The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-09-26

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There pas mo inquiry then made whether 1
Gforgo Washington held slsyes- mo abhoI< i
renee, Affected Or reel, Of q slsvcholder. But 1
IN tqasc .dayssof The Republic, althpuph there /
q scnfcely man North or South offcvolutiou- /
nry lineage whose ancestors did not hold slaves,
there are men who affect to be better than our
forefathers--who have abandoned the prccepts
OF w ashinglpns and ara reckIassly enaendsr-
ing sectional hate where there should he moth. |
ing but rrsAlgccneord; malcnant alienation,
where there Should be nothing hut loyal patr;-
otism, But cclieve me, this fell spirit Of see
tlonuiism Is doomed 10 brief existence and 10 /
limited area. TIN fires of American patriot
ism stltburp bright ind fair in Northern bos-
omss And we do pledge to you, by all The gio-
rous memories Of the past and hopes of the |
future by the sacred tomb Of Washington and
the graves and monuments of our sires, that
there. shall always be found Northern men ready
to unite with their Southern brothers in secur-
inc, through the long line Of ages 70 come, this
Amerienn Union.
un16n Of hearts, union Of hands,
n o5llon that none can sever--.es.
g Apu(60 of lakes, a union OF lands;
The american Union foreyer!'
At the close Of these addresses, both of!
which called forth frequent cheers, the bands
struck up the "Stnr Spangied Banner" As
the strains Of music renched the shores it was
greeted with eyory demonstration of epihusi-
uSm. Sat -
The Sisters OF the South then crossed TO the
Hartford City, and formed circle with the
Sisters of the North, around guard of four !
dressed in the Continental dress, and bearing
a national flag. The Union was completed
wifi bQ OH
called forth renewed and prolonged demonstra-
tons Of enthusiasm. The Sisters of the South
next invited those of the North to their boat,
where the circle was reformed. Each lady
bore in her hand small flag, having the name
q. the State she represented upon it. After
this last Union, those Of the South exchanged
flags with those of the North, making very
pretty incident The boats, dashed together,
then proceeded up the river, amid shouts from
the masses on the shores and sautes from the
batteries. They proceeded as far as the mouth
of Deer Greek, and then descended to the
Covineton Ferry landing, where, after pleas
ant interchange through Col. Flnnel. on the
part of Kentucky, and E. p. Norton, ESQ. on
the part OF OHIO, the boats were separated and
returned to their landings. u 6ais.a.z
The whole ceremony was handsomely exc
cu.ed, aud exceeded in gaesy and enthusiasm
sny thing of the kind we have ever witness
ed.
THE Mass Meeting In the Evening
Eaily in The e,ening immense honlires were
lighted on the three shores. On this side sew
aral large bontires Illuminated the levee with
the light of day. Rockets were fred into the
air from the wharves, and also from the floating
battery. 1t was beautiful to see the rockets
from the two shores mngiing together.
The streets leading to the wharf were soon
crowded with people making their way thither
An Immense crowd was soon there-a crowd
too inrge Tor computation We have never
witnessed such enthusiasm was there ex.
hibited. Erery man seemed determined to ex-
press his zeal FOR Fillmore and the Union, and
he did it.
+ Speaking was had from the stands. One on
Broadway, enc on Syracuse street, and one OH
/ Main street. corner of Water street
| At the Broadway stand, directly in frcn. of
the Spencer House, the people were assembled
| in dense mass, almost TO the waters edge.
Sir. J1hn A. Tri,nble, Of Ohio, was the first
one to address the people from the stand, after
him. the following gentlemen: Judge Robin
sou, of Kentucky; Mr.. Thompson, of Ohio;
Col. franklin Kennedy, of Kentucky; and Dir.
Boiling, OF Cincinnati.
A, the stand on Syracuse street, the assem-
blcd multitudos were addressed by Edmund
Pendleton, Esq, 0. Cincinnati, who made a
!, very lengthy and eloquent speech, which was
greeted with enthusiastic applause.
A the stand on the corner Of Main and Wa
ter streeIs, a regular organization WAS had, by
calling Mr.. Thomas, OF Kentucky, to the chair.
The meeting was then addressed by the follow
ing gentlemen in regular order: Col. Frank
Chambers, Col. Rawkin, aud Col. Charles S.
Todd, of Kentucky, and d II. Bailey, Esq. OF
. Cincinnati.
E In addition to these, several Independent
side meetings were held on different parts Of
the leyee, where speakers not advertised, fgur-
ed. Nor was this all. Numerous clubs parad.
ed the streets with torchlights and transparent
cies, occasionally hating to hear speech at
some street corner. Indeed, there was no end
to the supporters Of Fillmore and Donelson.
They were everywhere.
Several other torchlight professions marched
through the streets, passing in their march the
grand mass meeting on the eyee. These process
sions were composed of different organized clubs,
among which were noticeable that of the Young
American Council, and the Seventh, Eight ard
Twelfth Ward Cluhs. A large number Of trans
parencies we're borne in the procession, on which
were notices and humorous Illustrations. Among
the notices and illustrations were:
"No star shall fall from our countries flag"
''rhe Uuion and the Constitution"
Young America is Wide Awake"
eve keep step to the music of the Union.''
"Onr country, right or wrong"
young America, all FOR Fillmore"
At COvingtOn.-
i AT an early hour vast crowds assembled on the
levee the opposite side of the river at the stand
appointed for the speaking. There were, at the
least calculation, eight thousand persons present
among which a Number oflades.
The stand was decorated with transparencies
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