The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-11-09

Dinner woS Owe, The ceren1o ny Of pre-
senting the elegant and beantlfhI cske
made for tie Barbecue ~ Mn j. T.
Russell and Misa Susan oeary and yot-
elb BY the American Ladies a. ! testimo.
NAL Of regard and esteem to be given
70 Mrs. Prewett,a large audience assem-
bled at ths Court House to witness the
presentation and. hear the speech Of MI.
W v. Henderson who was chosen byl
the ladies TO make the address, in
their behalf. The Cake was atremend-
Gus one, consisting Of . centre pyramid
branched by four smaller ones on the
tops of each hoated white silk. banners
with the names Of LAKE, SrARKE, YER |
GER, HoLMEs and AAlERIcANlsM.
The fine Band of McNab Lindsay
fsrtuck up the Star Spangled Banner as
the bearers-is took four to carry the
mammoth cakeset the fine piece Of
Home Industry before the au1ience,and
Young America raised shout that por-
tended that even the Stars and Stripes
could not protect that fortress if they
had fair chance and an open field to
attack it. When the music ceased AMI
Young America became quiet, r.Hen-
ders on rose and said:
Mrs. PREwErT:
1t becomes my pleasing duty as the
representative of the American Ladies,
to present you this testimonial of their
regard, aud to express to you their deep
admiration of the ability which You have
displayed, the zeal you have manifested
. and the important services You have
rendered the American cause-that
cause so dear to the heart AMI so deeply
enshrined III the affections of every true
American woman. They are aware that
in the ordinary disposition of affairs,
womans allotted sphere is far removed
from the turmoil of the political arena,
| that it is her pleasure and her preroga-
tive to preside as the divinity of the do
nestle hearth, and shine the ornament
of the social circle; but they know there
are occasions when the force of circum-
stances and the imperative call OF duty
demands the sacrifice of pleasure and
feeling, and the mother must stand forth
IN the stern battle of life in defence and
lsupport OF her helpless orphans; and
that there are times when even lovely
womanmust prepare lend her services
20 her country's cause, and if it needs
be, sacrifire her Life on that country's
altar.
And whenever woman has EN- arged
from the private circle, she has demon
strated to the world that it is choice
alone and not necessity that keeps her
there. With Semiram:s she has proved
: that sheis able to direct the wheels %
government and conduct nation to
glory AM power; with Queen Elizabeth
: she has shown that shecan preside over
! the councils of great nation, heal its
!, armies. crush domestic faction and con
! Iqner external foes: with Madam de Stael
: she has evidenced her ability and sue.
cess in the highest walks of literature:
i. with the Maid OF Saragossa she has de
q monstrated that woman's heart and
lwoman's nerve are sometimes necessary
to her country's prcservation and with
Joan of Arc she has evincedsthat even
| in the dark hour of defeat AMI disaster
], woman's inspfr. NC presence AM heaven
/ born enthusiasm can infuse courage into
: the ranks of an army, drive back the
presumptuous invader from the coun-
Itry's soil and rescue that country from
a tyrant's chains.
Mrs. Prewett, ! am on this OCCASION
particularly the organ of tho Ladies',
but / cannot refrain from returning you
, the thanks and expressing to you the
! lrega.d and gratitudeo Of the whole Amer
lean party for the noble. services you
havc rendered our glorious cause Like
our own Molly Pitcher ofrevolntionary.
memory, who in the midst of sauguin,
!, airy conflict, when an American cannon.
eer was stricken down at his post, hero
ically stepped forward and supplied his
place and continued to pour the death
dealing broadsides into the ranks of her
country enemies and earned nations
gratitude; so You, when champion of
! American principles was stricken down
7 with the same heroism rushed to the
rescue. suffered not the war to slack but
confined to pour broadsides Of truth
land argument into the ranks of the OPP
il position and have thus earned the graft
iltude and secured the affections Of the
4 American party.