The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-09-14


D ugaarty and Armistead and still longer viii
ii be before the demolished champions Of de-
mocracy 10 these counties who unthoughtedIy@
met tn m in debate, cease to cherish .afred for
the many sigma defeats they were fofced to
sustain by tn Sc eloquent sp aker 50
From the Natchez Courier.
TEE LATE ELECTIONS
Our opponents are laying great stress on The
results q The recent SECTIONS, as indicating the
oyerthrow of the American party. A very few
momsnts reelection will satisfy all--but those
with whom the wish is father to tie thought :
how unfounded are conclusions drawn from such
premises. There is nothing in the late elections
to discourage any who have taken the ground
that Americans shall govern America.
In Kentucky we have achieved signal sicto
ry-and we must not forgst that when the wings,
only carried that Stately 1000 or 1900, they es-
teemed it good ground for exultation and pride.
Now, the majority of the American party is
some 5000.
A though the American ticket has not succeed
ed in North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama,
yet that party has done better than the wings
did in the last previous elections in those States;
and this in defiance of the organized opposition
of the Democratic party-aided by the talents,
influence and abilities of such men as Toombs,
Stephenes, and many Others ofless note from the
old wing party.
This, too, has been done by a newly-organ-
lied party and that organization very defective.
party not yet in its first gristle, has encoun'-
] cred an enemy practised in arms, flushed with re-
peated conquests, and aided by hosts of thost
who had been leaders in the ranks of former op.
) ponents. What has been the result? Tnls
mighty host has been met with signal defeat il
5 almost every skirnish of mere. oat-posts-ha;
D been most completely defeated in oae pitched
battle. and in three or four Others though orr OPP
e ponenis hold the Geld, they do so with great.
y diminished majorities.
Again, it must not be forgotten that the Anne
rican party, its presses speakers and voters, hav
been maligned, Sian Tered, aspersed, and viltied
t, as never was party before. Their doctrines hav
e been misrepresented, and the most false and cal
y luminous purposes and motives imputed to them
d 'detestable," "tratorious,' ''infamous,"-to sa
r nothing of their alleged unconstitutionality, an
It variance from the opinions of he sages of tn
/ Pcvoluton--are some OF the mud tel ms used b
1t the Auti-Amercan party, to designate our opin
G, ious.
m ssConspiraiors,' sdark-lantern assassins." &c
!, &C., are terms OF reproaeh too good to expres
A, fully the bitter hate ofthose politicians by trad
=. demagogucs and ofica-mongers, who see in Il
new organizaiion the destination of that 'cra
by which they Lave I'll sir wealth the assuran,
= that the people have taken their. own ousiae
u into their own haads.
Even in our city, one Of these speak rs had tt
$ hadiaood to ASSERT of the Amee. IN party, TIN
y it would deprive the naturailzsd citizen Of ever
h right he poss ssed under lhe constitution al
At laws. We might say that to the extent. Ii;
!, speaker was believed. by tie class of hearers
!: addressed, he was an incindiary; but we name.
as one out of many specimens of like kind A
these things have their effects for the present; b
"a time, reasction and observation of passing event
u will dspell much Of the prejudice thus engende
lr ed, and bring kind feelings and cooperation
y! its place.
if So far as the past is concerned, we have be-
,e assailed with such weapon, and with little els
:. and still there is not field of recent confit
!, where the American party is not stronger to-ds
than ever before -
:" But letas look into The future. AS it regar
. our opponents, what is their condition.
:, confused, Inconsistent What is it in our Sat
n crying up Democracy, asserting the Americ1
~ movement to be Wing trick, while in The
ranks are found Miles, Topper, Foote, and m,
no ttudes of such men, old Wing leaders, speaki
W and laboripg to maintain the ticket called Dem
ur cratic, and Wings, Union, Bond-paying Wing
Oh THEN candidates for Office. We see the party Fl
- inmate against US the most vile and bitter m
representations In their convention, in tt
Congressional District, they reaAirm the san
lie and then attempt to avoid the isaue ~ mig
makewith them, by ostensibly setting up e
= ddate who claimed to runson . platform Of
s'y own, while thus seeking to make ayaliable
q their hopeless opposition 70 american principl