The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-10

OF rHs
yHM ORDER In FAVOR OF WIN. II. SEWARD.
CoNsTITU TdoN
NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL,
WITH
TOWN AND COUNTY BRANCHES,
Adopted a scaBct0ber Session, held at Utica
&c Cher 20. and "a, 1854.
"EHE rRloE OF LlBHRry IS ETERNAL vIeILANcE.n
ADDRESS.

"THE rRIOK OF LIBERTY Is ETERNAL VIGILANCE"
ADDRESS.
BRxrHRns-we are asked 'swhy seek to establish
American party ?" Urgent there friends,
Of sad sort which it shamss TO confess as existing
het rs calmly review them.
Cur country is goodly heritage It's rich fields are
open to the world to occupy and enjoy them It's extent
- ample 1t the early policy of our government TO
throw open all doors for adnttance 10 it, Our invita-
ton general to all who could appreciate freedom,
10 come and abide with But invitation has been
abused. We asked our cousos-they have come, and
brought all their friends That, too, we could have
borne; but they have brought their bitter enemies in
the boat and renewed their Old World fights on our
shores Without bag baggage they have come-wemay
not complain that But they come naked demand
ing Of clothing hungry demanding OF us food They
10 build houses Of their but demand ours for
ther lodgings. We offered them protection until they
learned the spirit OF institutions upon the very day
OF their arrival and must have them breathe another
spirit They have given than bargained for,
and assumed what could honestly grant. They
insist upon rights that may not ourselves assent
They may preach their religion in the streets-ours is
whispered at the risk of riot They lift hat when
an American procession Of sectarians pass but they
insist that must lift when their Host moves
through the The law must be preserved when
their military companies march insutingly through
crowded meetings. if did it, we must suffer thou
sand hard fst knocks rst and the law afterwards We
never asked them to such entertainment proposed
ourselves to furnish it. We invited them here TO
rule us-to debauch our orderlovng people--to
create perpetual riots--to eat out all our charity
to swarm in all our prisons. We did not ask FOR
paupers Of England the convcts OF the continents
Men born under despotsm may appreciate our liberty
quite keeny we but they cannot zee as plainly
the wavy line that separates between liberty and law
less license can they scent as surely the approach
of desposm as we who nave never breathed ITS p9trd
atmosphere become familiar with its stencil. We do
set uobs green from the land, to taking astrono
mical observations or to stand by the helm OF our
loved craft Is governing country less delicate job
than guiding ship II our ship strikes rock are we
guiltless, who, having sklful pilots and enough,
fhat men, to manage her have left the sailing to g
porant aliens and the steering TO foreign pretenders'
Our personal rights Americans considerations OF
public necessity motives philanthropy the demands
Of patriotism the interest Of free Christianity,
pei us to do our duty by forming an American party
II is no crusade against foreigners are initiating.
Very far from it, Intelligent foreigners appreciate our
motives and sympathise with They believe our doc
trine, that Americans should rule America Dur sent-
theirs and for those who lack intelligence
simply purpose TO remove far away from them tempta-
tion
Our government is not sectarlan. Men may worship
God or the Virgin their conse ences dctateit may
be grief, but il is none Of business. We may
strive to enghten their conscences but we would not
bind them Equal rights pertain to all in these mat
ters. But, Americans, have right 70 allow any
10 administer Affairs who have allegiance to
another, and not revoked it II the Bishops oath binds
him the Pope must allow him no influence in
politics. He may acknowledge higher law than our
Constitution but IL must not be earthly one We
wage Roman creeds or Papal confessions out
if Rome a Pope dictate the political action OF our
citizens it becomes to level Rome and humble the
Pope If church is the agent Of foreign poentate to
wound liberty II is our duty to crush out Of that
church its political life
We contemplate extreme measures do you sayY Not
q whit than our danger is We must tale the
reins from the hands of all foreigners, because
many of them have deceived us. When
one of the family dies OF smallpox, It i poor
policy to ask survivor from the same room to make
sport for the children in nursery the day oil the
funeral Merely human beings cannot out Of the crowd
of rogues select the few rusty men II but safer to
let that crowd pass The good and honest among To-
regners will be willing to put up with the inconvenience
that necessity compels. National freedom worth
the sacrifice on Their part Let Us cut om1 ,ns
fibre than leave diseased point 70 renew the danger
In an emergency, we must adopt measures whea u
were more amcabe TO have left untaken Courteses
pleasant but solemn duty must override them Has not
emergency arisen in case Have not politicians
long enough bent plant knee 70 foreign lnuence' Let
leave such politicians their knees and seek Aneri
men TO serve country Has not our legislature
long enough shaped with TO urng the
foreign voter Let show legislators that the American
vote Is worth consulting.
II il the mission OF the American party reestablish
American rights they worth fighting Justify for once
they worth protecting and preserving now to secure
rights TO foreigners who know not what their rights are
70 make Washington not Rome, the capital city OF the
United States TO make Senator'S Of our election the
United States Senate mot the college ofbishops to
unspoted glorious freedom the actual existing
liberty bequeahed and forever by fathers
not the monstrous visions Of liberty of German dream
the irresponsible; Oh
yicts newly enfranchised paupers.
Do you want more reasons for forming an American
partyY Alas neglect this emergency, and the DIS,
onted times and the drifting wreck Of republic will
furnish enough OF them.
Brethren-To advance the principles for whose
forcement here coDgregated and TO insure the
success Of such measures as we may resolve TO
adopt, It Is necessary that we should bring
within the order every American citizen. That
every individual member Of the existing political
organizations should realize the Importance OF the
principles have enuncatedshould entertain sense
n tbod ap IN X
posedand should cherish and respond to the sentiment
that Americans should rule America. That this great
end may be attained it is vitality i'm portant that as an
order should-do nothing that shall conflict With the
political professions Of any man--that should call
npon man to orake his settled convictions upon the
great political questions Of the day or demand that he
shall vote act in opposition TO former political asso
GATES II should be our policy not to break up existing
combinations but to arrest their tendency TO go after
strange gods, by holding up the penalty which will
surely follow their continued transsressons u Is
duty 10 lift up wing and democrat, Northern aud
Southern, TO the elevated ground we have chosen
not to descend TO the level they occupy. We must
make all parties feel that when they nominate eau,
guard Unless do this we have organized TO
little purpose, for depend upon it, can never take
the field distnet political organization without
bind together Every FREEMAN should think and feel
for himself and there il no worthy 20 be called an
American who does not entertain distinct theories Of the
duties Of government, aud who has not labored TO
elevate positions Of trust whom he has felt would
best realize and carry out those theories and he will
not willingly abandon either the the other
him free then TO ENJOY h- old feelings
ships and he will readily and heartily unite with you in
the endesyor 10 make dominant the great but single
sentiment engraited upon our banner Brethren, IN
concus sion, permit 20 cypress the hope that you
will labor earnestly and dgently-act wisely and con.
sderatelydo dshonorabe act for the temporary ad
ranceent Of the order that may be at variance with
the principles which should govern honest and honorable
men Be guided solely by unvarying sense OF moral
right, which toerates only the employment OF those
means which will bear the most rigid examinations by
fairness Of intention which neither seeks nor requires
disguise aud by purity OF virtue which shall not only
be untainted but unsus pected.
ado right and leave the rest 10 Godn
Bill, OF RIGHTS,