The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-03-20

vouehsafed to our fathers in their success
full Revolutionary struggle, and hitherto
manifested to US, their descendants, in
the preservation of the liberties, the inde
pendence, and the union of these States.
Cd. The perpetuation of the Federal
Union, as the palladium of our civil and
religious liberties. and the only sure bull
wark of American Independence.
Sd. americans mast rule America, and
to this end notive- born citizens should be
selected for all Stale, Federal, and muni-
cipal officers or government employment,
preference to all others: nevertheless,
4th. Persons born of American parents
residing temporarily abroad, should be
Ientitled to all the rights of native-born
citizens; but 95tg aasd
5th. No person should be selected for
political station, whether of native or
foreign birth, who recognises any allegi-
ance or obligation of any description to
any foreign prince, potentate or power, or
who refuses to recognise the Federal and
State constitutions leach within its sphere J
as paramount to all other laws, as rules
of political action.
9th. The unqualified recognition and
maintenance of the reserved rights of the
tseveral States, and the cultivation of har-
mony and fraternal good will, between the
citizens of the several States, and to this
end, non-interferenc by Congress with
questions appertaining solely to the indi-
vidual States, and intervention by
each State with the affairs of any other
State.
7th. The recognition of the light of the
native born and naturalized citizens oil
the United States, permanently residing
in any Territory thereof, to frame their
! constitution and laws, and to regulate
t their domestic and social affairs in theii
own mode, subject only to the provisions
e of the Federal Constitution, with the
: privilege of admission into the Unior
: whenever they have the requisite popula-
o ton for one Representative in Congress
: Prov;ded oiegays, that none but those who
are citizens of the United States, unde
S the constitution and laws thereof, ant
It who have a fixed residence in any sucf
), Territory, ought to participate in the for
: nation Of the constitution or in the enact
o ment of la US for said Territory or State
v 9th. An enforcement of the principl,
: that no State or Territory ought TO admi
h others than citizens of the United State
J: to the right of suffrage, or Of holding pc
il litical office.
9th. A change in the laws of naturali
n cation making continued residence ol
a twenty-one years, of all not hereinbefor
d provided for, an Indispensable requisite
II for citizenship hereafter. and excludin!
) all paupers, and persons convicted Q
n crime, from landing upon our shores; bu
e no interference with the vested rights G
e foreigners.
y 10th. Opposition to any union between
n Church and State; no interference witt
If religious faith, or worship, and no tes
of oaths for office.
~ nth. Free and thorough investigation
y into any and all alleged abuses OF publ
IS functionaries, and strict economy il
it public expenditures.
i 18th. The maintenance and enforce
ment of all laws constitutionally enacted
t. until said laws shall be repealed, or sha
tr be declared null and void by competen
,e judicial authority.
le 18th. Opposition to the reckless an
h unwise policy of the present administra
y tion in the general management of our ma
d tional affairs, and more especially a
i shown in removing ''Americans" fb
a. designation and conservatives in princi
at pie. from office, and placing foreigner
is aud utraists in their places; as shown IN
in trucking subserviency to the stronger
of and an nsolent and cowardly bravad
ID towards the weaker powers; as shown
r reopening sectional agitation. by the re
III peal of the Missouri ComEromisp, q
shown in granting to unnaturalized foi
lg eigners the right of suffrage in Kansas an
I'D Nebraska; as shown in its vacillatip
O. course on the Kansas and Nebraska que.
n tion; as shown in the corruptions whic
a preyade some of the departments of. ii
lc government; as shown in disgracing M,
in ritorious naval officers through prelude
at or caprice; and as shown in the blunde
IS ing mismanagement of our foreign reli
ut tions.
ed l4th. Therefore, to remedy existin
Z evils, and prevent the disastrous cons,
- quences otherwise resulting therefron
J" we would build the American party
gs upon the principles hereinbefore stated.
10TH That each State Council sha
- have authority to amend their sever
constitutions, SO as to abolish the sever
degrees, and institute pledge of homo
Gu instead Of other Obligations for fcllowsh
and admission into the party.
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