Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-06-09
American National Copnoi,

1t was stated under our Geographic head yes.
terday that this body. which met in New York
on Tuesday, adjourned on Wednesday after a
dop'lng resolutions doing away with oil secret
council business. The following the pream.
bic and resolutions on the sub jet:
Uhtreas in the platform of principles adept
dby the National Council in February lat. au-
,hor'ty was given to each state council to amend
It's constitution SO ~ To abolish the several de.
grees and instituted pledge # honor instead Of
other obligations for fellowship and admission in
Ia the party; and whereas il is desirable that the
proposed pledge shall be uniform throughout the
state embodying, AS nearly as possible, the prin
ciple upon which onr organization is founded:
Resoired, Tint n Pledge Of Honor is recon.
mended Ia the several State Councils for ndop-
ton by them AS emhodying nil the principles.
aims aud objects oftte American party.
The Pledge of Honor proposed, is simply u
pledge TO the prlnoi pies of the American party
10 support for office no man who acknowledges
any allegiance 10 any foreign power. or who re-
fuses to acknowledge the Federal and State Con
siituiion rs paramount to all other laws. To these
declarations the candidate is 10 pledge his "lfe,
his fortune and his sacred honor"
Resolrtd further, That all provisions Of the
constitutions rules aud regulations, special notes
ritual or other enactments by the National Coun-
Gil which conflict with the principles enumerated
IN tho "Pledge of Honor" now instituted be and
the same aro hereby rescinded aud abolished.
provided, however, that it is not tho intention or
meaning of this resolution to change, modify, or
III any wise alter the .plattorm of tho American
Party adopted in February last, These resou-
tons to take effect and be in force In each State
when adopted by the State Council thereof.
The following were also adopted, after consd
cradle discussion on the part of tho Hon. John
Nj. Bolts; Hon, II. Marshall and others;
ReSolred, That our earnest thanks are tender
ed to the American National Convention for tho
nomination of Willard Fillmore and Andrew Jack.
son Donelson, for the Presidency and Vice Pres.
idcncy Of these United States. and that we are
confident of their ratification by the people of the
nation
Resoirtd. That the extreme partisan measures
OF the administration democracy ON the one sido
and of the black republicans on the other, driv
| ing the country with irenzed zeal into the most
! dangerous sectional strife, not only requires
| prompt and signal rebuke, but abundanty proves
| that neither faction can be safely trusted to adj
| minister the affair of the republic; and us tho
| conservators ofpower and constitutional rights
and OF free press and II free speech, without IL
centlousncss in either of the members of the
| American party in the Senate and House OF Rep
resenaIives be and theypare hereby requested to
vote for the prompt expulsion any bowie knife
democrat or Sharpes rifles black republican who
shall outrage by his acts the rules which should
ever govern the supreme Legislature of this ooun