Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-02-10

l TENHE success that has attended almost every
i 4 effort of literary, liberal, and useful ten
dency in this community, has led to preparations
4 for publishing paper in Liberty, Amite county,
to be as far the publishers arc able adapted to
| the wants and interests of the people.
The detaled-the faithful history of the past,
as reflected by human nature, is tho telescope
through which we purpose to view the future
therefore it is our intention, and will be our du-
! ty-and as such, our pleasure also, to furnish
such authentic historical articles as will be a
source of profitable and pleasing information to
| the readers of the Planter All we know, or can
| know of the mysterious future is and must be
derived from the past The same or similar eau
SEES produce the same or similer effects as human
nature is still the same, the past will be our data
History, when we consult its pages, tells us that
there are but two great political parties of the
world-those that are for government of the
people, and those who wish government over
the people: government of the many, and
government of the few,-freedom or bondage.
Mans capacity for self government had been
doubted until the experiment in America was.
fairly, severy tried. The batteries of disapp0nt.
ed and restless ambition the most powerful aqi |
tators, both of men and nations, were directed |
against those who labored for its success Wash. |
ington's administration had opposition-Jeffcr.
was called knave and fool, and his admin.
stration denounced as weak and worse than
weak: subversive of liberty and the rights of
man. By whom? By those who were for 90
vernment over the people,-minority rule, or dis
appointed ambitionists, who, like Catalina, would
sacrifice their country to the love of power
With these facts before us, can it be reasonably
expected that the present administration should
pass without opposition?
Many have said that the late, as we'll as IT,,
present administration, would not answer; mast
OF whom have neither Anie nor inclination to IN.
vestigate the truth tthis-being engaged in
hunting proof to show That they were right in
making the prediction
Uutil the inventive powers of the human mind
shall contrive some way by which every aspirant
to office can have the one he wants, opposition
may be expected. Union and education, rem
dered effective by free press in America, have
enabled the people as a nation, to not only crush
foreign tyranny, but to support themselves a.
gainst internal factions not less inmical to their
peace and prosperity. Union gave harmony to
feeling; response to sentiment; and sameness to |
action. Education gave the right direction to
the combined energies and taught the people to |
know and value their rights-thc blessings of |
popular government The press was the con.
ductor by which an equilibrium was produced !
and maintained through all the parts
These being our views respecting the past
the inquiry naturally pscsents itself How are
we to trasmit to posterity, or even secure to our
selves, the rights and privileges we enjoy? This,
we think, can be effected only by continuing in
general to pursue past policy, rejecting the new
and as we believe dangerous speculations of yisi-
onary theories and political infdels.
lhls paper will act in concert with the demo-
cracy OF the republic. In doing so, the publish
ers will have necessarily to differ in opinion with
those who oppose it. This they will do fearless.
", yet candidly; expecting that liberality and
candor they are willing to allow to others
primary object Of the Planter is to furnish
to the friends and supporters of the present ad.
minlstration and others, paper in which thew
can see reflected without distortion or inpersion
the passing real scenes of life; embracing the
most interesting topics of the day.
With view to render the PLANTER worthy
OF patronage, and interesting to all classes, we
will select from the stores of human knowledoc
that only which is useful and ornamental. details
of the hstOrian-the results of the experimental.
island the effusons of the novelist and noet
Facts will be stated, and calculations on proba
biities made, so that the events of Yesterday
may become the subjects of reflection to day, and
the lever of tomorrow.