The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-06-20
MOdesty.

Thomas DARCY McGee, one OF the fmmacu-
late Irish patriots, of the crop of l848 addressed
the following letter to the democratic convention
which was recently in session in Cincinnati. The
foreign "allies," it seems are determined to insist
on the hanging of Mr.. Herbert, nolens rolens. I'll
the securing of the Irish vote for Mr.. Buchanan,
is to depend on hanging Herbert, we fear the
California Congressman is in bad way. De
mocracy cannot afford to dispense with the votes
of the foreign legion. The sweet Irish brogue
win be in great demand next November. We
copy from Cincinnati paper:-(V icks. Wing.
1o2 Nassau STREET, New YoRK.
May 80, 1856.
To the Members of tie Democratic National Con-
vention:
Gentlemen: A word spoken ia time is said to
be worth more than gold, aud beg to offer you
such word by favor Of the Cincinnati press.
| You will have at your door, still hope net on
lyour benches, delegate from California Mr..
Herbert) on whose hands yet smokes the blood Of
/ a poor countryman of mine by biith, lately muir
Idered in MONDAY, by the said Herbert in pub
lie hotel at Washington. address you SIM
iple. straightforward question-do you mean TO
admit this man to seat in your convention? ]
hope, sincerely hope you do not. He is now
under heavy bonds to stand his trial for the MUIR
der of Thomas Heating, and If he has not decency
enough to stay away, you knowing all the insult
ing and uujustifable circumstances of that case
ought to have right feeling enough to keep him out
i am known to several of your number, and
though never personally engaged in any Presiden-
tial canvass, of the three have witnessed in The
a United States, there are those with you who car
certify that all my preferences have hitherto beer
democratic, and my action accordingly. In 1852
. I was among the first, the NEST earnest and be
lieve not the least efficient in resisting the artfu
: attempt to make Mr.. Pierce answerable for th
Catholic test in the New Hampshire constitution
The Champaign" publications of that day ISSUES
n from the Offices of the Boston Post, Daily Argus
n and Washington Union, have recorded how read
for the maintenance of a great principle, in com
mon with the class of citizens to which belong
II was then found to obliterate the memory of in
Idiyidual wrongs.
:. Precisely in the same spirit now ask for MI
Herbert's exclusion. Since 1852, q fierce soeis
l. war has been made upon adopted citizens.
T. long as it was confined 10 sectarian presses an
y midnight mobs, we endeovored to resist it with
firm forbearance, But when democratic men
= Der of Congress and delegate to your convention
ie shoots, before breakfast, working man, one
st those you look to a. your constituency, becauI
"a he resented being called "a ddmned son of b-h
Z, it Is fun time for Us to ask you, do you mean
" separate that man from your ranks, or to owe
70 look notorious facts to vindicate the equalit
Of all classes Of citizens, high and low, native
II foreign born IN practice IS 10 theory! Lookil
!. anxiously for your decision to your proceeding
= remain, gentlemen, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
D THOMAS DARCY MCGEE.