The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-06-01
Gov BR0WN AND THE KNOW Moth
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Ex-Gov. IS q Brown IS lucky and sl,rcwrd
man. All confess It His lite letter aIon tie
subject OF Know Nethiuyism, has excited ITO lit.
tie attention. 1t is Of course ingenious; else IT
would not have been his As to its exact mean
irg, that IS another question. Tnere are parts of
it decidedly Antisknow Nothing He is opposed
to secret organizations; thinks federal legislation
Mould not help the American cause; is opposed TO
a-repe al Ct the Naturalization laws: Tut then Gil
the other hand he says hellimsef prefers an Amer
lean Prottsont TO an Irish Catholic; he is p.rfect-
" willing TO modify the naturalization ws IL
the way ub ito ten fifteen any reasonable nunl-
Der OF years, provided the people of M.ssissp-
pi only desire is. Gov. Brown Is peoples man;
goss with the people in any thing they desire.
He dots not 6l3ect to the naturalization laws as
they ara does not object 10 their being att red;-
he asks for no change ninst II but would vote for
any change in the law, rather tn an have The PEG.
PIE vote for change in the Office of United
States S.nator'
Then again he IS opposed tn fanaticism and IL
tolerance; but he does not callthe Know Noth-
ing movement, fanatical or intolerant. Tney are
too numerous to reLder that move popula- or pro-
fitable alt woed be indecorous. But still
there is much about it he docs not approve. He
docs not know its fathers and ite supporters, and
diskes It's secrecy The truth is, Gov Brown
is a party man; ucts not Ike any thing that his
party does rot originate, and yet does not like to
denounce it root aud branch; until he knows how
the dear people afe likely to view it: lis hand
is on the ter but his eyes is to Windward ALWAYS
Believing in party dictation discipline and obt-
dlence himself, lie is Of course opposed the secre--
cy that will alone enable = new party to attain
full capacity for resistarce before it can face the
open attack of powerful and selfish political ANITA
I lor a., LII.
which preserved the american party in its iilfan-
cy, and which gave it opportunity to escape con-
binations and alliances, until it felt within it
self the possession of the ri ryes and sinews Of
m nhood.
But LET us pass on to Gov. Browns opinions.
He docs not take sides against his own country
menu docs not .defeud Catholicism on foreign in
luence in our AFFAIRS In many things Che savsl
our foreign population have been to blame.'' Taey
have gone to the ballot box in large numbers
banded together az class, to cast not American;
bu. Irish, German and other foreign votes. Con-
duct like this is iuexcusable. will neither un-
dertake to palliate or excuse it = Sosays Gov.
Brown; aud rght>good Ameriern sentiment he
expresses. And again, the Gov. protests against
making this country a common Jail or an AIMS.
house for the old world On all such points be is
an excellent Know n ,thing. Bot then he says
That party IS composed chiefly OF wings, freesoi.-
ers and disappointed democrats. And he distinct
ly announces that he Intends to stick to the Demo.
crazy. Tie is party man, and cannot leave the
party organization. lie intends to make wan-
derng jew of himself. Il will give neither sleep
to my eyes, nor rest to the soses of my feet, un~
til the ass;an's are driven back and the banner
of I1moeracy waves in triumph over every foe. +"
Will ne not De sleepy and tired for TIE nexf year
or lwog Jnsl think Of it, what task7 lie Is to
keep trotting and wakcful, while Sam leads him
ia i struggle, III which the distance Is awful and
the pace killing. Tie famous gentleman Of Rot
teraam, whose cork leg walked of With him one
day. aud Is still presumed 10 be going, had not 4
more laborious occupation than the gentleman Of
Copiah has imposed upon his sleeplcs eye~lids
and tired soles Of bis feet Nutchet Courier
AMERICAN TICKET FOR MISSISSIPPI
Governor, Gen Fontaine Of, Pontotoc; Secrc-
tary of State, a. g. Horn of Quitman, Clark
county; Auditor of Public Accounts, r. LIZ.
Swan, OF Kinds; State Treasurer, Col Stith, Of
Marshall; Judge Of High Courts Of Errors and
Appeals, G. Smith ilkinson; and Clerk Of
the Superior Court of Cnancery, T. e. Cerpen-
[tcr, Of Hiads county. With references Is
Lola party a.Iiliatiatipns, the nominees stands
Governor. States Rights Democrat: Auditors
Judge OF High Court and Clerk Of Chancer
Unson DEMO- rats; Secretary Of State and r.
/ old line Wings.
W. II this Information from the
lpian I'ch strangely enc ,gh i "
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