The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-08-10
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erviency, and Of punishments Cor political in3c-
tendance.
Disgust for the wild hunt after oiice. which
'hsracterises the age. Il
These on the one hand. On the othef:-@I |
Imitation Of the practi . of the pirer days Of
he Republic; and admiration Of the maxim that
'otics should seek the mar. and not the man
'mce" and OF the rule that. the just mQ1e OF as
pertaining 6tness for Office i the capebllity. the
sithfuiness, and the honesty of the incumbent
'r candidate.
VIII. Resistance to the so TFssive policy
and corfupung tendencies Of The oman Catho-
lic Churchin our country, by ~ advancement
|udiciais or dlplomefic-<o nose U1y who DO not
hold civil alegiance, directly or indirs rsctly, to
any foreign power whether civil or ecclesasti-
cal, and who are Americans by birth. education,
and uain'pg-thus fulfilling the maxim, "Ameri-
cans only shall govern America"
Xhe protection OF al citizens In the legal and
proper exerclse oftheir civil and religious rights
and privileges; the maintenance OF the right OF
every man to the full, unrestrained, snd peace.
fui enjoyment OF his own religious opinions and
worship, and jealous resistance OF all ate
tempts by any sect denomination or church, to
obtain an ascendency over any other in the
state ~ means OF any special privileges or ex-
empton, by any political combination OF its
members or py DIVISION OF their civil aliegiance
with any foreign power, Potentate, or ecelesi-
astic.
TX. The reformation Of the character of our
National Legsia ure, by eievating to that Dig
nifed and responsible position men Of higher
Qualifications, pure morals, and more unsel6sh
patriotism.
4. The restriction OF executive patronage,
especially IN the matter OF appointments to Of
nee, 10 tar asit may be permitted by the Con-
stitntion, and consistent with the public good.
XXI. The education OF the youth OF our coun-
try in Schools provided by the State: which
schools shall be common to all, without dstinc-
ton OF creed OF party, and Tree from any infu-
ence or direction Ola denominational or partisan
character.
Ands inasmuch q Christianity by the Consti-
tutions Of nearly al Of the States; BY the de-
cls.Qne OF the most eminent Jndlclal authorltles;
AMI by the consent OF the PEOPLE OF America,
IL considered an element OF our political system
and, as the boly Bible Is at once the sourse OF
christianity, and the depository AID fountain OF
all civil and religious freedom, we oppose every
attempt to exclude 1t from the schools thus estab.
lished in the States.
XII. The American party having arisen up
on the ruins and in.spfte Of tn opposition Of the
Wing or Democratic parties, cannot be held IN
any manner responsible for the obnoxious acts
or violated pledges Of either; that the systemat-
ic agitation of the Slavery question by those
parties having elevated sectional hostility in {
positive elemento OF political power, and brought
our institutions into periit has therefore becom,
the imperative duty of the American party tt
interpose, for the purpose of gi,ing peace t.
the country and perpetulty 10 the Union. :
And as experience has shown It impossibl,
TO reconcile opinions so extreme as thos,
which seperate the disputants, and there can b.
no dishonor in submitting 70 the laws, the Ma
tional Council has deemed It the best guarantee
of common justice and Of futurespeace, to abid
by and maintain the existing laws upon tn
subject of slavery as final and conclusive set
tlement Of that subject in spirit and in sub
stance.
And regarding IN the highest duty to avov
their opinion upon subject 50 important,i il
distinct and unequivocd terms, il is b reby de
clared as the sense of the National Council
that Congress possesses no power under the cor
stituton q legislate upon the subject of SLAYER
In the States where il does or may exist, or /
exclude the State from admission into the III
, ion because its Constitution does or does nc
recognize the Institution OF Slavery az part I
her social sysum and explessy pretermttin
any express'on 2. ep1nlon u2on Ion. the power
Congre + y ~ sonlO's .a slavery ~ IN
: The subjectof slavery within the Territory