Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-07-12
PLATFORM OF THE AMERICAN PARTY,
Adopted at the Session Of the National Council
Pebrusry 2l 1855

LIST An humble acknowledgement to the Snpeme Being for
his protecting vouchsad fathers in their
fu Revolutionary struggle, and hitherto manifested TO
their descendants in the preservation of the liberties the
independence and the union Of these States
Cd The perpeuaon of the Federal Union, the paa-
dium Of civil and religious liberties and the only
bulwark Of American Independence.
81 Apefcans n,ut r1dS Azas~ica, and to this end
for all State Federal and
municipal Offices government employment preference
20 all others nevertheless,
4th American parents residing Temporal
ry abroad should be entitled all the rights Of natveborn
citizens; but,
5th Nc person should be selected for political station
(whether Of native foreign bth who recognises any allie
glance obligation Of any description any foreign prince
Potentae power who refuses recognise the Federal
State Constitutions leach within its sphere paramount
to all other laws, rules Of political action.
9th TIE unqualified recognition and maintenance Of the
rights of the States and the cultivation of
harmony and faernal good will between the citizens Of the
several States and to this end nonntrence by Congress
with questions appertaning solely the individual States
and nonntervenon by each State with the affairs Of any
other State.
7th The recognition Of the right Of the nativebor and
naturazed Of United permanently resid
ing any Territory thereof frame their constitution and
laws qnd to regulate their domestic their
mode, subject only the provisions Of the Federal
Constitution with the privilege Of admission into the Union
whenever they have the requisite population Tor Repre-
sentative in Congress Prori7ed Glscays, that none but
tho who are ctzns the United States under the
thereof and who have fixed residence
any such Territory ought participate in the formation Of
the constitution in the Of laws for said Terri
tory State.
Sh enforcement Of he principle that State Ter
ritory ought others than citizens Of the United
States the right suffrage Of holding political Office.
9Th change t. laws Of naturalization, making
tnued residence Of twentyone years Of an not heeinbeoe
provided fr -us BILE requisite for citizenship here
after and excsnng all Paupers and persons convicted
from landing upon shores but interference
with the vested rights Of foreigners.
10th Opp any union between Church and State;
interference with reig faith worship, aud test
oath. for office.
llh rec and thorough investigation into any and an al
lodged abuses of public functontic and stc economy
in pubic expenditures.
l2h The maintenance aud enforcement Of al laws
stitutonaly enacted, until said laws shall b. aled,
sha be declared null and void by competent Judicial au
thoritv
19ih Opposition to the reckless and unwise policy Of the
present AL nnsatou in the general management Of our
national and especially shbVn Ia removing
Am ric,u- lby designation and conservatives IN princ
pie from oc, and p cng foreigners md utraists in their
places. shown trucking IberyienCy the
and an iusoet and cov,'v b-vado towards the weaker
power; shown IN reopenng sectional taon, by the
ts,ers tbc rgb n suF-sqe in ,n.as and
Nebraska shown its vasciatng the Kansas
ami N-hrk question; shown in the corruptous which
pervtde the departments of the Government
shown ia g-acug meritorous naval officers through
judce caprice; and shown IN the bunlerlng mlsman
agement ~ our foreign stions
lit Therefore remedy existing evils, ana prevent the
disastrous otherwise resulting herefom,
woud build uP the American Party upon the principles
hereubefp-e atatrd.
l5.b That each State Council shall have authority TO
amend their several constitutions 20 abolish the several
degrees, and institute pledge Of honor. instead of other
oblgatou- for fell w-hp and admission into the party.
16,h free and ope discussion Of all political principles
embraced b. platform.