Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-11-10

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: I" AMERICANS ONLY SHALL
G0vERN AMERIcA."a Nj 8.Ig s eR ss
W 4 The protection of all citizens in the legal and
proper exercise of their civA and religious rights
AMI privileges the maintenance Of the right Of
every to the full unrestrained, and peaceful en-
icymerd 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 political
combination Of its members, or by division Of
their civil allegiance with any foreign power, POI
tentate, or ecclosastic.
X.-The reformation of the character Of our
National Legislature, by elevatng 70 that digni6ed
and responsible position men Of higher qualifca-
doRs purer morals, and more unselfsh patriotism.
X.-The restriction Of executive patronage, es-
pecialy in.the matter appointments to Office, 80
far as 1t may be permitted by the Constitution, and
consistent with the public good.
M.-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 dcnominAtional or partisan character.
And, inasmuch as Christianity, by the Constitu-
lions Of nearly ell 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
Ebe is at once the source of Christianity, and the
depository and fountain Of all civil and religious
freedom, We oppose every attempt to exclude il
from the schools thus established In the States.
HL-The American party having arisen upon
the ruins and In spite of the opposition of the Whg
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
cvated sectional hostility into a 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 it impossible to reconcile opinions 30 ex-
sreme 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 fcommon 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 sub
| stance. III b III rlsaa 't ss@s1
And regarding it the highest duty to avow their
opinions upon subject SO important In distinct
and unequivocal terms II Is hereby declared as the
sense Of this National Council that Congress pos
sesses no power under the Constitution, to iegis
late upon the subject of Slavery In the States
from admission into the Union, because It's Const-
tution does or does not recognise the institution
of Slavery rs part of its social system; and ex-
prcssly pretermithng any expression of opinion
upon the power Of Congress TO establish or pro-
hibit Slavery In any Territory, II is the sense of
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
terfetenceby Congress with Slavery as 1t exists In
the District Of Columbia would bea 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
XlIL--The policy of the Government Of the
United States IN its relations with foreign govern
ments, is 10 exact justice from the strongest, and
do justice to the &eakest; restraining by all the
power of the government, all It's citizens from In
reference with the internal concerns Of nations
with whom we are at peace. i tea 81
/ XIV.--This National Council declares that all
the principles of the Order shall bs henceforward
everywhere openly avowed and that each mem-
ber shall be at liberty to make known the existence
Of the Order, and the fact that he himself Ia men,
Der, and IL recommends that there be no conceal
ment of the places Of meeting Of subordinate coun-
ellis. tdBes 98Aas ~ sg
f.. BARTLETT, of Kentucky, a
lpNlt9 a, President of National Council.
O. d. DEsHLKR, of New Jersey, sGt8qea
81 20 97s . Corresponding iSecretary. i
JANIS N. SrKrHKss, of Maryland, 2e0
t...e t1 RecorI 2e<~rfor,,.