Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-16
THE Rno,o- Nothing Platform.

PHILADELPHIA, June l5.-The platform adopted
by the American National Council embraces the
following features
The first section acknowledges the Supreme
ruler Of the Universe as presiding over tho coun-
ellis Of the nation.
The second advocates the cultivation of an in
tense American feeling.
The third regards the maintenance Of the Union
as the primary object of patriotic desire.
The fourth enjoins obedience to the Constitution
The fifth declares the wisdom of immigration,
offering welcome to the honest immigrant seek
ing an asylum and protection but condemning the
transportation of felons and paupers.
The sixth advocates a modification Of the natu-
razation laws, and the repeal of State laws allow
ing unnaturalized foreigners to vote.
The seventh svows hostility to the corrupt
means by which party leaders are forced upon the
people useless political creeds; and enmty
against the system of rewards for political subser-
vfency with disgust for the wild hunt after Office
characterizing the age.
The eighth avows resistance to the aggressive
policy of the Roman Catholic Church by the ad.
vancement of those only who do not hold civil al
egiance, directly indirectly to any foreign pow
era civil or ecclesiastical, and who are Americans
by birth, education and neutrality-suspicious. only
to govern AM rics-citizens to be protected in the
legal and proper exercise Of their civil and rel-
the rights Of every TO the full and unrestrain
ed peaceful enjoyment of his own religious opin-
ions and worship; and jealous resistance of all
attempts, by any sect, denomination church 10
obtain the ascendency in the State by special priv.
ileges or exemption, by the political combination
Of the members or by diversion of their civil al
legiance to foreign potentates or ecclesiastics
Section ninth-The Reformation Of the National
Legislature by the selection of pure and unselfsh
men.
Section tenth--The restriction Of the Executive
patronage.
Section eleventh-The education Of youths in
schools common to all without distinction Of creed
or party. Opposition to every attempt to exclude
the Bible from the public schools.
Section twelfth comprises the slavery resolutions
already published
Section thirteenth declares the foreign policy Of
the government TO be TO exact justice from the
strongest and 10 do justice TO the weakest.
Section fourteenth-The National Council de-
carss the principles Of the Order henceforth open.
" ayowed and each member Is at liberty to make
known the existence Of the order and his member.
ship and recommends that, in future, there be no
concealment Of the places Of the meeting Of subor-
dnate Councils.
[sEcoSD DESPATCH
PHILADELPHIA, June 1910 o'clock, i. M.-The
Convention is still in session, but nothing further
OF political interest has transpired. An adjourn
ment will not take place before tomorrow.
Rnop-Nofhing Movements IN Aassaehmsetfs.
BosroS June l5-The Massachusetts, delegates
10 the Know Nothing Convention at Philadelphia
have all returned, and we learn from a reliable
source that mass convention Of the order in this
State to issue a call for a convention OF the people
of the Northern and Western States Is proposed