Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-16
WASHINGTON. D. O. TUESDAY AFTERNOON OCTOBER le 1855

allegiance, directly or indirectly, TO any Foreign
power, whether civil or ecclesiastical, ana VINO are
Americans by birth, education and training thus
fulfilling the maxim: AMERICANS ONLY SHALL
GOVERN AMERICA" 2a 5000.
The protection of all citizens in the legal and
proper exercise Of their civil and religious rights
an 1 privileges; the maintenance Of the right OF
avery man to the full unrestrained and peaceful en-
cyaiert 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 politicalf
combination Of its members, or bya divisionlo'
their civil allegiance with any foreign power, po
tentate, or ecclesiastic. sSssa3
IX.-The reformation Of the character Of our
National Legislature, by clevatng to that dignifed
and responsible position men Of higher qualifca-
tioRs, purer morals, and more unselfsh patriotism.
X-Thc restriction Of executive patronage, es-
pecially in the matter Of appointments to Office so
far as It may be permitted by the Constitution and
consistent with the public good se
M-The education Of the youth Of our country
In schools provided by the State !. which schools
shall be common to all, without dissction of creed
or party and free from any influence or direction
| of denominational or partisan character.
And, inasmuch as Christianity by the Constitu-
tions Of nearly all the States; by the decisions Of
| the most eminent judicial authorities; and by the
element of our political system; and as the Holy
Bieae Is at onoe the source Of Christianity and the
depository and fountain of all civil aud religious
| freedom we oppose every attempt to exclude il
| from the schools thus established IN the States
XII-The American party having arisen upon
the ruins and in spite ofthe opposition Of the Whig
| and Democratic parties, cannot be in any manner
responsible for the obnoxious acts of violated
| pledges Of either. And the systematic sgitation
80 a.
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 to the Union And as experience has
shown it impossible to reconcile opinions SO ex-
treme rs those which separate the disputants and
as there can be no dishonOr In submitting to the,
| laws, the National Council has deemed 1t the best
guarantee of common justice and Of future, peace,
to abide by and maintain the existing laws upon
| the subject OF slavery, % o final and conclusive
settlement Of that subject, In spirit and In sub
! stance. M sts II
And regarding it the highest duty to avow their
opinions upon subject so important, in distinct
and unequivocal terms 1t is hereby declared az 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 1t does or may exist, to exclude any State
from admission into tho Union because its Consti-
tuition does or does not recognise the Institution
Of Slavery as part of its social system and ex-
! pressly pretermitting any expression of opinion
| upon the power Of Congress to establish or pro-
hibit Slavery in any Territory, 1t 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 II 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
XIII-Thc policy Of the Government Of the
United States, IN its relations with foreign govern
mcnts, 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 wo are at peace. q ssN IN AZ
= XIV.-This National Council declares that all
the principles OF The Order shall be henceforward
everywhere openly avowed; and that each mem
Der shall be af liberty 70 make known the existence
of the Order and the fact that he himself is mem
Der, and II trecommends that there be no conceal
ment Of the places Of meeting Of subordinate coun-
| ellis. 80 tt - ta9
Z. B. BARTLETT, of Kentucky,
WA E. President Of National Council
O. ID. DEsHLER, Of New Jersey,
Corresponding Secretary
JANIS NJ SrEPHENs, Of Maryland,
T. TT Reeording Secretary