The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-09-26

Virginia. Miss Viola Boss.
kentucky. Miss Kate Brown.
lfarYaad.- Miss Sophia Oldham. -.
Louisiana. Miss Elizabeth Dye.
Tennessee. MissMay Thompson.. - q
Missouri. Miss Mary Alexander. 8 8
Mississippi Miss Mollie Crawford.
Onthe Hartford CRY were Menier's band,
some two hundred persons from various North
ern States. and the. following ladies'. dressed
in white, with blue sashes, representing the
North, as follows:
KesD Js~Sey. Miss Moiie' Bemis.
Maine. Miss Kate Bassford. - s-sgs
Nefc York. Miss Mettie Huston a sf
Vermont. Miss Alice Edwards. ssef u:
Pennsylvania. Miss Mary Roberts.
0hio.l Miss Fanny IIutchens,
Vic asin Miss AIDA Thorp.
Connecticut. Miss Isabella Witt.
Indiana. Miss Henrietta Clark.sf IS
Illinois Miss Sullie Jones. .es3 AIS ga
Nichigan Miss Eliza Scott esAI
California. Miss Martha Ross. ne !,
Io,ea. Miss Mary Drake. 5 - i
Massachusetts,. Miss Virginia Hanna.
Rhode Island Miss Eliza Askins. ~ i.
New Hamphire- Miss Celia White.
AS the boats pushed out from the shores the
bands struck up the national air OF "Hail Col
umbia.' The river side was at the lime COW
cred with dense masses Of people. cheering and
waving their handkerchiefs, and presenting an
animated and magnificent scene. Both boats
turned their bows up stream, and slowly pro-
ceeded onward some distance apart. AS they
reach the Union flag they foated slowly, to-
ward each other, and soon were side by side.
Cheers went up from these on board which
WIS followed by swell of voices from the
two shores really iEdescrhahle. To those on
the boat the scene was one of extraordinary
interest. The banks OF the river On the Ken
tutky shore were lined with, people. On the
Ohio side, the wharf seemed sea of heads,
while the steamers at the landing and the ho,ls-
es fronting the river were thick with people.
And such shouts As followed this union Of
North and SJuth we have seldom heard. At
this Interesting moment ;be hatt,rie also pour
ed forth their salutes, while the bands sent
forth yankee Doodle to ningle with the
din.
As eoon as the boats touched, Col james,
of Kentucky advanced to the edge OF the deck.
surrounded by the s. uthern Sisters, and address
ed +. p. Norton. Esq. of Ohio, (who was
ae :ompanied Ivy the lovely representatives OF
the Northern States) as follows:
The Souih 20 the North.
Sir, and Representatives Of the States oftha
North: The occasion which has brought up
together was aptly conceived, and is Of the
deepest import
Omininious indeed are the signs which have
appeared in our political frmgment.4 Clouds
have gathered above us, and noated in portcn-
tous folds alhwart our sky. New stars would
eliminate in the heavens, and mar that beal,i-
full galaxy which has long gladdenad our
vision, and claimed our alteration; and our elo-
rious orb itself seems to be disturbed in It's PATH
way OF light. Faction has reared amongst ouf
people, in most imposing attitude, its awful
form, and sectonasm rule the day and the
hour. I. becomes US, then, as members OF O
long cherished brotherhood prayerfully appeal
ing to the Most High for aid and guidance
through the darkness ofthe crisis, to make sig
nal demonstration OF the "faith that is within
us,' and of our unanswering devotion to the
union of these States, which has SO long beer
our shield and common glory. asa
In performance, cir, Of the ceremony which
awaits US, how numerous and how glorious are
the recollectione which crowd our minds. The
Father of our Country staLds in majestic form
before us-l776 lights up the canvass, and WI
/ behold Jefferson and Adams, Franklin, Sher
man and Livingston, standing and pledgiag fo
us at q common altar, their lives, their fortunes
! and their sacred honors. A long and blood,
I war passed before us-l787 then reflects on
vision, and that glorious chart, the constitution
spreads It's ample and luminous pages, and v,
see appended, in letters of fire, written by hand
guided BY Jehovah himself, the names of Wash
ington and franklin, of Madison and Hamil
ton; and then moves on in the grand march Q
/ the greatest county which God in his providence
I ever gave to men,. States increase upon States
gathering power at every step, and are unite
/ for the advancement of the greatness and glor
of the Union Shall such fraternity be broken
( Shall such union be dissolved! And shall
we present a civic desolatioE TO the world? TIL
responsive hearts of Americans from Canad
to Mexico, from the Atlantic to The Pacific
answers, "no''--we believe the God of Na.uT
answers, "no."
! We have met, then. in obedience to the be
/ hests of the occasion, and in reverence for tn
immortal spirits Of our patriotic si-es, to renew
the pledges Of their unity, to consecrate foreve
the political liberty which they achieved, an
the priceless Inheritance they have bequeathe
TO us. We come sir, with these fair repre-
sentatives of he sovereignties of the South
woman!
"a guardian angel DER mans life presiding,
Doubling his pleasures, and his cares dividing
loading herself, an emblem of love and devo
ton. to consummate these new nupiials Of tn
States. Standing midway this dividing lie
on the bosom os the blue Ohio, itself sym
Dol purity and of life, rolling from the noun
tains to the sea, "letfour hearts, like its waters
be mingled in peace And now imploreyo
| let the bright sisters unite, and may tae State
whose mottoes they par continue one; tina
mighty orb rolling on in grandeur, accu nulation
and MT dissolving sphere.
| Let us now beneaih that proud banner, it
stars and stripes ever bright at marning, eve
gorgeous at noon, and now so glorious'y reflect
| al by the mild beams sof the descending god c
/ day, pledge with one accord,
/ "a union Of hearts. a anisn of hands,
A uIioa that none can sever;
A union of lakes, . union of lands,
The American Union forever."