The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-05-09

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The history Of Mr.. Fillmore presents encour-
agenent to young men Of talent il. humble cir
cunstances and Of limited means. 4 mechanics
apprentice In his youth he has by native energy
of character raised himself to the chair Of the Vice
Presidency, and now worthily fills the highest
post of honor in the world He is the first Of our
Presidents who has risen from similar employ
ment and condition; Washington, the elder Ad-
ans, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, j. O.. Adams,
jackson, Van Buren,, Tyler, Harrison, Polk and
Taylor were all men of wealth, or had been edu.
Gated from their youth for the learned professions
Millard Fillmore has made his way from state
Of poverty and apprenticeship to the high places
of the nation, and he has made it, not by the arts
of a denagogue, but by his own remarkable in.
tellectual powers, bis astonishing energy, his un-
sullied probity, and his manly independence Of
character, which never turned aside to fatter rich
or poor, but trod with a calm and sturdy stride
| the road ofrectitude, asking no favor to which
he was not entitled by his own merits, and seek
| ing no wealth or advancement which was to be
purchased al the price ofprinciple. !,
! That mechanics apprentice should arrive at
the Executive Chair of the United States, is not
perhaps SO wonderful, when we remember that
the foundation of American Independence was
laid in part by mechanics; that, among the great
est names of the Revolution, and eclpsed in glory
only by that of Washington, are those of Greene
the blacksmith, Franklin the printer, Sherman
the shoemaker, &C., and that our whole country
is in fact nation of commoners with the excep-
tion of some who boast a scanty patrican rill
traced up to the younger son of some ancient
family, but so literally mingled with plebian cur
rents as to prove but homeopathic drop of no.
bic blood in hogshead of rank Democracy. II
is q singular fact that in America, where titles oil
| had fhnrn cofx,
rious kinds than in any other country under the
sum- and that here, where we have no nobility
probably not family can be found which is nol
allied, more or less remotely, to some noble stocl
in England.] We say that, in such country, /
mechanics apprentice should attain high post
of honor, is not perhaps so strange, though, afte
all, we apprehend, it would not be found so easy
when the poor and friendless youth has to ercoun
ter so many of ther very old families of this bral
new Republic, and to face competitors backed b.
u wealth and political distinction power and office
! Such results are most easily gained by the Va
= . Burens aud Stewards, who devote their lives
r pandering to the prejudices and passions of th
5 multitude, and are at any time willing to becem
d the dogs OF party that they may eat the crumt
a which fall from its table. But Fillmore, hi
, worst enemies being judges, has ever pursued
u straightforward independent course, never at IN
: time resorng to the arts and tricks of the polit
g clan to advance his political fortunes or those
= ! the party to which he is attached. That such
,e man should secure so strongly the popular affe
tons of his entire State, is at once creditable
rs himself and to the community to which he belong
y lie is destined, il We mistake not his, characte
y to fill the post upon which he now stands wit
an ability and patriotism, which will cast eve
all his past eminence and distinction into the shad
o and to close his administration with an honor ar
~ ~ success which will make him the object, bo'
ur North and South of unbounded public admiratit
O. and confidence. .......
he Let those young men Of our country who ha'
ng been more richly endowed by nature than by 70
n tune, and whose only reliance is superior abil
as and energy, of which they may be conscious wit
ne out pride or vanity, look at the example of i
u' President of the United States and take courag
ne 1t is an example which will purify the heart VIII
of it animates the mind. 1t is the example of biz
nt station honorably obtained. 1t is the example
Ter an unfriended youth, struggling from the valley
as the mountain top, with no aid but himself, q
ed who standing upon the summit, can look do,
and say, truly, that he reached his eminence
Ter one straight path and never turned from it to
[es right or the left. Is not here encouragement
Oe laudible ambition, in every condition of life,
al seek great ends by lawful means?
too fRichmond Republican, 1850
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