The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-09-26

| the States over their own territories and in
reference with them become, both public
abuse Of powc' and an act Of personal impcr-
Thence. tf all men, in all sections of the
! country, coulI realize whore these powers
commence. AMI where they ccase-if they
could understand that they are no more re-
sponSihe for other mems sins than they are
secure in their own sclfass'nncd virtues all
wonId be comparatively well.
There are many and vital questions on
which the American part. can agree and to
these ali other SuijcctS should be subordinate.
They are. in brief. condensed in the follow
ing spirit of the National Platform. Wehold
for example. as cardinal maXims Of public
justice and private duty,to the following rules
of faith and action:
lSt. The Federal Union must I've maintained
2nd. The reserved rights Of the States mus
be respected
3D. The decisions of the Supreme Court
must be enforced.
4th. The union of Church and State must
be prevented.
9Th The rights of conscience must be
guaranteed.
9Th. American interests must be promo.
ted.
7th. An American nationality must he
cherished.
9Th. Sectional agitation mast be tcrnna-
ted.
9th. Foreign paupcrs and criminals must
be excluded
10Th. The naturalization laws must be
amended.
/ llth. "Squattcr Sovereignty and alien
suffrage must he rcpudiatcd.
18th. Americans must rule America.
There is nothing here rot taught in the
Constitution of the United States, and nothing
here rcpugnant to the spirit and letter Of that
instrument oflbcrty and law. The provision
; OF the Constitution winch requires the Pre-.
si'!cnt OF the Cnit,d States to be a native torn
citizen which requires the Wee President to
possess the same qualifications with the Pre-
s'dcnt-which, in the f,r,isn. BON impo.
Nes nine years residence, after naturaliza.
ton, as qualification of n candidate for the
United States Senate and residence of seven
years, after naturaliz ton, as a qualification
for Representative in Congress which for
bids test oalhs for Office, and the mainc-
nance of an established religon-arc all part
and parcel of our faith and practice So far
from departing from any provision of the Con-
Siltutlon, we seek to restore a respect tor its
trainers, and an entire and hearty obedience
to Its provisions 1t is, above and beyond all
other records Of political crceds, the platform
OF the American party.
Bat we cannot shut our eyes to other is
SneS which have been forced upon us by the
Democratic party. which is no; only not wha
was III times past, but which seems to have
"n'livtd Its consistency, its usefulness. and
VIRTUES. 1t has different faces for different
parts OF the country and different phases to
illustrate its many cre,ds. 1t has involved
the government in great difficulty. and no
man feels secure in the future while this par
~ is IN power. Under Democratic Almiuis.
trationS there has been an open violation Of
the law in the Territory OF Utah. A social
system which would have diSgraced the dark
est ages, utterly repugnant to civilization, re.
ilecting the highest dishunor upon the gov
eminent. Il fostering soro upon the political
body, and every day growing from bad to
worse, exists and has existed for four years
past within tic borders Of our own govern
munt.
We condemn this outrage upon morals and
humanity, and desire the nuisance abatcd
We trace 1t however as one CT tie natural in
Il lent TO that system of administration which
seeks to fill the na.i"n with criminals, pau
pcrs, and fanatics from the old world We
trace the great majority Of wrongs in Utah
the acts OF treason, the cases of arson, the
the beaStly intercourse, to that unna tural
indifference to those who. srrpent-like hav,
crcpt into the bosom Of the nation, in order
to sting and destroy it.
Other questions of great in portancc
though of |, IS magnitude also attract our at
tenton. The public domain secured by
common treasure and common sacrifice 0!
blood and labor. the common property of the
nation, is distributed without regard to the
general ownership, and with Il lavishness of
appropriation which shows an utter indilcr-
chcc to the just claims. ana the true wants
Of the \ ncrlcan people.
Who can arrest these evils, and restore the
Government to its ancient land marks but
the American people ! Where else is there
Il sure hope of the Union Of the Sta'es, with
that free expression Of opinion which belongs
TO every Commonwealth Of the Republic, and
to every citizen in the Union?
We call, then, upon our countrymcn all
over the land, to organize and act. Lee,
them seek to give honor, strength, prosperi-
~. and pcIpetuity to our glorious Union, by
making the love of country, and the whole
country, passion and a principle.
The past III our nation is made glorious by
the patriotism and heroiSm Of our noble an
cestry OF Southern men. Of the stamp and
character 81 him VINO led The great armies of
the Revolution and of those who were dis
tingulshed under the confederation and in
the convention which framed the constitu-
Il n. Northern men, too, Of lhestamp and
Character of the son of Massachusetts who
Nominated George Washington, of Virginia, TO
to be Commander in.chief of the armies of
the Republic and like him received the sword
OF the leading British General on the Southern
soil Mt the instance of the forever loved,
Heaven protected Father Of our common
country.
Living then in these great examples of the
past-secking to re-baytisc the whole nation
IN the spirit of the great and good men who
led the way to victory and to independence,
we, too, are hopeful and hcartful of the fu-
ture.
We invoke the sympathy, the aid, the CO.
operation of all men, all over the land, who
are with us and of US IN principle and senti-
mcnt-and OF all men. too. we wish to re-
form those gross abuses in the State and
Nation which have resulted in SO much per-
sonal wrong, and left stain like wound
upon the fair fame Of the Republic Ameri-
cans and friends of Americans, North and
South, East and West,-
Awake, arise, or be forever fallen ~