Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-12

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complished. then such modification of those
laws, as win prevent future immigrants from
becoming citizens short Of residence Of
twenty -one years, ansr taking the oath Of alle-
glance to the United States, and Of a5juration
Of all other powers, potentatss, and princes
Second. We shall advocate the passage Of .
stringent law BY Congress TO prevent the inn
migration hither Of foreigners, who are eitAsr
soGapers or oriminGls, and to send back to the
countries from which they come, all such for
signers of these Glasses as may, in violation Of
such law, hereafter reach our ports; and to
require the President Of the United States to
demand from any government, which may
,end hither such classes Of its subjects, imnss-
Hate and ample satistaotion for such outrage,
and . proper indemnity againat tho repetition
thereof 8e %
Third We shall oppose the election or ap-
continent Of any .torsign-5orn citizen to any
,ffice Of trust honor or emolument under the
Federal or State governments, or the employ
ment or enlistment Of such persons in the army
or navy IN tims Of sOdr maintaining, as we
10 the opinion, that the natips-5orn citizens Of
the United States have the right to govern the
land Of their birth; and that all immigrants
from abroad should be centent with the enjoy
ment of life, liberty and property, under our
institutions without seeking to participate in
the enaction, administration, or execution Of
our laws. s. ~,
Fourth. We shall advocate and urge the
.doption Of such an amended term Of an oath
70 support tho Constellation Of tho United
States, and to be administered to all persons
elected or appointed to any office Of trust, honor,
or emolunent, under the Federal or State gov
ernments, as win effectually exclude from such
Offices aN persona, whe shall not directly and
explicitly recognise the obligations and bind
ing force Of the Constitution Of the United
States, as paramount to all obligations Of adhe-
sion or allegiance to any foreign prince, power,
potentate, or authority whatever, under any and
sll circumstances. %s,.5
Fifth. We shall maintain the doctrine that
no one Of the States Of this Union has the right
to aimit to the enjoyment Of free su6rdgs any
person of foreign birth, who has not been .fsst
made citizen Of the United States, according
TO the I" uniform ruls" Of naturalization pre-
scribcd by Congress, under the provisions Of
the constitution. ai
.Si1th. We shall oppose, now and hereafter,
any "uraion Of OAurch and State" no matter
what class Of religionists shall seek to bring
about such union. t
Ssoenth. We shall vigorously maintain the
Oested rights of all persons, Of native or foreign
birth, and shall at al times oppose the slightest
interference with, such vested rights.
Eighth. We Shall oppose and protest against
au a6ridsment Of religious liberty, holding
it as cardinal maxim, that religious faith is a
question between each individual and his God,
and over which no political government or other
human power. can rightfuny exercise any su-
pervision or control, at any time, in any place,
or in any form. ~
Ninth. We shall oppose al "higher law"
doctrines, by which the constitution is to be set
at nought, violated, or disrcgarded, whether by
politicians, by rsligionists, or by the adherents
or followers Of either, or by any other class Of
persons
Tenth. We shall maintain and defend the
constitution as IL Stands, the Union as II ex-
ists and the rights of the States, without di-
minution as guaranteed thereby: opposing ut
all times, and 70 the extent Of our ability and
influence, au who may sssail them, or either Of
them.
ElspenM We shall oppose no man, and sus-
tain no man, on The ground Of his opposition
to, or his support Of, Dsnocrdtic measures, or
WAie measures; but we shall oppose those who
oppose our doctrines, and sustain those who
sustain our doctrines
7soelfA. And lastly, we shall nse our utmost
exertions to build up an "American party, y
whose maxim shall be;
AMERICANS SHALL RULE THEIR OourrRYi
AN ACT for establishing religious freedom, passed
In che Assembly Of Virginia In the beginning of
the year 1885, Y4t
Well aware chat Almighty God hath created the
mind free that all attempts 10 influence Il by tenn
poral punishments or burdens or by civil incapa-
citations, tend only TO begct habits Of hypocrisy
and meanness, and are departure from the plan
the Holy Author Of our religion, who being Lord
both Of body and Of mind, yet chose not 20 prop
agate by cocrcons on either, a. was In his almighty
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