The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-02-01

DEAR FeIESps: II clof ed my letter u last week
before our great Convention adjourned. The
proceedings of that great American. meeting
have been laid before YOU and we have mo-
doubt they have met your entire approval. Late
on the last night of It's sitting, after the ladies
had left the House, our talented and eloquent
friend, ]. s. Byrne, Esqr., of vicksburg, was
called on for speech. He very Reluctantly
comPlied with the call, by returning thanks for
the compliment paid him, saying that as night
had progressed to the wee sma' .hours,' he
would not have the bad taste to infct speech
upon the audience, especially as they had been
so we'll entertained by the very excellent ones
that had been delivered during the night. His
remarks we are told, though few, were happy
and to the point, and it was matter of general
regret that he was called on SO late, as many
who had never had the pleasure of hearing him,
longer speech on this occasion. AL agree that
the Convention was one of the largest and best
conducted political meetings ever held in the
State. notwithstanding it was whispered that
Messrs freeman and Thacher had blank in
dictments ready to be filed out with the names
of any "conspring Know Nothings' wEo should
come up to the Sinhedrim from the Democrat
ic Counties! Judge Gholson was expected
daily in the city, the Peniten.iary was not full
and the two distinguished prosecutors watin'
and willin' to seize upon all engaged in the foul
conspiracy against the great Democratic party!
Some, we may well suppose, were deferred from
making their appearance, and great many had
bolted Immediately after the election The bat
tie went agaiest US, and as rats desert falling
houses, they fled from what they considered a
sinking cause. But we had enough left to make
one of the handsomest political demonstrations
ever made in the State True we hal been out
voted at the late election, our principles were
good, and our men-those that were faithful
unto the end-were good too,the only fault was,
we did not have enough Of them. The platform
of the American party was predicated on too
high an estimate Of human nature. We had
forty-five thousand voters sworn into the order
but the stern obligations Of sacred oath melted
before the obligations to party rule and the stars
and stripes trailed in the dust. Ths dignifad
Republican, axiom inserted in our platform, thai
the Office ehouId seek the man al not tie man
che ol||ce, V1& anokIier error arising from toe
exalted an estimlte of human nature, especially
Mississippi, Democratic humln nature. Tais
was all beautiful AMI patriotic ia theory, but
Impractical workings provelits political fallacy
The Offices have 50 long been sought Of tn
spoilers, chat they travelled slow in tn, new or.
der Of things, all while the Americans relying
, on the business Of their cause, were waiting fo
them to seek them,
"The witches caught them on the way"
In other words the Sag NIGHTS in their vii
hunt after Office, caught them up before they
could reach the Americans Now this is fac
that will not be denied, and we ask does on
J, defeat argue any fault in our principles or men
Not at all. Tie fault was in the gi;es an,
not our men. We propose an entire change o
tactics, and recommend our people to seek fol-
the Offices next lin, If the mountain won
come to Mlhomet Mlhomet must 90 to tn
mountain
Yesterday our polite and agreeable frie nd
Governor NJ RAJ, called to 60 with US to tn
State House to see the assembled wisdom il
! sitting. We spent an hour very pleasantly il
# the two Houses, and are constrained to say
t though We wish from our heart good American
: had been in their places. that the present LIE
y gislature is very able and digni6ed body.
n The lower house particularly. is as fine bod
3 Of men as could be got together in any state
: though large majority of them are Sag NIGHTS
= The Speaker, Mr. ,rry, is finc looking gentle
>. man, and presid.s over the House with dignit
: and marked ability. The Clerk, Mr.. Pickett
: late editer of the Natchez Free Trader is quit
handsome and seems we'll qualified for his du
ties. Among the members Judge Sharke
It towers head and shoulders above them all IAN
h next to him in point Of ability and dignity is on
d good friend, ]. l.. Acorn, Esq, of Coahoma
u He is splendid looking gentleman, and we
N versed in Parliamentary rules, having represer
u ted his district in the Senate and House for
nj great many years. Holmes and Yerger,
" Yazoo, are conspicuous among the youngt
u members of the Hsuse, though no great que
At tons have come up te give them an opportunii
D. to show their ability. As the Democrats hay
so large majority, the Americans are prett
much like poor man at a frolic, and have NJ
much to say. The two Houses are progressin
- slowly with the new Code, and passing. loo,
bills, not giving much scope for the aspiral
:. for parliamentary honors. In the Senate the