Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-02-29


| Persons Of American parents, residing
temporarily abroad, should be entitled .o
all the rights of native born citizens.
No person shall be selected for political
station (~hetber of native or foreign
BIRTH who recognizes any allegiance OF
obligation of any description, to any for
eigu prince, potentate or power, or who
refuses to recognize the Federal and State
Constitutions (each within its sphcre) as
paramount to all other laws, as rules Of
political action.
The unqualified recognition and main
tenance of the reserved rights of the sew
eral States, and the cultivation of harmo.
ny and good will between the citizens of
the several States, and to this end, non-
interference by Congress with questions
apper,ainiDg solely to the individual States,
aud nou-iutervention by each State in the
affairs of any other State.
The recognition of the right Of the na-
tive born and naturalized citizens of the
Uuited States, permanently residing in
any territory thereof, to frame their Con-
stitution and laws, and to regulate their
domestic and social affairs in their own
mode, subject only to the provisions of the
Federal Constitution, and the privilege Of
admission into the Union whenever they
have the requisite population for one Rep
resentative in Congress. Roriaed at,c0ys,
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 formation of the Con
stitutiou, or ia the enactment of laws for
said Territory or State.
An enforcement Of the principle that
no State or Territory ought to admit others
than native born citizens Of the United
States to the right of suffrage, or Of hold
ing political office.
A change in the laws of naturalization,
making 4 continued residence of twenty
one years, OF all not hitherto provided for,
an indispensable requisite for citizenship
hereafter, and excluding all paupers aud
criminals, from landing on our shores ;
but no interference with the vested rights
Oh ioreiSuerS.
Opposition to any union between Church
and State; no interference with religious
faith or worship, aud no test oaths for
office.
Free and thorough investigation into
any and all alleged abuses of public func-
tionaries, and strict economy in public
expenditures.
The maintenance and enforcement of all
laws, constitutionally enacted, until said
laws shall be repealed, or shall be declared
null and void by competent judicial au-
thority.
G position to the reckless and unwise
policy of the present administration in the
general management of our National af-
fairs, and more especially as shown in re-
mo nng Americans (by designatiOn)
and conservatives in principle, from Office,
and placing foreigners and ultraIsts in
then places; as shown in trucking sub
serviency to the stronger, and an insolent
and cowardly bravado towards the weaker
powers as shown in re-opening sectional
agitation, by the repeal Of the Missouri
Compromise; as shown 10 granting to un-
naturallzed foreigners the right of suffrage
in Kansas and Nebraska; as shown in its
vacillating course on the Kansas and Nc
braska question; as shown in the corrup.
tions which pervade some of the depart
ments of the government; as shown in
dissracing mcritorious naval officers thrO'
prejudice or caprice and as shown in the
blundering mismanagement Of our foreign
relations.
Therefore, TO remedy existing evils, and
prevent the disastrous consequences other
wise resulting therefrom, We would build
up the American party" upon the prin-
ciples hereinbefore stated.
That each State Council shall have au-
thority to amend their several constitutions
so as to abolish the several degrees and
initiate with a pledge of honor instead of
those obligations for fellowship and admis.
sion into the party.
A free and open discussion of all polit-
ical principles embraced in our platform.
This, it will be seen suits the South
very well, although it is carefully dove
tailed so as to be capable of Interpretation,
North and South, to suit each extreme.
Never was there more confusion, strife,
and i'll humor in National assemblage;
sometimes one section, aud sometimes an
other, boiling and threatening.
Mr. KILLINGER, Of Pa, Delegate from
Leoanon, Dauphin, Snyder and Union,)
submitted the following resolution:
Raoired, That the National Council
has no authority to prescribe a platform
Of principles Tor this Nominating Conven.
ton, aud that We will nominate for Pres
iden, and Vice President no man who is
not in favor Of inierdiciing the introduce
tion Of Slavery into territory north of 36'
80 by Congressional action.
MIR. Kiilinger of Pennsylvania said:
When YOU demand that Slavery shall be
extended over territory now free-'erri-
tory consccr,'rd 70 Freedom by he efforts
and acts Of 'Ienry Clay-you ask that