Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-07-07
PLATFORM OF THE AMERICAN PARTY.
Adopted al the Session Of the National Council,
Febru ry q, 1855

ls An humble acknowledgements 10 the Supreme Being, for
his protecting voucsafed fathers their
fu Revolutionary struggle and hitherto manifested TO
their descendants in the preservation Of the liberties the
independence, and the union Of these States.
ID The perpetuaiion OF the Federal Union, the paa
dium Of civil and religious liberties, and the only sure
buvark Of American Independence
81 Americans allt rule america and this end,
tborn citizens should selected for all State Federal and
municpl Offices government employment in preference
TO all others nevertleiess,
4h Persons born Of parents residing Temporal
ry abroad be entitled to all the rights Of natyeborn
citizens; but
5th No person should be selected for political station
(whether foreign birh who recognises any ale
glance obligation Of any description any foreign prince
potentate power who refuses recognise the Federal
State Constitutions leach within its sphere paramount
all other laws a rules Of political action
9th unqualified recognition and maintenance Of the
rights Of the several States and the cultivation of
harmony and fraterna good will citizens
States this end nonnerference by Congress
with questions appertainng solely the individual States
and uon-inervenon 10y each with the affairs u any
other State.
9Th The recognition Of the right of the natvebon and
naturszed citizens United permanently resid
ing in any Territory thereof fame their constitution and
Iaw md regulate their domestic and social affairs in their
mode subject only to the provi ions Of the Federal
Constitution, with the privilege II admission into the Union
whenever they have the requisite population for one Repre-
sentative in Congress Prorided 0rdvs that but
tho who of the United States Ter the
and laws there and who have fixed residence in
any Territory, ought participate in the formal o
the constitution, in the enactment Of laws for said Terri
tory state.
sth An enforcement Of he principe that State Ter
ritory ought to admit Others citizens Of the Uned
States TO the right 4 suffrage Of holding political Office.
9Th change in laws 4 naturalization, makingac
tnued residence m wenyone years Of ali not he~einbrore
provided span- BILE requisite fr citizenship here
after excluding al piupers and prsous canvi ted
crime rom landing upon shores bat interference
with the vested rights Of foreigners.
10h Opp ,siton TO any Church and State;
interference with relg ith or worship and no test
Oa'h- for office
Ilth rec thorough investigation any and al al
dyed abuses m public funconaIies and 81 CT ecuuOn
in pIb expenditures.
i2rh The maintenance and enforcement Of an laws
stitutonal enacted, until said laws shall b. p aed,
shal be declared null and void b. competent Judicial an
tho 'ity.
18Th Opposition to the reckless and unwise policy Of the
present administration in the general management If
natonu an ami more especially shown removing
PIE, fo office, and placing foreigners and u~ai,t- iu their
and mSuent and oowt"d'y bavado toward, the weaker
-, ~ ,. v ,5 .5,is, a. sbo,r, in r-,utire 4,
uru1tuzsd foreigners the right ~ su age in KtusaS and
Nrbtsk1 shown IN its vaSciating The ksnsas
ani N,hrt "a 'stIon: shown the corrupoH which
perry te of the departments of the Cove nmeut;
shown -g~ac ng naval officers through
judce C1prce: and N IN the blundering misman
agenent 81 our foreign aion-
l4th Therefore remedy existing evils and prevent the
disastrous s-auence otherwise resulting the~eom,
would build up American Party" upon the principle,
L,feinh-fpre tat,d.
18Th That each State Cuu"cl shall have authority &"
their several constitutions abolish the several
deg~es and institute pledge II honor instead " other
Obligation. fpr feh whip and admission into the party
l6h c- aud ope discussion Of all tical principles
enb .acrd d. platform.