Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-01
WASHINGTON. D. G. MONDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER l. 1855

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-
tentate, or ecclesiastic
K.-The reformation Of the character Of our
National Legislature, by elevating to that digniHed
and responsible position men Of higher aualifica-
tons, purer morals, and more unsefsh patriotism.
X.--The restriction Of executive patronage. es-
peciay IN the matter Of appointments to Office, 80
far as II may be permitted by the Constitution and
consistent with the public good
X.--The education Of the youth Of our country
In schools provided by the State which schools
shall be common to all, without distinction ii creed
or party, and free from any influence or direction
Of dcnominational or partisan character.
And, inasmuch as Christianity, by the Constitu-
tons Of nearly all the States; by the decisions Of
the most eminent Judicial authorities: and by the
consent Of the people Il America ID cons;dersd N
element Of our political system; and, as the Holy
Bible Is 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 the schools thus established In the States.
Ai.--The American party having arisen upon
the ruins and in spite ofthe opposition Of the Whp
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 ell
evated sectional hostility into positive element
Of political power, and brought our institnt;ons
into peril it has therefore become the imperative
duty Of the Aperican party to interpose for the
purpose OF giving peace to the country and per
petnty to the Union. And as experience has
shown u impossible to reconcile opinions 20 ex-
IRENE as those which separate the disputants. and
as there can be no dishonorin submitting to the
laws the National Council has deemed Il the best
guarantee Of common justice and of future peace.
70 abide by and maintain the existing laws upcn
the subject Of slavery, as final and conclusive
settlement OF that subject, in spirit and In SUBJ
stance yg 3a bsfs 9c17s af'A8 IT
And regarding ii the highest duty u avov 4 4.
opinions upon subject SO important i, dat;ne,
and unequivocal terms it ia hereby declared u the
sense Of this National Council that Congress nos.
sesses no power, under the Constitntion ~ leojs.
late upon the subject of Slavery in tie States
Where y does or may exist or to exclude any State
from admission into the Union. because its Const;.
tuition does or does not recognise the institution
OF Slavery as part of its social system and ~
pressly pretermitting any expression Of opinion
upon the power of Congress to establish or pro-
nlo't slavery N any Territory it is the sense Of
.ne National Council that Congress ought not to
Territories of the United States, and that anv n.
terference by Congress with Slavery as it exists in
the District Of Columbia, would be violation ~
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.
AliL-Thc 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.
AlV.--This National Council declares that all
the principles OF the Order shall be henceforward
everywhere openly avowed and that each mem
Der shall be at liberty 70 make known the existence
Oh the Order, and the fact that he himself is mem
Der, and u recommends that there be no conceal
ellis. satd Ht
+. B. BARTLETT, of Kentucky,
1a3 President Of National Council.
@. d. DEsHLER, of New Jersey,
Corresponding Secretary.
JAMES NJ STEPHENS, Of Maryland,
Recording Secretarp.