The true Democrat., 1856-04-08
Objects and Princi les of the Democratic
 American Party.
The objects 0f his Porfu are:

Objects and Princi les of the Democratic
 American Party.
 The objects cf this Party are:
 1St. To cultivate and developc American feeling: teaching the doctrine that none can love our country so well as they who are born upon it's soil and none others can be thorough ly qualified to share in its government
 2i. To make our fathers our models to re- turn to the good old manners and habits of the earlier days of the republic, and to emulate the virtues, the wisdom, and the patriotism of those who made our constitution, framed our first laws, and first conducted our government.
 3d. To maintain the unlou of these States as an inestimable blessin second only to the free dom of individuals and the independence and diglity of the States, which it was igned to secure and perpetuate.
 4th 70 preserve the rights of the States and prevent emcroachment thereon by the general government.
 compromises, and aU laws passed in accordance with the constitution, as the supreme law of the land.
 9th. To give peace to the country, and allay sectional agitation
 7th. To oppose all foreign influences, and at tempts on the part of any foreign authority to control the free thought conscience or action of American citizens in political matters
 8th. To place the government of the country in the hands of Americans oulv.
 Jth. To protect the civil and religious rights and privileges of all; to maintain the right of every man to the full, uurcstrained, and peace ful enjoyment of his religious opinions and mode of worship; and to oppose any attempt by any sect, denomination, or church, to obtain an ascendercy over any other in the State, by special privilege or exemption, by any political combination of its members, or by divided ci. vii allegiance.
 10th. To reform the character of our national Legislature, by elevating to that position men of the highest qualifications, tine purest morals, and the most unselh8h patriotism.
 lth. To restrict executive patronage, espc- cially in the matter ol appointment 10 office. l2th. To educate the youth ill schools pro- vided by the Stlte, common to all, without dis tinctlon of creed or party not subjected to any sectarian influences, and from which the Bible shall not b. excluded
 25 attqin mIjcA ogrrt, ,re declare:
 l5t That all laws should be obeycd in good faith, and actively enforced, until repealed, or until declared unconstitutional and nul by the proper judicial authority.
 2. That nothing that tends to weaken or subvert the Union should be countenanced, eX- celt in tine last extremity; orany line of policy adopted that endangers it.
 3d. That all political differences threatening its perpctuity should be equitaby adjusted by mutual torbcarancc and concession.
 4th. The term required for naturalization should be extended, and the landing of foreign paupers and criminals our shores entirely prevented.
 5th. All State laws allowing foreigners not naturalized to vote should be repealed.
 9th Gifts of land should not be made, nor pre-emptions allowed, to unnaturaized foreign CTS, nor should they be allowed to vote, ill the territories.
 7th. The system of giving rewards for poli- tica subserNency, and inhictng punishments for political independence, should cease.
 9th. Office should seek the man and not man the office; and the only tests of fitness for of flee should be the capabity, faithtulness, and honesty of the incumbent or candidate.
 9th. There has been too much legislation by Congress on the subject of slavery. Hereafter it should be let alone, and the existing laws be regarded and maintained as final
 10th. Congress ought not to legslate in re- gard to slavery i'll the territories, nor authorize the people of the territories to do so until they come to form State constitution.
 1lth. It would be a violation of the compact between Maryland and the United States, and of public honor and good faith, for Congress to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia
 12th. When new State presents tself with a republican constitution, fairly made in pur- suance of law and by due authority, Congress has no right to look into that constitution to see whether it admits or prohibits slavery; but if such new State has the requisite population, it has a right to be admitted into the Unlon
 13th All offices, civil and military, should be given to native born Americans, in prefe- renee to the foreign born.
 I4th. The government of the United States should observe faith with all nations, exacting justice from the strongest, and doing it to the weakest, and allowing 10 interference by our citizens with the internal concerns of any peo- pie with which we are at peace.
 18th. The democratic American party shall be an open political party, with no secret ma chinery whatever; and its motto shall be AME- RICANIsM ToLERATIoN and REFORM.
 
 fAT It seems that Douglas bore himself tri- umphantlv, as usual, in his encounter with the black republicans and know nothings, Trum bull. Crittenden, etc., in the Senate on Friday. Crittenden's attempt to "help about assisting" the black republicans was very feeble exhibi- lion of his bowers. The talk of Greeley and his echoes. the Lowell Courier, Atlas etc., about "the flash of the kentuckian's eye" is all fudge The Kcntuckian called Douglas to order be- cause he was saying that every democrat in H. linois would pronounce Trumbulls claim to be considered a democrat libel upon the demo- cracy of that State Being cornered up, Cnt- tenden finally made his point that language was impliedly, charging Trumbull with false hood. But the chair said it did not so under stand the language. And Douglas proceeded to lash the know nothing abolitionsts of 1lli- nois as miserable set,'' notwithstanding the Kentuckian had informed him that he conc,lrs with and is a member of the" American" party. Afterwards, and after Taumbull had spoken, Douglas, in replying to him, got in the follow ino very neat and effcctual hit at the Kentuck- ian: "Whether it is disgraceful, my col- league supposes, to be charged with being a member of know nothing lodge refer to my friend from Kentucky, who does not wish tose