The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-02-08
VOL. l--NO. SO.

ed t. the effect that Pierce had fully carried ont
the principles pro'nnlged in bis FIRST message. and
heartily recommending his denomination. with
J-f. Davis of Mississippi. In a few moments an
other resolution was offered which srlereased that
Pierce had made most top loftical president, and
resotDe1 that he should be renomiDated, that not-
ing was said of JEFF Davis this time This was
followed by resolution, prescnted by Estelle,
giving pretty sweet words To Pierce, and saying
that # he should receirc the nomination of the
party, they will support him--a most unnecessary
ASSURANCE, since it is well known they will sup.
| port the president of Pandemonium il he should
be nominated. Now which OF these resolutions
WAS reported back by the committe? Why,none
of them. The nomination of Pierce is not hinted
| latin the resolutions passed by the convention!
The truth is. Pierce is bitter pill to the most Of
| them.
The resolutions reported by the committee land
l suppose adopted by the convention1 set out with
a sweeping recognition of shie increased and an.
creasag' opposition of the people of the northera
States (making no exceptions whatever) to the
rights an1 institutions Of the. Sonth. Yet they
close with an expression of confidence in the
soandness of the Democratic party of the Mort |
That same party which JEFF Davis said must be
'crusied oMt' What think you Of such consis.
tency? Again, among the points of vital impor.
tance to the South, opposition to the Wilmot
Peoviso in any form is specified yet this uital point
is entirely omitted from the instructions of tn
convention to or representatives in Congress.
All that have stated did not occar at the first
meeting of the convention. Tuesday afternoon
they adjourned till night; then, till Wednesday
| night, at which time the resolutions were report
ed, and the result was great harmony, according
to the anti American definition OF that word.
Here flaming secession speech, frequently doz-
en- speeches togeth r. The wise governor WIS
called on for counsel, and gave some TO the best
O. his skill and abiiitF. Whenever the hurmoay
famed up to white heat, some prudent old fox
would call for speech, and the speeches We're,
Ike Josephs coat Of many colors. | could not
remain till the close OF this interesting meeting.
and hence which of the resolutions were adopted,
or how the flames of harmony were quenehed.
OF course they were quenched some way, for the
spoils Of ol6ee depead on the partys hanging to-
gcther - Would Il not be better for the State If
!, many of them sfisaId indeed hang fagefher.
Astothe Senatorship, I conjecture that Davis
will be elected, bat lake Thompson and the
Bfown men pull together against him for if Jp-N
~ Thompson gets it this time, the South will
{ claim the next Senator, and brown will have a
q chance for reeection but if Davis gets it, the
no,ta viii .ae entitled to give the next senator
4 AMI will Insist upon il, thus eatting out Brown.
COL Glenn is Davis man. bnt if his friend should
!, unfortunately be defeated think his grief cou,d
: be assuaged by having the senatorial vote cast
; upon his own shoulders. IfDavs is his first
! choice, no doubs Glenn is his second. Bit no
doubt you will hear the result before you get this
> hasty letter.
u Yours respectfully,
AMERICUS.
r Ss~ The worthy Roman Catholic Bishop OF
= this diocese, says the Louisville Journal, in his
10 lecture few nights ago upon England aud
+ France. admitted that there are some good
3 things in the British constitution, such for in
II stance as Magma Chayfa, but he boasted with
1T an air of great exultaion, that Magma Chaita
of was extorted from King Joh~ while Great B it
10 ain under Roman Catholic dominion Tne
II same boast was recently made in the House o
O. Representatives at Washington; and membel
added that Stephen Langdon, who presented
,r Magma Charts to King John, was Catholic
l. Mr.. Smith, of Alabama, made reply that ere
q ated much sensation and called forth vast ap
,d plause. He said:
:. do not remember the name of the distin
a. gui,hed person who led the revolution which
h. resulted in the establishment of Magma Charta
MI He may have been Catholic priest; but, sir,h
ID only intervened between the Pope and tn
I'D King; ard the gentleman ought to have remem
nd oerad that the Pope cxcommunicated every maj
on who aided in the establishment oil Magma Char
he ta Loud and long continued applausel. say
he Mr.. Clerk. that Stephen Langdon may has
a. been Catholic priest, and no doubt was, bu
In. he only interven d between the King and tn
.ge Pope; and the gentleman ought to have remen
of cred that for his agency in working out tha
th great chart of liberty, he, with every other
cid who acted with him, including the King hia
Tho self, was excommunicated by the Pope; an il
,ev terdict was laid upon the charter itself, and i
L.. 4. a.
in heresies. Again, sir, ask the gentIcma
~, when. in any assembly on the face of the eartl
Ne, was the Roman Catholic clergy ever found o
=, the side of liberty? When, in any contest b.
80 tween the people and the tyran :, did the Roma
Catholic clergy fail to take sides with the q
inc isting power, whether King, Pope, or Emper
eed Bishop S oalding is an accomplished hist ria
~, andwe wonder mo we don't why he Suppress
oaa that memorial and extraordinary fact. w
= did ne not, whilst boasling that Magma Ctss
,om was established in England before the Pro,s'
,on ant Reformation, and that every man who ai
nm. ell in its establishment was made a mark I
bra. the fierce thunder of Rome. and that Par
hat interdct was laid upon the charter itse'f,
oca great aud glorious doctrines being denounced
o,,. the Holy Father, tn, Pretended represenive
c.~ God on earth, as damnabe heresies. Ii I
,rth Pope. as he and his followers allege holds I
,hs KEYS of heaven and hell, are not all the ch
,rr pons of liberty, who, by the establishment
arfy Magna Chaaa, gave large measure 0 freed.
me to the British people suffering in hell the p
the atty of the immortal deed?
Il of ssovernor shannon wont do
was General Striugfellow, the leader Of the pros
is rr,y = af Kansas says IN, his ual}er, ntis