Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-02-01
The Law Of NeWspapers.
PLATFORM
OF THE
ncrican Party of Maine.
Adop' d 6y the State Counsel at Aususta,
Noe. 2Rh, l-55.

Noe. 2ah, l-55,
|. An essential modiiicatlo oil the
naturalization laws. BY extending the tune
oil the probation oil the foreigner.
,. Stringent penalties against the
fraudulent transfer Of naturalization pa.
pers, and such description OF the pecu.
liarit.es Of the person applying for natur-
slixatlon as shall render such ir anser I'M
possible.
;. Opposition to all attempts to essab-
llsh foreign military or political organIza-
lions to perpetuate old national pteJudI-
ce.; but encouragement, oil such a pole,
ss shall tend 10 sss,nlla,e the foreign pop
uIa,lon. IN sentiment and feeling with the
mass OF American citizens.
4. Eiiiceni laws To prevent the depor.
,al,on OF CRIMINALS aud paupers. by foreign
authorities. to our shores but hospta
bic reception to the prosecuted and op.
pressed OF every chme.
5. The Withholding oi grave dipIo
matte and political trusts from persons OF
osery cline.
6. The righ, to worship God accord.
ing to tue dictates OF one's concience. TO
be preserved Inylolate Resistance to any
poliuco-eceieslastical hierarchy, which
through It's agents. be they pope, shops
or priests, @hp attempt to invade this
righ,, or acqUte political powers. Hence
We febase att attempts to appropriate Ia,
4. ,,f,
tartan .caosl,, ,il attempts TO exclude the
Bible As text book therelron, aud all al.
temp,s 10 wre.t iron the ialty and give TO
the priesthood the control OF church prop
euy We also re .use m indignant terms
-suea sentiments a. those, put forth by IN
representatives oi the Papal Power -
That 'protestanti.m has 10 nights IN the
aft>eAp,. II Catholicism, that Religious
+f,et,, :, ouh, 10 he Indurcd uutiI the op.
posite cln he established with safety TO
The Catholic world" aud that tine Cath.
oiIcs u America are bound 10 ABIDE br
the interpretation put upon the const'in-
ton OF the United States, BY the Pope OF
Rome
:. Tha, the Bible as the source and
fountain of all true aud national liberty
should be made the basis OF all popular
education. aud should be open 10. and IN
the hands Of every man. woman and hild-
Aud the man or men who may attempt
directly or indirectly. 10 shut /! out oi our
schools. or keep i, from the hands and
hearts Of our people or any portion Of
lhem. should be deemed guilty OF crime
against society aud treason against lber.
~ itself
Upon the questions now agl,a.ing the
country. We declare,
|. That the action Of the legislative,
executive and Judicial departments of the
government ought TO be controlled by the
priueiple. taught by the trainers and Pur-
est interpreters OF The constitution. that
"fr,sdom is national and slarery scftfon-
al"
,. rha, repose Tor the country aud
stabiiiy to the Union, must be sought by
relieving the general sovernn'ent-so lar
Is ITS jurisdiction e1tends-oi all connec-
ilon with. and accountability for American
Slavery.
3. That the independence and sover.
eign.y OF the state in its legis' ALTON and
judiciary should be maintained inviola,e
4. Tha, the repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise was gross violation OF Ma
iional faith. aud ,ha, no State erected
from any part oil ,he territory consecra,ed
to freedom by ,ha, Compact. ought ever
to be admitted into the Union as Slave
State.
s. That the rights OF actual settlers in
the territories 10 the Tree and undisturbed
exercise OF their elective franchise. grant
ed to them by the laws under which they
are organized. should be promptly pro-
secied by the national executive, when
ever violated or threa eatened
Rssolpsd. that in the judgement Of the
State Council all forms Of initiation in the
admission OF members 10 the order should
be discontinued, the candidate being re.
quired simply 10 sign the constitution
aud pledge himself TO secrecy IN regard
10 the transaction OF The council room, il
being understood that each sub.council is
at liberty to torn such regulations vary
ing from the above as they may think
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