Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-08-28
PLATFORM OF THE AMERICAN PARTY,
Adopted at the Session of the National Council
February 81, 1885.

st An humble acknowledgement the Supreme Being for
his protecting vouchsaed fathers in their success
full Revolutionary struggle, and hitherto manifested to u.s.
their descendants in the preservation Of the liberties the
independence and the union Of these States.
Cd The perpetuaon OF the Federal Union as the paa-
dum Of our civil and religious liberties and the only sure
bulwark Of American Independence
"a Americans must ye america, and to this end ma
tnborp citizens should be selected for all State Federal and
municipal Offices government employment in preference
10 all others nevertheless,
4th Persons born OF American parents residing Temporal
ry abroad should be entitled all the rights Of natveborn
citizens; but,
5th No person should selected for political station
whether Of native or foreign bh) who recognises ale
glance or obligation Of any description any foreign prince
poentate power who refuses to recognise the Federal
and State Constitutions leach within its phere paramount
10 all other laws, as rules OF political action.
9th The unqualified recognition and maintenance Of the
reserved rights Of the States and the cultivation q
harmony good viii between the citizens Of the
several States and this end non-nererenee by Congress
with questions appertaning solely to the individual States
and intervention by each State with the Affairs q any
other State
7h The recognition of the right Of the native born and
naturaized citizens Of the United States permanently red
ing in any Territory thereof their constitution and
laws and 10 regulate their domestic and social affairs in their
own mode subject only the provisions Of the Federal
Constitution with the privilege Of admission into the Union
whenever they have the requisite population for one Repre-
sentative in Congress Prorided dlodys that but
those who are o United States under the
sution thereof and who have fixed residence in
any Territory ought participate in the formation Of
the constitution or In the enactment for said Terri
tory or State.
sh An enforcement Of the principle that State Ter
rtory ought to admit others than citizens Of the United
States TO the right suffrage Of holding political Office
9th change in laws Of naturalization, making n
tnued residence Wenyone years Of all not herenbefoe
provided for an ndpens BILE requisite for citizenship here
aer and excluding all paupers and persons convicted
crime from landing upon shores but no interference
with the vested rights of foreigners.
10th Opposition 10 any union between Church and State;
interference with religious faith or worship and no test
oaths for Office
llth Free and thorough investigation any and all al
iedged abuses 0f public funconares and strct economy
In public expenditures
18th The maintenance and enforcement Of all laws con-
stituonay enacted until said laws shall be repealed, or
shall be declared null and void BY competent Judicial au
thority
18th Opposition the reckless and unwse policy Of the
present administration in the general management OF our
nation affairs and more especially as shown IN removing
Americans" by designation and conservatives Ia princ
pie from Office and placing foreigners and ultsts in their
places shown in trucking subservency TO the stronger
and and cowardy bravado towards the weaker
powers; shown in reopenng sectional agitation, by the
repea OF the Missouri Compromise; shown in granting to
unnaturazed foreigners right Of suffrage in Kansas AMI
Nebraska; shown its Tasclang the Kansas
and Nebraska question: sb wn in the corruptions which
pervade OF the departments OF the Government
dsgracing merorous naval officers through pre-
ludice caprice; and shown In the laundering msrnan-
Agement of our foreign re ations
14h Therefore remedy existing evils and prevent the
disastrous otherwise resulting therefom VIC
would build up the American Party upon the principles
herenbefOre stated.
18th That each State Council shall have authority to
their several constitutions 20 abolish the several
degrees and institute pledge OF honor, instead oi other
anHa adnniaai
18th free open discussion Of all yltcal principles
embraced ia platform