The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-08-29
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ADDRESS or THE Exrr7lT1vr|
~ COMMITTEE or THE Errr /
MORE AND DONEfSON 1r.T5n 4
TO TE NATIVE A0lERrC4N I
PARTY OF YAzOO COUNTY.
FEIAow-C rrrzENs AND MrMprns 81
THE AMER1cAN Party: You are aware
that an Executive Committee has been
appointed to transact the business and
to attend to the general interests Of orr
party in this county. We address Won
now, to- call your attention to certain
matters OF vital interest to You all as Ma
tive. AMERICANS, and to awaken Won
to the proper exertior to secure our sue.
cess in the present contest. II Il we'll
.klowl. TO you that certain men. who
were with as in forming the American
order In this county, are now what, by
common parlance, are called BoLrRRs.
These men. you are aware, are doing all
they can to injure us as party--they
work with a zeal that knows no sleep
ing, and with q hatred, that knows no
Justice or moderation, to induce others
to follow their example and desert the
principles and the party. they once sol !.
EMMY swore, on the flag Of our country,
never, while they had life in them, to
abandon. You remember these men.
You know, feliow-citizens, when YOU
put your own hand upon the SACRED en-
blem Of our national pride, and called
God torecord your oath, who stood near
you and sang hosannas to thec and
glorious cause. Some of these men. as
we said, are now our political enemies,
and having been in your confidence in
the early days of our existence as a par
'ty, may have influence still with those
who do not know the circumstances OF
their. change OF opinions. We wish to
use no harsh language towards them
but self preservation is the first law Of
nature, and we wrongno man. by warn.
ing the Intelligent, honest men compo.
sing the Native American party of va
zoo, againsttheir insidious approaches
Some men, that we really believe arr
good and true hearted patriots still, ant
will vote for FILLMORE and DON
ELSON in November they have in
duced to sign cards ofwithdrawal, which
cards they have published in order !,
destroy the confidence of the people il
the success of our party and to Undue
others to desert. We warn you, fellow
.eit.zlns, to be on your guard agains
tllese' men. They will tell you tina
FILLMOREhas the same as withdraw,
from the coDtest-that the battle is be
tween Democracy and Black Republi
canism--You OF course would prefe
buchanan to Fremont-you admit thi
they then ask you if You are willin
they should publish your sentiments
You arefree AMERICAN citizens--yo
love the South, and you say you do nc
care who knows you prefer Buchana
to Fremont. The next week very lik,
ly, your CARD of withdrawal will a,
pear III the Democratic organ Of Ii
county. It is too late tha... 20 object
You are called a DoLrER. and the Den
ocrats say You belong to them. N
wish to remind you of some of the O
probious epithets the Democratic par1
used towards you last summer. and
impress it upon you, that by.ie:ni,
them now, you but endorse their sla
ders upon yourselves. On the 4th
June, 1855 tEEa.Democrac Of this Sta
;act IN Convention in. Jackson. and .
Ter their usual resolutions, they ga
utterance to one Of the most denunci
tory character against the Know Not
ing party. feeling of resentment a.
indignation took possession of many
noble heart, when the patriotic sons
the soil were thus malignad. and ma
who went TO Jackson as delegates
that Convention, came away satisfi
that q party that could stoop SO |
in villidcation, must be at Its he
corrupt You are. now asked to j
that party to save, the South. TIL
men who now beguile you to
what your better Judgment knows wo
be wrong, were traduced last surf1r
also-they were called AssAss1Ns
midnight traitors and a man who
once held the Office OF Attorney Ger
al Of the State Of Mississippi, JoHN
FREEslAN, wrote a labored argunient
prove that every member Of the An
lean order. was conspirator, and by
common law subject 10 Indictment
conspiracy Onthe 18th of July, Is
the Democratic Association Of
place, put forth an address to the
zehs Of tLis county. signed by Da
Jones, s. S. Wjeht, Robert Bown
d. D. Haynes, w, j. Lcpke, and "
Epperson. We will simply quote d
passages from that address, and Il
You 70 consider Il you win now act
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