The weekly American banner., 1855-10-19

Z Many influential gentlemen, who have no |
connection with the American organization, have |
expressed To me, since leclae aad Fontsine
irH itawamba, the u udiced opinion that
Yontainess speeches alonS are doing more for
our party than all the little scrbblers in the an
d papers, and all the orators on the anti-eid>, |
have done o. cando against ~. Let right mind !
Cd and well meaning men listen TO the the argu-l
ment, the array Of fscss, the mastery logic and
his eloquent speeches On the hustiagA and i
am sure they must come to the conclusion,
that cause ~ soed . the American csnse hsy-
ing such champion, must and will be ri-l
1mphans.
An IriShmnn's Views upon the
American Question.
The Frankfort (Ky.) Commonwealth ssys1
that an intelligent and learned Ir,ahman. and =
citizen of this country. has sent us the follow
ing appealto his counfrymsn upon the great
qusstion of the day. We commend his
sound, conser alive, patriot: production 70
the perusal Of eli our readers. and especially
to the perusal Of our adopted citiseus Of Irish
birth:
Sw-lthas been remarked BY some philoso-
pher of times past, that the man who causes
one blade Of grass to grow where none grew
before, is 6enefactor TO the human race.
Should ! theD, BY submitting the following con-
siderat'ons to the coo reflection of my esteem
ed countrymen, induce even one Of them to
pause for an instant, amid the political turmoil
wnlch surrounds him, ami deliberately ask him
self to how much he is individually accessory,
would not consider my suggestions ill-timed
or uncailed for. address myself particularly
to the Iriah portion of the foreign population
the mers Herbernicf-the pure Milesian Irish;
for with the sworn life-guards of royality-the
mongrsi Orangemen-I shall have nothing to
| do.
Il is well known to every Irishman that, in
| the many vain attempts which have been peri
.,dically made through fhe.space Of three hum
1 1dred years to shake off the incubus of British
asce ndency, our only and constant rallying cry
| xas .Ireland for the frish.' This cannot be
ianied. We were even satisfied to remain an
tappenlage to The British crown, if they only
| .iowed US the privilege Of being governed by
] tive-born officers. How then can we con-
,istently complain ofthe party now organizing
[ i this country. named the American party-a
/ aarty whose only object il to preserve intact
!. inyiolate the dearly bought heirlooms of
saat crusade for freedom, the most glorious that
he sun Of Heaven he's ever looked upon since
| the morning Of creation, when the stars Of Hea-
iven. sung together for Joy !. A party which
will forever remain the only breakwater on
f-arth between liberty and oppression, perpetu-
ating the blessings of existence to remotest
time, end ultimately saving us from our worst
enemy, viz: ourselves. II we are to suffer any
injustice, it is merelv Of negative character.
They do not propose to Deprive Us of anything,
except 90 far az the deprivation is founded on
the universalla of our na .ure ndmely self
protection. They do not propose to deprive you
of the proceeds Of your honest toll; they do not
aim TO send forth these clerical locusts to dra-
goon you out of the TENTH Of your substance.
/ Generously and Hospitality they invite you to
partake of the fertility Of their land, but they
contend for non-interference on our part in the
management Of their domestic policy. Il 10
with the body polite = with the body physical,
extremes ore hurtfuI.
We cannot escape from The burning heats of
the torrid zone, and plunge immediately into the
frozen streams Of the north; We cannot, without
danger. pitch into the desert and fevel il the
6rst spring we meetj neither can We with safe
q emerge from the dark aud debasine thraldom
of hereditary bondage, into the noon-tide blaze
Of freedom, without long healthy training.
4 Grattade has been. It oil times. characterislic
4 Of our race. The inerstitnde ~ IN lrishman i
Ike Juvenals bird ~Tors avis - tereiss groqss
similsm1 eygao."
Then let ns prove = TIE Americrn people
4 that their countless fayofs are not forgotten
that Ne have determined 70 eeperate from the
political, psrvenues who have meanly specula-
ted on our mpetuous feelings and religious fears.
and now when The crisis has come and tketrue
American spirit D culuulinating heavenward,