Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-02

over any other in the State, By means OF amy
special privileges or exemption, by amy political
combination of It's members, or bya diviSioh 81
their civil allegiance with any foreign powes, POI
tentate, or ecelesiastic. Itnpasg tt e3AsN sdi fa
TX The reformation Of the character OF our
National Legislature by eeyating to that dignified
and responsible position men OF higher quAlidca<
lions, purer morals, and more unsel1sh patriotism
X.-The restriction Of executive patronage, os-
pecially In the matter OF appointments TO Office, so
far a. It may be permitted by the Constitution and
consistent with tho public good tFVepa Nga ltda
XI.--The education ofthe youth Of our country
ia schools provided dby the State; which schools
shall be commo DO ALL without distinction Of creed
Or party, and free from any influence or direction
Of denominationaI Or partisan character. erp1
And, fnasiiuciia ias Christianity, by the Consttu-
tons Of nearly srike States by the decisions Of
the most eminent judciAl authorities and by the
consent of the people Of America, is considered an
element of our political systenf; and as the Holy
Bible is at once tie source OF Chrisnsnity and the
depository and fountain Of all civi and religious
freedom, oppose every attempt TO exclude It
from the schools thus established In the Statey.
I XII--The American party having arisen upon
the ruins and in spite Of the opposition Of the WING
and Democratic parties, cannot be In any manner
responsible for the obnoxious acts tof violated
pledges Of either. And the systematic agitation
of the slavery question by those parties having ell
evated sectional hostility into d positive element
of political power, and brought our institutions
into peril it has therefore become the imperative
duty Of the American party to nterpose for the
purpose of giving peace TO the country and per
petuity to the Union And as experience has
shown II taimpossble to reconcile opinions sock
treme as those which separate the disputants, and
as there can be no dishonor in submitting to the
laws, the National Council has deemed ii the best
guarantee OF common justice and Of future peacc
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
lIstance. HiA ei fHn#W Il EQ4oH 1abg II
\ And regarding IL the highest duty 10 ayow their
Opinions upon-a subject so Important in distinct
and unequiyocal termsi III Is hereby declared as the
sense Of this National Council, that Congress pos
sesses no power under the Constitution, to legis-
late upon the subject Of Slavery In the States
where it does or may exist or 10 exclude any State
from admission into the Union, because its Consti-
tuition does or does not recognise the institution
Of Slavery as part Of it's social system and ex-
pressly pretermitting any expression Of opinion
upon the power of Congress TO establish or pros
hibit Saveryin amy Territory, il Is the sense Of
| the National Council that Congress ought not to
legislate upon theasubject Of Slavery within the
Territories Of the United States, and that any In
reference by Congress with Slavery as Ii exists in
the District of Columbia, would be a violation OF
the spirit and intention Of the compact by which
the State Of Maryland ceded the District to the
United States, and breach Of the National faith.
XIII-The policy of the Government of the
United States iits 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 dssA vgag8 sgs III
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 knownfhe existence
Of the 0rdeE and the fact that he himself il a mem
Der, and IL recommends that there be no conceal
ment Of the places Of meeting Of subordinate coun-
ellis. sed2 sdi bro Ei48 ID q ode zaW sH
Z. B. BARTLETT, Of Kentucky, saA
\Prssidsnte Of National Council.
@. d. DKsHLER, of New Jersey,
Corresponding Secretary. nas9 4
JAMES N. SrErHRss, of Maryland, u s7as bnk
s9qa Recording Secretary. 4 sal