Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-05-15
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AMERICAN PLATFORM.


AMERICAN PLATFORM.
1. An humble acknowledgement TO the Su-
preme Being for his protecting care vouchsafed
10 our fathers, in their successful Revolutionary
struggle, and hitherto manifested to us, their de-
scendants in the preservation of the liberties, the
Independence, and the Union of these States.
2. The perpetuation of the Federal Union, as
the palladium of our civil and religious liberties.
and the only safe bulwark of American Indepen-
dence.
3. Autericans must rule .Anlcrica, and to this
end, natipe- born citizens should be selected for
State, Federal, and municipal Offices or govern
meht employment, IN preference to all others;
nevertheless,
d. Persons born of American parents residing
temporarily abroad, should be entitled to all the
rights of natve-born citizens but
8. No person should be selected for political
station, (whether OF native or foreign birth, )who
recognizes any allegiance or obligation of any de-
scrption TO any foreign prince, potentate or power,
or who refuses TO recognize the Federal and State
constitutions, (each within its sphere,) as para
mount to all other laws, rules of political ac-
ton.
6. The unqualified recognition and mainte-
nance Of the reserved rights of the several States
and the cultivation of harmony and fraternal
good will between the citizens of the several
States, and TO this end, non-nterterence by Con-
gress with questions appertaining solely to the in
dividual States, and the non-intervenion by each
State with the affairs of any other State.
7. The recognition of the right of -the native
born and naturalized citizens of the Unted.States
permanently residing in any Territory thereof, to
frame the constitution and laws, and to regulate
their domestic and social affairs IN their own
mode, subject only TO the provision Of the Fed
eral Constitution, with the right of admission into
the Union whenever they have the requisite pop
ulation for one Representative in Congress. Pro-
rtded GllrGys, that none but those who are citi-
zens 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 constitution, or the enactment of
of laws orsaid Territory or State.
8. An enforcement of the principle that no
State or Territory ought to admit others than cit
izens of the United States to the right of suffrage
or of holding political office.
9. A change in the laws of naturalization
making continued residence of twenty -one
years, of all not herenbefore provided for, an in
dispensable requisite for citizenship hereafter.
and excluding all paupers, and persons convicted
Of crime, from landing upon our shores; but no
Interference with the vested rights of foreigners.
10. Opposition to any union between Church
fnd State; no interference with religious faith, OF
worship and no fest oath for Office.
IL. Free and thorough investigation into any
and all alleged abuses of public functionaries and
strict onomy of public expenditures.
y. The maintenance and enforcement of all
laws consttutionaly enacted, until said laws shall
be repealed, or shall be declared null and void by
competent judicial authority.
10. Opposition to the reckless and unwise pol
icy of the present administration in the general
management of our national affairs, and more es-
pecialIy as shown in removing "Amercans'' (by
designation and conservative in principle, from
office, and placing foreigners and ultrasts in their
places; as shown in trucking subservience to the
stronger, and an insolent and cowardly bravado
towards the weaker powers; as shown in reopen
ing sectional agitation, by the rpea Of the Missou-
ri Compromises; as shown in granting unnatural
lied foreigners the right of suffrage in Kansas and
Nebraska; as shown in its vascillating course on
the Kansas and Nebraska question:; as shown in
the corruptions which peryade some of the de-
partments of the government; as shown in.dsgrac-
ing mertorious naval officers through prejudice or
caprice; and as shown in the laundering misman-
agement of our foreign relations
IA. Therefore, to remedy existing evils, and
prevent the disastrous consequences otherwise re-
sulting therefrom, we would build up the "Ameri-
can Party'' upon the principles herein before
stated
10. That each State Council shall have author
ity to amend their several constitutions so as to
abolish the several degrees, and institute pledge
of houor instead Of other obligations for fellow
ship and admission into the party.
16. A free and open discussion of all political
principles embraced in our platform.