The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-07-08
PLAT o R M
.a.lIERIC.a.T PARTY,
OIL LOUISIANA.

l. We advocate an amendment OF the
Naturalization Laws. with proper SAFE
guards to preserve the purity Of TIE cleo:
tive franchise.
2 We advocate the passage OF such
laws as will p3vent the immigration
of paupers and criminals to this country
We oppose any interference IN the
vested rights Of all persons, whether they
be of native or foreign birth. .......
4. We are 10 favor Of non-intervention
with slavery by the Federal Government
except for the protection Of our constitu-
tional rights.
S. We advocate nigh National Policy,
such as will afford stern and unwavering
protection to the American name abroad
and will follow and guard the American
citizen wherever he moves.
6. We believe that America should be
governed by Americans, effecting the same
through the ballot box alone, the only
legitimate instrument of reform in this
country.
7. We believe that the Office should
seek the man, and not the man the Office,
and shall oppose the distribution OF Office
among Office seekers, or as reward for
partisan services.
8. We will maintain and defend the
Constitution OF the United States, the Un-
ion as it new exists, and the rights of the
States without dimnution, inisting upon
faithful performance on the part Of the
General Government of all the duties en-
joined upon it by the Constitution.
0. Whikswe approve Of the platform
adopted by the late Notional Council Of
the American Party at Philadelphia, we
reject the application of the principles Of
the eighth article to American Catholics,
as unjust, unfouneed, and entirely unworthy
Of our country. We shall forever continue
to protest against any abridgment Of relig-
ious liberty, holding it as acardinal maxim
that religious faith is question between
each individual and his God. We utterly
condemn any attempt to make religious
belief test for political Office, and can
never affiliate with any party which holds
sentiments not in accordance with these.
TO- We war yith no party as such, but
shall oppose all who oppose us in the ad.
vocacy of these great American principles.
STATE POLICY.
Reform of abuses, and retrenchment in
our State expenditures.
Education of tee youth of the country in
schools established by the State.
A constitutional organization of the
Swamp Land Commissioners.
A more efficient administration of the
Internal Improvement Department, with
a view Of improving our inland naviga-
ton.
The Convention then proceeded to the
nomination of Candidates for the various
State Offices, which resulted as follows:
AMERICAN STATE TICKET.
FOR GOVERNOR,
CHARLER DERBIGNY, Of Jefferson.
FOR LTEuTENENr GOVERNOR,
LOUIS TEXADA, OF Rapides. "a
FOR SECRETARY or STATE,
A unv
FOR TREASURER,
j. v. DURABLE, Of West Baton Rouge.
FOR AUDITOR,
WALTER ROSsMAN, Of Claiborne.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
RANDELL HUNT, Of Orleans.
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, .
O. ID. STILLnIAN, Of Ouachita.
Do THE FAITHFUL BELIEvE.-The
fact that the image of the Savior in
the Church of St. Francis, at Madrid,
sweat blood out of grief for the sale of
the Church property, gains strenhth.
A proportion of such monsterous pro-
portions 40 this, could not have
had currency at the midnight period
Of the dark ages.
re- The New York Herald publ
shed ten columns Of the speech at the
Know-Nothing banquet at Phila-
delphia and yet, as much is it loves
the order it is compelled to make the
following admission
Though there appears to have been
over thirty speakers present, each of