The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-05-23
signs Of the Times.

The high-toned journals opposed to the Amer
can party, inrogard to their Presidential ticket,
Gel tainly cannot be considered as favorable to IL
through prejudice, or desire to mislead the pub
lie. 1t is a matter d congratulstion THAT tlEre
are SOME respectable papers differing with Mr..
Fillmore's politics, which in sptevf the party to
which they belong, will accord to him the praise
which is his DUE We quote first from neutar
paper, and then from three of the most extensive
and we-known Democratic journals in the Union.
Any praise of an opposing party's nomination
by Democratic paper, !, is an unusual thing, and
this adds to the Gre lit which the papers herena.
ter quoted deserve. We honor them for their
candor: - H ~
From the Richmond Dispatch ssa
The nomination of Fillmore for the Presidency
ofthe United States has been received by his po-
litical friends in Virgnu as far as we can ascer-
tain, with great enthusiasm. It is beyond our
province to interneddle in political matters, but
as chronicers of OF TIE events of the day, we may
be permitted to say that we never knew nomi-
nation give more satisfaction to a party. The
name Of Fillmore, lin connection with nomination
with the envening Influence OF spring day after
a long winter. All parties agree that it is the
very best nomination the American party could
have made. Mr.. Fillmore is statesman ofemi-
nent ability and experience, Of highly conservative
character, and whoever may be brought out by
the Democracy will find in him q foenian worthy
of his steel.
From the Albany Argus-democratic.l f.
The majority in selecting Mr.. Fillmore as their
leader, nave certainly respectable candidate
He is gentleman of irreproachable private Char
acter, fair intellectual endowments, and 0f much
experience in public affairs. No party has occa
sion to be ashamed ofits support of such states
man, and under defeat may console itself with tht
reflection that it has escaped dishonor.t a
From the N. Y. Journal Of Commerce -dernocratic
The National Convention Of Americans ha
done well. all things considered The RCrrsinatio.
OF MiElfd Fillmore is the hest it could havc made
and that Of Andrew J. Donel on is not bad. Mr.
Fillmore is thoroughly national, and when in tn
Presidential Chair on a former occasion, gaines
the confidence of the whole country, always ex
cepting the abolitiouists and their CO adjutors.
From the Charleston Is. c. News-denlocratic.
! The nomination of Mr. Fillmore for the Presi
dency, by the American Convention at Philad,l
phia, and which was not entirely unexpected, un
der the probabilities presented for the last few
days, is unquestionably most important polhica
event. 1t may have the most signal Influence up
on the aspect of the great controversy impending
between parties and sections. Mr.. Fillmore is
national conservative whose Presidential admin
istration not only corlnnn led the respect of tn
North and the South, both on internal and for
eign policy, but singularly addressed itself to th
whole popular regard Since his retirement b
has been in no way connected with the follies {
parties or politicians, or the acrimony ofsection
OF fine private character, of COOL alministrativ
abilities, and with tried appreciation Of what b
comes ths mission of Anefican fepublicanfsm vi
der constitutional organization, he will stan
+ out with. commanding port amid the corruptiol
and distractions OF the day.