Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-08-01
PLATFORx OF THE AMERICAN PARTY,
Adopted az the Session of the National Council,
Febru ry 81, 1856.

Ist An humble acknowledgement the Supreme Being for
his protecting vouchsaed fathers in their
ful Revolutionary struggle and hitherto manifested
their descendants in the preservation Of the liberties the
independence, and the union Of these States
ID The pepetuaton Of the Federal Union, the paa
dium Q: civil and religious liberties and the only
bulwark Of American Independence.
81 Americans must rule A0ertod, and 10 this end ma
reborn citizens should be selected for all State Federal and
municipal Offices government employment in preference
to all others nevertheless,
4th Of American parents residing Temporal
ry abroad should be entitled all the rights Of natvebOrn
citizens; but, ar
9Th. No person should be selected for political station,
heher Of native foreign BIRTH recognises any ale
glance obligation Of any description any foreign prince,
potentate power who refuses recognise the Federal
ami State Constitutions leach within its sphere paramount
to all other laws, rules Of political action.
TIE unqualified recognition and maintenance Of the
rights States and the cultivation 0
harmony faterna good the citizens Of the
States this end nonnteerence by Congress
with questions appertainng solely the individual States
and non-ntervent!on by with the affairs d any
other State.
7h The recognition Of the right Of the nativeborn and
uaturazed citizens the United States permanently resid
ing any Territory thereof to frame their constitution and
laws regulate their domestic and social affairs in their
own mode subject only the provisions Of the Federal
whenever they the requisite population FOR Repre-
sentative in Congress PrOUided dcdys, that but
tho who are Of the United States under the
sution thereof and who have fixed residence in
any such Territory ought participate in the formation Of
the constitution the Of laws for said Terri
tory State.
sh An enforcement Of he principle State Ter
rory ought to admit others than citizens Of the United
States to the right Of suffrage holding political Office.
9Th change in e Of naturalization making
tnued residence twenyone years. all hereinbeore
provided for ndpens bic requisite for citizenship here
after and excluding all paupers and persons convicted
crime, from landing upon shores but 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.
l1 free and thorough investigation into any and al al
ledged abuses Of public fnconaes and str ct economy
I'm public expenditures.
I2th The maintenance and enforcement Of all laws
sttutionay enacted, until said laws shall be repealed
shalt be declared null and void By competent Judicial au
thority.
18th Opposition to reckless and unwise policy Of the
present administration in the general management OF our
national affairs, and more especially as shown in removing
American" (by designation and conservatives in princ
pie from Office aud placing foreigners and utraists in their
places shown in trucking subserviency to the stronger
and an nsoen cowardy bravado towards the weaker
powers shown in reopening sectional agitation by the
unnaurazed foreigners right Of suffrage in Kansas and
Nebraska shown in its vascatng course on the Kansas
III
pervade Of the departments Of the Government
shown in dgracng meritorous naval ocers through pre-
judice caprice and sh in the bunderng misman-
agemeHt Of our foreign atons.
l4h Therefore remedy existing evils and prevent the
disastrous otherwise resulting therefrom we
bud up the American Party" upon the principles
herenbefore stated
18th. That each State Council shall have authority 20
several constitutions abolish the several
degrees and institute pledge OF honor instead Of other
Obligations for fell wshp and admission into the party
10th. free and open discussion Of all itica principles
embraced ia platform