The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-10-24

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il s. plsp il i45( Sss ga frldEnt i a.. I
,tigu, md \ they ett now,t ess old d Sig Il
Siehts, wen give 8h{m I race, Nc young BE-,
hat win leave hen soiaf behind, Dat they; viii
lid themselves lsstin tie bogs d ireland, and ]
drowned in the canals of Holland. But where
are wei Some ofthe tile notices and designs on the
we're quite amusing and expressive.
One represented Boilers riding behind, according
to the decision Of that astnte lawyer and politi-
clan, d. G. Glenn There was M old sorry Ros-
nate, oil bones ard ears, with little man on his
neck, supposed TO represent Sag NIGHT leader
Wills two Or three boilers were riding hchnd /
The Democratic nag seemed rather impatient Of
his load, and was kicking up at another bolter
as il he had enough Of that sort, who was trying /
to sieze on his narrative, as the most apaiiabie
place for him to tie to- Above was Col GenI's
impolitc but true aphorsn,, sBotcrs mast ride
behind" The night closed with general serenade
to the town, and then 4quiet reigned in War
saw" sa
B The next day, the glorics of another bright Oc.
tober sun rose upon the field and the Americans
with armour bright, were already there. The
bamy breeze -the feeting shadows uiyering
and dancing in the sunbeams, Nssa
'1I4ilee future Joys to fancy's eye"
or like the hectic bloom on the check Of dying
beauty-s lovely while it lasts, and vet the sure
harbinger Of early dissolution, gave charm to
the scene and stirred the depths of the heart.
And then the great crowd were hushed and the
music ceased, and the greatest man Of the State.
and second to poue in the United States, VIII
LIAM L. SHARKEY, was INTRODUCED TO the
audience which he held w.apt in silence for two
hours by one of the best political speeches that
was ever delivered. We have no words to des-
cribe it,or its effects on the multitude. Altogether
it was one of those mastery efforts, that nothing
but great occasions bring oat, and none bnt great
souls can conceive and great talents produce
We see him now, as he stood up there under th'
garland wrought by fair hands in honor Of him
he looks like a Roman senator--with his tai
stately igure--his, noble face and presence
commanding the respect and admiration Of al. VII,
heard him. There was no pretermitting in tina
noble speech. He stood firm upon the platform
of American principles, as thsy were at first pro
! mulged aud pobly and eloquectly did he vindicat
them. He denied that the Kansas question wa
really the issue between the Democratic and th
!, American parties, but side issue extraneoasl.
brought in, as make weight for party purposes
The main issue, is the one of nativeism agaius
fcregnism. We are tempted to follow hir
through some of his arguments-for every ste
Of the way is indelibly impressed upon ua, bu
time and space forbid. We cannot omit, howe,
err, ..his noble vindication Of the American part
for their claims to Nationality and against I'll
. charge Of religious prescription. It seemed for
: flittle while the great and good man rose with
subject above himself, and the heart expand,
= aud tAc eye filled, as he asked if there was /;
: Irishman present who did not turn back to son
:, :. spot in the Green Isle--some place to him mo
~ dear than any spot on the EARTH his early hon
- and love it above all others. The Scotcli.nan
- the Swiss long for their native bills and the p,
~ pie Of oil the earth love their birthplace a
know they Lave superior claim to it to a
NJ stranger. This is the law of nature, aud sh
g we, the natives Of this fair and lovely portion
al the earth-we who share in the common glor
aa of the heroic deeds Of the Revolution-sh
10 we have no home Or country that is peculiar
lat our own? Are we outcasts on the face Of
CO. broad earth, and while other people and natl
To- have nationality, shall we have none? Is
er foreigner that comes to our shores, to say hos
ior to our institutions an stranger to langua
mo manners and customs--is he as good an Am,
icy can as the sons of the soil, because Democra
m demagegues want his vote to secure themsel
the the spos? While this great speech was go
on, some of the boilers and Others not quite
-. contemplate, went about laughing and whisI
lu- ing, trying to draw of the intensely inte-ts
wv audience from hearing it, wandering about
ask lost spirits on the confines Of the Heaven, t
IN had forever forfeited, trying to win others to
- the ridiculous figure between earth aud Hca
'ss' that the little ray of self respect that still 81
iful mered in their darkened souls, showed them t
nd they were cutting themselves.
.rn The day closed as il began gloroasiy. q
''S the night brought up the glores OF the day,
OF magnificent speech from Mr.. BYRNE,
on Sheridan OF Mississippi press. The orator
the in one of his happiest viens. He went b
to our Revolutionary fathers and mothers
fe1 When he spoke of the mothers OF the Re
heir lutiou--the American women Of l776. be
ks; tifnl lady, the wife of as noble and true
he AMERICAN and man as breaths. threw
boquet. From that moment, he was inspi
ney and as if touched with the spear OF thin
low he flashed diamonds and pearls. and roses
hey all the beautifuiof rhetoric upon the crow