The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-01-19
ANational Party.

mocracy to being considered the National par
IT, and speaks in proper terms of the nation
atty of the American party. There is but one
National party before the country-that is the
american Party. In it alone can be found
safety from the storms of political fanaticism
and partizan fury which now threaten US T
Thrusting aside every issue except the good OF
the country-not of one section, but of the
whole Union-seeking to Americanize the
Government, and relieve the people from for
eign domination and anti-American influence
denouncing the further agitation of the vexed
question which has too long bred ill-feelings
and enmity between different sections OF our
people-earnestly looking forward to, and
zaalously laborng for the contamination of
those changes in the administration of affairs
which will bring back the Government to it's
primitive purity and excellence-the great
conservative American party of the Union
stands forth in bold relief from the pie-bald
factions. the clustering demagogueism, the geo.
graphical isrns, which have too long been
grievious reproach and an incalculable detri-
ment to the country.
The American party numbers in its ranks
q majority of the conservative men both North
and South. 1t embraces the men ofall parties
who desire to see the slavery agitation put
down. Everywhere its organization is pure
ly patriotic, and unsectional. 1t has shown
itself powerful opponent of pseudo Democra-
cy, and is daily gaining ground For this rea-
son, that from the very nature of modern DE
mocracy" it is bitterly opposed by the Ameri-
can party, on the principles of true patriotism,
justice and truth, the Old Liners have never
lost an opportunity of misstating the objects
and designs of the American party. They
have most shamelessly misrepresented its
opinions, and slandered those who have dared
act with it, and their motives for such action.
In no other particulars have the American
party been more misrepresented and slandered
than upon the principles plainly specified in
the following resolutions. We clip them from
the resolutions adopted at the great mass
meeting held in New York on the 9Th Of
January, and we ask the attention of all men
TO the views set forth in them, which are the
opinions of the American party at large:
III. RESOLVED, That we regard it to be the
interest and duty of our Government and peo-
pie to give to the honest and meritorious por-
ton of the emigrants from foreign lands, who
seek an asylum in the United States a friendly
reception, to extend to them protection and en-
: couragement; to confer upon them every right
necessary to the security of their welfare, in
whatever lawful pursuit they may employ
themselves; and to demonstrate to them by a
liberal and considerate hospitality, that it is
both the policy and the pride of our country
to share the benefits of our free government
with all mankind who may prove themselves
worthy of such participation.
". Resolved That we acknowledge religi-
GUS toleration to be an essential and flnda-
mental principle of free government, and we
declare that we hold the right of conscience
by which we mean especially the freedom OF
= opinion and the privilege of every man to wor-
ship God in such manner and according to
such belief as his own convictions dicate-to
be amongst the dearest and most sacred rights
of freemen; that we will defend these rights
against all assault, from whatever quarter, and
that in this determination we know no dstinc-
ton Of creed, nor Sect nor person. holding that
the State should exercise no other control over
these rights than that which may be necessary
to guard the public morals against licentious
abuse, and to secure to every one the full and
peaceful enjoyment of his religious opinions and
worship.
We also call the attention Of readers to the
following from the same resolutions. They
demand strict construction of the constitu
ton upon many things, and among others
Upon the faithful performance sy the Genera
Government, By every State, and ty every publ
functionary of each, Of all duties eryolne1 upo,
either By the Constitution of the United States
To the same extent the American Party also
pledges itself to suppress as far as it has th(
9 power, all tendencies to political division
founded on the geographical position, to re
Duke all agitation upon topics of dangerous i'm
port to the peace and harmony of the Union
to check the efforts of selfish and designing
politicians to create dissensions by appeals t.
local interests or prejudices of class. The
purpose and desire of the party being to en-
courage and establish broad and paramount
sentiment of national loyalty thoroughly
American in character and sufficiently power
full to protect the Union against all sectiona
hostility.
We wish we had room for all these resolu
tons, Never was there ever more patriots
national platform, set forth by any party
never a platform upon which all patriotic
honest, well meaning citizens, might stanC
with firmer conscience of right, truth anC
justice.
OF President Pierce's Message reveals tn,