The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-10-24


the 9Th inst, has long article. from which we
make the following extracts:
The fippancy with which some demagogues
speak and write Of the probability, nay, more,
the des;rableness of dissolution OF the Union,
is one OF the worst signs of the times. It -
evidence of sad decay Of true American feel |
ing. AT the North, the commercial value OF the
Union is, with the Black Republicans, sub
ject of calculation. At the South we have
party Of disunicnists, ho deny thatthe Union
is productive Of any benefits to this section of
the country, who assert their belief and make
ridiculous attempts to prove. that the South
would be more prosperous out Ut than in the
Union.
In behalf of the people of Louisiana. who
are as true 10 the Union as the needle to the
pole, we protest against the right Of any party
to stake the existence of this Union in sec
iional contest. !. The Union is the heritage of
the people, and whenever, by any cause, it is
endangered. the conservative masses, repudia-
ting the suggestions or the action of mere pol-
ticians, will be found ready, able and determin-
ed to support, sustain aid preserve it from all
assaults, come from what quarter they may.
The people have no notion of allowing the
Fathers of the Republic, to be hazarded in
sectional contest between parties led, MARSHALL
ed and directed by political 6gitators.
| In the heart of the Ame.ican people there Is
deep seated reverence for the Cons tifution
| and devoted to the Union. There may be
moments of fanatcism and delusion, but they
will pass away. There may be moments when
feelings of animosity and alienation, produced
by artful appeals to prejudice and passion, pre-
vail, but the sober judgment of the people will
overcome them, aud they will be succeeded by
higher and nobler thoughts.
The position OF the conservative masses is
already taken. For a time they were dsmay.
4 ed and discouraged. Without organization and
without leader, they were helpless and unable
TO comprehend how best to act in the imminen,
peris which beset their cherished heritage
They saw two great parties in the field, com.
mitted to opposite and extreme lines ofApoIicy
in relation to questions connected with the in
stitutions OF slavery, equally obstinate and un
compromising, neither Of them disposed to con
cede nything-come oft what may contend
ing for the possession and control Of Ae Elk
ecutve power of the Government Theyss
that no hope coald be entertained of peace an,
security from the success of either of thes'
parties-on the contrary, that the success o
! either world lead to renewed and aggravate
istrife and dssension.
True, there was third organization in tn.
field, but in its Constitution there was som,
repugnant to the ideas of large mass of con
. servative citizens, and it was SO split up an
). divided, that but little hope was entertained Q
o any good result from it's operations. In thi
exigency, the Baltimore Convention assem-
: bled. 1t declared unalterable attachment t
a IL T.,. l~&o
y to struggle for its preservation; expressed alarr
! at the prospect Of sectional contest, and, q
the only remedy for the evil, nominated Cal
. ddate for the Presidency pledged to neither {
the geographical sections now arrayed in poll
ical sntagonism, but holding both In just an
y equal regard.
le This nomination at once evoked into srtivii
q the conservative spirit of the massess either
whose patriotism is superior to the influence
and the domination Of party, no sooner sa
ID the Union flag hoisted, than they hastened
OF range themselves under its ample folds. II
re day of doubt and uncertainty had passed. II
ID time for concentrated action had come. Fro
is the glorious anniversary Of the adoption of 1t
Constitution--,he day on which measures We
,c taken for its preservaton--to the present m
); ment, the great Union party of the country h
been rapidly augmenting in numbers and inf!
OF ence. A power has been evoked that is alb
RI to allay the fierce sectional feud which now a
at itates the country. Patriotic citizens, THROWN
!, aside partisan bias and political ties, are rail-
ing on all sides to the support Of the great cat
sc of American nationality. The intense fire
1t patriotism, latent in the heart Of the Americ
ey people, has been kindled; the people are f.
nd awakening TO a SENSE of the danger viii
-, threatens the country, the gloom which, for
- time, hung so heavily and por,entously over
ms is rapidly dissipating. and every day the prt
or. pect brightens.
The declaration Of disunion paper, Ii
.there are but two living parties in the count
~ the Northern and Southern parties'-is prt
~ ed to be unfounded The National party
'eo conservative party --that has sprung into ea
To- tence--cahsng the utmost alarm in the 8
of tionalist camp, is daily swelling in numbe
,dv and assuming more commanding position
~ Democrats, with Andrew Jackson's moi
"The Federal Union, II must be preserve
on, inscribed On their flags, and Wing, with 't
one other sentiment. dear to every American he
han Liberty and Union, now and forever, {
ate and inseparable," emblaxoned on the am
ave folds OF their proudly floating banners, are
ska living to The support Of the Constitution
res the Union. Onward this gallant party ,
nan march, Under its well and noble leader, rec,
arr ing continual accessions to its numbers,
we devcutedly hope and firmly believe, that
the 4tli of November next, it will achve a
ny nal eictory, and Utterly overcome the assails
-. lof the Constitution and the Union, dssun
- - on that day for its battle cry, the talsm'
ions "AxkRIcAN NArroSALrrY."
Nc.
nan - He New, Orleans Picayune says: :
his have an abiding faiih that Oh the lsh Of
ali llyember aext, tie psttiotisrn Of tie peoples
too Inc superior to tils belests = party. VIII D