Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-24

allegiance, directly or indirectly, to any foreign
power whether civil or ecclesiastcal and who are
Americans by birth, cdncatlon and training--thus
fulfilling the maxim. !" AxERrcAsse ONLY SHALL
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| The protection Of all citizens in the legal and
proper exercise Of their civil and religious rights
AMI privileges; !; the maintenance of the right of
every man to thetu, unrestraned, and peaceful en-
cyneLt of his own religious opinions and worship,
and jealous resistance of all attempts by any sect
denomination or church, to obtain an ascendency
over any other in the State, by means of any
special privileges or exemption, by any politicaf
combination of, its members, or by division Of
their civil allegiance with any foreign power, po
tentate, or ecclesastic. a mia7ps 20 i8 {qdE
IX.--The reformation Of the character of our
National Legislature by elevatng to that dignifed
and responsible position men Of higher qualifca-i
tions, purer morals and more unselfish patriotism.
X.-The restriction of executive patronage, les
pecialy In the matter Of appointments to Office, 80
TAR as II may be permttedby the Constitution, and
consistent with the public good, is ftp sisi
X.--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
Of denominatonal or partisan character. "A
And, inasmuch az Christianity by the Constitu-
tions of nearly all the States; by the decisions Of
the most eminent judicial authorities; and by the
consent of the people Of America is considered an
element Of our political system; and, as the Holy
Bible is at once the source Of Christianity and the
depository and fountain of all civil and religious
freedom, we oppose every attempt to exclude it
from the schools thus established IN the States.
XII-The American party having arisen upon
the ruins and in spite of the opposition Of the Whig
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, it has therefore become the imperative
duty Of the American party to interpose for the
purpose Of giving peace to the country and per-
pctuity TO the Union. And as experience has
shown 1t impossible to reconcile opinions 30 ex-
.reme 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, in spirit and in SUBJ
stance. a9NH tAtatAfa tsse@eh s,e Y
And regarding II the highest duty to avow their
opinions upon a subject 30 important in distinct
and unequvoca terms, il Is hereby declared as the
sense Of this National Council, that Congress pos
sesses no power, under the Constitution, to legis-
late upon the subject of Slavery in the States
WucIc uoCs VT IHhJ tAist W cxCfuut any DLhut
from admission into the Union because Its Consti-
tution does or does not recognise the institution
Of Slavery as apart Of its social system; and ex-
pressly pretermtting any expression of opinion
upon the power Of Congress to establish or pro-
hbit Slavery in any Territory, IL is the sense Of
tho National Council that. Congress ought not to
legislate upon the subject Of Slavery within the
Territories fthe United States, and that any In
reference by Congress with Slavery IL exists 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 q breach of the National faith
XIIL--The policy Of the Government of the
United States, IN It's relations with foreign govern
ments is 70 exact justice from the strongest, and
do juskice 10 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 st peace. W 1oSsa1lt aNl
xfV.-a-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 Il recommends that there be no conceal
ment Of the places Of meeting Of subordinate coun-
cils. gui 7fn't9a ,3Ftnd .ssaA .-sft6
Z. B. BARTLETT, Of Kentucky, -,
bfti 3 wa e President Of National Council
/ @. d. DKsHLER, of New Jersey, u - a3f 2Ea'
ia'q . Corresponding Secretary. p 8
JAHxs M. STEPHENS, of Maryland, a4l a.
L anlll Reeording Secretary. II ssl