American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-02-14
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Thursday Morning Feb. Ia Aeoo
ruE TRUE AMERICAN PLATFoHM.
The 18th of February, the day appolns-
cd for the sitting ofthe National American
Couucil:,at Philadelphia, is near at hand.
That session is to be followed on the 22d
February by a National American Conyen-
ton for the nomination Of candidates for
President and Vice President, if the Or
der shall deem it expedient to make such
nominations. We believe that it is the gen
eral sentiment Of the nti-Nobraska mem
bers Of the Order in Ohio, who constitute
nineteen.twentieths of the whole mum Der,
that no nominations should be made at that
time, but that all the opponents Of Slave
~ Extension should meet together IN Ma
stional Convention, as theydid in Ohio in
= last July, and nominate candidates to rep
resent the Anti Extension side of the issue
which they have forced upon US, These
liberal Americans stand on the Platform
proposed by TnoMAs SOONER, in the No
yember Convention at CINCINNATI. We
republish THAT document to-day, and hope
our brethren of the prees will also lay It
before their readers, that all may have an
opportunity of considering its truly A
merican doctrines and propositions, before
the Convention meets at Philadelphia
Ohio Stale Journal.
3 isIg MINORITY REPORT.
Submitted to the National American Con-
yention on the 22l November, l845, by
THOMAS SOONER.
The undersigned, minority Of the Com
amittee dissenting from some Of the propo'
sitions reported by the majority. submits
the following as his yiews,of what IS de-
manded by the Order as a
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES.
Assembled in Convention as members
OF the American organization. dissenting
from the platform OF principles and mea-
sures, set forth by the majority OF the A.
meriean National Convention, which was
convened at Philadelphia; and consider
1ng that a frank and distinct PRONUNCIATION
of our own principles AMI measures is due
alike TO ourselves; TO the organization we
represent, and to our fellow citizens al
iarpe@we therefore declare:
1. That we venerate and will forever up
hold the American Union in its integ'
rity. ) $3.50
Z. That we insist ths. the government
of the Union shall be sustained in the ex
sereise Of the powers which the Constitu
ton %confers, and that those powers shall
= be exercised for the objects which HE Con
satution indicates, for the establishments
Justice, for the insurance Of domestic tran
guilty, for the common defence, for tn
promotion Of the general welfare, and fo
The security Of the blessings of liberty.
3. Thatthe rights Of the States, thu
rights of persons, must be maintained a
.gainst all unconstitutional aggressions
from whatever quarter such aggression
may proceed.
4. That the Executive. Legislative AM
judicial Department Of the government
should be guided in their action solely b.
reference to the welfare of the People, an
should neverebc permitted TO exceed theI
Constitutional powers
"a : 81 That improvements of rivers mi har
bors Of national Importance are consutu
tionaF objects Of national legislation; an.
since revenues of the Government are col
lected by duties on imports, these dutie
should DO levied with wise discrimination
80 as to promote the interests OF Amer
can Industry, and impose the lightest pos
sible burden upon labor.
III 6. That our foreign policy should b
one Of generous sympathy with the op
pressed everywhere, but especially wit
oppressed nations, and our negotiation
should be conducted in the spirit OF lpstlc
and frankness. and with entire publicity.
Z. That in the administration OF ever,
department of the Government, the homo
of the American name, the security OF a
merican institutions, the prosperity of tn
American people should be cardinal an
paramount objects.
8. That prescription on account OF brit
or creed is an warranted by American pfiu
eiples. Exiles and emigrants from othe
Lands should be made welcome to the par
.~1ticipation aud benefits of American inst
buttons. and to the privilege Of citizenship
with such restrictions as are necessary t
make sure that those who avail themselve
Of this liberality understand and will de
fend these Institutions against all aggres
sions, whether of foreign powers or ofec
clesiastical bodies, and to preyent the de
portation Of criminals and paupers fror
other Governments to our land to whic.
end the laws regulating Naturalization an
Immigration should be properly amended
10. That we reaffirm the principles DC
clared by the unanimous vote OF the Ia
Tiers of the Republic in Congress Of 49,
'.That Slavery5 or involuntary seryitpdt
is Inconsistent with the fundamental priI
ciples of civil and religious liberty, an
are therefore bound to- insist that SLAYER
be excluded FROM National Territory, an
that the Just Influences Of The National G'
vernment be e8erted on the side of fret
dom. a4 4