The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-03-27
COMMUNICATIVE
COUNCIL Or OHIO IN SESSION.

AM ERACAN CONN NENfION.a"SlAE A II
COUNCIL OF OHIO IN SESSION.
h Since our last the State Council of the
American party of this State assembled
in Columbus. We are unable to give
the proceedings IN ertenso, and will con-
fine ourselfto the most interesting por-
ton.
Early in the session two reports-a
minority and majority report--were pre-
sented by the Committee "on the State
of the order" The following are the
reports:
MAJORITY REPORT.
WHEREAS. the American Organization
in Ohio hah its origin in, and has been
maintained for, purposes o! reform: And
whereas, true regard for the honor of
TIE American name, the security of A
merican people, require steadfast main
tenance of the great principle of freed ON
upon which American institutions are
based;
We. therefore, the Delegates of the
Councils of the American Order in Ohio,
in State Council assembled, fully ap-
prove of the action Of those Delegates
from Ohio in the National American
Council and Convention recently assem-
bled at Philadelphia. in refusing to accept
the platform OF support the nominations
then and there. made, and WE hereby re-
pudiate those nominations, and embrace
this occasion to reaffirm substantially the
platform adopted BY the State Council at
its session in Cleveland in June last, as
follows:
We proclaim to the world the following
principles of the American party of Ohio:
1st, The unlimited Freedom of Reli-
gion, disconnected with Hostility
to Ecclesiastical influences upon the affairs
of Government-Equality of rights t, all
Naturalized Emigrants who are Morough
y Americonized, and owe no temporal allie
glance, by reason of their religion high
er than that to the Constitution.
cd. We propose no prescription on
account of birth or creed, but welcome
exiles and immigrants from other lands to
free participation in the bsnefts Of Amer
lcan institutions and the privileges of A
merlcan citizenship, with sach restrictions
as are needful to make sure that those
who avail themselves Of this liberality
understand and will defend these instiLu
tions against all aggression, civil or eccles
iastical, to which end the laws regulating
naturalization should be properly amen
ded.
Sd. Opposition to all political organi
cations composed exclusives of foreign
ers, and to all attempts tocxclude the Bi
bic from schools supported by the Govern
ment.
4th. Slavery is local not notional.--
We oppose its extension into any of ou
territories, audthe increase of its politi
cal power, by the admission into the Un
ion, of any Slave States or otherwise; ant
we demand of the General Goyernmen
an immediate redress Of the great wrong
which have been inflicted upon the caus
OF Freedom and the American characte
by the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
and the introduction Of Slavery into Kan
sas in violation of law, by the force c
arms, and the destruction Of the electiv
franschise.
5th. In humble imitation Of the wis
dom of Washing ton. we oppose all inter
vention in the affairs OF Foreign States
yet on all proper occasions, we will NJ
withhold our sympathy from any peopl
aspiring to be free.
. 9th. We support American industr
, and genius against the adverse policy
Foreign nations, and facilities to intern
and external commerce by the improve
ment of Rivers and Harbors, and tt
construction of National Roads connectin
: the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, an
uniting the various sections of the Unio
7th The Union of these States shou
be made perpetual by a tattttM allegian
to the Constitution.
: J. II BAKER,