Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-05

over any other In the State, by means OF an J
special privileges or exemption, by any politca
combination OF is members, or bya divisien oi
their civil allegiance with any foreign power, po
tentate, or ecclesiastic. a'' lf hltis
IX.--The reformation of the character Of our
National Legislature, by elevatng to that digni6ed
and responsible position men of higher quali6ca-
toRs, purer morals, and more unseldsh patriotism.
X.---The restriction Of executive patronage, es-
pecally In the matter Of appointments to Office, 20
far a. II may be permitted by the Constitution, and
consistent with the public good gsao 9t
XI.--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 . denominational or partisan character.
And, inasmuch as Christianity, by the Constita-
tions Of nearly all the States; by the decisions of
the most eminent judicial authorities; and by the
consent Of the people OF America 10 considered an
element Of our political system; and, rs 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 "
Rom the schools thus established in the States I
XII.--Thc American party having arisen upon
the ruis and In spite Of the opposition Of the Wing
and Democratic parties, cannot be In any manper
responsible for the obnoxious acts Of violated
pledges of either And the systematic agitation
Of the slavery question by those parties having e
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-
petuity to the Union. And as experience has
shown II impossible to reconcile opinions 90 ex-
treme as those which separate the disputants, and
~ 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 peacJ,
to abide by and maintain the existing laws upon
the subject Of slavery, az a final and conclusive
settlement Of that subject, in spirit and in sub
stance. ft .
And regarding it the highest duty to ayow their
opinions upon subject so important. in distinct
and unsquivocal terms, it is hereby declared a. the
sense OF this National Council, that Congress pos
sesses power, under the Constitution, to legis-
late upon the subject of Slavery in the States
where it 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-
hihit Slavery in any Territory, it is the sensesof
the National Council that Congress ought not to
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 o. 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
XIIL--The policy of tho Government of the
United States in It's relations With foreign govern
rnents Is to exact justice from the strongest, and
do justice to the Weakest restraining, BY al the
power Of the govern ment, all its citizens from in
reference 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 bs henceforssrd
everywhere openly avowod; and that zach men,
Der shall be at liberty to make known the existence
Of the Order, and the fact that he himself Ia mem
Der, and 1t recommends that there be no conceal
ment Of the places Of meeting of subordinate coun-
ellis. @ n m
E. B. BARTLETT, Oh Kentucky,
President of National Council.
G. d. DEsHLER, ofNew Jersey,
Corresponding Secretary
JANIS NJ STEPHENS, of Maryland,
Recording Secretary.