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


there is in that section conservative pafty NV
abiding party, party that respects the organic law
of the nation and the established institutions of the
country and from that party slavery has little or
nothing to fear. Members even of this party may
occasionally differ with US of the South upon ques-
tons growing out of slavery, but there is danger
there can be none that any considerable number of
them will be disposed to lay violent hands upon
slavery Only the subterranean party can do this,
and whenever it, from whatever motive, shall take
the business in hand, the death-sruggle viii have
come. We argue from the we'll known, the perfectly
notorious characters and histories of the two parties
The Black Republican party of the Northern States
is bad enough and dangerous enough its CLAIMS and
prctensions never will be and never should be ad
mitted recognized, but we believe in our hearts
that even this party is less outrageous in its pro-
posed aggressions upon the South than the Northern
Locofoco party would be- if, no longer hoping to
make Southern capital, it left to the unbrded
I indulgence Of its leveling passions. We remember
to have heard one Of The most distinguished Sag
NIGHTS of this city, man who in his life has de-
served many honors and received them, say, that he
fully expected the ultimate destruction of Southern
slavery, and that he looked for the work to be done
by the Northern Locofoco party. Being himself op
posed to slavery he did not aeem to look forward tc
tke catastrophe with any feeling of horror or dread
The true conservative party of the country il
e unquestionably the American party. 1t is preemi
nenty the party upon which the South and all othe
sections may rely for the recognition and vindica
If ton Of their rights. Consisting of the masses Of tn
: best and most substantial men of the land, made u
almost entirely of the sons Of the SOIL free from tn
vile red republican, anarchical notions brought b
villains and vagabonds from the old world, uncon
il tamnated by foreigners and Catholics, who are a
abohtionists it has, it have, sympathy of fee
'r ing or Of action with any party that proposes,
shall at any time propose, to uproct the Constitution
CT TO trample upon the laws, and to wade throug
ge blood to the destruction of the great institution
the Southern portion Of our republic. That mai
who can honestly come to different conclusio
lg from this must have marked the character and col
- duct of parties in the United States to very lit
!: purpose, The cardinal principle of Locofocoisl
V as scontemporary remarks, is Tadicatism-exhib
to ing itself in utter disregard of the teachings of hi
ar tory and experience - an abject subserviency
e King Numbers "a reckless spirit of innovatis
n under the speciots disguise of "progress" al
,er g manifest destiny "a disposition to regard Il
m will Of the majority as the measure of its power al
the guide Of its policy, however much that will
ed may be opposed to the spirit and letter of the Co
stitntion- on arrogant assumption that mino
ties have no rights, and may be trampled on, pl
pa scnbeds disffanchised at PLEASURE.