The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-12-21

TaE PRoPqsED AMENDMENTS TO OUR STATE
CossrrrurIoS.-Th propositions made to the
people Of this. State at the recent election, to
amend the Constitution, have prevailed by large
majoritios. The following is published as the
official vote cast:
Chancery amendment. Sc 453
No mendment 1891
Term of Office amendment. 80 036
No amendment. $751;
Elections amendment. 33,958
No amendment. SLOT
The success Of the 'Chancery amendment"
secures the adjustment Of the High Court of
Chancery, and all of the Inferior Chancery
Courts. The business hitherto transacted by
these Courts, will now devolve upon the Circuit
Judges, and come up for adjudication in the re-
spectve counties.
| The Term of Office amendment provides, that
all public officers in the State. Legislative. Ex-
ecutive and Judicial, shall commence their term
of Office en- the first Monday of January after
their election, and serve until their successors
are qualified. 1t provides, in addition, that the
public officers chosen at the recent election shall
continue in Office until the first Monday of jan
uary, in the year 1858.
The Elections amendment having also pre-
vailed, inserts the following section, to be. num-
bered seven. in our Constitution, and repeats all
cor ficting provisions: "Sec. 7. All general
elections by the people of this State shall bf
on the 6rst Monday Of October, and Be conciaA
ded = one az. % ,he il 1rpu1>y - Oct.
11 Idly thefes a = an election shall
Be hello representatives. in Congress and all
State officers and members of the Legislature,
except for officers and senators entitled TO hold
over after Nov. 1857, who shall continue in Of
fee until their SUCCESSORS are entitled to succeed
them therein.-The Legislature shall convene
on the FIRST Monday Of November 1857, and BIZ
ennially thereafter, but may be specially con-
voked by the Governor at other times. The
Cows official term shall commence on the 3rd
] Monday Of Now, and that of Secretary ofState
Auditor, Treasurer and Attorney General, OF
the lst Monday of January next, after his anc
their election; but the Attorney General shall
hold his Office as heretofore, for the term Of 4
years. On the LIST Monday Of October, 1858
and biennially thereafter, an election shall b.
held for all county, district, judicial and ministe
rial officers, Except officers who may then b.
entitled to hold over after January 1859, or un
til the time of holding another election,) and tn,
official terms Of all such officers then and there
after elected, shall commence Oh the first Mon
: day of January next after this election; but al
such officers elected in 1855, or previously, who's
; official terms, in the absence Of this provision
t would expire in November, 1857, shall contin
!. ue in Office until The first Monday Of January
: 1852"
II ar The Clarion man has played for a Ion
! time upon The harp "uvp a good many strings
! In his leader of last Saturday he touched tn
! Know Nothing key note and played off beau
!. strain in this wise:.
8 Gin the present crisis in the affairs of our ma
: ton when the abotionists encouraged by for
9 eign influence and British gold, are making tn
d most extended preparations for the overthrow 0
d our Liberties, and happy form OF government
&C." ~
:, For saying the same and acting upon it toe
: that paper, for months anterior to the recen
election, poured out weeklysluices of wrath up
on the devoted heads of Know Nothings. Wi
1.-The Clarion now assist the Americans to defea
4 the Abolitonists, who, lin the present crisis,
! are not only encouraged by foreign influence
but are aided by foreign votes, in their efforts
4 overthrow the government. It istoo much
hope for. that we may yet see the Clarion scul
4 tivating profoundly intense American feeling