Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-08-29
PLATFORM OF THE AMERICAN PARTY,
Adopted at the Session Of the National Council,
February 81, 1856.

st An humble acknowledgement the Supreme Being Tor
his protecting care 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.
3D. The perpetuation Of the Federal UniOn as the pala
dum Of our civil and religions liberties, and the only sure
bulwark Of American Independence.
Sd Americans NUT re ADaeriod and to this end, M
trorn citizens should selected for all State Federal and
municipal Offices government employment in preference
70 all others nevertheless,
9TH Persons born Of American parents residing Temporal
ry abroad should entitled all the rights Of natveborn
citizens; but,
5th No person should selected for political station
hether Of native foreign bhl who recognises ale
glance obligation Of any description any foreign prince
potentat power who refuses to recognise the Federal
and State Constitutions leach within its here paramount
TO all other laws, rules Of political action
9th The unqualified recognition and maintenance Of the
reserved rights Of the Staes and the cultivation o
harmony and fraterna good will the citizens Of the
States and this end bonnerereHce by Congress
with questions appertaning solely to the individual States
and nonntervenon by each state with the affairs q any
other State
7h The recognition Of the right Of the nave-born and
naturazed citizens Of the United permanently resd
ing ia anv Territory thereof TO their constitution and
laws regulate their domestic and social affairs in their
mode subject only to the provisions Of the Federal
Constitution the privilege of admission into the Union
whenever they have the requisite population for Repre-
sentative in Congress- Pr00dd GJ,Cdys that but
those who are citizens United States under the
suion and laws thereof and who have fixed residence in
any such Territory ought participate in the formation Of
constitution n the Of laws for said Terri
tory State.
sh An enforcement of the principle that state or Ter
rory ought admit others than citizens Of the United
States to the right suffrage holding political Office
9th change in the laws naturalization making
tnued residence Of wenyone years Of all not herenbefore
provided for ndspens bIe requisite for citizenship here
after excluding all paupers and persons convicted
crime from landing upon shores but no interference
with the vested rights Of foreigners.
10Th. Opposition any union between Church and State
interference with religious faith worship and no test
Oaths for office.
l1th Free and thorough investigation into any and al al
Iedged Of public functionaes and srct economy
in public expenditure
l2th The maintenance and enforcement Of all laws
sutonay enacted, until said laws shall be repealed
shall be declared null aud void by competent Judicial au-
thority.
18th Opposition reckless and unwise policy of the
present administration in the general management Of our
nation affairs, and more especially a. shown IN removing
Americans" 10y designaonl and conservatives in prnci
pie from Office and placing foreigners and ua-s in their
places shown ia trucking subserVency to the stronger
and nsoent and coWardy brayado towards the weaker
powers shown in rcopenng sectional agitation, hy the
repeal OF the ssouu Compromise as shown ID granting TO
unnaurazed foreigners the right of suffrage in Kansas ami
Nebraska shown in its yasciating the Kansas
and Nebraska question: shown in the corrupons which
pervade the departments Of the Government;
shown in dsgracng meFitorous naval officers through
udce caprice and as shown in the bunderng msmsn-
Rgement of our foreign re Ations.
4th Therefore remedy existing evils and prevent the
disastrous otherwise resulting ereom, we
would build the American Party" upon The principles
bereinbefore stated
18TH That each State Council shall have authority 10
amend their several constitutions abolish the several
degrees and institute pledge of honor instead Of other
10th free aud open discussion Of all Political principles
embraced Ia platform.