The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-07-04

Fillmore FOrcvers
aThou hast seen mount Atlas;
Whilst storms and tempests thunder on its
brow, NH
And Oceans break their biIlevs at its feet,
hstands unmov'd, and glories In its height;
such 70 the noble Fiiiaores bis towering SOUL
Midst all the shocks, andinjnries Of defamation,
Rises superior, aud looks down on defeat"
Ia vain will the frctfal leaders Of the Democra.
cy strive to break the chain that binds every con-
sentative man North and South--to the model
Statesman and Patri,t-whose shining name
heads and adcrns the American ticket for the
Presidency. There is uo'need of falsifying his
tory, and preventing the truth of the Records Of
our county in order TO bolster-1p his claims upon
the people for tile high aud honorable station for
which his every political act, his whole life, to
say nothing Of the private integrity and moral
worth. Of the man, so admirably adapt him; he
hos been tried, and no man at close of his admin.
stration, was 80 hnatical--so devoid of the com.
mon promptings Of Justice, or so warped by the
hot blaze Of renzied prejudice, as to say that his
career was not one TO reject credit upon the his.
tory Of our county. No man can say, without
defying the wrath of an avenging God that Mr.
Fillmore ever showed preference to particular sec
tions during his administrations, equally regarding
the rights Of all sections strenvousydid he endevor
to preserve those rights. He alone is the man upon
whose fathfulness to the South, upon whose record
national, upon whose integrity of purpose and
upon whose constitutional misn Southern men
can depend for faithful, true correct and honest
execution Of the laws respecting their Southern
Interests, he, born with heart within him, thu
patriotic pulsatons of which have never yet quick
ened, at the prospect of being able to subserve
the interest of us section, or the wishes Of that
faction, bat has always kept time to the mu
sic of the Union and the Constitution, is tn
man upon whom II is but right that We should
depend, for the recognition Of the principle o
equal rights, and equal privileges, to all.
Standing up now, ia our midst, as the creates
living Statesman, of whom it is the pride OF Amer
lea to boast. He is regarded at the same TIM
in Europe as the great Constitutional Giant, upor
whose conservative shoulders rest the politica
ornaments ofthe new world, and into whose hand
Ought 10 be committed above all others Th
reins Of this Government, unta it is freed from
the gloom into which it has been merged, by tn
reckless policy Of an untutored nogisraey, tn
only object and aim Of which seems to have BEEF
to advance, fix and rivet the dominancy Of th
party which gaze il birth, though the Constitu
ton should bid them consider, and the Union il
the verge of dissolution, should cry out, spare nj
{ How stands the account twixt him and hi
opponent, james Buchanan, man whose boyis
lungs inhaled: their first breath of patriotism
kindling up blue lights, in the Blue light days
federalism, whilst topling far above, his devote
head, peered the Black Coeade, betting index
the treason, that glowed within his choaking hear
One, the noble, bold, open and independel
Statesman and patriot, the other the low, desig
2 ing, intriguing, trucking, office-courting, und
|, termined denagogue. One bearing the impre
y of determination and freedom, stamped upon b
e every action the other, the corruption, gendert
offspring Of ambition welded to lust, a mere sun
o mer fly that has sported long in the sun bean
> of Office favor whose claim on the people, is alol
based on custom, not inert.