncompromising antagonism to every prin-
ciple Of policy that endangers it.
Sd, The advocacy of an equitable adjustment Of
sll political differences which threaten its integrity
or perpetuity.
ith. The suppression of all tendencies to polhi-
cal division, founded on geographical .discrimi-
nations, or the belief that there is real differ
ence OF interests and views" between the various
sections Of the Union.
5th. The full recognition of the rights of the
several States, as expressed and reserved in the
Consultation and a careful avoidance, by the
General Government, of all interference with their
rights by legislative or executive action.
IV.-0bedience to the Constitution of these Uni
ted States the supreme law Of the land, sacred
ly obligatory upon all its parts and members and
steadfast resistance to the spirit Of innovation upon
its principles, however spacious the pretexts.
Avowing that in all doubtful cr disputed points it
may only be legally ascertained and expounded by
the judicial power Of the United States.
And, as a corolary to the above:
l. A habit Of reverentia obedience TO the law,
whether National, State, or Municipal, until they
are either repealed or declared unconstitutional by
the proper authority.
Q. A tender and sacred regard for those acts OF
statesmanship which are 70 be contradistinguished
from acts Of ordinary legislation, by the fact Of
their being of the nature Of compacts and agree
ments and So TO be considered fixed and settled
national policy.
VA radical revision and mobilization Of the
laws regulating immigration, and the settlement Of
immigrants. Offering to the honest immigrant who,
from love of liberty hatred of oppression seeks
an asylum In the United States, friendly recep-
ton and protection But unqualiaedly condemn
ing the transmission to our shores Of felons and
paupe.s.
VII The essential modification of the Natural
ization Laws.
The repeal by the Legislatures Of the respective
States, of all State laws allowing foreigners not
nsturalized to vote.
Tho repeal, without retroactive operation, Of all
acts OF Congress making grants of land TO unnatu-
ralzed foreigners, and allowing them to vote in
the Territories.
VII. Hostility to the corrupt means by which
the leaders OF party have hitherto forced upon us
our rulers and our political creeds.
Impacable enmity against the prevalent demoral
zing system Of rewards for political subseryiency
and Of punishments for political independence.
Disgust for the wild hunt after office which char
acterizes the age.
These on the one hand. On the other -
Imitation Of the practice of the purer days Of
tho Republic; and admiration Of the maxim that
"offico should seek the man, and not man the Of
fee" and of the rule that, the just mode OF ascer-
tanning fitness for Office is the capabity, the faith
funess, and the honesty of the incumbent or can
ddate.
vIII-Resistance TO the aggressive policy and
&C rupting tendencies of the Roman Catholic
Church in our country by the Advancement to all
political stations-executve, legislative, judicial, or
dplomatic-of those only who do not hold civil
allegiance, directly or indirectly, TO any foreign
power, whether civil or ecclesiastcal and who are
Americans by birth, education and training-thus
fulfilling the maxim: "ANERIoASs ONLY SHALL
GOVERN AMERICA"
The protection OF all citizens In the legal and
proper exercise of their civil and religious rights
aud privileges; the maintenance Of the right OF
every nan to the full unrestrained, and peaceful en-,
joymeh Of his own religious opinions and worship,
and jealous resistance Of all attempts by anv soct
denomination or church. to obtain an sscend ,cy