Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-30

over any other in the State, BY means Of any
special privileges or exemption, by any political
combination OF It's members, or By . division Of
their civil allegiance with any foreign power, po
tontate, or ecclesiastic. 5s rSifaggt''t ~
K.--The reformation of the chsrsctsr Of our
National Legislature, by elevating TO that digni6ed
and responsible position men Of higher qualiGcAr
tioAs, purcr morsls and more ansslhsh patriotism.
IgG1--The restriction Of executive patronage, ss-
pecially In the matter of appointments 70 Office, 90
far - IL may DO permitted by the Constitution and
consistent with the public good. \ a .s3 4, m, ny
xL--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 influence or direction
OF denominational or partisan character. 5fs .
And, inasmuch as Christianity, by the C0nstitu-
tons Of nearly all the States ; BY the decisions of
the most eminent Judicial authorties; and BY the
consent Of the people ot Auerica Is considered an
element Of our political system; and ~ the Holy
Bible is at once the source Of Christianity, and the
depository and fountain Of sll civil and religious
freedom, we oppose every attempt to exclude ii
from the schools thus established 10 the States.
xlL--The American party having arisen upon
the unsand In spite Of the opposition Of the Wing
and Democratic parties, cannot be In any manner
responsbe for the obnoxious acts Of violated
pledges of either. And the systematic agitation
Of the slavery question by those parties having el-
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 party to interpose for the
purpose of giving peace to the country and per
petnity to the Union. And AZ experience has
shown it, impossible to reconcile opinions 90 ex-
sreme as those which separate the disputants, and
as there can be no dishonorin in submitting to the
laws the National Council has deemed II the best
faaO n I'M dnf f,t,,
TO abide by and maintain the existing laws upon
the subject Of slavery, as final and conclusive
settlement Of that subject, in spirit and in sub
stance.
And regarding it the highest duty to ayow their
opinions upon subject 80 important, In distinct
and unequivocal terms it Is hereby declared ~ the
sense Of this itionh Council, that Congress poe
sesses no power, under the Constitution to legis-
late upon the subject of Slavery In the States
where 1t does or may exist or to exclude any Htate
from admission into the Union, because its Consti.
tuition does or does not recognise the institution
of Slavery as a,pa,t Of It's social system and ex-
pressly pretermitting any expression Of opinion
upon the power Of Congress to establish or pro-
hibit Slavery in any Territory, It Is the sense of
the National Council that Congress ought not to
legislate upon the subject of Slavery within the
Territories Of the United States and that any in
reference by Congress with Slavery as It exists in
shc biostlSt SoiuunUlds Woutu DC u VOihtlOn OIL
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.
XIIL--The policy Of the Government of the
United States, In its relations with foreign govern
ments, is to exact justice from the strongest and
do justice TO the weakest; restraining By AL the
power OF the government, all its citizens from in.
reference with the internal oonceyps Of nations
with whom We are at peace. go ~.
II - - = a.
the principles Of the Order shah be henccforward
everywhere openly avowed and that each mem
Der shall be at liberty 70 make kiown the existence
OF the Order and the fact that he himself is mem
Der, and 4 recommends that there be no conceal
ment Of the places of meeting Of subordinate coun-
cils. aalff .asHh& 80 Gs3 f@ ~ n.
t.af Z. b. BARTLETT, of Kentucky,
President Of National CoSnc;l
G. d. DEsHLrR, Of New Jersey,
Corresponding Secretary.
JANIS N. STEPHENS, Of Maryland,
G5a.. Recording Secretary,