The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-12-26
Editorial Correspondence.
Sr CnARI.Es HOTEL.
NEw OLLEANs, Dec. goth, lS56. 4


NEw OLLEANs, Dec. goth, lS56. Il
'Dmr Friends:
rrcmiscd myself the plcasurs Of drop
ping you line from The Crescent City, but it
rains. rains, AMI who can think. much less write.
Bcsiles this il the shortest or next 10 the shortest
day in the year; forget which The rCityis full
and tle,St. Chares,t,.K five or six hundred visit.
ors, How all the people That will zoe down this
winter are to DC accommodated. cannot see, 'un-
ies' the house has India rubber capacities. Bust
ness in all departments Of trade is brisk, and the
City Jay and lively, though no great attractions
are offered in the way Of amuscmens.
Among the distinguished visitors here, is Mrs.
Chase, tbc heroine Of Tamlico am most happy
in making her acquaintance, for bcsidcSthe PR sgc
Of her patriotic hcrosm she is one Of d. best read
and most intelligent ladies have evermet with She
ihas Ist returned from an extensive Europ an tour
and is on her WAY home to Tampico, where l.havc
promised to pay her visit when. time and money
more plenty to me thru now Mrs. Chase is an
historical character and wen does she deserve her
fame. lnthe face Of twelve hundred armed Mcxi-
cans, she nailed The American Flag above the Con-
sular palace at Tampco. Her ftienls cried to her
Fto come down. and the rude soldiers threw stones
ut her. but she replied what are the fec briet
years Of my icarniag 10 the gIory Of my country
and with arm cncirclcl round the flag staff with
the other she nailed the emblem of our nationality
toit-anJ there it noats 'tiIl--and when she dies,
it is to he her winding sheet. WE'LL does she de-
Serve such honor. On our first interview, q
friend came up aud asked if We were talking poll
ties. Ircplicd No. but I'll tell you, what Mrs
Chase is before she tells me word on the sub
ject and have never heard worlds to her poll
tics. "SLei a Presbyterian,a Wing. and a Knou
Nothing" Ofcourse was r ght.
ThGe is also another distinguished lndy here
whose acquaintance am happv to make. She i
Madame Storm, German authorcss, whois trav
ding through tho South, and writing an offset L
Mrs. Stoves in famous DRIED. Sho speaks but
very little English, but is decidedly woman o.
talent.
Mrs. McCorl the energetic proprietor and editor
of the Southern Parlor Magazine, is also here, snd
she informs me has fair prom SC Of success. in her
enterprise. The Southern convention now in session
have under confederation Two resolutions on a me
moral, she sent them in favor Of patroni sin
Southern literature in preference to Northern. Mrs
NJ. Know Nothing but is now n brlter, Sh
says she like many other distinguished American,
bdted on the Southern question, and is for secession
She has struck the pop ,or breeze, and is with Il
Delta extremely Southern in her proc ivities.
have nothing 10 say that subject, only that
Southern publishers wish to complete with Northern
they must make their papers and periodicals as GOO
md as cheap, or there is not Southern patriotism
enough to support them.
General Quitmans Fillibustcr speech in Congress:
hasmsde quite an excitement here. But Gener,
Pierce turned the cold shoulder on him, AMI he wi
find Mr. Buchanan still harder to deal with. Sue
nan as Quitmln ought not to have been sent {
C'ngress, for he has but two ideas and those al
Disunion and Filiibustcring. ...
The fine Louisville packet Robert j. Ward, can
in yesterday, on her frst trip of the season. CAP
Miller reports plenty of water in the Ohio. I can
down on the floating palace, Eclipse, and can trul
say, that never enjoyed steamboat trip NOR
Everything is sumptuous and comfortable. Captai
Broadwe Is most attentive to his passengers beside
is q careful and safe commander. / will mention
the benefit of the ladies' that he has not the
striction on his boat that our friend, Capt Thoma
son has-tlat il is against the rules ofths boat to ia
In looe iciih the Captain. Well, it rains and q
sure this letter reflects the dull, heavy atmosphcr
Will try and do better next time.
s Yours,
HNP