Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-30

Auenco s Of the most baneful foes of republican
81 81 hope we may and some means, in future OF
shieiding ourselves from foreign influence, political
sommercial or in Whatever form it may be attempted
can scarcely withhold myself from joining in the
wah of Silas Dean that there were an ocean Of fire
hotween this and the old world. '"-,Jsfsrson i l
I 4t regular meeting of The National Council, Of
the 4nterican Party, begun and held at Philadel-
: phja on the 5th of june a. d., 1855, the fol-
lowing Uas adopted as The PLATFORM and Pria-
-fr cipIss Of the Orqanizatioa. H n a,saiy ~ /.
1.-The acknowledgement of that Almighty Be-
ing, who rules over the Universe, e,-who 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 ndepen-
dent nation, has distinguished us by some token of
q Provdential agency. te vss
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 Jnal existence; of veneration, for
the heroism that precptated our Revolution and
of emulation, of the virtue, wisdom and patriotism
that framed our constitution and first successfully
applied its provisions. r.fG gatr5sf
HI-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 or
subvert it. ss
- I'd. Uncompromising antagonism to every prn-
ciple Of policy that endangers it. Taa
Sd. The advocacy Of an equitable adjustment OF
all political differences which threaten its integrity
or perpetuity.
4tb. The suppression of all tendencies to polit-
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.
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several States, as expressed and reserved in the
Constitution and a careful avoidance, by the
General Government of all interference with their
rights by legislative or executive action.
IV.--0bedience to the Constitution of these Uni
ted States, as the supreme law of the land sacred
ly obligatory upon all its parts and MEMBERS and
steadast resistance to the spirit of innovation upon
its principles, however srecious the pretexts.
Avowng that in all doubtful or disputed points it
may only be legally ascertained and expounded by
the judicial power Of the United States. s
And, as a corollary to the above:
I. 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 - tsl4f
9. A tender and sacred regard for those acts Of
s statesmanshp which are to be contradistnguished
from acts Of ordinary legislation, by the fact of
their being of the nature of compacts and agree
ments; and 80, to be considered fixed and settled
! national policy. @ WE
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 hatred of oppression, seeks
an asylum in the United States, friendly recep-
tion and protection But unqualifedly condemn
ing the transmission to our shores of felons and
paupers.
VI.--The essential modification of the Natural
ization Laws.
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States, of all State laws allowing foreigners not
paturalzed to vote. s rtrs
#e The repeal without retroactive operation, of all
acts of Congress making grants of land to unnat-
uralzed foreigners, and allowing them to vote in
the Territories.
VII.-Hostity to the corrupt means by which
the leaders Of party have hitherto forced upon us
our rulers and our political creeds.
Implacable enmity against the prevalent demoral-
izng system of rewards for political subserviency
and of punshments 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 of
the Republic; and admiration of the maxim that
"ofice should seek the man, and not man the Of
6ce," and of the rule that the just mode of ascer
ming fitness for Office is the capablity, the faith
funess, and the honesty Of the incumbent or can
didate. " t.V
VIII--Resstance to the aggressive policy and
corruptng tendencies of the Roman Catholic
Church in country by the advancement to all
political stationsexecutive Legislative judicial or
dplomotic-of those only who do not hold civil
allegiance, directly or indirectly, to any foreign
power, whether civil ecclesiastical and who are
Americans by birth, education and training--thus
fulfilling the maxim: AMERICANS ONLY SHALL
GOVERN AMERICA" .Hs4rtu- #
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 unrestrained, 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.
IX-The reformation of the character of our
National Legislature by elevating TO that dign6ed
and responaible position mex of higher quslifca-
tions, purer morals, and more unselhsh patriotism
X.-The restriction Of executive patronage, es-
peciaIy in the matter Of appointments to Office go
far as il may be permitted by the Constitution and
consistent with the public good. .
XI.--The education of the youth of our country
in schools provided by the State; which schools
shall be common TO all lsuiii stincton OF creed,