The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-06-08

McKinnon:
A Dir. N. A. McKinnon Of Mississippi, who
joined the Know Nothings, and deserted them,
p ofesses to reveal the secrets Of the order.
He says that he voluntarily bound himself by
oath not to reveal them; but he iutimates. that
in taking the oath, he was prompted By "a In
tense curiosity. which blinded him TO vfat.he
was doing; and he thinks he has ! perfectI
right to violate the oath. We have no knowl-
edge Of Mr.. McKinnon except from what he
himself tells. but we should think that any man
avowiog such principle - Ne does, must be ca
pable of the basest crimes known to the rec
ords of criminsl jnstice. We believe that any
perjured villain would steal If hewere tempted,
and we shonld be sure if such amiscreant were
|prowling about our premises, to guard our house,
lour hen-roost and our rheep-fold, with man
traps, spring guns and bulldogs. We would
no more touch his hand than if it were the
hand of leper.
ADDRESS OF THE EXECUTIVE CON-
MfrTEE OF THE AMERICAN PARTY
OF PHILADELPHIA.
Tue Philadelphia Sun publishes this document
to correct false impression that had gone abroad
relative to the late election in that city, which our
readers will remember resulted in the triumph oI
the American ticket over Wings, Democrats and
all other parties composing the Fusion ticket
We give the closing portion OF this address.
We would here state that we do not desire To-
be understood as complaining of the course which
tour oppnents thought proper to purspe. 1t was
natural TO suppose tnat those who were hostile to
American senunlents, would meet upon common
ground to prevent the success OF our candidates.
It-was, however, the first instance in which the
Wings had united with the Democratic in open
aud avowed hostility to our principles It's result
was usastrons to the alliance, and left the Wings
with scarcely a representative OF their sentiments
anywhere in ofice. They seem TO have been in
struments, Without design on their part) to aid in
fulfilling the prophecy OF the greatest and wisest
OF modern Wings. Daniel Webster, short time
before his death, said of the Wing party, "that
it would 1--we only in history" The truth Of his
prediction is daily becoming more manifest, and
the result Of the last eecuonsin Philadelphia is
the strongest evidence thus lar given o its truth
To the honor of the American name, belt said
Daniel Webster sympathized in heart and feelings
with the American party, and was at the time o
his death, ITS nominee Tor President of the United
, States. No efforts or persuaslons could induce
him to decline the nomination given him by tht
> American Convention; and his example should MOI
; be without its Influence upon the wise and patri
= otic of his own party. His conduct in eudeavor-
. ing to advance American principles in the com
munity is in strong contrast with the remnaut o
Wings in thisecity, who, ut the recent election
endeavored toprostrate it by uniting with the for
J, egn voters.
I 1t is not the object of this communication Il
enter into any exposition of the principles OF tn
American party. Its cardinal design is to plac
4 the government in the hands of native-born citi
zens, to the exclusion of all foreigners from Office
whether Catholics or Protestants. Il does no
sympathlse with local parties and feelings, but
II attached to the Constitution of the United State
J. aud the preservation ofour glorious Union. Tnes
it will seek to preserve at all hazards, aud unde
!. all circumstances, believing that the dsembermen
d OF the Uaion would be thes greatest calamit
If which could befall the human race. We are ac
:, vocates, therefore, of the doctrine, that American
only shall rule Amerrica-that the Constitutio
~ of the Urited States, and every part oft shall
1t recognised and regarded throughout the land as I'll
te supreme law, and that its equivoca mandates al
- to be obeyed in that spirit of henesty and SINGER
ty so necessary to its perpetuity, and so essenti
a. tots effective action as the guardian ofthe righ
OF OF each individual citizen, as well of the SOW
lr reign States composing the American Unio
/. We desire, therefore, in conclusion to remind yo
g. in the language Of the illustrious Washingto
's- that
nd "ltis finfinite moment that yol should pro-
of erly estimate the immense value of your Natio
r al Union, to your collective and Individual ha
u piness. You should cherish cordial habitu
on and immovable attachment to it, accustomi
ed yourselves to think and peak of it as the p;
,lv ladium of your political safety and aprosperit
watching for its preservation with jealous anx
on ty; discountenancing whatever NAV sugQest ev
m suspicion thatit can in any even be abandon,
lily and Indignantly frowning upon The first dawni
no of every attempt to aIiehote any portionof G
-. country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacr
est ties which nowbnd togethcr the various
part,."
The
.el WHEEL OF FoRrUNE---A successful practitic
u er al the "bar' under the Maine-lsW dispeni
TO ton must be Know Everything and Kno
ap- Nothing at the same lime. Thus, as we lea