The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-10-31

ing eyes. TO crush tne NOISE auu soOtDe 10
peace, the angry elements.---no Webster,
with his god-lke intellect, to direct, persuade
and control The peopler What, though call il
night, and doubly dark and not ray of hope
pierces the egyption gloom, We will not dispar
WOMAN'S HEART is WITH US. AND
WOMAN'S PRAYERS WILL SAVE US.
When standing but few weeks ago, in the
northern portion of our confederacy. and gaz-
ieg upon the mad and angry elements Of bigpt-
ry aud fanaticism. and beholding the maddenedIl
hosts march forth to battle under flags. on whose
folds were inscribed the reasonable aud demor-
alizng m,ttoes, "down with the constitutions"
and '.to the victors belong the spoils,' and Dis
covering no eiemeuts of fconservutlsm, or nation
ally, must confess my faith wavered. gave up
all for lost. 1t seemed as if .men had lost Their
wits, ind judgment had fed to british blasts. I
thought the knell OF this Republic had sound
ed, that the grand problem of self-government
had proved failure, and that hope itself was
about to plume lis eternal fight. Oh! it was an
impious thought, to think that this grand Re-
pubic, built by the tears, by the sacrifices, by
the blood of our patriotic sires, and protected
as it is by patriotic womans prayers, could
ever be DESTROYED. Thank God! staid, there
long enough TO see noble few robed in patri-
otism, end radiant with celestial philanthropy,
step forth from the ranks OF its contending par
ties, throw freedoms noble banner to the breeze,
that banner which was sby angel hands 10 val T
or gigen,n proclaim that they knew no North. /
no South, and avow that. they would remain
in no party that did not "carry the flag and
keep step to the music of the Union" Already
that spartan band has increased to mighty
| host, and ''the cry" from the North and from
the South, from the East and from The West,
| is "still they come Patriots all over the
country are rushing to the rescue of the Union
aud the Constitution. They have chosen for
their leader noble captain, "the noblest Ro-
man of them all;" he who Stands alone on a
! pnacle where modern degeneracy has not
reached him, and challenges the admiration
i OF the world, as the purest statesman Of
the age, and the model character of the
times allude to Mllard Fillmore. And here
cannot refrain from congratulatiug my friends
of the American party, on the cheering signs
of the times, the Frightening skies and auspl-
cious omens which surround US. Democratic
politicians have been weighed in the balance
by the American people, and lound wanting.
wanting in purity, wanting in patriotism. want
log in craftsmanship, wanting in every attribute
which should inspire The confidence or call
forth the gratitude OF the people. The handwrit-
inc is plainlv visible on the wall and the knees of
! sectional and Democratic Beshar2ars are smit-
ing together throughout the land. The great
ground swell of the nation is fast rolling them
of Into obsivion--an oblivion SO deep that the
RI plummet line of the resurrectionist viii never
reach them.
hl Not the least cheering or aupirious of these
4 signs is the lively interest and laudable zeal
/ which is being manifested by the mothers and
q daughters in this most momentous struggle. 1t
!. is indeed appropriate and becoming that the
+ mothers and daughters of America should, by
n the bright smiles and timely presents. cheer
q and encourage us, their sons and brothers, IN
& this. our noble fight. For never in the annals
: of time, has there been fought Robler ol
e more sacred battle than we are now waging
It Neither the lsraelites, who marched forth te
e battle under the banners of Jehovah himself
:. against the combined powers of Cog and Ma
cog, nor the crusaders, who rushed to Palestine
II to rescue the holy sepulcnre from the wanda
hands of the infidel Saraeen eyeF fought in
holier cause or against more INSCRIPTIONS
for than we are now &C centending. We ar
fighting the battles of civil and religious free
dom, the hopes OF the, world, and the libertie
of mankind are depending upon our success
Never has humanity had greater cause so blus
at fouler coalition, or the records of huma
nj depravity chronicled baser or more infanou
ofl instance Of bargain and corruption than Ia
,ir been inferred into by our opponents They az
nj cuse us of fusion, while tney, themselves, ar
- lighting under the black banner of foreignisn
% sectionalism and iesuitsim, and are combine
n together to overthrow the fairest fabric of COT
= ! stitutional liberty ever devised by human win
~ dom, or reared by human labor. They CT
n out corruption, who. for the twenty years. hav
90 been shutting for infamv on the yerv threst
a hold ofthe constitution, and tablng their game
e. for Office on the tomb Of the immortal Wasl
~ ington This know, is strong language.
II speak warmly, because feel warmly, becans
an the times and occasion demands il, for crave
I'd is that spirit, and cowardiy is that mind, whic
A. in great national crisis, like this, viii M
mr. stand up and vindicate that noblest of Amer
he can privileges, the right of speech, aud pr
It's claim the truth, though the heavens should
Ia ready to fall, and speak out the honest sent
- menis of his minds, though the assassin's da
: ger was waiting to strike him down. Da
ith nd daming will be the Judgment entered ,
nd by the future historian, against the Catalines
10 1.-THE present day. should they succeed in accor
,at rising their fell purposes; and tum bling IN
be ruins. this beautiful fabric OF republican 60
pa eminent
In They will walk the world with worse tn
the mark of Cain upon their brow. that crir
md unknown and ufnanaed TO the ancient worl
at par,ieids will be traced indelible letters up
or their temples. Oh! for the eloquence OF Cice
to unmask these traitors, and save ale republ
eri- would not be understood as applying |
our remarks the masses OF our opponents. I
hearts Of the people are always rght,thou2htl Il
ret judgments are sometimes. Thank God. cloud
the the scales are beginning TO fall from their ey
arsI and the of the sun Of truth are now pie
the inr the cinnmerian gloom Itisa eainsttheir ],
un- ers, the demagog ogues Of the land, thai wo
rom no,nt the fllrar of Indignation and scarp.
acy would tear from OF the faces Of these mokh
If ,lemacracy. the siyery veil Of uatrioti
lerc ph;ch they have stolen, and expose them 10