Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-22
WASHINGTON. G, MONDAY AFTERNOON OCTOBER % 1856

allegiance, directly or indirectly, to any foreign
power, whether civil or ecclesiastical and who are
Americans by birth, education and training thus
fulfilling the maxim: AMERICANS ONLY SHALL
GOVERN AMERICA
Tho protection Of all citizens In the legal and
proper exercise Of their civil and religious rights
AMI privileges; the maintenance of the right OF
every man to the full unrestrained end peaceful en-
jcymerd Of his own religious opinions and worship,
and Jealous resistance of all attempts by any sect
denomination or church, to obtain an ascendeDcy
over any other in the State, by means of any
combination Of its members, or by u division o.
their civil allegiance with any foreign power, po-
tentate, or ecclesiastic
IX.-The reformation of the character Of our
National Lcgslature by elevating to that dignifed
and responsible position men Of higher quali6ca-
tions, purer morals, and more unselhsh patriotism.
X-The restriction Of executive patronage, cs-
pecialy in the matter Of appointments to Office, 30
far as It may be permitted by the Constitution, and
consistent with the public good,
XI.-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 inhuerce or direction
Of denominational or partisan character. aSs.,
And, inasmuch as Christianity, by the sConstitu-
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, as tho 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 1t
from the schools thus established In the States
XII.-The American party having arisen upon
the ruins and in spite ofthe opposition Of the Whig
and Democratic parties, cannot be In any manner
responsible for the obnoxious acts of violated
pledges of either. And the systematic agitation.
Of the slavery question by those parties having ell
evated sectional hostility into positive element
Of political power, and brought our institutions
into peril it has therefore become the imperative
duty of the American partyt6 interpose for the
purpose Of giving peace to the country and per-
petuity 10 the Union. And as experience has
shown it impossible to reconcile opinions soer-
.reme as those which separate the disputants, and
as there can be no dishonor in submitting to tho
laws the National Council has deemed It the best
guarantee Of common justice and Of future peace,
to abide by and maintain the existing laws upon
the subject of slavery, as a final and conclusive
settlement Of that subject, in spirit and In sub
stance. tfi sfs
And regarding it the highest duty 10 avow their
opinions upon subject 80 important, IN distinct
and unequvocal terms it is hereby declared As the
sense of this N ationa Council that Congress pos
sesses no power under the Constitution, to legs-
late upon the subject Of Slavery in the States
where II does may exist, or to exclude any State
rom admission INTO the Union, because iCs Constf-
tuition does or does not recognise the institution
of Slavery as part of Its social system and ex-
pressly pretermitting any expression of opinion
upon the power Of Congress TO establish or pro-
hibit Slavery in any Territory, Il Ia the sense OF
the National Council that Congress ought not TO
legslate upon the subject Of Slavery within the
Territories Of the United States and that any In
reference by Congress with Slavery as 1t exists in
the District of Columbia, would be q violation Of
the spirit and intention Of the compact by which
the State Of Maryland ceded the District 20 the
United States, and breach Of the National faith.
MIL--The policy Of the Government of the
United States, In its relations with foreign govern.
ments, isto exnct justice from the strongest, aud
do justice to the weakest restraining, by all the
power Of the government, all its citizans from in
reference with the Internal concerns Of nations
with whom we are at peace. e4i ir
XIv.--This National Council declares that all
the principles of the Order shall be hcnceforward
everywhers openly avowed and that each mem
ber shall be 1t liberty 10 make known the existence
Of the Order and the fact that he himself is amem
Der, and II recommends that there be no conceal
ment Of the places Of meeting of subordinate coun-
ellis. ~ $40 q ltillaH9 "a
EB. BARTLETT, of Kentucky, g
tr sa pcii President Of National Councik
| O. ID. DxsHLrR, of New Jersey, h4 aio fitf
m 9ot Corresponding Secretary. flt
JAMES N. SrKrHxss, of Maryland, tas sal
3i sV Rccording Secretary. eE