Daily American organ., 1856-09-02

Platform of the American Party, adopted
| az the session or che National Council,
| February 2lst, 1850. haR g7oHgli1 IL Tanu6r
| llstssAnj humble acknowledgements TO the iSn-
prems Beinx, tof His protesting care ssouchsafed
tosour Gthers ine their successful Revolutionary
struggle, and hitherto manifested to us their de-.
soendaBts inithe presery aaion Of thebsrties, the
Independence, and the union of these Statessd 81
| Id. The perpetaanon Of the + Fedsrsl Union, !, as
the palladinn of ouri cixil And religious liberties,
and the only sure bulwarka of American Indepen1
denoeaRd i2JIuoi 9Ioml,iI 3 ,sTiIsyI9Rg59 adf
| Sd. Ap,erieans ~saist ralsaS4msrica, and 10 this
end ,satiusbor citixens should be selected for all
State, Federal and nsnncipsl offices orgovernmsnt
employment, in preference to all others neser.
theicss, ss aaaiTanIA. 5di ,TsTEl fn1ifaaiA w4n
94tha Persons born Of Inn esicsn parents residing
temporarily abroad should be Bentitlad ito all the
rights of native-born citizens but bect
dths No person shoulds be Cselecsed ofor political
station fwhethcrI Of native or foregn BIRTH who
recognises any allegiance or obligation of any der
scrpuOn to any foreign prince, poteptate orpower,
or who refuses to recognise the Federal and State
constitutions leach within its sphere as paramount
to all other laws as rules of COLLABORATION saT
I6thJ The unqualified recognition aud .mainte-p
nance of the reserved rights Of the several States,
and the cultivation of harmony and fraternal good
will between the ectixeDa Of the several States and
to- this end nonpintWferenceto by Congress with
questions: sppertainipg solely to the individual
States, and non-interyenton by each State with
the affairs of any other State.
7th.v The recognition of the right Of the native
born and natmalized citizens of the United States,
permanently residing jim, any Territory thereof TO-
frame their constitution and laws and to regulate
their domestic and social affairs iii their own mode,
subject only to the provisions Of the Federal Con-
stituton, with the privilege Of admission into the
Union whenever they have the requisite popula-
ton for one Representative iii Congress- Provided
dli5dys 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 Territory, ought to participate In the forma-
tbn of the constitution, or in the enactment Of
laws for said Territory or State. 'f' !" .'s ''""2
Sth. An enf6rccrhent of the principle that no
State or Territory ough to admit Others than citi
zehs o. the United States to the right Of suffrage,
or Of holding political Office p" S'''aiaF Y
9th. a. change in the laws Of naturalization,
making acontinued residence Of twenty one years.
ofa not provided for an Indispensable
requisite for citizenship hereafter and excluding all
paupcss, and persons convicted of crime, from land
ing upon our shores but no interference with the
vested rights of foreigners sHshaHHs 80 Gaat5 .i
10TH Exposition to anyuniou between Church
and State;ino interference with religious faith, or
worship, and no test oat office. ' n". at.raf
llth Free and thoro lvestigation into any
and all alleged abuses Of public functonaries, and
a strict economy in public expenditures 'al ,alff|
18th. The maintenance and enforcement of all
laws constitutionay enacted until said laws shall
be repealed, or shall be declared null and void by
competent Judicial authority. b. .hra,at..,lt ,p
18th. Opposition to the reckless and unwise
policy of the present administration in the general
management of our national affairs and more es-
pecially as shown in removing Americans (by
and conservatives in principle, from
office, and placing foreigners and utraists in their
places; as shown in trucking subserviency to
the stronger, and an inselent and cowardy brava-
do towards the weaker powers as shown in re-
opening sectional agitation, by the repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise; as shown, in granting to un-
naturazod foreigners the right Of suffrage in Kan
sas and Nebraska as shown in vaclllatng course
on the Kansas and Nebraska question; as shown
in the. corruptons which pervade sonic of the der
partments of the government; as shown in dis
gacing meritoiious naval officers through preiu-
dice Or caprice; and as shown in the blundering
of our foreign relations. 70 lti'
18th. Therefore, TO remedy existing evils, and
prevent the disastrous consequences otherwise re7
sulting therefrom, we would build up the "Ameri-
can party" upon the principles hereinbefore stated
18th. That each State Council shall have aritho-
rity to amend their several constitutions 30 as to
abolish the several degrees, and institute apledge
Of honor, instead of other obligations for fellow
ship and admission into the party ,a....
18th. A free and open discussion OF all political
principles embraced in our platform.
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