Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-29

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 amy foreign power, po-
tentate, or scclesiastic. sfE.rS gaiAfi gl s3a9h
IX-The reformation Of the character of our
National Legislature, by elevating to that dignifed
and responsible position men Of higher .uusli6ca-
tiona, pnrer morals, and more unsel6sh patriotis1l
rs x..--The restriction of executive patronage, es-
pecially in the matter of appointments TO Office, 10
arfas IL may be permitted blythe Constitution and
consistent with the public good 3 f q,g .8ell8ab
e.O XL--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. 81 III a.
And, inasmuch as Christianity, by the Constitl,-
tons OF nearly all 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 a. 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 il
from the schools thus established In tbs States.
XH.--The American party having arisen upon
the ruins and In spite othe opposltion Of the Wbig
and Democratic parties, cannot be In any manner
respousiblc for the obnoxious acts of violated
pledges Of either And the systematic agitation
evated sectional hostility into positive element
of political power, aud brought our institutions
into peril ~ has therefore become tho imperative
duty Of the American party to interpose for tho
purpose Of giving peace to the country and per-
petuity to the Union. And as experience has
shown 1t impossiblc to reconcile opinions 20 ex.
treme ~ those which separate the disputants, and
az there eau be no sdishonorin submitting To the
laws, the National Council has deemed IL the best
guarantee Of common justice and of future peaco,
TO abide by and maintain the existing laws upon
the subject of slavery, as a 6nal and conclusye
settlement Of that subject, In spirit and in sub
stance. t tBt ssS}4.. ga t,s,tA
And regarding II the highest duty to avow their
opinions upon subject so important, in distinct
and uncquivoca tsrms it Is hereby declared as the
sense Of this National Council, that Congress pos
sesses no power, under the Constitution, to legs-
late upon the subject of Slavery in the States
where 1t does or may exist 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 pretemitting any expression of opinion
upon the power of Congress to establish or pro-
hibit Slavery in any Territory, it 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
teerence by Congress with Slavery as it exists in
the District OF Columbia, would be a violation Of
the spirit and intention of the compact by which
the Siste of Maryland ceded the District TO the
United States, and q breach Of the National faith
XIIL--The policy of the Government of the
United States in ts relations with foreign govern
ments, is TO exact justice from the strongest, and
do justice to the weakest restraining, by all the
power of the government all its citizens from In
reference with the internal concerns Of nations
with whom We are at peace. .,sF ,S
XIV.--This National Council declares that all
the principles of the Order shall be henceforward
everywhere openly avowed; and that each MEM
Der shall be at liberty to make known the existence
of the Order, and the fact that he himself Is mem
Der, and it recommends that there be- no conceal.
ment of the places Of meeting Of subordinate coun-
cls. 5
e. B. BARTLETT, of Kentucky,
I.d y President Of National Council.
c. D. DEMLER, of New Jersey, i
e SCI Corresponding Sscrstdry.
JANIS H. STEPHENS, Of Maryland, a
,bs Rscording SAerstary. ~,