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

oh luipofs'uie iaoof Ahe Jay, inc speakers, =
the enlhusiesm in that great concourse, for a
our glorious patriotic cause. all crowd-up inthe
mind. tillwe are bewildered with the thoughts Y
that ase burning for uttersnce. and yet find
no language dequa,e for fheir expression. G
The whole comfy was here the Whole Amer
lean county we mean, with goodly portion Of .
TIE Sag.Niclts. The BANNER county was
out IN its glory-zfuir women and brave men,'
the Rswerof the Magnolia Siate--the ebeaufyl
and talent. all were shere. The bright sky
of soft. dreamy, October day, with it's sun
rays muflcd, and falling as soft as infantkisses
on the willing cheek of a mother, the fine
music DISGUISED by the Band, and the lofty pat
riotism and burning eloquence Of that noblest
Roman Of them all-JuDGE SnARKEY, still
holds US enwrapt. We cannot write, as we
would. and we have grea, mind to stop here.
The day openedbeautifully, and at early dawn
on Friday, the bail vas opened by the roar Of
cannons. At about ten o'clock. the procession
was formed ind headedb by the excellent vicks-
borg Band, playing the patriotic airs of Hail |
Columbia and the Star Spangled Banner,
marched through the streets. Never has such |
a procession graced and enlivened our streets. |
MMshaed by that good and enthusiastic Amer
lean and cleyergentleman, Gen. Winfield Good.
rum, the procession reaching the whole length
of Main street into Jefferson. started; and the
sight must have struck terror INFO the hearts Of
the Sag NIGHTS, if they ever did have any hope
that Yazoo comfy was not going to come up
to the shining mark she made for herself last
November. The whole county seemed to be
in our streets on horseback! We were deeply
gratitied that three-fowths Of the procession
were from the country, and among them we
noticed some who had been published as boil
ters. in that patriotic procession, riding abreast
q with the true ANERioANs, who had never bowed
5 down to Baal. They had tried riding behind
j and their AMERICAN hearts sickened at the
husks OF Democracy that were thrown them by
their hard task masters, the Sag Nichtsl At
> eleven o'clock, the vast concourse assembled
under the spreading oaks that front the Hosp-
tai Seats for large number were prepared,
II and the Speakers and Music stands were beau
70 tfully decorated with towers and ever greens.
d The meeting was opened by Yazoo's most no.
l. BILE and able champion, the President of the
lie Fillmore and Donelson Club. Mr.. ]. w. PUR.
ne Wis. He made short, but eloquent address
It, En- passsnt,we return him our sincere thanks 70,
T. the noble and tasty compliment, he paid the
n AMERICAN BANNER, for its suryice during
the campaign; after the close OF, his speech, hs
introduced MIA. NJ. West of Holmes county
who made aspeech replete with sound doctrine
he and full Of scortchng and Justly deserved cen
we sure of the so-called Democratic party Dime
,n- was then announced, and such q dinner. ]
,ot was agreed on all sizes that never was Their
Sd. such table set out for Americans ard Sag
We; Nicts--for the Americans obeyed the Scriptur
is in Junction, fEaine enemy hunger, feed him.
rs, The tables were mile. more or less, long, an
I'D rarely groaned under;the load Of good thing
el- that filed them. Womans hand and taste ha
ore been busy there, all could see. There ha
has been lberality and industry and ingenuity die
de- played in decorating and filing the table, tina
his none but an AMERICAN woman possesse
To those energetic and patriotic ladies, Mrs
an Harrison, Mrs. Fuqua,Mrs. Winn. Miss Hunte
rful we believe the public is mainly indebted +,
1 a this beautiful feast. Other ladies worked al
hat sent in their stores of good things--but the
ing never rested night or day till all was accon
We plished. We saw them in the morning on Il
eeo ground setting and adorning the tables, and v
'uAi must say we never saw them look more beaul
A full than when thus engaged. The result sho,
81 ed how well they had accomplished the la
-. they had set themselves. The word UNIOl
Mr. embroidered in evergreen, Mississippi MOI
e was the work Of Mrs. Harrison--the beautil
cea- BaRner, which stood Ia the Sneakers star
lrse. with the FATHER'o Of his country, in militia
lori costume, on guard was the work of another
lrts Yazoo's accomplished daughters, Miss Johnsc
,1n The ladies who contributed so much to t
~. glories of our great meeting, may be assur
wd that The Ansrieia party will remember th
.ooa kindness. But we know they require no thanl
most they claim to emo inconsderabls portionofif
e of party itself. True they cannot vote, but til
was can do more, they can tell their husbands h
The to vote, and bring up their boys so that tn
olty viii need. no telling from their wives! Wei
~ what kind of party would we have, If
Ia. ladies' were in it? We are the true worke
Tard We make no public speeches, but we ms
min mach more efeetsal priuuts ones. ButenouI
we shall never get GA in this way, and we f
ior'', we have not touched the sabiect yet.
1can On Friday night Geo.. L. Potter Of Jacks
one Of the ablest speakers in the State. spoke
large audicnce atthe Court House. He br
Il be ite spaers that:ricet.Y thing Of iII-fttea