Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-18

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The Louisiana Platform and Nominations.
The high character Of those who have been
chosen to represent the principles Of the Amer
lean Order in Louisiana, is a matter of general
congratulation, and would occasion us a just
pride, if it were only to refute the groundess
charge of incompetent nominations which the
anti American party indulge with such flip
pancy.
We shall be proud of the cooperation Of the
Americans of Louisiana, in the great cause Of
compromise and reform, and we shall cite their
example as proof at once of the tolerance Of
the Order, and of the fact that il only requires
the Intervention OF single generation to con-
vert aliens in faith and language into true citi-
zens of the Republic, every way worthy to be
entrusted with its destinies; for we have the
pleasure to know many Of the Creole popula-
ton of Louisiana, and men Of more elevated
and intelligent loyalty to the honor and adj
vancement Of the Union, do not live within its
limits. .s.ff~s #gs
But the Americans Of Louisiana accompany
their declaration Of principles with cayeat
against being COMPOUNDED with those subjects
of the Papal throne, against whose insidious
influences the efforts of the American Order
are directed This is perfectly proper; an in
spection of the clause in the Philadelphia plat
form, to which they refer, will show that the
Convention placed precisely the same construc-
ton upon the obligations Of the Order, that has
been embodied in the Louisiana platform.
The eighth article of the National American
Platform proposes ito resist the aggressive
policy and corrupting tendencies Of the Roman
Catholic Church" 1t also proposes "ajeal-
GUS resistance Of all attempts, by any sect de-
nomination, or church, to obtain an ascendency
over any other in the State, by means Of any
special privileges or exemption, by any politi-
cal combination Of its members, or by sdivi-
sion Of the civil allegiance with any foreign
power, potentate, or ecclesiastic." :
The first purpose is to be carried out BY
/" the advancement to all political stationsr-ex-
ecutive, Legislative, judicial, or diplomatic-of
those only who do not hold civil allegiance, di-
rectly or indirectly, to any foreign power,
whether civil or ecclesiastical, and who are
Americans by birth, education, and training"
We suppose the second Of these important
objects is to be carried out by the same means
with the Hrst for there is no means SO obvious
or SO eifectual. Such is our understanding Of
the National American Platform. That " the
aggressions of the Roman Church, F" as well as
"the attempts Of any sect denomination, or
church, TO obtain an ascendency over any other
in the State, by means Of any special privileges
or exemptions, by any political combination
Of its members, or bya union of their civil
allegiance with any foreign power, potcntate or
ecclesiastic,n are to be prevented, by election
to Office only Of " Americans by birth, educa-
ton, and training" For ourselves, we would
oppose any sect which aspires to establish it.
self as the State religion, or which ackuowl-
edged allegiance to any foreign power, with
an impartial animosity. s,
Indeed we would even resent, with moro
zeal, the pretensions Of sect which We pre-
ferred, because we should be the more intent
to preserve It from dishonor and destruction.
The Catholics Of Louisiana, 1t is said, belong
to that division Of the Church which denies the
temporal supremacy Of the Pope. For that
opinion exists, as is well known, in France,
and even in Italy; but we do not rely upon
any such theological distinction. Tho OBJ
jcct Of the American Order is to avert the
aggressive policy and corrupting tendencies
Of Romanism,n and to prevent the political cs-
adjustment Of any religious denomination. It
proposes to do so by electing to Office only
Americans by birth, education, and training
Now, II there be Americans by birth in Louisi-
ana, who are hostile to the aggressive policy,
and corrupting tendencies Of the Romish
Church" or to the exclusive establishment Of
any religious denomination, we consider them,
in every respect worthy Incorporate with US. II
there are Americans who believe in the creed
Of the Catholic church, who yet condemn and
resist its political tendencies, they are so much
the more at to protest against the political sg-
pressions Of that Church; for, il must be remem-
bered that Luther, Huss, Zuinglius, were all
members Of the Roman Church when they de
nounced It's enormites, whilst to have excluded
from its opponents all who belonged TO the Pa
pal Church, and were therefore most cognizant
Of its evils, would have arrested the Reforma-
ton at its beginning.
II is time that our enemies were deprived Of
this unjust charge Of prescription. We are
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