The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-06-20
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING.
VOL. 2--NO.
The Death Or Keating.


Tine Death OF Keating.
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The American celt an Irish papsr, dsvotss
much space to the Killing Of Heating By Mr..
Herbert Referring to the vote B, which Mr..
Herbert was shielded from an Investigation, The
Celtsays: a S.
Nowin relation to that division ofMr. Herbert's
case, we have duty to perform, and we shall
not shrink from dscbarging it. That duty is, 10
announce. In unnistakable terms, " the adopted
cltzens Of Irish birth throughout the country.
that the Democratic party in Congress, have
shamefuily deserted their duty, deserted their
professions OF impartiality between different
classes Of citizens, and that thew have ss nlsin.
y a. deeds can speak, declared the murder Of .
man OF Irish birth by one Of their colleagues to
De tribe wholly unworthy even Of inquiry. Is
the Democratic party mad, ,r is it only rotten
that it should 70 belle itself! With halfa dozen
exceptions, every man of the majority for Keat.
ings murderer 10 professeds Democrat = What
then does il mean! Or can il mean anything
but one thing-that an Irishman, born however
peaceable, or loyal, is only ft to be used by the
Democratic party, and when used, to Be set up
for target, and shot with impunity. This 10
what It means, and to this meaning we shall
hold the entire party. III 1 to e-
Weshold MIR. Pierce, Mr.. Douglas. and Mr..
buchanan responsible for this conduct of their
conhdenta and supporters They were all in
w Washington; it was for days the topic of the
town; if their friends had taken sides against
the victim and against common Justice. they are
not wholly above suspicion. A few days APO
the blood OF Thomas Keating was on the hands
OF but one Democrat; it has spread since then,
and i has spread since them and il ID now upon
the souls Of 19. who refused all inquiry. tits on
the Democratic party, and accarsed be he who
helps such party into power, until that blood
70 lawfully purgtd away.
This u pretty strong language, but the CeIt
concludes with the following unmistakable hint:
Let them not suppose this matter is going 10
drop here. Onestoho seldom drops anaffing has
1t nosc in hand, and he distinctly scarns the Dam
ocrat,c Representatives. at Washinq,on, that Sf
justice g not done the mtrdsrer, Herbert. thev
iDsA be held accountable as party who inteYposed
to screen and protect him from the penalty of
his guilt.
Who is this "one?" The Celt isa Catholic
paper. Its editor is mouth-piece for Bishop
Hughes, and the above may be regarded as q
threat OF the archbishop against the Democratic
party. He will hold them accountable for the
| "keating murder, and in order to show hs DOW
Ter, sell out the distinctive Irish vote to Republi-
canism or some other party. )" The language il
incapable ofany other construction. The Dem.
ocratic representative are to be judged by the
Irish citizens and voters of the United States.
for the charge of guilt in the matter ofthe slay.
ing of Keating. The old ally turns upon its
own party.-[ American Organ
Let American Democrats beware. they are
nursing boa constructor, that will crush them
whenitis strong enough. ifthey do not do its bid
ding. Their tyrantswill one day say aourfathers
bestyou with rods, but we will chastise you with
scorpions" Thepent up fury of the celt broke
out too soon-hke some other imprudencies o.
the Romanpress-its zeal outran lis discretion.
But that this is fair specimen of the temper
and spirit of the foreign party no one can can
deny. How long shall it be before Bishop
Hughes ssrules. America" .stss..
I We suppose the threat means thatif the De-
mocracy do not do the bidding of their foreign
allies. said alice will throw their weight in the
scale Of Black Republicanism. VIII Southrons
take heed in time.
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