The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-01-04

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The Brook Dinner.
Alter Mr.. Sessions, sentimoI NJ Ycrger
v1scalled' % respond 70 It, d Wilson thereupoa
Iising, proposedsthe following toaat
Hon. Edo. M. Ysrgsr- The pnme mo yer 8
Native Americanism in Yax6o Comfy. His
answering devotion to prlncip has the con-
fdence and admiration of the peple.
The Hon&E NJ. YERaFR, responded to the
foregoing toast, in the followin4 patriotic an
eloquent speech. Those who herd &, will new
erforgot the orators The stat< 81 IS Ike abili-
ty with which he. delivered bis scnti ants, must
tose much of their force in the mere perusal of
hem: but they can nevertheless Be examinel
! with interest by hisconstituents, -hythe Amer-
icansparty at large, and truly admired by every
patriot The speech of the Hon. Waller
BaooK will appearin our next. We would like
to have the two speeches in parallel columns,to
preserve them together, as having been deliver
cd upon the same occasion, and as two Of the
very best and most forcible speeches we have
heard for many day -
Mr.. Yerger's Speech.
Mr.. Prestds,t and Gentleuea.
The toast you have Just heard announced.
and the kind manner in which yoa.have responded
to it; perhaps demand Of me- something more than
an ordinary acknowledgment? [ came here to-
night in horror of our distinguished guest. could
not hope for this unnerted evidence OF your es-
| TEEN. l thank you, as 1t enables DE to express
my admiration or. the conservative principler an
patriotic aims of our honorable guest. What he
has done, was done in honor; guided by the aim-
partial conduct Of his soul he has battIed for
our noble principles, the Constitutions Of our ma.
/ tive land.
Statesman, though friend to truth, Of soul sim
In action faithful and in honor clear,
Who broke no promise. served no Este end.
Who gained no title, andwho lost ~ friend =
laAs for myself am<bat a private citizen, un-
s. distinguished and undesrying of any peculiar no.
nor It's true aided IN establishing American
principles in our own county, but for this de-
serve no reward, as.I could not have Suppressed
them If / would. 1T is true answered the call
fof my fellow-citzars and did not refuse to con-
tribute my feeble strength in the great battle we
have so nobiy fought. 1t is true among my own
people have been successful. bnt attribute
that success wholly to the magnitude of the prin-
ciples, of which / was an humble, but Jealous
Il be dear to every American heart, invoking a
they do, the prosperity and perpetait1 IS
= : d: s 81: &;
tn oul Opponents have fll[g DO as a party,
and have thus aimed an indirect, If not direct
blow at the Union Of the States.e | hesitate not
to declare that the idea of nationality entertained
by the two old parties has dsgeneratedint an alb
: surdity. Each succeeding Presidential contest
: heretofore called forth platforms which preferred
to press lightly upon the abolition preulices OF
the North, rather than take a firm and definite
) stand upon the slavery question, ill prccept as
well as practice. This was done of course to se-
cure the Worth, and thus National parties were
fJrnled a. the expense of National peace. ~ hat
have we gained, SIR, by this undecided action!
Have IKE not famed the fire Of free-soii anI abo-
tion intn s'ssetof fame IRON Milne to Iaaiaalag
; And what. genflem2n, dos Tie country Aeed IL
/ this great emergency? What do the people cal
for in this mighty downfall and corruption ofsar-
, tiess They demand plat form fadt has nopI1,sk
10 sastnn abolfionist, a p!at!orm.fhat Wil<60t
only check tn, spirit of abolition in The valixe
born, hut beat back that mighty hprae 0f{oreiva-
fers who every where at the North<aIsy Themselves
to the /" Black KepublicaHs.n Wecann0t expect
; to obliterate, as with one wave OF magc wand
the long harbored preiudces of our Northern
brethren. but we do expect to ernascuate aboli-
tion as party. thereby destroying fearful ele-
/ nlent of dsnnion. we have already stricken
J Seward with deadly hlow. and rohad in suits of
, woe his chief morrncrs, these essential dema-
, gogues, Senator Wilson and John Van Bnren.
/ Tothe American party alone can he asTibed the
recent downfatlof abolition in Massachusetts, and
! New York; this presume no candid opponent
!. will deny. This occasion win scarcely admit of
set speech, but Will call your attention to one
or two growing evils which I hope che present
spirit ct reform viii attack--for instance the
!. Esspoils system" which proscrihes all men for
!, Eopipions sake. Whilst lam willing to admit the
necessity of an administrator surrounding itself
by its own adherents cannot applaud the policy
| of wholesale prescription which degrades the
President into 0 mere tool of party. This sys-
TEN, sir, is fell disease attacking the Fitas of
our government, corrupting patriotism and redu-
icing it to the base level of money chest trust
, our opponents will worship more willingly at the
lshrine of Jefferson, and remember that he said,
ls'The right of opinion shall suffer no invasion
from me. those who have acted well havenothing
, to fear however they may have differed with me
finsopinion.n Let them remember too what he
said in regard to- removal from offce-that in the
operation he proceeded tswith delberaton and in
quiry that It may give the best men least and eff
feet the purposes Of justice and public utility with
II the least private distress, that It be thrown as
much as possible on delinquency and oppression.'
Has this been the policy of Mr.. Pierce, has he not
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