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

The Americans held grand demonstration in
Cincinnati on the 18th instant, in honor of the
late victories in New York, Maryland, etc. The
following were the preamble and resolutions that
were passed:
The issues presented to the people in the seve-
raj States in which elections have been held du-
ring the past three months, have involved so much
so much that bears upon the Constitution, the
Union, and the principles of the American party,
that the results are worthy of deep consideration.
The first and most important fact developed
has been that the strongest. party now in the
country is the American party. Strongest not
Dnly in number, but iu spirit, in devotion to the
Constitution and the Union, in the patriotic SYM
pathy which it excites every where, in the prac-
ical reform which it proposes and in the convic-
ton generally prevalent among the people that it
IS now the only party capable Of re-establishing
md preserving the true principles of our Gov
ernment.
The second fact demonstrated has been thai
he American party is strongest when it keeps
prominent and paramount its distinctive charac.
'er as American, and opposed to foreignism oil
men or measures in politics, as inconsistent with
the preservation of the true principles of oul
| Government.
The third fact demonstrated has been that it i:
the mission of the American party TO requirs
nationalism as one element of every partv and t.
oppose every thing tending toseyer tie Union, Oh
sectionalism.
And fourthly, it has been demonstrated tia
| the next Presi lent of the United States must b,
elected as a national American.
Therefore, with these principles
/ ResolUed, That we hail with pride and pleas
ure the Americans of Massachusetts,, New York
Maryland, Louisiana, Mississippi and California
for their gallant efforts in their recent elections
Their independent action for the good of tn
country, their fidelity to the Constitution and TIN
Union, and their devotion to the momentous prin
ciples OF the party.in the hour of its difficulty
entitle them to the honor and gratitude of al
true patriots.
The meeting was an enormous one, and wa
eloquently addressed BY Messrs. Norton and Sui
Iliyan.
Both addresses were fun of patriotic, Nationa
American sentiments, to which no true republi
can could object no matter what sun smiled upor
the land of his Birth The question Of SLAYER.
was alluded to II manner unobjectionable tt
Southern men or interests. Most thrillingly re
marked Mr.. Sullivan, the "American party mus
stand by the constitution for the sake of Cd,
Union, and by the Union for the sake Of the Con
stitution.
A resolution was offered and carried to re-or
ganize the American party in Ohio, and the vas
assembage then dispersed. Ohio will be all RICH
| on . fair, and square, and honest American plat
form IN November, 1856. Wait! the wagon i
coming along. @. Crescent.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-12-21

Succession Of Daniel CIaEks
This celebrated case has not yet ~ believe,
been decided BY the Supreme Court befase which
It has been for some time pending
The interest which it has excit viii cause the
following extract from the Orlenisn ID regard to
its history, to be read with Interest hRour read
ers:
Since the case Of Mrs. Gaines has been pending
in our courts, for the probate Of last will Of
Daniel Clark, much has been said by the city
press about the great amount involved il the
question, now fairly submitted TO- the HQpreme
Court. We think the statement Is talcuIted to
excite unnecessary prejudice against this lady.
Should she succeed to the utmost of her sexpoc-
tations, it will not change the fortunes Of on of
our citizens single dollar, unless, indeed, 1t may
be to their advantage.
tits matter Of public history, that no sooner
had the Supreme Court Of the United States de-
cided against her claims as heir at law in Febru-
airy, 1852, than the heirs Of Mary Clark institu-
Circuit Court claiming all the property that had
not been legally disposed of in due course Of al
mnstration, by the executors of the first will
These bills were predcated upon the opinion of
the United States Supreme Court, that th IRE
were sales made by those executors, which would
not be binding on any one claiming thro' Clark.
They were utilities from the beginning and the
property attempted to be conveyed BY them re-
mains iu his successionl This was not the case
/ with all the property sold. Some valid allega-
tions were made, and<those will be maintained
against the right of every one claiming through
| the ancestor. Sc that, after all, those holding
under the illegal sales the same Stockholders
for the two opposing forces claiming severay
under the will of 1911 and 1913. Mrs. Gaines
claims no more than now remains in the success
sion; the heirs Of Mary Clark are entitled to nc
less.
Any one doubling the correctness of this state
ment can ascertain the truth of it by referring t
suits Nos. 2ll7, 2lls, 2Il9 and 2l2O on the
docket of the United States Circuit Court, ir
which appears as complainants, A, T. Barne;
and some ten others. among whom is the Right
| Rev. Francis p. Kenrick, the Roman Catholic
Bishop of Philadelphia, as he is styled in the bill
and james Hopkins and many Others, defendants
Bishop Kenrick, now of Baltimore, claims IN.
der will of Mrs. Campbell, an heir Of Mrs
Clark, whom he converted to Catholicism, ant
who left the bulk of her fortune to the Church
1t would be .pitable spectacleto see the widow
and the orphans despoiled by the Catholic Churcl
or the soulless spectators of Wall street, VIII
are the other claimants in case Of the final n
feat of Mrs. Gaines. Her heroic peroc -
and the evident business n ~ lit ha
1enllsked the ndmiEa fi11 q hnnot fai
hands o. 1lelg d hierarcn Confederation
of mere monied brokers.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-12-21

why Didn't you Garry Lonlsia1ln.
THE following from the New Orleans Cres-
cent, Is the best thing on the Thousand stfings
we copy BIZ siilcle here.
Extract from letter received blythe editors,
= day ortwo since; !,
why didn't you carry Louisiana? We all
expected you would up here.
You call expected" we would up there, did
youi Weli.We expect you are confoundedly
disappointed. We expected to carry Louisiana
down here, but we didn't for the enemy "played
|0nsthe hap Nv thousand strings and delu-
ded too many people into voting the wrong tick
let.
You want to know chow this happenedT
Wen tell in short order quicker thana short
horse was ever CURED. In the Catholic parish
Ies the people voted against our tickets because
they were told by the high priests, scribes phar-
isees, and Sadducees, of the enemy, each one
| of whom .piayed an the harp Nv a thousand
strings that we were opposed to Catholics.
In the protestant parishes, the people voted
against our ticket, because they were tod by
men in authority that we are opposed 70 Prot
estants, becausewe had nominated Catholic
as candidate for Governor, and each man in
authority as he CONCLUDED, "played on the harp
Nv thousand strings, and thereby enticed
the people to follow in their footsteps.
AMI, then FIVE sixths of the foreigners voted
against us, because we were told that the dia-
bolical Know nothing intended to hamstring
every mothers SON of them, after the election,
and the orators in the most earnest manner i'm.
aginable,' played on harp Nv thousand strings
and the foreigners followed the music.
And il rained all over the interior on the day
of the election, and so about two thousand oil
J our folks, having fear Of wetting their beloved
feet before their eyes, and having each one pur
chased "harp Nv thousand strings" conclu
ded to stay at home and practice music.
Furthermore, and in addition to the foregoing
reasons, we didn't and we couIdn't-found il
utterly impossible-to get votes enough; for the
enemy played on the harp with thou-sanc
strings" and great multitudes followed and join
ed with the harpers.
i H. S.-If our correspondent is not satisfies
with this luminous explanation, we must put hi
linterrogates in a different shape, and we viii
leadeavor to answer them; at least to the best o
our ability. We may, 1--WE want this kept
cret,) by continually trying our hand, arrive a
the true reason ourselves!
!. N. Bit is positively untrue that the Amer
lean party has ordered thousand harps-eacl
"nv thousand slrings,"-for use during tn
next Presidential campaign. We desire to Mi
this atrocious cnlumny in the bud.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-12-21

aMan Il = the flower of the field, he springs
10 ii the morning, but at noonwe look for him,
and he.has withered away.
PASCAL.
We have returned to our labors after brief
respite IN New Orleans, and miss the warm greet
ino OF one Of our best friends. Although days
have passed since the sad news was telegraph
ed to US, and we are at home, and have not as
usual, met his cordial welcome though we have
been TO his place Of business and miss him there
he is nc more In our familiar walks-and yet
we cannot feel that he is dead-that the grave has
closed over his true, warm heart, and we shall
no more see his face or hear lIis voice. But it
is too true-Mr. John p. Baily has seen the
last OF earth-has solved the last great secret
of nature and sleeps well, where there Is no wa
king till the morn Of the Resurrection.
Mr.. Baily was native of New y ork, but for
the last sixteen years, had been a resident of
Y AGO CITY. where he has held various trusts,
AZ q Merchant, Banker. and q member Of our
town Council, in all Of which as in his private
and social relations, he enjoyed the entire con-
idence and esteem OF four community. We know
of no one whose loss could be more severely
felt. The widow and orphan have lost their
best friend, and our city, one OF the chief pillars
Of its prosperity. For ourself, we claim the
privilege of long and warm friendship for the
ldme0LeQ Qcdu,t0 stcp IuIO Tic cuCiusufc,sdCIcu
to those who knew him best, and mingIe our
tears with those who mourn in him the loss Of
their best friend. It affords as oil great conso-
llation to know that be met his fate like man
and d Christian and died in the comfortable hope
Iof blessed resurrecfion.
We know that in Affections like that which al
most crushes the devoted wife. who mourns the
+, loss ofur frieud, with asacredness before which
all other soyeou stands rebuked It is vain to of
fer words III consolation, and we have none to
offer. May G ID temper this the blow of her
eternal welfare.
| In the loss of our friends we have hope to meet
them again; Elf it were not for tn 5, death would
indeed be calamity that humanity might well
shudder TO contemplate.
| "If that high world which lies beyond
Our own, surviving love endears;
If there the cherished heart be fond,
The eye, the same, except in tears,
How welcome those in untrodden spheres!
How sweet this very hour to die.
: To soar from earth and find all fears
Lostin thy light Eternity.
It must be So It's not for self,
That we 50 trembleo the brink,
i And striving to o'erleap the gulf,
1 Yetcling 10 Being severing link.
II Oh! in that future let us think
TO hold each heart, the heart that sharef
q hen Che immortal waters drink,
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-12-21

The finest stock Of Dry Goods we have seen
this fall is at Messrs. J. Levois & Co.'S, corner
Bourbon and Canal streets, New Orleans. Their
silks are superb and imported by themselves.
They also havemaeniicent shawls, nantes and
other rich and fashionable goods. Our lady
readers going to the city must be sure and call
at this new and elegant store, If but to see the
finest dsess goods that are for sale this winter
in New Orlenns. For enumeration Of articles
for sale, see advertisemen, In this number Or the
Banner.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-12-21
ConvicfiOrls.

Seven Of the criminals, tried in the Circuit
Court, now in session in this City, have been
convicted ofmnrder--the three negroes, for the
murder Of Prichard; Cotton, for the murder Of
Smith; Lynch, for the murder Of Wright; Kent,
for the murder Of james; and last that demon in
human shape, BoUdrd, for the murder of his
wife. They are all condemned to be hanged.
We understand, the jury in the last case, that oil
Bovard, were out only few minutes before
agreeing on their verdict As
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-12-21

- es.advertsenen< A NJ @. A. Stu
rt'sfurniturs Store N !. Q. we recently had
he pleasure Of giving rs stock personal ex.
animation, and are satisfied that no one In the
,ify can give equal satisiaction to custolners in
articles and prices to Mr.. Stuart. Our country
fiends going to the city must give bin 4 call q
his furniture rooms III and ia Can6l Street.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-12-21
sReen ReupeF1
Tany doubt has been en- to the

Hany doubt has been EN- to the
transportation Of Paupers by thesUefman Cow
ernments to America, the, will be disappointed
by the following order lately issued by the Gov
eminent OF Wurtemberg;
Whereas has been repeatedly represented to
usthat German emigrants in America ,andamong
them emigrants from Wurtemburg who either
on account of sickness or incapacity to labor
dssire to return to their native land are forwar-
ded by the German Emigration Society in New
York; and whereas it is undesirable that those
who have emgrated, and particularly those who
have been sent to America at the expense of
the State or of communes, in case they should
not meet with success in America whether it be
owing to their fault or not, should return to their
native country to become burden upon the state
or the CON munes, which in such case would
have entirely overthrnwn away the cost of trans
porting them; and VIII ,reas especially the Am
erican authorities can scarcely feel authorized
20 send back persons who have once been per-
mitted to land, for no other canse than mere
lack of success, and still less can the German
Emigration Society have the right to demand
the return of such persons, therefore all proper
steps are to be taken to prevent the sending
hack of such individuals.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-12-21

nA-The ladies of the Presbyterian Church Of
this City win, on Christmas Eve and the ensuing
night, give Supper. connected with which will
be an exhibition Of Tableaux. AS, these enier-
tainments have been got up with the view OF
raising money to.place the Church in proper re.
pair, it is expected that every citizen viii patro-
nzeso laudablc an enterprise. Every thing will
bedone to make the occasion one of pleasant
and agreeable character All may feel assured
that no mpositions will be practised; the charges
will be moderate in heir characterize being the
wish of the ladies' that, when every thing shall
have been considered no one may be able to give
utterauce to single cause Of complaint. As the
young ladies Of our city and county have united
themselves together in the furtherng of this good
work, win not the young mon Of our community
by their presence on the occasion, cause their ef.
forts to result in success!
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-12-21


The testimony Of all who have thoroughly
tested the virtues Of this celebrated article, is,
that it will restore the gray and the bald erad
cate diseases Of the scalp preserve the hair from
falling, and preserve the color perfectly to ex-
treme old age. tits now put up with and with
out sediment. See advertisement.
A GREAT BLESSING TO THE AFFLIC
TED.
Esr The lumber AMI formidable characteru
Of diseases Of the Liver have long chalIanged
the attention Of medical men. Some of the
diseases, classed under the general term Of Coz
sumption, have been supposed incurable and the
unhappy patient allowed to die, without medical
science to offer him hope of recovery. Hap
PLY this can no longer be the case. A remedy
has been found which will cure all complaints,
of whatever character, arising from arrangement
of the Liver. The Pills discovered by DR.. M
Lane, of Virginia, act directly on the Liver; and
by correcting its operation and purifying it from
disease, cuts off and extirpates the complaints
which have their origin in the diseases of this
organ. Remedies hitherto proposed for liver
complaints, have failed to operate upon the seat
Of the disease; but DR.. MeLane's Pills make
themselves felt upon the action of the Liver,
and by cleansing the fountain, dry up the impure
Istreams of disease which thence derive their ex-
listence.
or Persons will be careful to ask for DR. M
Lanes Celebrated Vermiiuge, and take ,none
else. All other Vermifuges. in comparisons are
worthless. DR. MLane's Vefmifuge, also his
i Celebrated Liver Pills, can now be had at all
respectable Drug Stores in the United States
Il and Canada. 30
Sold by SCOyIL & MEAD,
Ill Charities Street,
New Orleans.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-12-21

S,M.-Tne New York Mirror thinks mo
matter what the foreigners and fusionists may
say or do" Americans are bound to rule Ameri-
ca''
Itsays: II is scarcely FIVE years since we heard
abrszcn-faced demagogue threaten in the Park,
that fifty thousand Irishmen could be rallied with
in sound of the City Hall bell. And also else
where German bands clamored for German or
ganization, to impress German policy and ideas
upon our Government, Americanism. thus chal-
lenged has risen To- teach these Irishmen that, as
such they can have no quarter here, if they think
to try their nationality in the scale against ours
AS Americans we will meet and treat them as
brothers, and share with them all that they can
fairly claim, but as for foreigners putting their
strength against us--we will put them down. We
have the power, and ours the rightto govern our
own country, and woe be to. all who dispute the
ield with US. Americans viii rule America.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-12-21
'BDlters.

Last weck there appeared 10 our paper letter
from several botersffom the order Of Sag NIGHTS.
We we're not At homco o. il would not have been
published. Wedisapprove entirely ofsuch exhi-
bitiors OF stupidity or dcpravty as these letters OF
Withdrawals make. We hope If there are any
more Sag NIGHTS sick Of their intrigue with the
enemies Of their country, they will quietly with
friw, and not make flourish Of trumpets over
thir return to their duty as American citizens
During the late canvass we. were most heartily
sick ofthe inane and hypocritcal letters OF "bolt-
ers' who said they had been inveighled into do
ing what their better judgment condemned, BY
joining the. Know Nothings, when every man.
woman and child that could read at all, knew
what the principles of the party were, from
its FIRST organization. We always thougl I
that the less the boilers y said, the better
for theirown reputation. II they went into the
order net understanding its principles, after all
the light that the public had on the subject, and
the full explanation that was given them at the
time Of their initiation, they are indeed fools,
il they did understand its principles, and then af-
ter taking an oath to maintain them, deserted
them, they are traitors and perjurers These be-
ing the well known andoft enumerated opinions
Of this paper on the subject Of the Know N 9TH
ing Boilers. we are MOTTO be expected to have
much sympathy with the Sag Nicht Boilers.
We are far from wishingto be understood to
condemn utterly in all cases. The turning OF States
evidence when great, good can be done, he
State or commonwealth BIZ such testimony "a
ass'eeneral ihIng,we disapprove enI<1 81 (fea-
con or bacEsdding, or anything ofthsV sort.
We dare say some ignorant foreigners were de-
luded into the Sag NIGHT order by native men,
bers Of the so called d ,mocratic party for poll :
ical uses-this is much to be regretted, and we
are not quite sure that Paley has ''moral' to
touch the cases OF such but what ever they do,
we hope we will have no more publications..
We don't like to see human nature made such
a pitiable spectacle Of, as It was by some Of the
prominent boilers during the late canvass.
We have no more rcspect for Dodge Of Ind
ana wha betrayed the secrets Of the Sag NIGHT.
than we have for Henderson of Lau1erdale OF
McKinnon Of Lrfayette who betrayed those O
the Know Nothings. From all two sided PEG
pie, from double dealing of all sorts-fron
Observation-Disclosures, perjurers and boilers, in tn,
devout words Of the Litany. we say $50 ),
Lord deliver u.s."
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-12-21

il Sss q ! s!s.s1.l ss 4 ie's oh
of mere monied brokers.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-12-21

TaE PRoP9sED AMENDMENTS TO OUR STATE
CoNsrrurIoS.-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
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-13
The WssIsw0rtIs Estats


AvoS. August :, ls,j,
janice Wad.woih owns alOut 900 acre. u land
IN this t0wr. ~ much moro IN Genc-eo, nlont GODD
"a 'bs adjoining town Of Rush, 5000 CJ0D in The
town of Caledonia, ana great many tfyn.anis ~
other town. W this and other oounirs md u "
nearly an god land--ihc bet IN tie Statn--and
constantly increasing ~ ynlnc. III d'aent .-,il,
Int j. for ever bnylng. Thr crrcf y rcrc1rtnle.
There ~ 4 marked abseDc" ii rufnl tssie. rent-
rslly nt.pafabe from agricultural prosperity, ard
20 important 10 domestic comfort " not 10 iGd.W
dual Iporahty and hsprinees- While there y no
large bn'Ibo.der 10 the World more il<fal, rIse
intelligent ,hsn Mr.. WAdswef,b, 4 would - Ca
l.ior TOR the country, and incaleus,iv bett.r fot
The smaller lsndholders. II the lands owned - him
wcfc owned Is two hundred thrifty poor Hsu. Who
would ye 90 On their mall farm. a1s eouifiate to
Ne general architectural horticultural and ,dpca
tional improve lcEt ~ The country. There La
iancholy alsDte 81 ibo~e substantial farm bon-r.
and tasty apImfenanrs - n0trssbl" ~ othsr por
dous a Ne-tsn New YORK. II is almost psninl
a. look ont upon IT, broad pfol.nc fields
which constitute orc ~ tn fesinfcs - this
magnificent valley, ard and feN drcl
liDIe smifsced IN The yes. y sOrld D.
NOR p.cinrr-qgs, - vcr e. NOR In sceofdsDre
with what ha- issn fund ~ D. mot ia harmony
With The rtnetal good, v,fr " o,berriss. Bui. =,
long this ,sst estate \ In the hand n ~ pfc-e'
efHghffned rfor'or, ibfr~ VIII v 10 h'ii~ osus~
~ complaint.
Al ofMr. wsdswortis lsnd l. rB'fd ~, ks.~d.
srd rented for lot single war. This hAs len the
rtc .ipce about isfo. Lsery case J. rrncsci every
year--a rule which gives Mr. W. ,niift c"DtFo ~ hs
IroD'ry end y. epbFsloa and m~nsssmeDt. \
slfsftl.ss ra1ni stand. ne ebab~e for rrisss. sDd
10, onIy j. his rule strictly adhsr,d Ia. tyt Mr.. "
dlftsrss tl,e chsrsrt,r q ibc crop- 10 IT, sD~td ~
the ssvtfsi ne!ds@ farh farm ~hirh shAif ~ so~ed
~ rhss, which hal ~ fr-rHcd fsr p>sssFrp vhSh
albtpd 10 meadow, Sc, hc,--,bss pfrs ming aDy
,ef WON ny q ihe lspd, any dyasion frurn -hss
hss ten ssss4tanss 20 i~ the best System ~ ssrl
c8itJfr. Ttr rsusi u that shs.e IaD1A arr an.ony
the f.ss cultivated lands In al Ibis vel eusiyasd
rrgon. ard uniformly yteld =. bss,y crop. - ny
cthsr Ia tbs ysvihe valley.
The rr.@. /. leaFr from aold ~t,.eg~ 49, -
fUisvs Pos tbe ts.r wbss, ixnss elgs, haslsr's ~
~iset - so~. Tor Oder wis2t isnds frctn ngc 70
sysa tssh~ss. sDd fos lands rsd fos fasasioRs.
afdng cry~ kc., f~m e. u ~ yes arr AMI tss
isnd y esrsrr ~cet; fgy o. 49, y-,>s-.