Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-10-26
Our American Platform.

"oF''"he'ee advancement ~ national and
indIyIc ual prosperity.
: We sdml, the privilege. and will
felend the right Of all persons, Of what.
ever religious sect or denomination. To
;xerclse perfect freedom. in religious
opinions aud to worship God according
10 the dictates nf their consclences. 30
long as they shall not as caste or church
seek 'oexercise any temporal pouer;there.
by denying all wish or purpose to inter.
ierc with the religious opinions of any
one.
3. We are opposed to MI poircnl as.
Sociaiions Il men composed exclusively
OF persons III foreign Lirih, and TO the Tor.
nation OF foreign military companies IN
our country.
4. The cultivation and development
ot purely American sentiment and feel.
mg-a PASSIONATE attachment to our coun.
Try, and ITS g"yernment~-oi admiration
ni the huret ohys II our national east
ence- ot 'eneratlnn OF cur national faith
crs aud ot emulation OF the virtue. WIS.
dom aud patriotism that famed our con.
stHurion
Thl, the time his arrived when tn,
An.ricau Party If the United State, are
cti.ei upon to take "pen, fearless and nn-
reserved ground upon tn great qaestrn
81 -Avcft, that Is Tow asttating the peo.
pie oil every section Of tins Unon; and
thar The Intense excitement aud aanarQu
which al the present tnlr are distrdcttul
our country upon the suhlec, et SLAYER,
have been caused by the repeal Of the
Missouri COMPROMISE aud thatihat feptal
sas uuea.Eed for, a gro,s violation and
disregard Of sacred compact, entered
INTO between the two great sections OF thu
great eeniederaey. aud III the highest de
gree destructive 10 TIE peace and welfare
ui this Lulon. That restoration of The
Missouri Compromise, a. 1t wall restore
The territory tor which II was nrIgIualt,
nude "a the same situation IN which ii
was before that lHr MS unnecessarily
d-sifpYfd, 81 ii VII restore peace aud
harmony IL the conutry, without litIur,
"f injustice t" any portion oi the tnlou
thai whlIe II vii unlt give In freedom
that which wilh lue >olcnuity and Ia
good iaHh Was lmBL since conveyed L.
her under the contract, ii wlli equally
pre~c ec the full aud undlsputed nights
acquired under II hy the South, and that
lheIeiore the Missour Compromise should
be restored, aud that IN ali political na :
uonsl contests the American parry IN the
county oi Hancock will demand Of Its can
dida,es for office among other Qualiica.
li.ns their open and undisguised opinions
upon this Question:
6. The essen'ia Modification Of the
naturalization laws by extending the tine
Of residence, required ol those Of iore,gn
birth to enll,le them to citizenship.
But careful avoidance Of all inter-
ference with rights Of citizenship already
acquired under existing laws.
:. Resistance to the corruplIve lnfIu-
ences aud aggressive policy OF the Ro-
mrsh Church, unswef,ln. opposition to
al foreign irfluence or Interference oi
fure,gn emissarles, whether civil or &C.
clesiastical.
8. Aradical improvement, IN the pres
en-, system Of executive patronage, which
aasp.,,nglY con(ess rewards Tor political
subserviency, and Furnishes t"r manly M
dependence in political opinion and d
fearless exercise OF political rights.
9. The education oi the youth OF our
land in the schools Of our country, which
should be oren TO all, without regard TO
condition or creed. and which shall be
tree from all influences of denomina-
,lonal or partizan character-bdt IN which
the Holy Bible, shall ever be freely intro
duced and read, as the book which con-
,ains the best system OF morals, and the
only system OF pure religion aud from
which every ,fue Christian must derive
the rule OF his faith and practice.
10. The just and proper protection to
American labor aud American enterprise
and genius, against the adverse policy Of
foreign nations.
ii. We declare our attachment to
the Union Of these States, and while We
do no, partake Of the fears so often en-
I,ertained Of its dissolution, we will en-
deavor to promote ITS perpetuity by hrm
adherence TO all the principles, as well OF
the constitution as the declaration OF
American Independence
~. We disclaim all right OF the gen
eral government to interfere with the IN.
s,i,u, ION Of slavery as il exists IN any oil
the States OF this Union; but we dis
,,sc,ly asser, tha, Congress has full power,
under the Constitution. to legislate upon
the .ubiec, in the Territories of the Uni.
ted States.
10. Such a radical modification of the
laws in reference TO emigration as VIII
eaec,uaIly prevent the sending to our
shore the paupers and felons OF other ma
I tons.
Ii We condemn, in a most positive
manner. the assaults upon the elective
franchise in Kansas, and the efforts to
control the tree exercise Of the right oi
suffrage, to which every American c'ti'
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