The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1855-06-15
Smoked them Outflow we shall have
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Smoked, them Out-NoW we shall nave
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The State Council OF Know Nothings,
| Just held in Cleveland, have been compel
led from force 6f circumstances, to show
their hand, or part Of their hand at least,
to flte public. These are glorious signs,
and one or two more, efforts to unharness
themselves, will let loose the wild colts Of
the order, and the horrid oaths they have
taken to secrecy, will be scattered as chdff
to the winds. This boastful, Dragging,
betting, midnight plotting "Sam," is,al-
ready on his knees before popular indig-
nations and ready to turn States evidence
nShimself and diyulge thhe whole inside
(doags of Hindooism. aag
All that we want is to get at their real
Acknowledged sentiments, and then we can
talk 10 sseia face to face. They are al
ready scared out Of nearly one-half their
originally avowed principles-let them
abandon the balance, burn their books and
deny the whole affair.
The resolutions Lying down their plat
form, first reported were not adopted, but
the following was substituted and forced
throdgh by the gagi They then dispersed
, without making ticket for the public eye,
postponing further troubles until the 18th
Of July: .,.
, THE AMERICAN PARTY OF OHIO
, At the Annual Session of the State Coun-
eiE held in Cleveland, June 9TH, 1865,
t& following Platform of Principles as
t expressive OF the sentiment of the Or,
It der in this State, was adopted and or
t dered to be published to the world over
tho signatures of its Officers. ..a
49,
: WE PROCLAIM TO THE WORLD THE FOLLOW
z ne PRINCIPLES OF THE AMERICAN PAR
= TY OF OHIO.
8 l. The unlimited Freedom of Religion
( DISCONNECTED with politics-Hostility tC
: ecclesiastical influences upon the affairs o
! Geserument--Equality of rights to al
7, nanraized Emigrants who are Aoroughl.
d An,er canized and owe no temporal alegi
!. anee, by reason Of their religion, highe
! than that to tho Constitution.
. Ii. No interference with the rights o
= citizenship already acquired by Foreign
3 ers, and the protection Of law 70 all VIII
al honestly emigrate from love of liberty; bu
i. theexclusion Of foreign paupers and fe
: ! is iis'bSs land "a a.fefasal 10 extend he right o
p suffrage 10 ischo come Hereafter unt
et t.iey shnA have resided ,2l years in tn
he United States and complied with the Ma
ar urslization Laws. a4 ..-s, -.
NJ III. Opposition to alb political organic
''1 tions composed exclusively Of Foreigner
ed and b Foreign Military Companies, a,
= t5oN attempts to erclude the Billie fro
is. Scho ols supported BY tie Government.
bo ". Slavery is locol-not nationally
= l6bpose its extension in any Of our terrlt'
Gu ries, and the increase of It's political powe
OF by the admission into the Union of an
bis Slave State or Otherwise; and we deman
ed Eof the General Government an immedla
,lv redress of the great wrongs which hay
- - been inflicted upon the cause of Freedo
III and the American character BY the repe
of the Missouri Compromise, and the il
PRODUCTION of Slavery into Kansas in VII
OK lation of law, by the force of arms, ar
~ the destruction Of the elective franchis
On On V. In humble imitation of the wisdo
''' of Washington, we oppose all interventlc
= =, in the affairs of Foreign States; yet on
y, proper occasion, we will not withhold OF
sympathy from any people aspiring to
IN free. ...t.r..t... ,.. i-f. l,...s
su -, vi. We support American Industry az
NY genius against the adverse policy of Fc
Ino eign nations and facilities to internal al
W external commerce by the improvement
on' m Rivers and Harbors and the conslructi
~. ~; of National Roads uniting the various Sc
y" tons of the Union. 2,
No, VII. The Union Of these States shou
my be made perpetual by faithful allegian
W. to the Constitution. >.
at VIII. In State policy we zealously .
vocate Retrenchment and Retom-a me
,uv ifcation OF the present oppressive syst
NM m of Taxation andiberal system of Pub
,nd Schools.
.hu .h THOS. SPoONER, President.
W. M JOHN Z. REEFS, Secretary.
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