Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-12-28
Our American Platform

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Almighty Being. who rules the universe.
and governs nations and % whose A A'i-wi~e
aud paternaI cafe we are indebted tn ,.,r
unparalleled advancement, ln nainn,al aud
ndisic ual prosperity.
> We admit the p,isil-ye. aud will
defend the rigws@ aFI persons. Of what,
ever religious sect "r denopn,ns ton. ,n
.irtci-e perfect freedom IN rel,uiou,
,p,ntnu> ,nl /, Worship G.,d according
t. the d c,ai-s III their consetences. so
long ~ they al ul not ca,teor church
seek 10 eyercIse any ,emprr,l pnwe r;there
by denying all wish or purpose to inter-
fere with the religious optnous OF any.
one.
3 We are opp ,s-tl TO al political as.
soittiaR, II 'neh eatnp ,sel eIclusisef,
OF persons II f,rsian rth aud To the tor.
matt ~ OF tnrrigr mtitars companies IN
our country.
l. the eutiv i'tsn ant i sci ,puent
-, 3, prtrl, Amer IN aItm .ni lnd itei
in.--s ptssi"at.r a'tftttfn"fft '-..'pr z,,if,.
lr,, aud us gtyerums='i nj 4 iit,r ttIaa
al the puter aay. ii oar n ttlnnal east
ence-oi scnrtaiI.tn nt .ur najIpu Il iatit-
cr,. and oi emulation oi the glrtu., VIZ
IN aud p,,rlatlsm lhat fr,n,i .nr cen.
sttut,on.
j. Fiat the tine h., arrived whtG the
AnorIcsn Parry III the United STATE, are
called upon TO take open, fearless aud IN.
reserved gr,aad upon the great question
pie al every sec,ion Of this unton; aud
that the intense excHea.rut aud equation
which AT the present tnu- arr disificttHg
nnr country a,nn IN" >u'l'ct oi & r
nave bsen cui<cd ~ the tep"r' 'i fi+.
Missouri 60 n;,f., ntsr. AID 'i,af btt fcpsal
Gas uncalled Tor. gross vTniatran aud
disregard oi sicred compact. entered
liiip between tae two great >ectlnnS at ihIs
grea, coufcdeftcv. aud IN the highest d.
sree destructive to tn peace aud wrtiate
ri Tins Union. That re-torltion oi the
Al,.soatl CstmptosHt,e. as 1t wiii restate
F''- trftti"fy tf winch 1t wa' "f'staati'
n, a- Is HE same staa!ion IN. N wneii u
des,rlyed, 80 II w,II restore peace aud
h srfnsny tu tue ruantrs, without tnIHtt
M inJns.'ce 10 ary parton 81 iht lniaai )
thu while II Wi! "nIy gtvc /" freedom
that which with due soIcmnty aud III
good fsi,h was long since conveyed tu
her under the contract. II will equally
pre.e We the fall and uni'spaied rights
scaa.tcd un.iet II by the S,i.lh. aud that
therefore The M.s-onti Compromise should
bs rest trei. aud thu, IN all political IA
ttonai contest. the Aneric an parry in the
county al Hancock viii ien'n'i 81 MS can
did, Tor office afioaL other quAlIiiel
t,.-ns their open .,n! lndIssulsed opinien'
upor tbI> qne,lluu.
q r,- rssrn'i,l IN ,'ii!ica'ton OF the
naiurai,x dipn laws by exte ndng The tine
of residence, required al those "f iofeiIr
birth TO entitlc them TO cttizeu,hip-
But careful avnl,iance "i all lnt-r
frt.nce with rights nj citizenship altfad,
acquired under existing laws.
Resistance 10 the c"frup;tye iniiI
cnce. nnd a.gre-sre policy OF the NJ
mish Church. unsaersln. opposition IL
all i.r-,sn II iurnce or interference "
f1e,,n .tais,aties, whether civ'' or ef
cl,s-tisftc
) Ara llcal impr ovemen'ln ~. pre-
sm system ot eS-cnltxe patronage. "h1ei
uI>pfin- : conter- rewTds i"r p''i'ita
Su,sr.ts.~.,:f, aud puslsbes tnr IN any ~
dependence IN p .Iuicai opinion aud
fearless exercise "f political rights
o. The educ alton et the youth OF onl
liud ~ tn .fh-,a., ot .uf country "hiet
should b npgu 20 al. w.hudt rrca'd ''
t,niHt,.. u coed AL shth shili t'
ir-r. f,ln - III Itu-..- 1T a Ien"m'na
tn,,t,rp In character hit IA ~hic'
n 4 ,, y .3r al e,si b. freely mif"
iucs.l aaJ ge4-, =, ttif 6opk which e''i
tam, the best sysir ui m"fal-. AMI III
ool, system III pare religion "ud ifn''
yI.n every tfu. C1rt-iirn IN 'nu,' lie ~
he rule of his falin ,al prtftT-
II. The Jus, aud Pf"ptr protection :
American labor and American enterpris'
and genius. against the adverse pnliat o
foreign nations
II. We declare our attachment Il
the Union OF these States. and while w
d., no, pariake Of the feat 50 "l'en Ell
.er,s,med Of its diss, ,slutlon, We VIII er
deav"r I" prour'tr Ms perpeiu'', ~ hf"
adherence to all the principles, a. yell o
an. eon>,itnir,n ss the dee ar 'i'oi -
American Independence.
I2 We ,it-r ri II ~ ~ M of the l''l
erai goyernp.n :" inf"r r.e'' "',n The III
s,iiutfm ii saver, - I'D r<'-' IN M
.ne STATE, OF thls Uuion. but we Us
i,actly asser, ihii 'orgrrss h,-ln'i power
auj-r the T. mstuiIrI ~ to iegt,laie up"'
the sublac, in the Perfumes ot the Un'
ted States.
i3 such radical mnd'fica'"" "f'h'
laws IN reference 10 emisr AS VII
e8:c,ually p,esen. the sending !" oo
sh,r~ The paupsrs aud fl~'s oi osbs' ~
tioas.
Ii We condemn. in most posi''v
manner. the assanits npoa the rlec.'v
franchise N Kansas, and the etf",s :
con,rol the free exercise OF ,hr right q
safF,age. 10 which every Amertesa eau
IN b sss,Nlea