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The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-07-25


-.'e3- Resolutions passed at the Mlsnsslrri AMEAr.
can STATE CONVENTION, held at jackson. january
IL, 1856. s ~ A 31
REsoLvED, That tho thanks Of skis oonusntion
are due 10 Mrs. Harriet N. Prswett, Editress Of
ths American Banner, Published IN Yazoo City
for lbe fneSg Unable serpioes she has rendered TO
sthe American cause IN he recent contest
Amer some eloquent remarks by Hon. Hon Jos
d. Cobb, il was, on his motion, unanimously
adopted.
Mr. Richard Cooper offered the following resolu-
Zion, which was unanimously adepted;
REsoLvEB. Thdt this convention recommend
ia The American Party throughout tie State Of
Alississippi; tAe American Banner, published by
Mrs. Fl. N. .Prewctt, and commend IL TO their
consideration and support. e
We call upon the members Of the American Party
throughout the State, TO aid in giving the Amer-
can Banner q wide circulation. 1t will be remem-
berod that we have bad the name of MILLARD
RILLMoRE at the masthead of our paper, ever since
we took down Gent SCOTS in November 1852.
ours was by eighteen months, the first American
Paper In the State-and was the first TO adopt the
Philadelphia Platform. II win slso be remembered,
that out Of the five Congressional Districts was
the only one 10 elect Member Of Congress, and
1t was the votes Of Yazoo that elected him. We
trust the friends Of the good cause throughout the
State, and especially in this district, will exert
Themselves in our behalf
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Some time since, we copied an article from the
Brandon Republican suggesting the name of
our fellow-townsman, G. w Dongharty, for the
vacancy in the State dictatorship, occasioned by
the inability Of Hon. Amos r johnson to accept
the appointment. That vacancy is now filed, and
most worthily so, by the Hon. William L. Shar-
key. We notice that Mr.. Clinton has settled in
Memphis. We have not learned whether he has
resigned his place on our Electoral ticket. If he
has,swe would earnestly suggest to the Commit
tee on whom the duty deyolyes, the axpediency
OF immediately selecting the above named gallant
champion Of our principles, to gil that station
We have known Judys D ougkarty long and well
During every political canvass for the last egh
years he has been, as it were the leader OF hi
party here. Regardless of the mental calibre o
the peripatetic spouters of the opposition, who
ike locusts, infest the land Immediately preccdn!
an election, he on all proper occasions has me
them on the hastings, and by his matches elo
quence and overpowering array of facts, has al
ways frustrated the design of the locofoco cliqu
at jackson, Of gaining the ascendancy in Yazoc
He is q mau of well-balanced mind; fully poste
in regard to the political history Of the coun r.
and withal, one Of the most graceful and eject;
orators in the land We would be delighted. !.
his appointment, for in our opinion, take him q
I together, he Is preemiuently qualified to occur
any position, which he may be called on to ell.
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Thfeis n 'lk plte ~ gpe - es.s;Asas<e'
for tie San Mo ~ stunplng l1a cbulIjy ID i pri4
sats Wy, on. he siThi}d d ~ question: IIe
came % j. the otlet dan and i Lone II bur file
papefs. which eo6ninsd a|eertI IS iene6 " him,
III. aeelarinr TIT ii th> ord@r 81 Amers
ieads there WI 10 sud- thing an Third Deerss
This Boiler. has now found out that there & Third
Degree, and he wants 70 prove Al the gentlemen to
the number Of htndred, We believe. himself among
the rest. JalsLiers1 WehAse- understood that he 10
using our flo paper an argument to get poor silly
fellows 70 sign hhrcad cut and dried boilers cards
The gentlemen that signed that paper last Fall,
would sign such an one again. There never was a
Rhivd DEGREES or any. degree in the Mississippi Or
der and the man that is asserting its existence. and
all other boilers that have been in the order of the
Stars and Stripes, know IL $50 e
If we are 10 take MeKinnor's testimony-and It
was first rate authority with come when he perjnd
himself last Summer though we wouldn't believe
him on oathin the simplest matter The Know Moth
ing order drought to this State, but did not
spread and was soon superseded by the one that took
like wild fire everywhere-the SrARs AND SrRrrEs.
This order never had any degrees And now therearc
II
no degrees at al--the American organization being
open one. like that Of all other political parties
We mako this open mention Of the old friend
is making Of his own Card because like him in his
present stateof mind, we opposed to secret,
derhand workings for friends oragainst opponents,
or enemies There is more sccresythe object Of il
is gone. The American party stands with its unas.
salahle platform Of principles before the world and
has to blush for its aims and objects since
It's establishment. True. we have not heretofore
succeeded always before the people in popular ecc
tonstrue, we have been traduoed as never party OF
people was traduced before. Wehave lost men from
our ranks, that we honored with bcleying were trut
patriots, and at least possessed Of common selfre
spect that have proved themselves utterly unworthy
Of our confidence and Of. the boon of liberty, be
queathed to us by our Revolutionary fathers. Tn,
chat has been winnowed off, andthere is trust,
band Of brothers left, who win never lay down tllei
armour till the glorious principles for which ey ar
contending shall shape the policy ofthe Federal
, State Governments AMERICANS ONLY
SHALL RULE AMERICA. ~ $50
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TuE SrEAx ENGINE IN RoME.--The spirit Of
the ags is beginning to make itself manifest in the
Eternal City. The wheels of progress have over
come every obstruction and reached it. A letter
from Rome, dated May l, says:
The railway to Frascati will be opened to the
public probably during the present month, and
this irst triumph of the spirit of the steam in the
Roman dominions will soon be followed by still
more important Improvements. The station, a.
at FIRST projected, is outside the walls of the city,
but the company hope to be able to bring it with
in the space between the Coliseum and the Arch
Of Titus The intrusion Of so vulgar an affair as
the steam engine may take away somewhat from
the severe character Of these majestic ruins, for
the living may gain what the dead lose. The
gasomcter IS within twenty steps Of the temple Of
Vesta, Macadamzed road tfaverses The. Forum,
telegraph wires fellow the Appian WAY, ond other
Iprodigies Of modern art threaten to eclipse the
marveis of the ancient.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-07-25

The SrUxP.--Where are all those Fillmore
Know Nothing orators who were so anxious a
Aewrmonths STAGE to take the stump an defence
tof Hmdooism!- Roys Sun.
Where are the Locoforeign BUCCANEERS that
threatened to stump the country to help Mr..
Roy aclear ont the cob webs of Known Nothing
-ismr Are they busy in keeping old Buck from
sfainting from his copious blood-letting in search
or that Democratic drop?
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Whereas has pleased a mighty God. II his wisc
= remove ffo q midst our esteemed
ffiead and Beloved Brohefs JoHs McLrop,
1st. Resoluea, That 81 lis deutl, Monnt o,;vet
Division No. $50 Of tie sSons Of Temperance. has
sustained serious loss both Uf good man and wor
Ehy; brother.
d. ResolDed That We sincerely regret his loes as
IN exemplary man and unfinchiig Son Of Tempe
rance.
chat we tender themot kindest words tfcondaence.
JOHN w. JONES, r. S.
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etronv Naive ,,.hr<..rf -, sx1, a.. {<-f ~.
AMI noh,s .sS,i.ns , q 60, 60. t.s
honoy, 4 our q ,c,r,n Iv,,K ~, ~. 49, 80
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r., K, san,a ~ s,.s Il -. - 3. s,'...T
= ;,h,,st M. .,s
-. r..s. q. = : 80 y"
al IL. ny. $500. -'>. = ','e
prss;a.r,;., -. 40, a.
lived anil .lras, hrors H. -, -. ~ =, .,.,.
,,no,, .s.,sra. TIL. $500. 49,, =. 4,
,altcal ss,.s s,h., ,hs o,,ser - ~. ~. :,
~ Air, co,,,,... "a Nc..;,.h.u, ca, -. q
,;,.s 49,, A., 49,. ...un s,,.r..
IA line wh;..n,, On. .,,o rsn,o,.,,.,. ,,a .,,r:
ia. vanon ,s;., ,h;.h a., CO., oh.r,.
bv James Buchanan ar ba,cain ana corr,nt;on WA
urved soa;a.t Hrxsv ms ,,,,;t,os1 IA, 20
every true ybig In t,s lcd I'm Me- a;.a.,,,,us can.
vass ~ az that cam ha. If thar. !.
a wh.c that remembers rtbaia.n Grief th.t vrupo
MANY \ brave heart and The bite, tears that
stained many a, maaly. cheek. when the smoke Of
the battle cleared up, aud the glorious old wing
Banner trai,ed the dust. and the Locofoco leeions
uero rs;o;cno v;c,e,s;ou. mon he hs,,lst;ela-
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-07-25

A PoRTRAIT OF BUcHANAN.--An exchange
thus describes adaguerreotype of Buchanan, on
exhibition in Boston:
at is portrait of an old man with trescherous
eyes, mouth fallen apart, head Topped over on one
shoulder, and feebeness impressed on every linea-
ment; while moral Pecksniffian white handker-
chief envelopes the neck in folds OF respectable
ty.' 1t is just such picture as one would expect
to find of man who had proposed to steal his
neighbours land ifshe could not buy it, and who
had vacated his own personality and made him
self platform.
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nsp-sVFcbope The SIN N its next list of n

HGr'Wchope the Sun. IN its next list of Boil
tiers, will get some new subjects. The ones he
unpublished this weekand last, are old sinners. We
have heard the pitiful story of how they were en-
trapped and snveigled" into the terrible order OF
Know Nothings long ago. That "arch" boil
ter, Mr.. f. Bostick, has written himself down
what is it Dogbery saysf a boiler once before Now
hat isn't fair old friend. If you are entitled to too
pensions, because you haze ft ON both sides, you
care not entitled to two cards of withdrawal. The
blow Of your boiling was hard enough on the par-
ty at first, and 1t s'sheer cruelty for you to keep
st constantly before rs. Well, there is one thing
about the great ex.Know Nothing, lone always
knows where to find him. Hegoes over to the
enemy in the face Of the whole army, as Demour.
iez went over to to the Prussians.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-07-25
HYMENTAL.

MARRIED. On Wednesday, the 23d inst, by the
Rev. j. s. Montgomery, at the residence Of the
Bride Mother, W. s. EPPERsoS to Miss EuGESrA
SLocoMB.
Married. in Christ Church, vicksburg, on
Thursday evening, July 18th, by Rev. w. w.
Lord, FRANK BucKrSGHAM, Of Port Gibson, to
LAMA G. A. MUIR, of that city.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-07-25

"S1ILL HARPISe ON NY DAUGHTER. The
editor Of the SUN seems hard run for matter OF
argument against Mr.. Fillmore. He has now
found out what no one in the world ever found
out before, that Mr.. Fillmore Is in favor Of rester-
ing the Missouri Compromise. We refer the ed.
itor to an article elsewhere in this number Of our
paper. where Mr.. Buchanan's position on thai
same question, Is coutrasted with Mr.. Fillmore's
also where Old Buck explicitly says that Con.
gress has exclusive right to legslate on the subject
OF slavery in the Territories. Poor old Buck!
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More Boilers.

Listen now to the voice Of one who knows
the Know Nothing party intimately, from the
depths Of stratagem to the surface OF hypocrisy
and affectation.
After listening carefully to the splendid argu-
gument Of R. s. Holt, recently made before the
Democratic Association of Yazoo County, he
wrote the following declaration on the. minute
book Of said Association and signed his name
thereto, as follows:
ssThe Democratic Platform adopted by the
Cincinnati Convention meets my hearty appro-
val and shall support cordially its nominees
for President and Vice. PRESIDENT
s. M. PHILLIPS.
This is the language of an independent patri-
otto mind. In ordinary times man could
change his politics without mourning the severe
censure of his former party associates, and hav-
ling any impure or corrupt motive imputed to him
for 80 doing, but the faction of Know Nothing
ism has fully established new rule on this
subject. Itrequires the strongest kind of moral
courage, Ia withdraw from that order now. The
member withdrawing does so with fnll knowi-
edge that he WILDE slandered, malIgned and
abused with spirit, bitter as gaul, q hate deep
as qeIl, and malice unlivalled by the fallen
angels in perdition.
All honor then to s. NJ. Phillips Cor bis man
] II and ingenioas declaration. In these times
the man that has the courage to make such an
avowal in the very teeth Of Know nottingham,
will never lack the resoluiion to backit.
/ The above Is IN extract from long article in
the last Sun. which we woald copy entire, if We
had room Our old Know Nothing friend, s
N. Phillips. is thus made to occupy . proninen1
place among the boilers. As for the hypocris,
and affectation which the Sun ssys Mr.. Phil
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-07-25
Improvement.

Gin Stand Improvement.
IT HAVE become interested in tie Fuitz
j Improvement on the Cotton Gin, for the
counties OF YAzpo and Madisoh. Orders left
at the Post Office in Yazoo CITY, directed to
me will meet prompt attention.
Feb. 29.4I;kf THOMAS OIIYERs
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~ A few days ago merchant in st. Louis
made q heavy bet that Mr.. Fillmore would get
the electoral vote Of sixteen States. What other
candidate can hope to cary half so many!
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BSs- Mr.. Buchanau's doctrine that working
men ought not to receive more than ten cents a
day for their work is entirely Characteristic Of
him. He would be glad to have all his hired men
men work for that price. He is VIGOROUSLY one
OF the meanest and most penurious men in the
world. Those who know him well, the people of
Lancaster and Others say that in travelling he is
always inquiring whose turn it is to treat, never
thinking Of such thing as has owa turn. Ex-
Senator Allen of Ohio, long known as Demo-
cratic leader in that State, was questioned by a
Democratic company little before the meeting
OF the Cincinnati Convention as to Mr.. Buchan-
ans chance for the nomination. Mr.. Allen re-
piled:
"He stands no chance in the world. He is
moderate man. He isa man of some attachments,
and some sense; hut he is contracted mana
little man. and proverbially selfish. He is one Of
those men who, il there were circus in his town,
would be too stingy to go to the door and pay
his quarter to 60 in; but would make his way be-
hind the pavilion, cut hole in the CANVASS with
his pocket knife and steal his sight OF the show!'
The poor creature was too stingy ever to get
married. Is it not very natural that such miser
should wish poor folks to work for dime day?
Louisville Journal.
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AMERICAN BANNER.
TA1WW @gRTa
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY Is, 1856.

lIrs FAcr.-That Know Nothingism in fazoo
<county is in state of collapse. Who will write its
sObituary IL RDy's San.
The Obituaryof the author Of heabOve paragraph
will be short one--"Here lies" 2
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-07-25

AG- The Sag Nicht papers of Tennessee are
making prodigious fuss because few fellows in
that State lately burned some old clothes that
they called james Buchanan. It certainly was
not digniied or decent exhibition, but we don't
know that there was any great harm in it. 1t
was as harmless as any other manifestation of
public indignation against IN unworthy candidate
would be. Il Mr.. Bucka, /; n YER burned &c pit
in effigy, the Devil will be cheated. We guess
old Buck will be mighty glad to compromise with
him upon an effgy-burning and furnish the old
clothes himself stingy as be is. lie would even
furnish Lis diplomatic suit for the occasion.
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OF We put Judge Sharkey's name upon our
Electoral Ticket with pride and pleasure. The
Central Committee have appointed him to gil
the vacancy. occasioned BY the resignation Of
the Hon. A. r. Johnston. There Is no man fol
whom We have more profound respect than fol
WIN. L. SHARKEy, His great abilities, his un
-assailed patriotism and stern Roman honesty
will give strength to any cause he may advocate
but as champion of our fearless American
principles, he is tower Of strength.
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athing tubs of all sorts and eixe1 q Iunge
shower HIT rs.
McCOMBs Iron TIE, FOR
BALING COTTON.

T,HE undersigned respectfully solicit the
Il attention Of the Planting community 10
the above invention now offered as q substi-
tute for Rope in balirg Cotton and possessing
the the advantage Of Economy, Facility Of ap.
plication and security
The deIsy experienced in nyiting. which
has retarded the general adoption 81 Hoop Iron
is at once obyiated by simple yet inferior APP
piication OF clasp easily adjus ed and effect
ually securing the connected end of the Hoop
or Tie. ,.@ps s'srss sassi4esiI
TERMS-Eight cents per pound delivered
en- board Of Steam boat at Lonisyille or Gin
Icinnati, or 49,
h Eight and one half cents per Iound delivered
at Landings on the Mississippi RIVER.
The Iron Tie weigh about the same as rope
say to 8 pounds andsi coated win paint to
guard against rust. ssE 4s.gsga
No order received for less than 500 bales or
400 hoops. Persons desiring lesser squanti-
ties Will be supplied by the, Local Merchants
Numerous certificates Of Cotton presses in New
Orleans as wei as Of Ship Masters are in my
possession, fully attesting the superiority Of the
IRON Tie over Rope for baIing cdtoa.
| See Circulars. qisRsaSlHs 49,
Persons DESTROYS ofusing the iron Tie NAV
rest assured Of being supplied iA ample time for
{ Orders s or letters u engaging, addressed to
the Undersigned will receI1e plpmpt attention.
| A. B. READING,
July aS 1856 q vvlssaksbarg Foundry.
Form Of order for McC Combs Iron
| Tel Hoss I'D Bals.
yicksbexz - IS s.
Plessesesd me hoops
i feet inches long and draw at
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B. r. HALLET,
Architect and Auctioneer.
LAND FOR SATE.-

LAND FOR SALE.
OFFER for sale on accommodating terms.
4 at act of land containing about $50 acres.
about 70 acres cleared and in cultivation. stu.
ated miles from Yazoo City. The land Is well
adapted to the cultivation Of cotton, and in
healthy location. - Sc. S IS &. ~ e
For terms &c, applyto the undersigned at
his residence four miles from this place.
HENRY HAGAN.
J, " "a. 1856. nIOtf
Lexington Advertiser please copy until first
JanuaFy next.
The subscriber has on hand and il mauufac-
turing EkzF
lSELF-SEALING FRUIT CANS.
wHoIEsAi ANE RETAIL
Tin, Ware. Copper, Zinc and Sheet Iron work
of all descriptions, tone at the shortestnotice:
| Stones, Crates, Cas;ing Cisferns and force
Pumps Straw Cutters and Corn Shelters;
Bathing tabs of all sorts and sixea Plunge and
shower 8nGliS.
Jobbing of all descriptions done ii the short
est notice, Tin on Zinc, Roofing Or Gutfering
done; all kinds ofwork in our business made
to order, Town and county rights fol sale OF
Deshon's Patent Premium
8M@ II BATM&.
Liberal dist runt made TO deale who want
the above Cans. - w L. STAMFORD.
i Yazoo City, July %, '56 Am.
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or In another column viii be found an ex-
tract from Hon. e. N. Yerger's "Brooke din
ner' speech. Mr.. Yerger. we are pleased to
learn. will be here soon, to open the canvass as
Elector Tor this district, when he win speak for
himself. In the meantime, we shall not see his
speeches garbled or bis positions misconstruAd.
ia his absence, without coming to the rescue:
when there Is no one else TO dot.
u Thanks 70 our good friend, Col. Jom HE-
.sRor Of the famous In Grange Orchard Of Warren
County. for q large box Of Bartlett Pears. No one
can beat Con. HKsRoS. His fruit for quality and
quantity, leaves all competitors far in the distance
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TENNEssEE.-M Mr.. Fillmore's arrival home was
hailed at Memphis, Tennessee, with salute Of 81
guns. An excursion party echoed the salute, and
took vote among the men, which was % for
Fillmore and for Buchanan. The ladies were
all for Fillmore. The Memphis Eagle says:
sThs is about the way the election will go in
November. Fillmore is gaining ground every
minute, and by the 4th Of November next, the
people viii vote for him irrespective of party
leaders and 'overseers.'s
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-06-18
A PRoCLAMATION.

~.
By HIS ExCELLENGY THOMAS BRA3G, COVER
NOR OF THE STATE or NORTH-CARoLINA
WHEREAs act passed by the last General Assem-
bly, Of this State by vote Of tbreefths Of all the
AN ACT to amend the Constitution Of the State Of North
Caroline - ts
WHEREAS, large number of the people dsranchis-
ed BY the freehold qualification required Of voters for
members Of the Senate. Therefore, .,
GSron@ and 4 t. Isl hersy saaa ~ e asy
te came, hreeths of the whole number of members Of
Of &c @
people Of North Carolina the Monday Novem-
vs be ssnsa 0s nunad and thirty
uraized Of the United States and who has been an
OF the State for twelve months Immediately pre-
ceding the day of election and shall have paid public
taxes shall be entitled vote for member of the Senate
for the district in which he resides.
SEC Be further enacted That the Governor of the
State be- and he hereby directed his proclama-
ton to the people of North Carolina at least months
before the election for the General AS
semby setting forth the purport of this act and the
proclamation shall be accompanied by true and perfect
copy OF the act authenticated by the certificate of the
Secretary Of State and both the proclamation and
in ten newspapers of this State least six months
before the election Of members to the General Assembly
Sd day OF February, 1856. I'D.
SAML P. HILL,
Speaker X e. r. Msr: W Fl sS'cT2"'.
Speakeref the Senate.
State of North Carolina,
Office of the Secretary of State (
William HILL Secretary of State in and for the State
OF North Carolina, do hereby certify that the foregoing is
true copy of the original ratified and file in this Of
fee.
Given under my hand this oath day of January 1885,
w. HILL, Secretary Of State.
Now therefore, in conformity to the Constitution Of the
State and the requirements of the aforesaid act do issue
this Proclamation making known the people of North
Carolina the provisions of said act and the amendment
thereby proposed to be made to the Constitution of the
State and do the be published in news
papers of this State six months before the election ofmem
bers of the next General Assembly
In testimony whereof l. Thomas Bragg Governor
of the State of North Carolina, have hereto set my
H. and caused the great seal of the State be
hereto affixed. Done at the City of Raleigh, this
the oath day of January, A. D., 1856, and in th
soth year Of our Independence.
THOS. BRAGG.
By the Governor
PULASKI CowPER,
PriCdte Secretary.
Raleigh, January a. 1856. l9-6m