Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-11-30
Our American Platform

unparaiieled advancement Ia national nd
lad,srcnai prosperity.
y We admit the privilege, and va
i4i-ad the right "l alt pet-aas. Of Uh4t-
eve religious sect or denomination, Il.
:.frcis, perfect treed"m Ia religious
1pinioa, aud t, worship Gsd accor,Iing
To the Dictates OF ther conscience "a
long u. they shall hat 4 ra<te or church
seek to es"rctse sns ,e np,r1I poHerqherr.
b trnylnt al Ni'u nr r"Po'" Ia ln',.
iefc Ni1 tUe fefg'oas op'ai5nS ol Ang
uar.
3 We are opposed 10 al political as.
.or,et'ns 'i men composed exclusively
ot pct.tus ot tnreien lth. and toih- tor.
laU4en e' iafrtgu military compaalr> ~
14r country
l. T.. cultivation AMI drvcl 9,-af
= D usa-s's AHarl ~ srnHnen, .tsei i, j.
lzlz-= - - t5t stahrfH ., "ti6 -uHt-
tts a,s as gef. t3a"ul nj uI,HHfaiien
d .ae #atet ~. u our usrioa45 rs.si.
-s----o4 selrr4ii. ~ ot ar nliiand lath.
ers. al "a elnlftlInI ii the gttT!-. wt,.
Ira lnd patls,is.n tals irunei " toH.
,tltuuoa
D That the t,nc h. arrived wen The
American Parry ri the United State, are
{ il,ci uP1u 10 take oprfi. fearless and an.
reserved ground up.n the great question
si slavery, that Is lev .Iitaiing tue p"o-
Pc o. eyefy sect,nu al iu- unioA, aud
Ia; thr lnieuse excitement aud "a tua
q. .
"nr Country upon the sublect i SAVER.
have been caused ts the tepea, pl ,he
Missouri COMPROMISE, aud that that fepcai
MS aneaiird tof. ! sross Nia.1t= Il lid
disregard Of stcred compact entne4
mo betw.cu The tao rr7 q, .eci,oh oI Ills
great confed-eaey, and uI the |. 5hesl De-.
gree destructive 10 tie peace 7nd ae..tse
nt ths Union. T.at 4 re-lota'iea q the
Missouri CrmPfomtsa, - !; Nil fe,'ale
the territory i9f winch II wfs originally
miic 10 The same situation IA which il
wss before that line was unnecessarily
1csueYed 81 1t wlIi restore pesee and
harmony ~ the coan,ry. wlihnpt nj rs
or injustice 10 any portion ri the Union
that white ii will uul y give to freedom
that whtch with due so!cmnjty and in
good iaith vas long since conveyed q"
her under the contract. II wlli equal,
preserve the fall aud unIispuied flg'n,
sequsfed uuler bf The South, and IlAi
therefore ,he Missouri COMPROMISE should
t,e restored, aud that IN all political ma
uonal Contests the American pafly IN the
county al Hancock .aiIl demand oi iis ean-
d,da,es Tor office anon, ether quaIiica'
usus their open aud undtsgaise! opinions
upon this question.
4. The essential modification Of the
naturalization laws by extending the tinle
oi residence. required OF those Of lorci.a
birth TO enliie them to etizen>mp-
But Il careful avoidance nf all inter-
ference wuh rights Of ciuzeBshp aIteai,
ae1ured unler eNIsiing laws.
Z Resistance to the caffnptiye lnlii-
cn:c aud a.src,.se po.tcy OF he Ro-
mish Chrrch, un~~eyin. opposition 10
.h ftfrisr il ilaeace ~ iA'srlersf.," ~
iore,an cinilslf.es, Whcth-E CIV, 't -
rirSlasiicAl
. u lA'if'e'' '.sf - w '''' ''' - -'. ~
ent system Of executive paifo"a9e, winch
nnspsrngy confer, rewards i"r plau'tai
suo.erstency aud punishes i"f NASTY III
dependence IN Psialcai opinion ana ii
le4tiess exefc,.e ot Fohucat n.h's
.. The educs,,on 81 the youth Of onr
iand IA iae sehnuls ot our coun,ry. Which
should b. open to all. without regard to
rouddlon or creed. aud which shall be
Tree from all influences ri del,"'n'na.
tlotal OF psrtizan character ~ ~ "Aich
the Hoy BibIe, shall eve' be freely in,ro'
luccd aud ,egi, ~ the book winch cor
llin> the bes, -5-'e.n OF aotal-, and tie
1ri, st1,n d pure reIisi"n aud ifom
whicE every n'ir ehri'tsfh must ee'''e
tn. faie OF IA, latin and ptact'ee.
IL. fhe lnst aud proper pfoieei'o" :"
Amencan Iator and America" enterprise
and genus, sgain-t the adverse pole, oi
fofe,sn nations.
IL. We declare our aitachmen' l"