The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-09-14
SPEAKING AT GORDON's
SCHOOL. HOUSE.

sure, TINT no Que feels more rejoced at tie
termination of these appointments than the
gentlemen themselves. It was agreed that
only two should speak at the shove named
place on last Saturday. Judge Wright openrd
the discussion in . speech Of an hour = the
Jude as is well known, is one OF the most Il
oqent disclaimers 10 the Democratic ranks Of
this county but so completely was be routed,
and SO often driven TO the wall on last SaiuI
day by our gallant and truly eloquent fellow
citizen w. " Henderson, who replied % him
in speech Of amour and half, that We ex-
pected to see notice in the last DSmocfat an
nouncing sthe fact that the Judge had retired,
covered with many honorable wounds, from the
present political strifss We regret that We
have not room nor time to notice more fully
Mr. Henderson's spesch on that occasion. 1t
was 50 cogent and 30 conclusive, delivered with
such force Ind marked ability that it elected
remarks d praise and establishment even from
his bitnres, opponents.
ED. BANNER.
Will you permit me to make
yourpapera medium for propoundng the follow
ing queries and suggestions. ssss
Are not Native horn Americans capable o.
self government and capacitated tofil all Offices
of trust, or profit within the gift of the people,
| Is it not l,udable and preferable to patronize
home Industry, if it's products supply our neces-
sites as well, and upon the same terms as for
eign; and if our own countrymen are found e.
quail 10 all emergencies that arise in the course
Of ourfgovernment should we not exalt them
and givethem Offices in preference to foreign ad-
venturers who it is unreasonable % suppose can
ever feel the same interest in the glory and pros
upon it!
Granting ever that foreigners may be found
who are as well and qualified to Gil our Offices
as natives are, are we not perfectly right in Civ
ing the preference to the natives? If there il
any community in the land whose m i've born
citizens are not capable Of Bling its Offices il i
shame upon th,m and tn should advertise
: for men of sense to come and settle among
them.
If foreigners came here to escape from tyran
ny in their own lands, it is not to be supposed
, that they expect to attain political preserment
but to enj the rights ana privileges of a FREE
gov rnment. Untainted by demagogu's the.
would be too well contented to live quietly an
lpeaceably under our government which int
Heres with no man in his private station. Blu
pondered to by Office seekers fattered and ca
oled by them to obtain their sufferages, it is nc
wonderiul that they should cry aloud for pace
deeming it something essentially due them fror
IS the simple fact that they are Dutch, Irish
d or Welsh, and are members of the grea
= unterri6ed Democracy Of whose principle
u and aims, they are as ignarant, in nine cas-
L es out Of ten. as Fejee islander who ha
- inc soul above, broiled baby or sAoke
Id human ham.
Il The so called Democratic party espou,
= ing the hypocriticals psAich the
re do now, had better, Go Keeping wit
what they profess. change the naine of tn,
IS party to the Great pro Irish. pro Dutc
10 aud pro Popery, association, for the allev
n alton Of the errors Of the present age"
f Olyyou nose led deceived and impose
= upon foreigners, can you not see that yo
are being made stepping stones OF. by you
ostensible friends the nominal ID emocrac,
Of Can You not see hatalthough they will,
successful. throw you crumbs from tt
at spoils. they will keepthe "fat offices" fc
n themselves Do you believe IN sober trut
81 that they are better friends ofyours tina
as we, or that they would 60 further to pr,
e. tect you in your rights as private citizen
"a No, you know you do not. and rathertha
e.. be nude tools 81 by these men, you shou
re spurn and dislike them for the cheat the
. would put upon you,
~ Ifyou would prove yourselves men wi
. are capable Of governing others, first thro
ve lotf this party which has its foot upon yo'
nv necks and whispers in your ears falsehoe
90 and empty promisesawhich would disgu
3. MERCUTIO.
be DEMOCRATIC JUsTlCE TO TIL
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Hon. A. H, Chappel, "a Democratic Re
= resentatiye III Congress from George. receD1
al addressed very candid lettsrtos committee
up gentlemen u Columbus, who had invited him