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V.—A radical revision and modification of the laws regulating immi-
gration, and the settlement of immigrants. Offering to the honest
immigrant, who, from love of liberty or hatred of oppression, seeks an
asylum in the United States, a friendly reception and protection. But
unqualifiedly condemning the transmission to our shores of felons and
paupers.

VI.—The essential modification of the Naturalization Laws.

The repeal by the Legislatures of the respective States, of all State
laws allowing foreigners not naturalized to vote.

The repeal, without retroactive operation, of all acts of Congress
making grants of land to unnaturalized foreigners, and allowing them to
vote in the Territories.

VII. Hostility to the corrupt means by which the leaders of party
have hitherto forced upon us, our rulers and our political creeds.

Implacable enmity against the prevalent demoralizing system of re-
wards for political subserviency, and of punishments for political inde-
pendence.                                                     

Disgust for the wild hunt after office which characterizes the age.

These on the one hand. On the other:

Imitation of the practice of the purer days of the Republic, and admi-
ration of the maxim that " office should seek the man, and not the man
the office," and of the rule, that the just mode of ascertaining fitness for
office is the capability, the faithfulness, and the honesty of the incum-
bent or candidate.

VIII.—Resistance to the aggressive policy and corrupting tendencies
of the Roman Catholic Church in our country, by the advancement to
all political stations—executive, legislative, judicial or diplomatic—of
those only who do not hold civil allegiance, directly or indirectly, to any
foreign power, whether civil or ecclesiastical, and who are Americans by
birth, education and training—thus fulfilling the maxim: "Americans

ONLY SHALL GOVERN AMERICA."

The protection of all citizens in the legal and proper exercise of their
civil and religious rights and privileges; the maintenance of the right of
every man to the full, unrestrained, and peaceful enjoyment of his own
religious opinions and worship, and a jealous resistance of all attempts
by any sect, denomination or church, to obtain an ascendency over any
other in the State, by means of any special privileges or exemption, by
any political combination of its members, or by a division of their civil
allegiance with any foreign power, potentate or ecclesiastic

IX.—The reformation of the character of our National Legislature,
by elevating to that dignified and responsible position, men of higher
qualifications, purer morals, and more unselfish patriotism.

X.—The restriction of executive patronage, especially in the matter
of appointments to office, so far as it may be permitted by the Constitu-
tion, and consistent with the public good.

XI.—The education of the youth of our country in schools provided
by the State; which schools shall be common to all, without distinction
of creed or party, and free from any influence or direction of a denomi-
national or partisan character.

And, inasmuch as Christianity, by the Constitutions of nearly all the