Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-07-25
PLATFORM OF THE AMERICAN PARTY,
Adopted az the Session Of the National Council
Yehru " q, 1856.

Ist An h1e acS the Supreme Being Tor
his protecting voucsaed fathers in their success
ful Revolutionary struggle and hitherto manifested to US
their descendants in the preservation Of the liberties the
Independence and the union q these States.
I'd The pe-petuson Of the Pede"Al Union as the paa-
dun u our civil and religious liberties and the only sure
kulwark Of American Independence.
Sd Age,Ican- NUT ue ADterico, and to this end m
tron citizens should be selected FOR all State Federal and
municipal Offices or government employment in preference
to all others nevertheless,
9Th Persons american parents residing Temporal
riv abroad should be entitled the rights Of natye-born
citizens; bit,
5th v, person should be selected for political station,
Cheter o foreign bth who recognises any ALE
glance obligation II any description any foreign prince
poten.ae or power who refuses recognise the Federal
an State leach within its -phere) as paramount
10 al other law ~ rules of political action.
9th T unqualified recognition and maintenance OF the
reserved right, several state and the cultivation "
harmony faern good win between the citizens Of the
several States this end nnterence by Congress
with questions appertaning solely the individual States
aud non-nteryenton by each State with the affairs ID any
other state.
9Th The recognition q the right Of the native-born and
naturazed citizens United States permanently resid
ing In any Territory thereof their constitution and
laws md % regulate their domestic social al rs in their
-wn mode subject only proy ions 81 the Federal
Constitution priv eye u admission into the Union
whenever they the equite population for Repre-
sentative in Congress P,orifed alrdys, that hut
tho ho are ctE Of the United States, unier the con-
4ttu,n there and who have fixed residence in
any such Territory ought participate in the formal Of
the constitution or la the enactment Of for said Terri
tory state
sth An enforcement o PRINCIPE that state Ter
rito~y ought TO admit others than citizens Of the United
States to the right 4 suffrage of holding political Office.
9Th ct-uge in laws of naturalization, nakingac n
tinued ed~nce twentyone years. o all not hereiubeore
provided f ind p BILE requisite for citizenship here
ater and extending al prupcrs and persons conyi ted
crime landing upon shores but no Interference
with the vested rights Of foreigners.
10Th Opp sition any union between Church and State
ference with reg Gus faith or worship and no test
oaths for office.
llh rec thorough nvestig ,tion into and al al
-ig.d abuses public functional les, ana st. Ct economy
la plbl &c expenditures.
Isa The M ,uteuance and enforcement all laws
sauonay enacted, until said laws shall b. praled
rha be- declared nul and void b. competent Judicial au
thorty.
l,h Opposition to the reckless and unwse policy the
present al nin-traou in the general manIgem nt Of ou-
uuuh All u-s an more especially as sh"'n M removing
An -c1ns" iby designation aud conservatives IN p~nc-
pie oi, and p cipg foreigners and ultras in their
place.. -ho in trUcSlng sube vency TO the stronger
auI in uyeut md t~dy av1do towads the weaker
Powrr; shown in rropenng sectional ag ton by the
repeal Of the Cpnponis shown in granting to
foreigners the right of sui in Kansas and
N-b-t-kT shown its ytSclang course on the Kansas
AMI Nrbr,ka q on: rs shown ne -ruptions which
merry de some u the departments u the Government
shown IN - 4cng merorips naval officers through
julio caprice. and as IA in the bunering misnan
aFcueut u our foreign re atipn-
lth therefore 10 remedy ing evils. and prevent the
disrou, s-alences otherwise r"Sutug therefon,
wo1d bad up the American Party" upon the principles
herein fore tat-d.
5'h That each State Council shall have authority {"
their several constitutions to abolish the several
,rg~es and institute pledge - honor, instead o other
Obj V for " ii fI
lGh A e. and ope discussion Of all h.ica principles
embraced d our platform.