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

nk LII. ATTEND TO Tive are INFORMED tnA0 H.
NJ Yerger said in his speech last year. that if the
18th section of the Know Nothing platform was
stricken out or any way impaired, he would 60 on
TO Philadelphia and have it altered.
The 18th section has been stricken out and if Mr.
Yerger wants to save the Know Nothing party South
he'd better have Il put back. BY doing, he viii
crafty many Of his Hindoo friends.-I Roy's Sun.
We have asked an old Sag NIGHT in what speech
Mr. Yerger made the remarks referred to in the above
paragraph and were t,ld, that he used them in the
speech that he made at the Brooke dinner. last Win
ter. Wehayc carefully read over that speech, and
fiud no such passage nit Possibly Mr. Roy's in
formant had gmaering recollection Of the follow
ing noble sentiments that most exeelsnt aud patri
otto speech:
The Republic, Sir, is constantly receiving shock
upon shock, and the strength Of its materials alone
sustained it, but we must remember that the constant
dripping of water will wear stone away. The
public mind IL wearied, and demands reform; the
public heart desires repese, trust Sir. we have
party, that can relieve the public heart and make
glad the public mind. point you TO our platform
as containing more security to the South than the
platform Of any party claiming nationality We
are determined If possible to suppress the agitation
Of the Slavery queston---if we cannot accomplish
this end, oil effort is fruitless. Why then should
not succeedf We are the declared enemy of Adolf
ton, the defenders Of our blood bought liberties, the
protectors Of the Constitution and the rights of the
States. point you to resent victories, as
lidence that we are able to accomplish all that Wa
have promised. We affiliate with no party that doe
not recognize the Philadelphia PLATFORM this is on
cast and we have determined to stand the hazard
the die. oppose any fusion with any class Of alb
olitionists for the purpose Of claiming the next Pres
idental election. regard any man North or Souti
as traitor to Americans principles. who would ute
: such proposition, betrayer Of the future peac
iand prosperity Of the country, rotten politician
and unworthy the confidence Of the people A
pleasure prepare its winding sheet rather than see
derive iota Of its strength from Northern anati
cism. Men think as they please but when they &c
e with rs, they must stand upon our platform. Wit
II the success of our party indulge fond hopes G
prosperity and Union. never have yet despaire
Of my country. God grant that never may, fol
applaud the sentiment that he who dispairs Of th
fate of his country, and abandons her. gives ez
'ampie fatal as he be vhe deserts his post file
l. chs colours in the field"
IT Such were Mr. Hergr's sentiments last winter. i
It common, with the true members of the America
81 partyof boilers whosat at that festa boar
with him and participated in the exalted sentiment
Of hatoccasion that have since gone out from as
cause they were not Of us-we have nothing to sa
l--soch are they now The American party h
ir never abated one ota of its devotion to Southel
ie principles, since the promugation and adoption
II the first Philadelphia platform. The new platfor
Of only varied in mere yerbiage, and we have sex
or most bitter paragraphs against it, both in the N
or Tribune, and the Central Organ Of Blnck Republ
canism, the National Era, denouucing it as . stro
!. ger pro-slavery document than the first one. n
Yergers position now, il precisely whatit was VIII
70 he made the speech, that de muddy memory Of d
In Suns prompter has endeavorcd 70 fish up. Y
hope the Sun viii make copious extracts from ID
truly eloquent and patriotic speech. It was deli
dimpromptu, but win bear close examination
"a ther as whole, or in parts.