The weekly American banner., 1855-09-21

!. VI13GINIA A.
Idensically the same Virginia Legislature which
6riSInofed and adopted a. famous "Virgini6
RssoI1lious Of o8 and s2s, liza broad and deep
ii Ioundstion priiaclples q the American party
! lhe present day. The famous Resolutions
esteemed Is the very quintesseace Of Democracy
were passed on the 2lst Dec. I7so, and, on the
10th Of the same month and year. the same Leg
islature. passed the following preamble and reso-
lutions:
(See Hynsing' Statutes, vol.-2, new series,page
I94.l
IT LIT the 9 neral Assembly nevertheless con-
curing ID opinion with the Legislature oi AAssa-
chusetts, that every Constitutional barrier saoald
be opposed to the introduction Of efforeign inhn-
ence into o0r National Councils
"Resol0sd, Hnat' Tie. constitatios ought to obe
50 amended tlo5 no foreigners who have not ac-
quired rights under the Constitution and Laws,
At the time OF making this amendment, shall there
alter be eligible to the Office Of Senator or Repre-
sentative iu the Congress Of the Uaited States,
nor to any Office in the Judiciary Or Executive
Departments.
"Agreed to 6y the Senate, Jan. I0yl799.
Tuose who contend tor like principles uov are
pronouncod "Fcde. asts,' and denounced - X
ceedingi, corrupt" WIat term OF repr0ach
can apply to the trainers ofthe ceiepratcd Reso-
lutons SO often aud so vauntingiy referred to for
first principles! They went farther than the A
merlcan party oi the present day-thsy would
not that any term OF probation should render for-
eigners eligible 10 certain Offices. Tney desired
50 to amend the Constitution. With one breath
as it were, Nthey lafised lite into the inanlmate
torm oil Stat1 lights, with the next, they announ-
ced the doctrines of the sNa;ive Anerrca1 par
tyr The principles of '98-what are theyg TLs
rights OF the States, and NAtlye Amsrieaal for
rulers.
| - 1--we cannot keep the the foreign.
ers Of Louisville, save upon the condl'
lion OF allowing no movement. however
| mid and peaceIul, towards excluding for
eign hordes from acorss the seas from The
privilege ot sharngthe government OF oal
lcoun.Iy. etc.. let them be of with them
seives.-Journal.
/ Be OF with themselves? Certainly the,
Fought, il they are not willing % put up with
The treatment they have recHived from oul
mild and peac-able" Know Nothing>, WI,
made frolic lately oI De 'ung. killing, an,
roastil Z them without regard to aye or sex
l-DemocIat.
i The Sag Nicht papers here have certain
lv gone quite tar enough with their asser
,ons as TO the riots vi 9th uit. Their as
>ertions are dow might falsehoods, prove'
10 be SO by abundant testimony, sworn tes
ltlmons, testimony as overwhelming as eve
was gwen In or out of court OF Justice.
4 Vine the Sag Nicht editors saw the pow
erial and irresistible mass OF affidavit
orooght against them, they faltered, an
lrocolsd. they shrunk back appalled, the
were almost ssrucA dumb but. KNOWN,
: that their all was Al stake, they called aiou
:laor suspension oil public opinion anltl the
shonid have time TO prepare iull and au
4 ,aen,ic histo which they said was ia ia
pid progress and would soon be out. Da
alter day, as they found themselves best
BY new crushing evidence, theTr inces
Isant cry was wait for our authenticated his
,ory which ~ii very shortly be before th
world. Even Within the last few days, al
though the Sag Nicht papers have cease
the cry. individual Sag Nichts about th
streets, when hard pressed by their oppe
4 nenis, have said That the al henlicatea bis
: tory would set everything right. But II
authenticated history has been prrparec
the Sag Nicht lead-.S, By trying ..h. expel
I Uncut thoroughly, have found that the
v canno, prepare one which they would daI
: TO publish. The authenticated history 1
much talked of is y shumbug, ahoax. a nol
entity. and yet the editors, who have sool
ten promised it., are not now ashamed
g ignore both il and their promises altogeth,
u and to repeat their base and infamous lie
d in regard toathe riots as confidently as
Is their assertions were sustained by thou
,r aad authenticated Histories.
The Sag Nicht papers are, getting wor.
and worse ia their horrible lies as to II
louisville riuts. Having been competl.
) to abandon their project u IA aathentlca,.
]. history. having utlerly faied in all theire !
!, for.s to obtain testimony to prove wha, 81.
: said. they think now to supply lhr dlstde
latum BY the increased boIdnes> and atroe
u and wild fsry Of their lie. Louisyll
Journal.
ar Nothings. Democrat.
seem disposed to follow the old recip sswh
itakon IN ha v,t.I aha z III souisvilIe Journ