The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-10-03

IAce ~ Mecudhica1urxSt IN N1N Juauly la9t 5ntur-
day week. The needing vas. announcod week
previous al TIE satartia needing and full notice Ind
been posted al over The lower par Of ,e County.
that FiIlmorean Donelscn Club would be form
ed that day. The old Camp meeting ground was
used for the occasion, where an awning. seats and
tables were in readiness. AT about eleven o'clock
a concourse q about one hundred and fifty to two !
hundred people intending number Of ladies was
assembled The meeting was called to order, and
Mr. J. w. Puryis elected Chairman. He opened
with few remarks stating the object of The meeting
and then introduced the Hon. R. s. g. Perkins. who
made most excellent speech lone that was duly
appreciated by the audienccor Il was full Of sound
and logical reasoning, and uncoatroverbe facts in
defence of American principles, and Of whitening
sarcasm and ridicule Of the bogus democracy and
their absurd pretensons in assuming to be the only
safe friends of the South. His speech was an orig
inal one, and its scope Of thought travelled out Of
the beaten track and sprung themes Of thought.
which highly interesting and profitable to his
enchanted hearers. Judge Perkins Is known to be
one of the old sterling citizens--he has mingled
much with the people of Yazoo and have their con-
fdence His speech at Mechanicsburg was telling
one, for we heard of two persons that went there,
not quite decided, who come away warm Americans
j We have not attempted to follow the Judge through
his arguments, or attempted to recapitulate any Of
his strong points, for the time is past when could
recall them to do him even half Justice but one
historical fact he mentioned in regard to the dread
full power tse Sag NIGHTS affect to have of political
parsons" which is well worthy Of note. He alluded
to the very coarse and -natured attacks that had
been made upon that good and able man, Mr.. j. w.
Purvis, for his fearless advocacy Of American prin
ciples and said that the Democrats Of the County
had never found fault with Mr.. Purvis when he had
presided over their meetings old line Demo-
crat-nor had the fathers of the Revolution consid
cred tia crime for the clergy to interest themselves
with political matters when the destiny of their
, country was at stake. On the contrary, Congress
6 had ordered the Declaration of Independence to be
read in oil the churches Immediately after its pro-
: mitigation, and preachers went to the battle field
and assisted in gaining our liberties Mr.. Pmvis
considered the subject agitatng the public mind
Of vital Importance to our National existence and
therefore it proper for him to raiseh voice and
is exert all his influence behalf of the principles Of
It AMERICANISM which he firmly believed were
v the only ones which could presei We this UNION.
i
arose and spoke FIR hour in strain of powerful
. eloquence, which we will not attempt to describe
for we know we should fall far short of it's merits
:. should we do so. He alluded TO the fact Of the
u Sag NIGHTS being scandallzed because he had pres
V ded over American meetings but said he had fire.
st quently been Chairman of Democratic meetings and
ID, had been called to run for the Legislature by
m the Democratic party of the County and had never
N heard word about political pars ,n. But now
in the thing all wrong he no longer belongal
III to them and heart and soul devoted to the gre
n md holy cause of Americanism. He said he Shout,
~ say nothing to offend any man, but any cos
to take offence at what he had said should say
:. the course Of his speeches in forming FILLMORE
: and DONELSON Clubs throughout the county, h.
10 should not himself behind the pulpit ayoi,
D. the responsibility. That he felt he had done n,
it wrong in espoi.sng the American but that III
m should defend that cause when attacked through
him and that henceforward he should "keep on
eye on the devil and the other on the Sag NIGHTS
I'd While Mr.. Purvis was speaking, Mr.. r. Bowman
u and several Democrats arrived the ground ant
SO asked division Of ii ne from the Americans
er Mr.. Bowman said he had been invited to meet th
ed American orators in discussion at Mechancsburg
r. but of the Americans seemed to understand
a' as he did. Probably there misunderstanding,
- somewhere--but the discussion was declined ant
nd Mr. Bowman allowed the time after dinner by eour
er tesy of Dr. G. F. Melan who was published to spea
up but waived his right and yielded to the urgent de
,r sire of the few Democrats present, to let them hav
ea the afternoon. Mr.. james Ware the President the
=, announced dinner-for up to the time when Judg
IS Perkins finished his speech the tables were as empt
he they after the fragments cleared,aw
lis after the last Camp meeting years ago. We had &C
to casionally looked that way accidentally of
I'D and then at the sum- and still signs of dinner
81 The speeches fine, all patriotic and any hungr
sinner ought to have been satisfied with the feast
10 reason and flow of soul which they furnished, b.
still the ladies began to whisper that there was n
ur prospect Of dinner-for ladies although Lord Byro
by despised to them eat and has recorded his PIX
Is test against that earthly nosgoo
asters except when in love. But toward the clio,
=. Of Mr. Purvis' speech we all becams fixed in OF
attention and forgot the tabies-when We locke
of around as President Ware announced dinner. j
res what change The tables had white cloths on .he
! and were loaded with good tlings---e Hum, Lam
,ut Jelly and Jam, as onr old friend Gen. McMak
Ia says. There were more than q dozen baskets. tn
po- had been enptied Of their contents within the u
hr few minutes, furnished by the good American ad
cir of the neighborhood The food was warm s.iu
ex. out Of the pot Of the darkes said and 'si
told them to ride fast before it cooled" We cam
do Justice to that dinner-we viii not attempt /
df We have sat down to sumptuous dinners In orr Il
re- at the St Nicho as, the Astor House of New Yor
ne the Planter House of St Louis and our own Sout
rad ern Palace Hotel the st Charles of o. but new
ion have we enjoyed anything like that dinner in
ate woods on the Camp meeting tables at Mechanic
thu burg. There was hot coffee md light rolls Al