Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-16
PLATFORM
Of 10 american Party adopted at the session of tie
National C6uacit. JaaS 9, 1857.

IN 10 american Party, adopted at the session of III
National C6uncit. June 9, 1857.
st. An humble acknowledgement to the Su
creme Being, for His protecting care vouchsafeC
to our fathers in their successful Revolutionar,
struggle, and hitherto manifested to US, their de
'cendants, in the preservation of the liberties the
Independence and the union of these States.
"a. The perpetuation of the Federal Union, al
the palladium OF our civil and religious liberties
aud ihe only sure bulwark of American Indepen
dence. s
3d. americans must rule America, and to this
end ndtiOe-born citizens should be selected for all
state, Federal, and municipal offices or govern
ineot employment. in preference to all others
nevertheless,
IN. Persons born Of American parents residing
temporarily abroad, should be entitled to all the
rights OF native-born citizens but a...
9th. No person should be selected for political
station, whether OF native or foreign birth, who
recognises any allegiance or obligation of any de.
scripton to any foreign prince, potentate or power
or who refuses to recognise the Federal and State
constitutions each within its sphere as paramount
to all other laws, as rules of political action
9th. The unqualified recognition and mainte-
nance OF the reserved rights Of the several States
and the cultivation Of harmony and fraternal good
will, between the citizens of the several States and
to this end, non-interference by Congress with
Questions appertaining solely to the individual
tates, and non-intervention by each State with
Z affairs OF any other State.
7th. The recognition of the ght of the native
horn and naturalized citizens OF the United States
permanently residing in any Territory the cot to
frame their constitution and laws and to gulate
their domestic and social affairs in their own mode
subject only to the provisions of the Federal Con-
s,ituton, with the privilege of admission into the
Union whenever they have the requisite popula-
ton for one Representative in Congress Provided
oI,Oays, that none but those who are citizens of
the United States, under the constitution and laws
thereof, and who have fixed residence in any
such Territory, ought to participate in the forma-
ton of the constitution, or in the enactment of
laws for said Territory or State.
9Th. An enforcement of the principle that no
State or Territory ought to admit others than cit-
zens OF the United States to the right of suffrage
OR OF holding political Office.
9Th. A change in the laws OF naturalization
making continued residence OF twenty one years,
of ii not hereinbefore provided for, n indspen-
sable requisite for citizenship hereafter and ex-
GLIDING all paup, and persons convicted of crime,
from landing upon orr shores but no interference
with the vested RICH of foreigners.
10th. Opposition to aly union between Church
and State; no Interference with religious faith, or
" saip, and no test Caths for Office
llti. Free and thorough investigation into any
vi all alleged abuses of public functionaries, aud
b: ct economy in public expenditures.
2tn. The maintenance and enforcement of all
rws constit ionally enacted, until said laws shall
repeated, or shall be declared null Ind void by
Competent judicial authority.
3th. A free and open discussion of all political
principles embraced in our platform.