Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-30
Basis Principles of the American Party Of
Virginia.


Basis Principles of the American Party of
Virginia.
Determined to preserve our political institutions
in their original purity and vgor, and to keep them
unadulterated and unimpaired by foreign influence,
either civil or religious as well as by home faction
| and home demagoguism; and believing that an
American policy, religious, political, and CONNER
cia necessary for the attainment of these ends we
shall observe and carry out in practice, the follow
ing principles.
/. That the suffrages of the American people
for political Offices, should not be given to any
other than those born our SOIL and reared and
matured under the influence of our institutions.
2. That no foreigner ought to be allowed to ex-
ercise the elective franchise till he shall have re-
sided within the United States a sufficient length
Of time to enable him to become acquainted with
the principles and imbued with the spirit Of our
institutions, and until he shall have become tho
roughly identified with the great interests Of our
country
g. That whilst no obstacle should be nterposed
to the immigration of all foreigners of honest and
industrious habits, and all privileges and immun-
ties enjoyed by any native-bom citizens of our
country should be extended to all such immigrants
except that of participating in any of our political
administrations; yet all legal means should be
adopted to obstruct and prevent the immigration
of the vicious and worthless, the criminal and
pauper.
A. That the american doctrine Of religious tol-
Grafton, and entire absence of all prescription for
opinions sake, should be cherished as one Of the
| very fundamental principles of our civil freedom,
and that any sect party which believes and main
tains that any foreign power, religious pslitica
| has the right to control the conscience or direct
the conduct OF freeman, occupies position which
is totally at war with the principles of freedom of
opinion, and which is mischievous in its tendency,
and which principle If carried into practice would
prove wholly destructive Of our religious and civil
liberty.
s. That the Bible in the hands of every free cit
izen is the only permanent basis Of all true liberty
and genuine equality.
g. That the intelligence Of the people is neces.
sary to the right use and the continuance of our
liberties, civil and religious hence the propriety
and Importance of the promotion and fostering of
all means of moral and intellectual culture by some
adequate and permanent provision for general ed
ucation.
z. That the doctrine of availability, now SO prey
aent and controlling, in the nomination of candi-
dates for Office, in total disregard to all principles
OF right, of truth, and of justice, is essentially
wrong, and should be by all good men condemned
.. That, as general rule, the same restrictions
should be prescribed to the exercise Of the power
of removal from Office, as are made necessary to be
observed in the power of appointment thereto;
and that executive influence and patronage should
be scrupuously conferred and jealousy guarded
.. That the sovereignty of the States should be
supreme in the exercise of all powers not express
ly delegated to the federal government, and which
may notbe necessary and proper to carry out tho
powers so delegated and that this principle should
be observed and held sacred in all organizations Of
the American party.
10. That all sectarian intermcddng with politics
or political institutions, coming from whatever
snc5 na :, nas ss sha h he & hy all
this end.
IL. That whilst the perpetuty of the present
form OF the federal government of the United
States is actually necessary for the proper develop
ment of all the resources ofthis country, yet the
principle of fnon-intervention, both ON the part of
the federal government and of the several States
of the Union in the municipal affairs of each other,
is essential to peace and prosperity Of our country,
and to the well-beingand pernanence of our insti-
tutions, and at the same time the only reliable
bond Of brotherhood and union.
IL. The red republicanisn and licentious indul-
gcnce IN the enjoyment Of civil privileges, are as
much to be feared and deprecated by all friends
TO well-regilated government and true liberty, as
any OF the forms OF monarchy and despotism.
l3. That the true interests and welfare of this
country, the honor Of this nation, the individual
and private rights ofits citizens, conspire to de-
mand that all other questions arising from party
organizations or from any other sonrce should be
held subordinate to and in practice made to yield
to the great principles herein promulgated
INFORMATION oY PAupKRs IN CIYcrSSArI-PRos-
EcuTIos, &o--Wc learn from the Directors Of the
City Inhrmary that the steamer Golden State ar
rived from New Orleans yesterday morning with
upwards of two hundred paupers on board From
several of these passengers II has been ascertained
that almost the entire number we're shipped on the
above steamer by the New Orleans Emigration So
cety, whose members paid their passage to this
city. These paupers are now In our city, without
money no work, and dependant upon the charities
Of our citizens for subsistence This importation
Of paupers by foreign cities, on steamers and rail-
roads Ia no new thing, but never have we heard Of
so large number at one time appears by the
above. The directors have determined to enforce
the law to prevent the bringing into the State Of
Ohio paupors having no settlement therein, and
have instructed the prosecuting attorney TO bring
suit against the owners Of the boat in accordance
with the provisions Of the law, which provides, in
substance, that If any person shall transport re-
move or bring, or cause TO be transported, removed
or brought, any poor or INDECENT person from any
city, township, county in this State, from any
other State, to any other city, township, or county
in this State, without lawful authority and there
leave such poor INDECENT person, with intent to
make such city, township or county chargcable for
the support Of such paupcr, each and every person
so offending shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty
dollars for each and every such offence for the use
Of the poor Of the city or township in which such
pauper shall be left, TO be recovered by action CT
debt in the name of the State Of Ohio, before any
court Of competent Jurisdiction, and shall be re.
quired TO remove such poor or INDECENT person out
Of the State, or give bond for their maintenance.
Cincinnati Gazette, Jan. %.
From the Baltimore Clipper.
Map OF Ocoee District.
Probably some ofyour numerous subscribers may
feel an interest in the developments now going on
in several Southern and Western States, and would
be pleased to read in your paper the following
ticle, taken from Tennessee paper. Mr.. Proctor
is a native Of Massachusetts, and a nephew Of N.
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