The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-07-04
PREWETT. YAZOO CITY, MISS, FRIDAY JULY 4, 1856.
BY MRS. HARRIET N. PREWETT.
AMERICAN PLATFORM.
Platform Of the American Party, adopted at he
session Of the American Council, February 2lst,

Platform of the American Party, adopted at he
session Of the American Council February 2lst,
1856. "a . 3 f.r.e 81. So s...
lst. An humble acknowledgement to the Supreme
Being for His protecting vouchsafed to our IA
Tiers in their successful Revolutionary struggle, and
hitherto manifested to their descendants, in the
preservation Of the Liberties, the Independence and
the Union of these states. f' 81 rsea
Cd. The perpetuation Of the Federal Union as the
palladium of civil and religious liberties and
the only sure bulwark ol American Independence.
Sd. Americans must rule America, and to this
end, natioe-born citizens should be selected for all
State, Federal and Municipal offices of government
in preference to all others, neuertheless-
4th. Persons born of American parents residing
temporarily abroad, should be entitled to all the
rights of native-born citizens but,
5th. No person should be selected for political
station (whether of native or foreign BIRTH who
recognizes any allegiance obligation of any de-
scnrtion to any foreign prince, potentate power
or who refuses to recognize the Federal and State
Constitutions, leach within its sphere) as paramount
to all other laws, as rule of political action.
9Th. The unqualified recognition and maintain
of the reserved rights of the several States and
the cultivation of harmony and fraternal good will
betwee ntne citizens of the several States-t this
end noninterference of Congress with questions ap
pertaining solely to the individual States and non
Intervention of each State with the affairs of any
other State.
7th. The recognition of the right of native born
and naturalized citizens of the United States per-
manenty residing in any Territory thereof to frame
their constitution and laws and to regulate their do
mestic and social affairs in their own mode,
subject only to the provisions of the Federal Const
tuition, with the privilege of admission into the
Union whenever they have the requisite population
for one Representative in Congress. Provided,
altcays that none but those who are citizens of the
United States under the constitution and laws
thereof, and who have fixed residence in any such
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the constitution in the enactment of laws for said
Territory or State
! Sth. An enforcemement of the principle that no
State or Territory ought to admit others than citizens
to the right of suffrage or holding political office
9th. A change in the laws of naturalization, ma
king a continued residence of twenty-one years, OF
all not heretofore provided for an indispensable re-
quise for citizenship hereafter, and excluding all
paupers and persons convicted of crime, from land
ing upon our shores but no interference with the
vested rights of foreigners.
10th. Opposition to any union between Church
ana State; no interference with religious faith, OIL
worship and no test oath for office.
H. Free and thorough investigation into any and
all alleged abuses af public fanctonares, and strc
economy in public expenditures.
! 18th The maintenance and enforcement of al
laws constitutionally enacted until said laws shal
be repealed, or shall be declared null and void by
competent judicial authority.
18th Opposition to the wreckless and unwise DO
licy of the present Administration in the genera
management of our national affairs, and more espe
cially as shown in removing Americans" (by de
signation) and conservatives in principles, from of
fee. and placing foreigners and ultraists in the
places as shown by trucking subserviency t
the stronger, and an insolent and cowardly bravad
towards the weaker powers as shown in re-openin,
sectional agitation, by the repeal of the Missour
Compromise; shown in granting to unnaturali te'
foreigners the right of suffrage in Kansas and Ne
braska as shown in its vacillating course on tn
Kansas and Nebraska question shown in tn
corruptions which pervade some of the department
of the government; as shown in disgracing merito
rious naval officers, through prejudice caprice
| and as shown in the blundering msmanagement c
our foreign relations.
l4th. Therefore to remedy existing evils, and pre-
vent disastrous consequences otherwise resultin
therefrom, we would build up the America
Party" upon the principles herenbefore stated.
18th. That each State Council shall have author
ity to amend their several constitutions, so as
abolish the several degrees and institute pledge
honor instead of other obligations for FELLOWSHIP
a and admission into the party.
{ 18th. A free and open discussion of all politics
r principles embraced in our platform.