Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-29

commercial, or in whatever form it may be attempted
can scarcely withhold myself from joining in the
wiah of Sas Dean that there ocean of fire
between this and the old world. ."--Usferson.
At regular meeting of the National Council, OF
the American Party, begun and held at Philadel-
phia, on the 5th Of June, a. d., 1855, the fol-
loDing Das adopted as The Platform and Prin-
ciples of the Organization.
1.-The acknowledgment of that Almighty Be
ing, who rules over the Universe,--w presides
over the councils of nations,-who conducts the
affairs of men, and who, in every step by which
we have advanced to the character of an indepen-
dent nation, has distinguished us by token oi
Providential agency.
1.-The cultivation and development of sen
timent of profoundly intense American feeling OF
passionate attachment to our country, its history
and its institutions; of admiration for the purer
days of our nat onal existence; of veneration for
the heroism that precipitated our Revolution ; and
Of emulation of the virtue wisdom, and patriotism
that framed our constitution and first successfully
applied its provisions.
III.-The maintenance of the union of these
United States as the paramount political good or,
to use the language of Washington, the primary
object of patriotic desire" And hence
+ lst. Opposition to all attempts to weaken OF
subvert it.
u I'd. Uncompromising antagonsm to every prin-
ciple of policy that endangers it.
Sd. The advocacy of an equitable adjustment oil
oil political differences which threaten its integrity
or perpetuity.
4th. The suppression of all tendencies to politi
cal division, founded ON geographical discrimi
nations or on the belief that there is real differ
ence of interests and views" between the various
sections of the Union.
5th The full recognition of the rights of the
several States, as expressed and reserved in the
Constitution and careful avoidance, by the
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rights by legislative or executive action.
IV.-Obedience to the Constitution of these Uni
ted States, the supreme law of the land sacred.
ly obligatory upon all its parts and members; and
steadst resistance to the spirit of innovation upon
its principles, however specious the pretexts
Avowing that in all doubtful disputed points il
may only be legally ascertained and expounded by
the judicial power of the United States.
And, as a corollary to the above:
/. A habit of reverential obedience to the law,
whether National, State, or Municipal, until they
are either repealed or declared unconstitutional by
the proper authority.
g. tender and sacred regard for those acts OF
craftsmanship, which are to be contradistinguished
from acts of ordinary legislation, by the fact oil
their being of the nature of compacts and agree
ments and so, to be considered fixed and settled
national policy
VA radical revision and modification of the
laws regulating immigration, and the settlement Of
immigrants. Offering to the honest immigrant who
from love Of liberty or hatred of oppression, seeks
an asylum in the United States, a friendly recep.
ton and protection But unqualifedly condemn.
ing the transmission to our shores of felons and
paupers.
VI.-The essential modification of the Natural
ization Laws
The repeal by the Legislatures of the respective
States, OF all State laws allowing foreigners not
naturalized to vote.
The repeal, without retroactive operation, of all
acts of Congress making grants of land to unnat.
uralized foreigners, and allowing them to vote in
the Territories.
vH-Hostlity to the corrupt means by which
the leaders Of party have hitherto forced upon us
our rulers and our political creeds.
Implacable enmty against the prevalent demoral
izing system of rewards for political subservency
and of punishments for political Independence.
Disgust for the wild hunt after Office which char
acterizss the age.
These on the one hand. On the other
Imitation of the practice of the purer days o
the Republic; and admiration of the maxim that
"ofice should seek the man, and not man the of
fice" and of the rule that, the just mode of
tanning fitness for Office is the capabiity, the faith
fulness and the honesty of the incumbent or can.
didate.
p VIII.-Resistance to the aggressive policy and
corrupting tendencies of the Roman Catholic
scnurcn IN our country Dy the advancement 10 al
political Legislative judicial OF
diplomotic-of those only who do not hold civil
allegiance, directly or indirectly to any foreign
power whether civil or ecclesiastical and who are
Americans by birth, education and trainng-thus
fulfilling the maxim: AMERICANS ONLY SHALL
GOVERN AMERICA"
The protection of all citizens in the legal and
proper exercise of their civil and religious rights
and privileges; the maintenance of the right Of
every man to the full, unrestraned, and peaceful
enjoyment Of his own religious opinions and wor.
ship, and jealous resistance of all attempts by any
sect, denomination or church, TO obtain an ascen.
dency over any other in the State by means Of any
special privileges or exemption, by any political
combination of its members, or by division OF
their civil allegiance with any foreign power, po-
tentate, or ecclesiastic
h.-The reformation of the character Of our
National Legislature, by elevating to that dignifed
and responaible position men of higher qualifica-
tions, purer morals, and more unsel6sh patriotism
X.--The restriction of executive patronage, es-
pecally in the matter Of appointments to office, so
far as IL may be permitted by the Constitution and
consistent with the public good.
XL--The education Of the youth Of our country
in schools provided by the State which schools
shall be common toal ri outii stinction Of creed