New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-13
KENTUCKY AMERICAN STATE COUNCIL.

KENTUCKY AMERICAN STATE COUNCIL.
The american State Council Of Kentucky recently
held an annual session. On the I'd inst it was opened
by an address from the President, Hon. Thos. II.
Clay, son of the iustrious HENRY CLAY. The address
is brief, but practical and comprehensive thorough
reorganization of the party, prior to the August eec
tions is strongly recommended and many Jaoicious
suggestions made. The following passage from the
address is suited to any Southern meridian:
The agitation of the subject of slavery whenever 1t
suits the policy of the Democratic parry, has
fore been used to secure the election OF Their
fr the tb the the m most ultra t
whilst at the South they are found to amagamate as
readily with those who are most yiolent IN the adVo
eacy Of proslayey sentiments But u Is 70 ne nopea
far The sake of our country and its institutions, that
there are rood and true enough to be found both
at the North and at the South who will unite to put
down This continued agitation and to maintain invio-
late the Constitution and its compromises. remains
VET to be seen what effect the recent decision OF the
Supreme Court of the United States, in the case of
bred Scott will have upon the law-abidng people OF
4 the Northern States.
/. & The above does not inward full justice The Demo-
cratic party is not alone guilty in the premises
although the most successful in enlsting the support
of shareholders The old Wing party always tried to
secure that influence, and usually failed. The Ameri-
can party strove for it and lamentably defeated
The Democrats could outtalk and out-promse either
! and give them two in the game And thus, between
the contending parties, vital question, involving
Southern rights, power and safety, was kicked about
from pillar to post, and made stepping stone, or
sought to be made steppingstone by the political
leaders and wire workers of all parties not in ten
of whom possessed the smallest pecuniary interest in
the preservation Of the institution of domestic slavery
This is a plain matter-offact statement and we
submit that it is worthy the profoundest consideration
of shareholders whether they will allow this danger
Gus and suicidal system of partisan tactics to be pur
sued still further All of the trouble between the
North and the South has grown out of slavery and
shareholders; and yet there is no doubt non-save
holders on account of the divisions among and apathy
of Shareholders have guided and governed the policy
Of the South for the last quarter Of acentury.
crisis has arisen in the affairs of the country which
imperatvey demands that they should exercise their
influence promptly, infexibly and judiciously. If
they do not they will deserve no sympathy no matter
| what disasters overtake them.
i With this DEPRESSION we will proceed to give, as
matter of news the resolutions adopted by the Amer
icau State Council Of Kentucky adopted on the fol-
lowing day, Sd instant:
| Resolced, That the election of Mr.. Buchanan was
not rejection by the people of the United States of
the controlling and fundamental principle of the Amer
lean party.
Resolped That we sincerely believe that large
majority Of our countrymen are OF the opinion that
a radical change in the naturalization laws is
say to maintain the purity of our institutions and to
preserve our nationality.
Resolued Thatthe Federal Union being the only
safeguard of American liberty, every true patriot
should devote his best energies to its preservation
!. Resolred, That the systematic agitation of the
saveryquestion has brought our Union into peril and
it is the duty of every American patriot not to inter
fba FDtha bIph
he has no legitimate control.
Resopea, That we opposed to theinterference of
the General Government in the settlement of the aues
ton of slavery in the Territories and we believe that
the citizens OF the United States bona de residents
in the Territories, have the right to determine the
question of slavery when they come to the adoption
of State constitution. l
Resoiced, That the principle enunciated by the
President of the United States that sit is the mpera
tive and indispensable duty of the Government of the
United States to to every resident nhabtdnt
the free and independent expression of his opinion by
his yote in the Territories of the United States is
departure from sound policy and should be resisted
by every patriotic citizen of the conedelacy as the
worst form in which the odious doctrine of "squatter
sovereignty can be offered to the acceptance of the
American people. E
4 Resolred, That the Americans of Kentucky require
their candidates for Congress to the determine
ton to oppose the passage OF any law establishing the
basis of suffrage in the Territories upon mere inhabi
fancy. They demand citizenship the first requi.
site and qualification for suffrage and they regard the
proposition of the Buchanan administration to enable
aliens to participate in the formation of State Const
tutions gross perverson of principle, wide de-
parture from sound policy and the best evidence that
time and events have added to the reasons which
originally induced the organization of the American
party.
Resolred, That while the American party in the
State of Kentucky tolerates free discussion and free
expression of individual opinions the various polt
ica questions of the day, yet, under every political
complication the pure question of de,tCanisn shall
take precedence Of all others.
Resored That it is important for the best interests
of the American party of our common country that
there shall be full representation of all the States in
the National Council to be convened in the city of
Louisville Kentucky, on the LIST Tuesday in June
next and that the inequalities of the party i'll Ken
lucky be, and are hereby rendered. to the delegates
from the other States. ...
4 We are somewhat in doubt as to the mode in which
the American party Of Louisiana is to be represented
in the Louisville Convention. That Convention is to
assemble on the first Tuesday in June. The Conven.
ton in this State is to assemble in Baton Rouge the
second Monday in June. The Executive Committee
may be empowered to appoint suitable number OF
delegates, or else, in view Of the exigences of the
case, the members thereof may think properto assume
all needful responsibility In either event there is lit
tie question any action which may be taken will bt
deemed satisfactory .l-
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