Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-23
WASHINGTON D. O. TUESDAY AFTERNOON OCTOBER 2a 1855

allegiance, directly or indirectly to any foreign
power, whether civil or ecclesiastica and who are
Americans by birth, education and training --thus
fulfilling the maxim: I" AMERICANS ONLY SHALL
GOVERN AMERIcA."
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 unrestraned snd peaceful en-
icymeh of his own religious opinions and worship,
and Jealous resistance Of all attempts by any sect
denomination or church, to obtain an ascendency
over any other In the State, by means of any
special privileges or exemption, by any poliHcalf
combination OF Its members, or by division O.
their civil allegiance with any foreign power, po-
tentate, or ecclesastic. 79e8 4ai
TX. The reformation of the character of our
National Legislature, BY eleyating TO that digni6ed
and responsible position men Of higher qualifca-
tions, purer morals and more unsel6sh patriotism.
X.-Thc restriction Of executive patronage, es.
pecially In the matter Of appointments to Office, so
far as itmay be permitted by the Constitution, and
consistent with the public good asa Fs.
M-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 denominatona or partisan character. vatv
And, inasmuch as Christianity by the Constitu-'
tions Of nearly all the States; by the decisions OF
theimost eminent judicial authorities; and by the
CUNBcub
element Of our political system; and, Is the Holy
Bible is at the source Of Christianity and the
depository and fountain Of all civil and religious
freedom, we oppose every attempt to exclude 1t
from the schools thus established IN the States.
II XIL--The American party having arisen upon
the ruins and in spite ofthe opposition Of the Wing
and Democratic parties, cannot be in any manner
responsible 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-
petuity 70 the Union. And al experience has
shown it impossible to reconcile opinions 30 ex-
.reme as those which separate the disputants and
as there can be no dishonor in submitting to the
laws, the National Council has deemed It the best
guarantee of common justice and of future peace,
to abide by and maintain the existing laws upon
the subject Of ,slayery, as a final and conclusive
settlement,of that subject, in spirit and In sub
stance. aasg ~ aosiGsnaas3 sSsieAAa siEE
And regarding 1t the highest duty to avow their
opinions Rpon subject 20 important, in distinct
and terms, 1t 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 to exclude any State
from admission into the Union because it's Consti
tuition does or does not recognise the institution
of Slavery as q part Of its social system; and en-
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
legisIste upon the subject Of Slavery, within the
Territories Of the United States, and that any in
tererence by Congress- with Slavery It exists in
the District of Columbia, would be 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.
| 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 all the
power Of the government all its citizens from in
reference with the Internal concerns Of nations
with whom we are at peace. 4}tt Az i.
XIV.--This National Council declares that all
the principles Of the Order shall be henceforward
everywhere openly ayowed; and that each mem
ber shall be at liberty to make known the existence
of the Order, and the fact that he himself is mem
Der, and il rccommends that there be no conceal.
ment Of the places Of meeting Of subordinate coun-
ellis. "a
~ !, e. b. BARTLETT, of Kentucky, sa
- fPre1ds,st Of National Council &
@. d. DEsHLrR, of New Jersey, I. y Y. 80
Corresponding Secretary VI
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