Litchfield enquirer., 1856-03-27
Platform of Principles of the American Party
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Platform of Principles of the American Party of Connecticut 5h8 2 Rsolnzi Tint xe declare the following to be the principles of the American Party of Connectieut and we call upon all honest citizens to rally toether fes then snppoff- ss&. h. ss4ssse yss g. 63asz4z s ! l. The maintenance of the Union of the United States as the paramount political good or use the language 0f ARLINGTON, :" the primary object of pa-
 riotie desire hence inc full recognition of the several States expressed and reserved in the Con- stitution; and careful avoidance by the Qeneral Government, of all interference with their right by legislative or executive action.
 7. Obedience to the Constitution of these United States, the supreme law of the land, obligatory alike on all. s-...s--s s..~s,ys-s .-ts.gEs B. A revision and modification of the laws regula- ting immigration, and the settlement of immigrants. Offering to the honest immigrant who, from love of liberty or hatred of oppression seeks asylum in the United States the protection of flag and laws. But unqualified opposition to the transmission to shores of criminals and paupers. f. radical change of onr Naturalization Laws
 5 The support for political stationS-executiye, legislative judicial diplomatc-of those only who do not hold civil allegiance directly indirectly to any foreign power whether civil ecclesiastical and who Americans by birth. or by thorough educa- ton and training thusfulflling the maxim, AMERI CANS ONLY SHALL GOVERN AMERICA" The protection of all persons in the legal and proper exercise of their civil rights and privileges the maintenance of the
 right of every to the full. unrestrained and peace full enjoyment Of his own religious opinions and worship.
 6. The education of the youth of our country in schools provided by the State which schools shall be common to all, without distinction of creed or de- nominational or partizan character. And irasmuch as Christianity by the constitutions of nearly l the States, and by the consent of the people of America is considered element of political system, and the Holy Bible is at the of Christianity and the depository and fountain of all civil and retg ious freedom, we oppose every attempt to exclude 1t from the schools thus established in the States.
 Dro4 Dl,,,4~ and genius against the adverse policy of foreign tons also, facilities to internal and external rnerce, by the improvement of rivers and harbors.
 s. The unconditional restoration of that time hon ored prohibition known the Missouri Compromise which destroyed in utter disregard of the popu- lar will wrong which no lapse of time can palliate and plea for its continuance can justify A,sl that will all constitutional to maintain the positive guarantee of that compact until the object for which 1t enacted has been corsumated by the admission of Kansas and Nebraska as Free States
 9. That Connecticut will never consent to the ex- tension of Slavery over the common domain of the United States but the contrary believing that the free institutions which an experience almost co-ey with the life of the Republic, has proved to be good for her. and will be good for all future common wealths she will strive to the best of her ability to exclude the relation of human bondage from the tonal Territories.
 TO- That it is the duty of the General Government to protect by armed intervention, if necessary the people of tho territories in the exercise of the right of suffrage. and that the National Adn.inisra ton which neslecs to perform this duty is recreaut alike to the Constitution and best interests of the Union.
 II. The union of these States should be male per feet by faithful adherence to the principles enshod jed ill the Declaration of Independence and confirmed by the Constitution.
 l2 All the principles of the Order to be hence forth everywhere openly avowed each member shall be at liberty to make known the existence of the Or der, and the fact that he himself is member.