Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-12

The Convention of the AMERICAN PARTY
OF VIRGINIA, which met at Winchester, on
Tuesdey, the 18th of March, appointed the under
signed committee, TO make publication, their
names, Of the following:
Basis Principles Of the American Party of
Virginia. a
Determined to preserve our political institutions
in their original purity and vgor, and to keep them
unadulterated and unimpaired by foreign influence,
either civil religious, well as by home faction
and home demagoguism; and believing that an
American policy, religious, political, and CONNER
cal necessary for the attainment Of these ends, we
shall observe and carry out in practice, the follow
ing principles: U#
L. That the SURFACES of the American people
for political Offices, should not be given to any
other than those born on our soil, and reared and
maturod under the influence Of our institutions.
0. That no foreigner ought TO be allowed to ex-
ercse the elective franchise till he shall have re-
sided within the United States a sufficient length
of time TO enable him 10 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.
3. That whilst no obstacle should be interposed
to the immigration Of all foreigners Of honest and
industrious habits, and nil privileges and immuni-
ties enjoyed by any native-boin citizens OF our
country should be extended TO all such immigrants,
xoept that Of participating in any Of our political
administrations yet all legal means should be
adopted 10 obstruct and prevent the immigration
OF the vicious and worthless, the criminal and
pauper.
4. 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 or party which believes and main
+ tains that any foreign power religious or pslitca,
has the right 70 control the conscience or direct
the conduct Of freeman, occupies aposition which
Is totally at war with the principles Of freedom Of
opinion, and which n mischevoas In It's tendency,
and which principle, II carried into practice, would
prove wholly destructive Of our religious and civil
liberty. M
5. That the Bible In the hands Of every free cit
hen is the only permanent basis Of all true liberty
and genuine equality.
8. That the intelligence Of tho people Is neces-
sary to.the right use and the continusnce OF our
liberties civil and religious; hence the proprety
and Importance Of the promotion and fostering OF
all means Of moral and intellectual culture BY some
adequate and permanent provision for general ed
ucstion.
T. That the doctrine Of availability, now 30 prev
alent and controlling In the nomination Of candi-
dates for Office, in total Disregard 10 all principles
of right. Of truth, and OF justice n essentially
wrong, and should be by all good men condemned.
9. That, as a general rule, the same restrictions
should be prescribed 70 the exercise OF the power
of removal from Office, as are made necessary 70 be
observed IN the power Of appointment thereto
and that executive influence and patronage should
be scrupulously conferred and jealously guarded.
0. That the sovereignty Of the States should be
supreme In tho exercise of all powers not express
" delegated TO the federal government and which
may not be necessary and proper 10 carry out the
powers so delegated and that this principle should
be observed and held sacred In all organizations Of
the American party.
TO- That all scctarian intermeddng with politics
or political institutions, coming from whatever
source Il may, should be promptly resisted BY all
such means az seem 10 be necessary and proper for
this end. ta LH9fttlL.f 1853
IL. That whilst the perpetuity OF the present
form Of the federal governments of the United
States IA actually necessary for the proper develop
ment of all the resources OF this country, yet the
princple ofnon-intervention, of 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 wellbeng and permanenoe OF our insti
tutions, and at the same time the only reliable
bond OF brotherhood and union.
IL. The red repnblcaDism and liccntious indul
gence In the enjoyment OF civil privileges, are n
much to be feared and deprecated by all friend
TO well-regulatod government and true liberty, a
any Of the forms of monarchy and despotism.
49, That the true Interests and welfare Of thi
country, the honor Of this nation the individua
and private rights ofits citizens conspire to de
mand that all other questions arising from part
organizations or from any other source should b
beid subordinate to and in practice made to yiel
TO the great principles herein promulgated.
ANDREW e. KENNEDY, OF Jefferson,
GEORGE ID. GRAY, Of Culpeper,
JOSIAH DABBS. Of Halifax.