The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-09-05
A Sag-Nicht Newspaper upon Gen
Jackson.

1nCASOh.
We call the especial attention of our readers
to The following from an editorial article in |
yesterdays Louisville Courier, one of the most |
violent of the Sag-Ncht papers of this city:
ga private letter written by Jackson in 1845. |
just before his death, MEANLY VILLIFIES
charging him with cowardce
and falsehood is shamelessly dragged forth to
degrade Buchanan. THE INFAMY OF THE
AFFAIR RESTS UPON JACKSON for
writing his letter, and next upon those who
have brought it to light for political effect now
for the first time They who ''heap opprobi-
um mountain high upon the grave of Jackson"
are they who have dishonored him and degrad-
ed themselves by publishing the unfortunate
private letter of THE INSANELY VINDI-
letter, proved that, to the last, NO TOUCH
WARDS AN OPPONENT OR RIVAL
EVER ENTERED HIS BREAST. AND
THAT HIS ONLY USE FOR FRIENDS
WAS TO MAKE OF THEM. If Buchan-
anan had in 1927, instead of faithfully giving
truthful testimony, as he did. correbol ated
Jackson's charges against Clay, Jackson never
would have written his infamous secret letters
Of 1915! We belieqe that HISTO-
RY CONVICTS JACKSON OF SLAND-
ERING CLAY, AND THEN CONVICTS
HIM OF SLANDERING BUCHANAN
BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT PERJURE
HIMSELF by supporting the slander against
Clay. If any Democrats should be
displeased at our opinion Of Jackson; If they
think we should admit the truth of cow
| ARDLY, secret, and SLANDEROUS letter
which assails the truth and moral courage Of
Buchanan only because it purports to have been
written by Jackson; all we have to say is, that
| they have mistaken our character for indepen-
dence and love of truth and justice, and their
mistake can make not the slightest change in
our convictions and conduct. But pe don'l
believe there is a candid Democrat in America
,Oho does not entertain precisely our oon opinion
Of JackSon's secret letter slandering Buchandn
which ONLY DISGRACED THE WRIT
Err"
i We suppose that the rest Of the Sag Mich
papers, though they may have too mnch sense
to endorse openly such shocking calumnies o
the mighty dead by one of the most earnest o
their brethren, WILL for polcy's sake, avoi,
administering to those calumnies the terrible
rebuke they deserve. Undoubtedly the grea
mass of the Sag -Nicht editors i'll at heart &C
cord with the one who has thus attempted Il
rescue their candidate from shame and infam,
by the direct charge Of shame and infamy upo
. the remarkable man who made their party, an
, was wildly worshipped by them throughout hi
, life, and has been almost cannoniZed as thei
, patron saint since his death. They would un
questonably see the shining names of all thei
/. great departed blackened forever with the fou
. est and most infernel vituperation, aye, see tn
mouldering bones of them all torn from tn
earth and burned by the hands Of the commo
: hangman, rather than let suspicion of tn
perpetuation of wrong rest moment upon tn
: conduct of their present candidate for tn
K Presidency.
\ The jealous Sag paper, from whc
we have quoted, charges that Gen. Jackso
e was mean villiier, charges that he was a
!. insanely vindctive old tyrant who never kne
e touch of justice or magnanimity, charg'
a that his only use for friends was to make too
!. Of them, and charges that, even upon
ID deathbed, he made himself infamous by wrtir
: cowardly and slanderous letter which di
Mt graced only the writer. And this same Sa
I Ncht editor closes by saying that he does n
.. believe there is candid Democrat in Ameri
n. who does not entertain precisely the opinion
Al the letter that he himself expresses. We CO
of cur with him so far as to admit, that, even if 4
,lf rest of the Sag Nicht editors do not agree wi
r. him in his horrible calumnies upon lhe de
he hero, who. after life's fitful fever, sleeps WI
RI beneath the shades of the Hermitage, they a
n acting as IL they did. He is but saying in veno
IN. Gus words what they are saying in sacri
- gious deeds. In upholding or trying to upht
an James Buchanan for his infamous conduct
MS 1925, and afterwards towards Mr.. Clay a
lld Gen. Jackson, they dishonor and degrade a
ed defle the memory of Jackson, who has reco
ed with his own hand that Mr. Buchanan "
di. guilty of cowardice aud falsehood, and Il
On. Mr. Buchanan proposed that he should s
he himself for office-a proposition involving 81
i've deep corruption that he spurned it with ndg
all ton.
eG This Sag-Nich maligner of the glorious d
,si is certainly right in the view he has taken t
&C. either the character of Mr.. Buchanan or
his fame Of General Jackson must fall and so
an. kicks the dead lion for the sake of the livin
md but we will not say dog. Let the whole p
&C. pie of the country make up their minds
nh. they will decide between James Buchanan
to Andrew Jackson. Let all, who in their G
will minds decide as the Sag-Nicht editor we ql
rec has done, have the boldness, like HINT
nee. claim theirdecision to the world. As they
will no longer take refuge under the miserable
He text that Jackson's deathbed letter was fo
lru, they should either abandon James Bucl
obo an TO rot aud tester in his shame or take the
inst sponsbility, like their brother here, Of Wind
rth, ting their candidate by denouncing Jackso
fra a mean, cowardly, and Infamous slande
- and as insanely indicative old tyrant wit
the Io< Atouch of justice or magnanimity in
mis-
/. ur Whatever General Jacksonss political
ion- Imlt, of whom we were one, may have
heir of himip the long and fierce strifes that n
r. - ia iis lime, a nations verdict, consecrs
~ bry. has been pronounced, and
k3xerdict will not be reversed. 1t is fesoun
mon forever Trough the atmosphere Of our coul
hem and It's echoes are he d6olh-knell Of the D
and lcal hopes Of James Buchanan. Lou. Jou,
oun- s -. e =,