The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-05-16
Mr.. w. 8. EppcTsOn--The YazO0
Democrat.

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place by Mr.. Roy, is the card Of Mr.. Epperson
late editor ofthe Yazoo Democrat, informing
HE old patrons that he had sold bis paper to the
american party" and thanking them for their I
patronage and courtesy during his editorial ca
reer Of more than two yours Mr.. Epperson,
We have understood has studied the profession
Of the Law and been admitted to the Bar, and
viii henceforth devote himself to its practice,
whether in this place or in new field. we have
not heard. But wherever he goes. we wish
. him ruccess and happiness. He is high toned
talented young gentlemen, and deserves to
succeddin life, and we trust he will.
! The old Yazoo Democrat IL no more! and
though we are not one to rejoice over a dead
enemy, or bedew his bier with hypocrtical
tears, we cannot but feel sort Of "unexpres-
sed concern" at the untimely end Of our old
competitor for public favor. The Democrat we
believe,was some twelve years old and has al |
ways been true champion Of Democracy, in |
the various phases Of the chequred life Of that
strong. but interruptions party. 1t has always
run us hard opposition, both in business mat
tiers and as candidate for public favor, and has
now gone down in its prime, not lingering and
dying away BY piece-meal, but in the full con-
6dencc of it's friends and its narty--because Mr..
Epperson thought the Democracy of Yazoo
could not support two papers, and he gracefully
J yielded to Mr.. Roy of the Sun, the honor of
conducting their Organ. We have in our minds
eye, now the different gentlemen that have at
different times been our "neighbors and oppo-
nents in the old Democrat, and though we do
not mean to serve them.up as ex PrekidentiTy
, Ter is "doing up his dead Cabinet" we can but
glance at few Of them now that the last of the
race has made his bow to the public. The next
! year after we assumed the edtorship Of this
!, paper, that 10 in 1850, Mr.. D. Walker bought
e the Democrat. He was editor and proprietor.
9 got up the thunder and lightning, di he puff
y fng, made up the mail, collected the money and
. did everything that country editors have to do.
He conducted the Democrat with zeal and abil-
, ity for one year or little more. He gave us
!. some hard hits, but they were forgiven long
ago. Mr.. Walker is a resident of vicksburg,
IF and is doing well In the practice of the Law;
lie is collector Of the port and hold some other Of
y fees, and though Democrat and a Catholic,
he he and his amiable and interesting ia mily ARE
~ among the best friends we have in the world.
:. Our next neighbor, was Judge s. s. Wright.
to who came into the Democrat after the warm
er canvass OF 1851 was begun. He was and is
IN high toned, homo able gentleman, and we me-
could quite believe him in earnest in his adv6s
ed cacy of his Dsunion dogmes. Toward the
In close Of the canvass, when party spirit ran
&C. high this paper then the old Yazoo Wing had
III some hard tits with the Democrat. But we
,'' have a way of avoiding disagreraLle things
- and never read one of the Judges phhpics
-. When he sold out year afterwards, he sen
mt word to us like gentleman as he is, tina: hi
led had now quit the press, and we must make
at up. We had nothing to forgive, as we had moi
ng read his articles. Judge Wright was Amos
in unanimously elected Vice Chancel or of thi
MS District the Office now 50 ably filed by on
rn' talented friend G. w. Daugharty. He nov
lives in Carrolton # this State. and is sue
- cessful and prosperous practicer of the Law.
,eb Our next negibors were Messrs. Phillips
nd Bowman. With these gentle men we Away
vid got along harmonionsy and pleasantly. MI
not Bowman only continued in the editorial cha
ne one year or less and sold out to Mr. Perkins
our who came here from Ohio as Geographic ope
'" rator. Mr.. Phillips continued in it till in 1885,
-. when he wss elected clerk of the Circuit Cour
.tlv which, Office he has flied ever since Mr.. Bow
,led man is one Of our most promising lawyers. NJ
oors Perkins was entirely new to editorial dut
attic as practced IN the South, and was therefor
hey hurried away ty party zeal into many indiscr
lin tons that he world most probably have regre
ng ted had he lived He was the most abusive
; re- all our neighbors but the GRAVE has atoned
'a1y all his errors. He fell victim to the Yello
for fever of SO wheu our bravest and trnest, o
strongest and best friends were taken aw
New from US. He could have saved himself but
avs party and business zeal made him come into I
been pestiented air of the city, and he fell wet
al TO that zeal. May he rest in peace, for
r. B. made his bed among strangers.
with Our last neghbors name heads this arti'
ther. and beginsit. These young men our quond,
niger neighbours, al came into the profession W
high hopes Of adjoining it--of making mon
rect and eputaton-ofraising the standard of nev
Bar. paper morals, Of doing many things, a
NOS, effecting many reforms that looked easy of
ided complishment att distance, but which fae
and away as the real wac tested. People see
etter editorial life at distance. it looks easy
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"Grasrs the rainbow that appears :
Ram Afar, all beautiful and bright.
AID snda n only made of tears -