New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-07-20
American Platform.

LIST. An humble acknowledgment to the Supreme
Being, for his protecting care vouchsafed to our
fathers n successful revolutionary struggle, and
hitherto manifested to u.s. their descendants, in the
preservation of the liberties, the independence, and
the union of these States.
ID The perpetuaton of the Federal Union, as the
palladium of our civil aud religious liberties, and the
only sure bnwark of American Independence.
3D.. americans must RUE dmerica, and to this end
natire born citizens should be selected for all State
Federal and municipal Offices of government employ
ment, in preference to all other nevertheless.
4th. Persons born Of American parents residing
temporarily abroad should be entitled to all the rights
of natve-born citizens but,
9TH No person should be selected for political sta
ton (whether of native or foreign brthl who rec0g-
nlzes any allegiance or obligation OF any description
to any fore PRINCE poteutate, power, or who re-
fuses to recognize the Federal and State constitutions
leach within its own sphere) as paramount to all
other laws, or rules of political action.
9th. The unqualified recognition and maintenance
of the reserved rights OF the several States, and the
cultivation of harmony and fraternal good will be-
tween the citizens of the several States and to this
end nonnterference OF Congress with questions APP
pertaining solely to the individual States, and nonn
terventon by each State with the affairs of any other
State.
It'll. The recognition of the right of the native
born and naturaliZed citizens of the United States
permanently residing in any Territory thereof tc
frame their constitution and laws, and to regulate
their domestic and social affairs in their own mode
subject only to the provisions of the Federal Const
tuition with the privilege of admission into the Union
whenever they have the requisite population for one
Representative in Congress. PFOutded Arrays, thai
none but those who citizens Of the United States
under the Constitution and laws thereof and wht
have fixed residence in any such Territory ought tt
participate in the formation of the constitution, Or il
the enactment Of laws for said Territory or State.
sth. An enforcement of the principle that no Stat
or Territory ought to admit Others than citizens o
the United States to the right of suffrage Of hold
ing political Offices
9th. a change in the laws of naturalization maxim!
a continued residence of twentyoue years. of all no
hcrenbefOre provided for, Indispensable requisite
for citizenship hereafter, and excluding all paupers
and persons convicted Of crime, from landing on on
shores but interference with the vested rights 0
foreigners.
10th. Opposition to any union between Church ant
State no interference with religoustaith or worship
and no test oaths for Office. H'
lIth. Free and thorough investigation into any AM
all alleged abuses Of public functionares and strc
economy in public expenditures.
|, l2bh. The maintenance and enforcement of all law
constitutonay enacted until said laws shall be re
peaed, or shall be declared null and void by compe
tent judicial authority.
18th. That we present the American party to tn
country not as an order, not as society, but as
bold, comprehensive, conservative, national party
standing hike other political parties openly before tn
country, inviting to its folds all who adopt its sent
ments and participate in its convictions. But nothIn
herein shall be construed as to interfere with an
organization which the partyn any State for its ow
government may choose to adopt.