Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-04

over any other in the State, by means Of any
special privileges or exemption, BY any political
combination Of its members, or BY division Of
their civil allegiance with any foreign power, po-
tentate, or ecclesiastic ~ (,
TX The reformation Of the character Of our
National Legislature, by eevating to that dgnifed
and responsible position men Of higher quali6ca-
tons, pufer morals, and more unselfsh patriotism
K.-Thc restriction Of executive pa tronage, es-
peciaIly in the matter Of appointments odice 30
mar as y may be permit ed by the Consitqtion and
consistent with the public good. s.
Al 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 q denominationL or partisan character.
And inasnmuch as Christianity, by the Constitu-
the most eminent Judicial authorities; and BY the
consent Of the people Of America, is considered ain
element Of our politic system; and, "a the Holy
Bible is at once the source Of Christianity, and the
depository and founsain Of all ciyil and religious
freedom, we oppos every attempt to exclude it
from the schools thns established III the States.
u Ali.---TAe 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
ofths slavery question by those parties having el
evated sectional hostility into a positive element
Of ofpoliticai power, and brought our institutions
into peril il has therefore become the imperative
duty Of the american party to interpose for the
purpose Of giving peace to the country and per-
petuity to the Union. And as experience has
shown it impossible to reconcile opinions 20 ex-
treme ms 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 subjectof slavery, as a final and conclusiye
settlement Of that subject, in spirit and in sub
And regarding It the highest duty to avow their
opinions upon a subject SO important. in distinct
and unequivocal terms it is hereby declared as the
sense ofthis National Council, that Congress pos
sesses no power, under the Constitution, to legis-
late upon the subject Of Slavery in the States
where il 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 pretermitting any expression of opinion
upon the power of Congress to establish or pro-
hibt Slavery in any Territory, it is the sense Of
the National Council that Congress ought not /, /,
legislate upon the subject of Slavery within the
Territories OF the United States, and that any in
reference by Congress with Slavery as It 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 breach Of the National faith
XllI.-The policy of the Government of the
United States IN its relations with foreign govern
ments, rs to exact justice from the strongest, and
do Justice TO the weakest; restraining, By ali tho
power of the government, all its citizens from in.
terference with the internal concerns Of nations
with whom we are at peace
xIV.-This National Council declares that all
the principles of the Order shall be henccforward
everywhere openly ayowed !; 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
ber, and it recommends that there be no conceal
cils 1.l59 qsaf say be~ fatl F
gts1n +. B. BARTLETT, of Kentucky,
ssl sine President of National Council
c. D. DEsHLER, of New Jersey,
.ys.e! IS a i Corresponding Secretary.
JAMES M. SrEPHKSs of Maryland, &.
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