The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-08-15

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We present our readegr shls morning viii L
the manly and patriotic speech delivered by
Millard Fillmore at Albany, New York. WI
beg men ofall ps5ties toread ii. and then cho5ss
between such man 81 Fillmore aid he nom. /
|inee Of the Cincinnati Conv9 9ntonsa
M Mayor and Fsllou Caises This over
whelming demonslration.o congfd Iati0n and
welcome almost depriyes me of the power Eof
speech. Here nearly thirty yedrs ago. 4 COM
Imenced my political career In this building I11
but at that time It neser entered into the aspifa
tions Of my heart that Ishould ever receive such
Q welcome as this in ths capital of my native
State. ECheers] Xou have been pIessed, Sir,
! 10 ullude tosmy former services and probablel /
course if 4 should be aE6in called to The posi-
| ton Of chief magistrHte of the nation APP |
Iplausesl tits not pleasant 81 speak of ones self,
lyet trust that the occasion Will justify me in |
|dll1ding to one or two events connected with
my last administration. cheers. You oil |
Iixnow that when I wac calIed tofhe executite1
chair, by 4 abereavement Which rwhelined the
nation with grief that the c06ntryy y as unlor.
tunately agitated from one end 70 the other
upon the al exciting subject of slsvei y tyas
ItiouaI prejudice aud look to the Welf1te of thed
whole nation. [Applahse.l / j Vas compelled
4 to certain extent to overcome long cherished
|prejndices, and disregard party Claims Great
and prolonged applause But hl doing this, |
Sir, did no more than ives done By many bet.
! ter and abler men than myself. II was by no
means the sole INSTRUMENT, under Providence,
Inn harmonizing these dlficultIes. TApplause. II
There were lsts that time, noble, Independent
Thigh souled men in both houses Of Congress,
belonging to both the great pollncal parties Of
the county wings and democrats --who spurn-
led the character 81 selfish party leaders cheers
, andralfed around my administratop in support
iof the great measures which restored peaee to
llBy tke blessings Of Divine Providence; our eff
4 fcrtswere crowned with signal success, fcheersl
sndwhenI 1 ieftthe Presidennsl chair the whole
lnation was prosperous and contepted. and our
relations with all foreign nations, were Of the
most auacabie kind lCheen the cioad that
hung upon the horizon was disslpated; but
Il where are we now! Alasls threatened II home
with civil war, ana from abroad with a rapture
4of our peaceful relations - shall not seek
to trace the cause OF this change. These are
Il facts and 4 is for yon 70 ponder upon them ~
u the present adfniAistr haye nothing 70 say
i and can appreciate me diflculties of admins
ftering this Goyernmens. and 4 The present ex-
Il scutiye ano nls sppPoEsels nave WIN ooo men
Il God may forgive them as DO. Loud and pro-
IL longed applause. but 4 there be those who
have brought these calamlties upon the country
.or selfish OF ambitious objects, # e your duty,
fellow citizens, 70 hold them to strict respon-
I sibility tOheers The agitation which dis
Iturbed the peace Qf the county n 1850 was
unavoidable. IL was brought nponsis BY the
acquisition Of new territory Tor the government
lof which It was necessary 70 provide territorial
adhinistration But tie for you to say wheth-
: fer the present agitation which disturbs the
cocnsFy sndt threatens ps With civil war has not
1 ladcotion Of ! measure g aid aid "a 4 personal al.
: Ivancement, rather than IN any public good. -
Cheers s.:,s;sa S ~ s .ssss
III Sir. Won have been pleased IS ssv. that have
j! the unoi1 of these STATE. st heart $ This Sir
ia most trne for II there be ore object de.rer -
|! me than anv other Il ia the nritv nroeper;tv
D and pIorv of this great repubiic. and L confe..
L franklp Sir. thatf fear Il is N dancer - s.v
& nothing Of any particular section. wuch less &
the several candidates before the peoDle. Ibre
i sumo they are ali honorable men. But Sir
Z what do we see! An exasperated feeling be
tween ths North and South On the most exciting
~ ~ s,rsv 1.s sh;s = &, NJ.
i see poIiticai marty represensino cand;dafea 81
. lfhe Presidency and Vice presidencv selectelI fo
the first timo, rom the free States alone. witI
y the avowed purpose Of electino these Candidate
lby sufffaces of one part 81 stle Unior o1Iv. 4,
( lr1le over the whole United stu s.. Can II (,
e loossible that those Who are ei,rared in s,,ch
as measure can have seriously reflected upou III