Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-05-29
AMERICAN PLATFORM.

:
| |. An humble Acknowledgement TO the Su.
preme Being for his protecting care vouchsafet
to our fathers, in their successful Revolutionary
struggle, and hitherto manifested TO us, their de.
scendants, in the preservation of the liberties, the
independence, and the Union of these States.
2. The perpetuation of the Federal Union, a,
the palladium of our civil and religious liberties
and the only safe bulwarll of American Indepen.
dence.
3. .4mericdns must rule america, and to this
end, natirc- born citizens should be selected for
State, Federal, and municipal Offices or govern
ment employment, IN preference to all others
nevertheless,
4. Persons born of American parents residing
temporarily abroad, should be entitled to all the
rights of native-born citizens +; but
| 5. No person should be selected for political
station, (whether of native foreign birth, )who
recognizes any allegiance or obligation of any de-
scrption to any foreign prince, potentate or power
or who refuses TO recognize the Federal and State
| constitutions, (each within its sphere as para
mount TO all other laws as rules CT political ar
ton.
u. The unqualified recognition and mante-
nance of the reserved rights of the several States,
and the cultivation of harmony and fraternal
good will between the citizens of the several
States, and to ths,e end, non-interIerence by Con-
gress with questions appertaning solely 10 the in
dividual States, and the non-intervention by each
State with the affairs of any other State.
I. The recognition of the right of sthe native
born and naturalized citizens of the United States
permanently residing in any Territory thereof, TO
frame the constitution and laws, and to regulate
their domestic and social affairs III their own
mode, subject only TO the provision of the Fed
eral Constitution, with the right of admission into
the Union whenever they have the requisite pop
ulation for one Representative in Congress. Pro-
rtdei Arrays, that none but those who are cid-
zens Of the United States, under the constitution
and laws thereof, and who have a fixed residence
in any such Territory ought to participate in the
formation of the constitution, or the enactment of
of laws said Territory or State
! 8. An enforcement of the principle that no
State or Territory ought to admit others than cit
liens of the United States TO the right of suffrage
or of holding political office.
! y. A change in the laws of naturalization,
making continued residence of twenty -one
years, of all not herenbefore provided for, an in
dispensable requisite for citizenship hereafter,
and excluding all paupers, and persons convicted
of crime, from landing upon our shores; but no
interference with the vested rights of foreigners.
10. Opposition to any union between Church
and State; no interference with religious faith, or
worship and no test oath fer Office.
| IL. Free and thorough investigation into any
and all alleged abuses of public functionaries and
strict economy of public expenditures.
l2. The maintenance and enforcement of all
laws consitutionally enacted until said laws shall
be repealed, or shall be declared null and void by
competent judicial authority.
| l3. Opposition to the reckless and unwise pol
icy of the present administration in the general
management of our national affairs, and more es-
! pecialy as shown in removing "Amercans'' (by
designation) and conservative in principle, from
Office aud placing foreigners and ulrasts in their
places; as shown in trucking subservience to the
stronger, and an insolent and cowardy bravado
towards the weaker powers; as shown in reopen
ing sectional agitation, by the rpeal of the Nilsson.
ri Compromise; as shown in granting unnatural
lied foreigners the right of suffrage in Kansas and
Nebraska; as shown in its vasclllating course on
the Kansas and Nebraska question; as shown in
the corruptions which pervade some of the de-
parhnents of the government; as shown in.disgrac-
ing meritorous naval officers through prejudice Or
caprice; and as shown in the blundering misman-
agement of our foreign relations.
IA. Therefore, to remedy existing evils, and
prevent the disastrous consequences otherwise re-
sulting therefrom, we would build up the ''Ameri-
can Party" upon the principles herein before
stated.
| 10. That each State Council shall have author
ity to amend their several constitutions so as to
abolish the several degrees, and institute a pledge
Of houor instead of other obligations for fellow
ship and admission into the party.
Ii. free and open discussion of all political
principles embraced in our platform.