Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-10
Kentucky American Convention.

The American Convention of Kentucky
met in Louisville last Friday, and nomina-
ted THOMAS l.. JONES, of Campbell county,
as the American candidate for State Treas
surer The Journal says of him.
Col Jones is extensively known, and to know him
is to respect and to admire him He bore himself
CALAMITY 10 the canvass last summer and autumn,
and made hosts of friends wherever be went. 10
the nomination of Col. Jones, the Office has sought
the man and not the man the Office. He has accept
ed the nomination because bis party has demanded
his services and not because he sought the office.
The Americans Of Kentucky may well be proud of
their candidate, and they will give him such hear
ty support to elect him by triumph anti-msjOri-
ty.
The Convention also adopted an address
to the people and the following
RESOLUTIONS:
Resolved, That the election of Mr.. Buchanan WAS
not rejection by the people of the United States
Of the controlling and fundamental principle Of the
American party.
RESOLVED, That we sincerely believe that large
majority of countrymen are of the opinion that
a radical change 10 the naturalization laws is neces-
sary to maintain the purity OF our institutions aud
to preserve our nationality.
Resolved That the 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
slavery question has brought our Union into peril
and il is the duty of every American patriot not to
interfere with The institutions of other States
which he has no legitimate control.
ReeolUed, That opposed to the interference
OF the General Government in the settlement of the
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lieve that the citizens of the United States bona tide
residents in the Territories have the right to deter
mine the question of slavery when they come to the
adoption of State constitutions
Resolved That the principle enunciated by the
President Of the United States that 'it is the i'm
perative and indispensable duty of the Government
of the United States to secure to every resident
inhaJitant the free and independent expression Of
his opinion by his vote" In the Territories of the
United States, is departure from sound policy;
and should be resisted by every patriotic citizen of
the confederacy. as the worst form in which the
odious doctrine Of "squatter sovereignty" can be
Offered 10 the acceptance Of the American people.
ResOlved, That the Americans of K ntucky
uuire their candidates for Congress to the d.,
termination TO oppose the passage of any law estab
fishing the basis of suffrage in the Territories upon
mere inhsbitanry. They demand citizenship as the
first requisite AID qualification for suffrage, and
they regard toe proposition OF the buchanan "umih>
stration to enable aliens to participate 10 the for
nation of State Constitutions, as gross perversoD
of principle vide departure from sound policy, and
the best evidence that time and events have added
tc the reasons which originally induced the organ
izstion Of the American party.
Resolvsd, That while the American party in the
State Of Kentucky tolerates free discussion and free
expression of individual opinions on the various po
liticsl questions of the day. yet, under polit
cal complication, the pure question Of AEeriedRism
shall take precedence of all others.