The weekly American banner., 1855-10-19

we re011f 70 learn thes some 'of the unprinci.
pied anosg the Anti- Anericsas, FADING thar
tAsir0sss Aoa~ssae bretheva oanaot succeed
yfair means. are resorsing to low md aespica-
bic slandsrs. IN order y defeat the American
ticket fr che Legslasne. Dr.. Holmes, We
learn has not escaped, but he q too well known
In this County to b injured By false rumors.
Mr.. ferger, however, never having been before
the pebble until placed thsrs By the choice of
the American party, the slander muugers hone
that their pitifal fabrications againss him win
b believed. oome Of these ere beneath notice.
but there Is enc which has tseu stasted which
honest men have believed and sepesesd, being
thus made the tools Of the dishonest porson
who put the report into circulation The re-
port to which we allude Il this. tnat Mr. Yeroer,
has oppressed himself In favor Of Z law disquais.
fying ovsrsssrst from spvmg on jsrtbs; that l.,
l&ecsariag them s~cumpaAaf.
Now what does this charge Ir0w ssk OFF,
Why simply this. Lsag before Mr. Yergsr,
became cssGdate he had . convsEssk;on with
III. Emsly Duras, u which tie inpropriety Of
compsilsng sverseesrs T. servo on juries was
meneieeed. Nr. Yesgsr remarked that theiaw
required the planter to keep some white person
q ell tines On hin phantom, yet when the plan
Ter placed his agent there. The INV compelled
the latter 10 60 away, and remain week at q
time. That this not only injured the employer
but the overseer too. Il deralged his business,
and cost him not only time, but asasy, which
Z not refunded BY the present mssgre pay q
Jurors. Mr. Yerger said he thought : law ought
10 Be passed ezsmpting oversees from Jury ser
vice, and Mr.. Burns. who y himself an overseer
was pleased with the subjsstion, a. every sensi.
bic. .overseer must be.
The law already exempts officers Of courts
teachers, keepers Of ferries, and some others,
from jury service, and this is regarded a. pc
caliar privilege. and exemption from an onerous
dsty, not Z deprivation Of Z privilege. If any
Of tAose exempted persons chooses not to claim
his privilege, he is as oompetenf to serve a. any
other. person, and 30 it would be with the over
seer, should he be summoned, he would not be
bound TO attend. while others would not be q ex.
cused from serving ~ juror except for special
cause, shown to the satisfaction Of the court al
that time" This ID the language of the law.
/ Mr.. Yerger addressed . note to Mr. Burns
requesting him to state the substance Of the
conversation with him. We have read the re-
ply, the substance Of which is contained above.
| Mr.. Burn very sensibly remarks. 81 certainly
was pleased with the suggestion myself, and il
such law was passed It would, I think make
NJ rather . privileged class. leaving the matter
Of jury duty optional with, ourselves.
/ Let Us here warn the honest voter not to per.
NIT himself TO believe any of the vile slanders
and falsehoods with which our candidates may
be attacked on the eve Of the election. when il
is too lste'to make corrections. This detestabls
trick has been % long practised BY those who
are bas enough, that It seems strange that any
voter win permit himself to BE- % cntrapped.
The voter should make il rule to believe aoth
ing upfavorable to his chosen candidate, unless
Il has been fairly brought before the public. long
enough before the election to allow ample time
for refutatior. and unless the candidate has MOI
denied, or has been unable to refute it.