Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-13
WAsHINGToN. g. SATURDAY. AFTERNOON OCTOBER Isl 1855 m

,I,ay;ance directly or indirectly, to any foreign
mower whether civil or ecclesiastical, and who are
Americans by birth, education and training--thus
fulfilling the maxim: |" AMERICANS ONLY SHALL
aoyrRN AnxRicA." H3a a1ai A5 taM
The protection of all citizens in the legal and
proper exercise of their civil and religious rights
an privileges; the maintenance Of the right of
every man to the full, unrestrained end peaceful en-
icy nert OF his own religious opinions and Worship,
and Jealous resistance Of all attempts by any sect
denomination or church, to obtain ar-ascendency
over any other in the State, by means Of any
special privileges or exemption by any political
combination oi its members, or by a division q
their civil allegiance with any foreign power. DO
tentate, or ecclesiastic.
IX.-The reformation of the character Of our
National Legislature, by eleyating to that dcnied
and Responsible position men of higher ousli6ca-
lions purer morals and more unselfish patriotism
4 X-The restriction of executive patronaoe ga
necially ia the matter Of appointments 10 Office so
Gr as Il NAV be permitted by the Constitution and
consistent with the public good. I.-.1 \, '1s5
XI.--The education Of the youth Of our country
In aohools proyided by the State which scboois
shall Be- common 70 ali without distinction Of creed
or party, and free from any influence or direction
Of q denominational or partisan character ,ssl 4 4
And, inasmuch as Christianity, by the Constitu
tions Of nearly all the States. by the decisions ~
the most eminent judicial authorities and by the
consent Of the people OF America IL cons;dered nm
element Of our political system and. as the HOLY
Bible ia at once the source Of Christianity and the
depository and fountain of all civil and religious
freedom, we oppose every attempt to exclude Il
from tho schools thus established IN the States.
XIL-The American party having arisen upon
the ruins and In spite Of the oDposio5 Of he Whig
and Democratic parties. cannot be in anv manner
responsible for the obnoxious acts Of violated
pledges OF either. And the systemntic acitation
Of the slavery question by those narties baVnc IL
eyated sectional hostility into nositiva element
Of political power, and brought our institutions
into peril, it has therefore become the imperatye
duty Of the American party to interpose for the
purpose of giving peace 10 the country and ner
petuity to the Union, And as erperenca has
shown it impossible to reconcile opinions 40 or.
sreme as those which separate the dIsputants ana
as there can be no dishonor in submittinp ~ tha
laws the National Council has deemed Il he hest
guarantee of common Justice and Of future near,
to abide by and maintain the existing laws unon
the subject Of slavery. az Anal and concluave
settlement OF that subject in snir;t and IN ann.
stance. tgi s7T7 IT.
And regarding Il the highest duty To avow tbair
opinions upon a subject 50 important. In distinct
and terms h 4 herebv declarad ~ tha
sense Of this National Council. that Congress nos.
sesses no power, under the Constitution. to Iepis
late upon the subject of Slavery IN the States
where It does or NAV exist or to exclude any STATE
from admission into the Union because its 1onsti.
tutiop does or does not racognsa tha In ns,;.,,.;,,