The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-11-15
CIR potttot
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PABv eA ART LANDRY
AND TOWN OF .00sAs.
4ToN u GO.
N. EAER.
BY ALT. r.
ALT. LIVINGSTON.
rHF iHERIc., NATIONAL PLATFORM.

I. An -aue az. yement to the ene
Being who rules thu 4rse for His ry ing
care, youchsafed to our, .thers in their ..ssful
revolutionary struggle, I'd hitherto lnattested to
ms. their descendants, I'M le preservation of the lib
critics, the independence 1.-THE union OF these States.
III. The perpetuation d The Federal Union as the
palladium of our civil and aligious liberties, and the
only sure bulwark of And can independence.
III, americans must ~ amsrica; and to this end
na'ire born citizens sW Z selected for all State,
FederIt and MuniCir Offices or Government en-
.ploy,H It, in pref ace to naturalized citizens neu-
e7thetf@.
". Persons b,.n Of American parents residing
temporarily abroad should he entitled to all the rights
of native born citizens; but
V. No person should be selev.- ~ political sta
ton, (whether of native or foreign BIRTH WI rog-
nizes any allegiance or obligation of any ftription
80 any foreign prince, potentate or rq' T. or who
refuses to recognize the Federal and .de Constitl-
tons (ea N.-tthin its spiere) as tafameunt to all
other l. ':s of political action.
W. 4unoualifol recognit, n and maintenance
f the reserved rights Of the several States, and the
'~tiF"tion Of harmony and fraternal good will he
\ fe citi2n'.~'I>th ae"~ral States: and 10 this
q Il -,Jngress with questions
al TO the individual States, and
no. q. ny each STATE with the affairs of any
othe. g.
VII e, recognition Of the right of the native
born d n urllized citizens of the United States,
perm EMIT residing in any Territory thereof. to
frame he Constitution and laws, and to regulat.
their ms md social affairs. in their own mode,
s%nbie4.to r' 20 the provisions of the Federal Consti
t,,tie7 the right Of admission into the Cnion
~ evert hty have The requisite population for one
representative in~ s. tress; Pronileao isaHs. that
none but those who r.ic~-~.ed States.
""'ar the tonstit' Tvs Thereof, and who
fixed resi- ,dch Territory, ought
kHnent Of Law d Territory or State.
y L. An e%nforeer- of c principle that no
State or Territory ,Amit ners chan native horn
car, unla uch persol Shah have asen natu,
rallied According to the law If the United states.
TX, a chsngei in the LAYS natt!rali@s -, making
y continued residence of tw ntyone years, mot
heretofore provided for, a indi 4relIsaole resi~. tie
for citizenship h~ereatters nd excluding all paupet' :,
and persons convicted OF crime, from landing Gpoh
our shores; but DO interference with the vested
of foreigners.
X. ( OPPOSITION to any III N between Church and
state;i ) Interference with 'gi0iS faith or worship,
and nd st o.th5 for Office, e ept those Indicated in
the fifth cticn OF this PIE IN.
II. Fr( and thorou' Investigation INTO any and
all alleged ',uses of &c tuuctionaA IS, and a strict
economy III iuh'i expenditures.
XII. The Ieuance a9d enforcement OF all laws
lnsii said' ,shall. be repealed, or shall be declared
null and by competent judicial authority.
XIII. ,,osition to the reckless and unwise policy
II the pl ent Administrator i'll tie general manage
nel. OF our national affairs, and more especially as
shown in removing =" American y (iy de.iEnRtior)
md conservatives in principle from Office, and placing
.~o,eignsrs and ~ultraists in their places; H. shown N
tracking stbsrrviency to the stronger. and an ip,
and ~cowardly hravado towards the weaker
powers; Us shown in reopening sectional agitation,
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise; as shown
II granting 10 tHnaturalized foreigners the right t.
,.Hr,ge in Kansas and Nebraska: as shown in it
facilitating course on the kaosns and NeirasAs Ques