Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-29

dt a regular meeting Of the National Council, ot
the American Party, begun aadhel at Philadet'
phja, on the 5M of June, Il. d., 1855, the fol-
looi'g ,oas adopted as The Platform and Prin-
ciples Of tie Organization.
1.-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
Provdential agency.
1.-THE Guilty. 4tion 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 veneration for
the heroism that precipitsted our Revolution and
of emulation Of the virtue wisdom, aud patriotism
that framed our constitution and first successfully
applied its provisions.
III.--The maintenance of the union of these
United States as the paramount political good or,
TO Use the language of Washington, the primary
oh, ,ect Of patriotic desire" And hence
1st Opposition to all attempts to weaken or
subvert it.
3D. Uncompromisng antagonism to every prin-
ciple OF policy that endangers it.
3D. The advocacy of an equitable adjustment of
I'll political differences which threaten its integrity
or perpetuity.
4th. The suppression of all tendencies to polti-
cal division, founded on geographical .discrimi-
nations or on the belief that there ia real differ
ence OF interests and views" between the various
sections of the Union.
9th. The rull recognition Of the rights of tho
several States, as expressed and reserved in the
Constitution aud 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
tod States as the supreme law of the land sacred
ly obligatory upon all its parts and members and
steadst resistance to the spirit OF innovation upon
its principles, however spacious the pretexts.
Avowing that in all doubtful or disputed points it
may only be legally ascertain ID and expounded by
the judicial power of the United States
And, as a corollary to the above:
1. A habit of reverential obedience TO the law,
whether National, State, or Municipal, until they
arc either repealed or declared unconstitutional by
the proper authority.
q A tender and sacred regard for those acts Of
craftsmanship, which are TO be contradistnguished
from acts OF ordinary legislation, by the fact Of
their being Of the nature Of compacts and agree.
Inents 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 unqualiGedly condemn
ing the IIahshhsslon Vo our suores VI 'eioho anu
paupe.C.
vi. The essential modification of the Natural
izaton Laws.
The repeal by the Legislatures of the respective
States, Of all State laws allowing foreigners not
naturalizcd to vote.
The repeal, without retroactive operation, of all
acts OF Congress making grants of land to unnatu-
rallied iorcigners, and allowing them to vote in
the Territories.
VII Hostility To the corrupt means by which
the leaders OF patty have hitherto forced upon US
our rulers and our political creeds.
Implacable enniity against the prevalent dcmoral-
izing system OF rewards for political subscrviency,
and Of punishmcnts 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
"otIicc should seek the man, and not man the Of
ice,n and Of the rule that the just mode of ascer-
tanning fitness for Office is the capabity, the faith
fulncss, and the honesty of the incumbent or can
ditlate
vllI.-Resistance to the aggressive policy and
&C rupting tendencies of the Roman Catholic
Church in our country by the advancement to all
political stations legislative, judicial, or
diplomatic of those only who do not hold civil
allegiance, directly or indirectly, TO any foreign
power whether civil or ecclesiastical, and who are
Americans by birth, education and training-thus
fulfilling the maxim: AMERICANS ONLY SHALL.
GOVERN AMERICA"
The protection of all citizens in the legal and
proper exercise OF their civil and religious rights
and privileges the maintenance of the right Of
every TO the full unrestrained end peaceful
ioynlert Of his religious opinions and worship,
aud jealous resistance of all attempts by anv soct,
denomination or church, 70 Obtain an ascend 1cy