The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-04-28
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
southern star.
10 Be published ii Gallaiin.

The Soutaern Star will commence its career
with no empty promises Of acknowledgements
ses MADE tor the most part TO subscrve Temporal
rsry ends, and with no settled purpose OF being
hsld inyiolabie. We shall conceive It our pro-
vince, as well as our duty, to advocate with be-
coming zeal the principles which we deem cor
rect. and to expose il possible, the fallacy o
snch as we do not approve. But IN dong THIS
we can neither claim il as our privilege, nor
regard tas our duty. to sasall with violence or
laal,gnity the political tenets OF others--We
shall strive so to temper our conduct as 70 give
no ins, eause Of complaint to political advefsa-
RES. but at The same time, assume an atctuue
sufficiently firm and independent to leave no
foom for en- skeptcs TO doubt our course. :
Int will he our purpose to applaud political vr-
tue wherever il may be fou0d, and we shall
with relentless grasp rend the veil that OBJ
scures political deformity. Ia our politics we
are decidedly Democratic we. yielded a hearty,
and We think, we'll merited support to much
the greater pcrs.on Of the late administration
aud assisted 10 the utmost Of cur humble aeil'-
ties, in elevating to power the present Chei
Magistrate OF the nation. And, though we afe
welded 10 no man or party, yet 20 longas ne
continues to follow in that line, which he bas al
ready chaiksd out for himself, we shall scon-
ceive that we can no better preserve, protect
and defend The constitution and liberties Of the
people, than by yielding him an ardent ana nn-
firing support Reared 10 the land that gave
birth Ia the great apostle of liberty, we early
tclispDemocracy jefferson, Liberty nave
enlisted freely 10 the contest, and our subse-
quent days shall be spent We trust Is our n's'
have beer, battling in the cause q freedom.
We believe that the 50 styled Virgins ana
Kentucky resolutionns Of '9S ana 'SS' give a
true exposition Of the spirit and meaning Of the
constithaa, that the political line which they
have drawn, is the one intended 70 oe tnrown
around the national government, 70 keep with
ii its prescribed limits, but 10 yielding % TINS
belief we nave not thought i necessary TO run
into the ultra State Rights doctrines, contained
in the Sot III Carolina ordinance o. 1882
We are tor strict constructicnof the constitu-
!, ion. and can therefore never yield the point
that Congress can, without most pa'paole and
dangerous infraction Of the constitution, charte
4 ma ticn Bank, Or create any other corporatr
BODY. Yet We d. not entertain any such u,opl-
anvis;on as shield BY the Loco Focc party Of
New York--to bring the government down e
AZ exclusive gold and silver currency, without
ccvering INV land With distress and wide spread
rain. We believeiti Is wholly chimerical, absurd
and ridiculous 1--WE do not believe that any pro-
miusnt member Of the Democratic party, ever
advocated suchepartan policy, certain it's that
neither G. en-. jackson nor Mr.. Van Bnren ever
did. we are satisfied thar the precious meta's
Tor the ordinary purpose oftrade, with sound
and uniform paper currency, convertible nfo
gold and silver at the will Of the holder for the
more extended objects of commerce, would best
suit the wants IL the Americanpeople, and is best
adapted to the geniusof our free institutions. TO
ibis point we would have the government direct It's
energies--proceed with gradual, but determirl-
ed purpose TO convince the people thatto this end
things must come, and notify rash and prccipitate
conduct to whelm in ruin the fortunes Of men, who
though provident enough in other respects, have
for season been beguied BY the syren Of fancied
fortune.
In thus launching out upon the troubled bosom
Of the political ocean, we - aware that adverse
winds may stay the progres1bf our lttlc barge in
ia onwarn course to the haven Of prosperity But
shall spread our canvass to the breeze andtrust
with good helInsman and sober crew VIC shall ere
long ride out Of the storm in triumph, and moor
little craft along side vessels Of alargerclass and
stronger bottom. AS intimated above, Literature
Science, Agriculture, &C. will come in for portion
Of our attention.
GEO. r. KIGER.
Galiatn, Oct. ", s3r