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

In commencing az publishers of n newspaper,
VIC necessarily have TO call on the public for
patronage, this we do, not doubling but if mer-
tied, we will receive it, We have given, we
think, proof of this by going to the expense of
fitting up an entire new office, OF the best ma
tcrials for carrying out our intentions, before
we called on the community we intend to serve
for their support, which alone can enable us to
devote our time, &c. to their service: if this
does not amount to proof positive, it is at least
at variance with a belief that we had strong
doubts, either in the support of the public or in
our abilities to obtain, merit and continue it,
As far as patronage is concerned, taking what
we have received as a sample of what list come,
we do say our prospects are fair: our friends are
coming forward, extending to us at the start
that aid which is a proof of their devotion tc
that cause to which Jefferson devoted so mucl
of his valuable time and talents-thc cause o
the people-democracy 1t is most cheering a
the commencement of our operations in our new
avocation, to receive the encouragement w
have, it will urge us on, enabling US to mori
what we have received, and to deserve more.
Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-02-10
UNION BANK.

A letter from our Senator Jehu Wall, dated
3Oth ult to gentleman in this place says
1.-The Union Bank charter has passed" This
being the fact, it is the imperative duty of every
manto examine how far his interests are invol-
we'd
This will be powerful engine for good or for
evil, welding such immense influence as such
monied corporations always do in the communi-
ty. Those who have money, or its equivalent,
give an impetus to the Union Bank-in it, as in
all establishments of the sort, support comes
from the people; their shoulders must bear, and
their labor support it, Those who caused the
ambarrassments from which we are emerging
Suffered little themselves compared with what
they caused others to feel. No, they took care
Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-02-10
THE PATRIOTS DIsRANpED.

Evacuation Of Nary Island The arms
Of the State giren up.--On tho night of
18th inst. the patriots abandoned Navy
Island, and the arms which belonged to
the State of New-York have been deliver
ed up to the proper authorities. The can
non, &c. are lying at Schlosser.
The ultimate aim of the revolutionists
seems not to be exactly understood. The
Buffalo advertiser of the 18th, says that
it is believed that the larger portion of
Van Rensselaer's men have been landed
on the adjacent parts of Grand island
Gov. Marcy and Gen. Scott, have left Buff
falo for Black. Rock, probably with the in
tention Of ;epairing to Grand Island, for
which two companies of artillery with two
filed pieces have also left. Two British
armed schooners were watching the move
ments of the steamer Barcelona which had
been employed by the Navy Islanders,
with the ayowed determination of captur
ring he. at all hazards on her passage up
Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-02-10
GEORGIA CONFERENCE.

The following resolutions have been
adopted by the Georgia Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, at its late
meeting held at Athens.
Resolred, That it is the sense of the
Georgia Annual Conference that slavery,
as it exists in the United States, is not a
moral evil.
Resotoed, That we view slavery as a
civil and domestic institution, and one
which as ministers of Christ, we have no.
thing to do with, further than ameIiorate
the condition of the slave, by endeavoring
to lmpart to him and his master the be-
nign influence of the religion of Christ,
and aiding both on their way to Heaven.
Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-02-10
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE,

Denis Prieur is the democratic cand-
date for Governor of the State of Louisi-
ana. OF him the Southerner says:--sIt
is with unfeigned qualification that we lay
before the public the name of the man,
whom the democracy of our State have
put forward as their candidate for the gu
bernatorial chair. The harmony which
prevailed in the convention, and the spirit
of decided appreciation which hailed the
result of the balloting convince us that
Mr.. Prleur will receive the undivided sup
port of his democratic fellow citizens; and
we feel assured that this unanimity of
sentiment will crown with success our Of
forts at the July election. Mr.. Prieur
has long been known as true democrat,
and has never been found wanting when
the interests of the party demanded his
services; through good and evil report he
has stood by the democracy, and passed
mistaken through the ordeal of all the
panics which from time to time have sha-
ken the party, and caused many man,
once thought "good and true" to faulter
in his course.
Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-02-10
From the Nelo York Erening Post.
LATE FROM EUROPE.

The packet ship South America brings
us London papers of Saturday evening,
the Cd of December, and Liverpool pa
pers of the 18th.
GREAT BRITA1N.--Cotton has still e
brisk sale, and the price is advancing
Private letters, however, assure US that
the sales are principally made to specula-
tors, who calculate on large future de-
mand in the market. The present quick
sales and increased prices may therefore
not last long.
Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-02-10
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eTATE LEGlsllAi oNi1'
IN SENATE. -
Friday, January i"'
The Senate fer, tha - Z

; ~ ~ ~ tsse - iiaVSs
not bce1 engaged in the discussion OF any
matters Of public nature, except Judge
Prav's code. The debate on this subject
will be sent mail.
The motion of Mr.. Grayson, of Yazoo,
to postpone indefinitely this code, was lost,
by the following vote:
YBAs-Mr. President, Bell, Brown, COT
fee; Grayson, Green, Haley, Kyle, Mar
shall, Maury, Montgomery, Pope, Wall
10.
NAYs-Mcssrs. Alsburys, Augustus,
BOYD, Dcasc, Farrar, Cranberry, lladley,
Ives, KERN, Matthews, Ragsdale, Run
nels, Trayweek, Tucker, Walton, Walker
IL.
The resolutions of the Senate will be
found under the proceedings Of the House
of Representatives of Thursday.
The bill to amend the charter of the
Alabama and Mississippi Rail Road Bank.
ing Company was taken up and discussed
to-day. The amended charter authorizes
the Bank to construct Rail Road from
Mississippi City to Paudling. The bill was
ordered to be cngrossed for third read
ing ON tomorrow.
Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-02-10

The following remarks from the Portland Ad-
vertiser, must strike forcbly the minds of the
thinking disinterestod, who visit New England
and other sections of our country, where people
melt with pity for every object they cannot re-
lievc--for instance, slavery in the South-but
will not use the least effort to ameloriato the
condition of the victims of necessity employed
in the factories amongst them, whose condition
in many respects deserve sympathy more than
the slave of the South; true, there is differ.
ence-in the South they have black slaves, and
the aristocrats, monopolists and capitalized manu-
facturers in the North, white ones. The differ
ence consists in color and in name
"How much false sympathy there is a.
broad in the world! The whole country
is occasionally excited by the deplorable
situation of the Greeks, the intolerable
oppression of the Poles, or the wretched
sufferings of the people of the Cape de
Verds-tears are shed, meetings are held,
speeches are made, resolutions are passed,
money is contributed, vessels are fitted
out, and every demonstration of the deep
est sympathy is manifested. Yet where
is that sentiment, when the same hearts
are appealed to by domestic sorrow, by
sickness that is seen and grief that is
heard, and suffering that lies at our very
door,
Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-02-10

Aware az The aNcultice, anxities, ana com
nlieatcd cares to be combated by those who'
conductors of pubic Journal uH''' '" ia,
serve the public-prcjudiccs OF DINERS rno;r
is worse, theirown have to be comba'cd' ~
support comes directly -s-Ss;"--rrru -peoPie, Who
think they have right, individually, to dictate
the course the publisher is to steer. One wants
hot spicy opposition to all who differ with him
in opinion; another one says, do not like quar-
rcling in newspapers, will not patronise the pa
per if such is carried on; another says, give us
more light fashionable reading; no, no, says his
uncle Ben, that washy soft milk and water stuff
makes me sick-these lovc-sick stories arc con-
tageous, they always makes me sick; Mr.. AL
business says, want paper for the sake OF
the advertisements; while his neighbor says,
will stop my paper, have no interest and take
no pleasure in these long advertisements SO 1t
is, and so it will be as long as interests and
tastes differ-ar as they do What is the pub
Usher in these cases to 30? he cannot please all
He must lay his owrNSand marks-they must
be laid too, in TRUTH and JUSTICE, and followed
unsworyingly. TRUTH must be the guiding
star.
| We fully believe in, and subscribe to the opin-
ions of John Randolph, who says;-
clay down this as a principle, that
truth is to the other virtues, what vital air
is to the human system. They cannot ex-
list at all with it; and as the body may
live under many diseases, if supplied with
pure air FOR its consumption, so may the
character survive many defects, where
there is a rigid attachment to truth. All
equirOcGtiOR and subterluge belong to false
hood, which consists, not in using false
words only, but in conveying false impress
sions, no matter how; and if man de-
ceive himself, and | by my silence, suffer
him to remain in that error, lam implica-
ted in the deception, unless it be one who
has no right to rely upon me for intorma-
tion, and, in that case, it is plain, | could
not be instrumental in deceiving."
Are things with us, as writer of merit in
the New England Magazine describes them to
be there? If SO, 81 would rather be dog, and
die bayiag the moon" than editor-take his own
description. He says
"That, when we rely upon the judg-
ment of newspaper, we are leaning up
on very weak and unstable staff, mas
much as newspapers, instead of taking the
lead and direction of popular sentiment,
humbly and sneakingly follow after it
Such a character as an independent edi-
tor, would hardly be allowed to exist in
New-England; and we do not think SO Sc
we're despotism is exercised, upon gene
raj subjects, over the press of any boun-
try, as of our own--a despotism, too, Of
the most illiberal and intolerant nature
Let an editor fearlessly oppose popular
madness, upon any subject-and there is
such disease known, at times, as mad
ness, downright phrenzy, among the Peo-
ple--and what would be the consequence.
He would lose his subscribers, and be stript
of his support"
Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-02-10
RUSSIA.

If the following account, which we find
in an English paper, be true, it would JUS
tify censure of the whole civilized world
not to overthrow the horrible tyranny of
Russia.
"The Emperor of Russia has committed
the disgusting atrocity of levying six hum
dred of the .fairest young women among
the Polish peasantry, and taking them by
force from their families, to be married to
his soldiers on the military farms at Woz-
nesensk! The women fled and resisted,
but in vain; they were carried off from
their families, and their male relations,
who aided their attempt to escape, were
1ogged, or banshed to Siberiar'
Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-02-10

Our whol6delegation went for Henderson,
fcderalist, for U. S. Senator, a man so popular
that he received twenty five out of one hundred
and nineteen votes.
We give an extract from the Natchez Free
Trader, showing the result of the ballotting on
that occasion;
On summing up the votes, at the con
clusion of the first ballot, it was foundthat
the Hon. J. F. Trotter had obtained 60
votes Hon. w. S. Bodley 80; and ]. Hen
derson, Esq. 25; whereupon, the President
of the Senate arose, and with his native
dignity announced, that the Hon. James
+. Trottcr was duly and consttutionally
elected, having received a majority of five
votes over. both of his opponents. The
entire representation of both Houses was
present.
The following is the result of the bal
lot:-
Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-02-10

Of thcmsclves-s this to DO wondered at. No;
but it is strange that the people do not take
lesson. The promoters aud conductors Of the
joined will be found few sections ofSthe act Of
incorporation IT passed in 1897, by which the
reader can perceive that the branch at Liberty
will have larger capital than any of the other
branches.
AN ACT TO INCORPORATES THE SUBSCRIBERS
TO THE MISSISSIPPI UNION BANK.
; !. BE IL enacted by The Legislature Of
Mississippi, That an institution shall be
established under the title of "The Mis-
sissippi Union Bank with capital of fif-
teen million FIVE hundred thousand dollars,
by means of loan, to be obtained by the
directors of the institution.
3. BE it further enacted, That books
of subscription for the stock Of said bank
shall be also opened at the seat of justice
in each county in this State, under the
| inspection of three managers at each OF
the aforesaid places, who shall be elected
by the Legislature, viz: for the county OF
Amite, f. M. Davis, VIM. II. Dillingham;,
and V. T.. Crawford. In this section the
names of managers who were appointed
for the other counties follow, which we
deem needless to publish.
; 80. BE IL further enacted, That Their
shall be established seven Offices Of dis
count and deposite, as follows, to wit
First. One at Macon, in the county OF
Noxubee, for the use and accommodation
of the counties Of Lowndes, Octibbeha,
Z Winston, Noxubee, Kemper, Lauderdale,
r and Neshoba, with a capital of one million
eight hundred thousand dollars.
Second One at Augusta, in the county
of Perry, for the counties Of Clark, Jas
per, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Jackson,
f Hancock, Greene, Perry, and Marion,
with capital of one million of dollars.
| Third. One at Aberdeen, in the county
of Monroe, for the counties Of Monroe,
Itawamba, Tishemingo, Tippah, Pontotoc,
Chickasaw, and Marshall, with copltal
of one million of dollars.
Fourth. And one at the town of Lex
ington, in the county of Holmes, for the
counties of Yazoo, Holmes, Carroll, Choc-
taw, Attala, and Leake, with capital OF
one million nine hundred thousand dollars.
Fifth And one in the town of Tiilato-
ba, in the county of Tallahatchio, and for
the counties of Yalobusha, Tallahatchie,
Lafayette, De Soto, Pamela, and Tunica,
with copital of one million three hun
dred thousand dollars.
SiGth. One in the town of Vicksburg,
, in the county of Warren, fer the counties
of Claiborne, Warren, Washington, Boil
a var, and Coahoma, with a capital OF one
lsg3million five hundred thousand dollars.
Serenh. One at Liberty, in the county
Of Amte, and for the counties of Pike,
Amite, Wilkinson, Adams, Franklin, and
Jefferson, witha capital of two millions of
dollars.
i The counties of Madison, Kinds, CO.
piah, Simpson, Rankin, Scott, Smith, and
Lawrence, to be the eighth district, and
to be supplied by the mother bank.
33. Be 1t further enacted, That the
parent bank of the Mississippi Union Bank,
shall be located in jackson, in the county
Of Hinds. -.
Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-02-10

~ Postmastcrs and others to whom this pa.
per is sent will please actasagents, and forward
the names of subscribers to this office.
*** Persons holding prospectuses to the Piney
Woods Planter, containing the names of sub
scribers, are requested to return them as soon as
possible.
Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-02-10

THE MAXIMUM OF IGNORANCE AND FOLLY.
The federalists in Congress, and their
yielding followers out of Congress, strongly
insist that the Government ought to HIRE
MONEY to deposite with the State for
sAFEKEEpING- No comment in necessary.
1t was anancient apothegm, that whom
the Gods would destroy, they first deprive
of reason.-Dorer Gazette.
Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-02-10

The correspondent of the Baltimore Re-
publican, writing from Washington under
date of Jan. 9th, Says
The Sub-Treasury Bill will pass both
Houses this session, as true as Gospel
note that if you please
Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-02-10

u We deem an apology necessary fer the
barrcnness of our bantling this week, and the
want Of that variety that in future shall be our
aim; not having exchanges, and the troubles of
fitting up new office are among the causes to
which those are attributable. Some one, Frank.
lin think, said, that those who are good at
making apologies, are seldom, if ever, good at
any thing else. We do not believe much in
apologies, but this much we thought due to the
reader and to ourselves.
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NATCHEz FEMALE ACADEMY.

We invite the readers attention to the adyer-
tisement of the above institution, conducted by
the Rev. W. II. BRUNER, A. M. and LADY. Mr.
Bruner is ripe and good scholar, graduate of
South Hanover College, and popular teacher.
We have known him for many years, and re-
ceived instruction from him, therefore are able
to say to parents and others who have children
under their care, You will have them as well
instructed mentally and morally in the Natchoz
Female Academy as in any similar one in the
Union. 4
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FOR THE HON. J. f. TROTTER,
(Democrat.)

sENAToRs.-Messrs. Augustus, Bell
Boyd, Dease, Cranberry, Ives, Kyle, Mar
shall, Matthews, Pope, Ragsdale, Raybun
Runnels, Treyweek, Tucker, Walker,
Walton.
REPRESENTATIVES Messrs Anderson.
Barnes, Bond, Brown Of Copiah, Butler.
Carter, Denman, Draughn, Dyer, Ellis OF
Jones, Ellis of Newton, Fox, Frost, Fryar,
Gilmer, Hancock, Hargrove, Harley, Ha-
Wis, Hogg, Holland, Hindman, Jacoway,
Joselyn, lowers, Kennedy, Lane, Lopez,
McAfee, MClendon, Mcdaniel, McRae,
Moore, Ports of Kemper, Prewett, Reid,
Roberts, Stewart of Yallobusha, Stone,
Tillman, Thompson, Thornton, Trussell,
Ussery, Wright-62.
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THEPLASsl9ER
LIBERTY, SATURDAY, FEB 10, 1888

We intended to have six columns on each page
of the Planter, but the paper we got is too mar
row to allowof it. We were disappointed IN
that respect, but as soon as we can get other pa
per, We will add the other column. And more,
il we receive as VIC believe we will, sufficient
patronage, VIC will enlarge to the imperial size
Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1838-1838, 1838-02-10
FOR THE HON. WIN. S. DoDLEY,
(FederaEiSt.)

SENATORS. President, Coffee, Far
rar, Greene, Hadley.
REPRESENTATIVES, Speaker
Messrs. Armat, Bell, Brown of Lauder
dale, Chiffon, Cox, Davis, Drake, Gwinn
Kinds, Hill of Marshall, Hill of Pamela
Humphreys, Marshall, Mellen, Minter
Murchison, Neil, Ports of Tippah, Phil
lips, Ruff, Sessions, Stewart of Kinds.
Skinner, Williams, Wood of jefferson,
Wood of Wilkinson-32.
FOR J. HENDERSON, ESQ.
FederGlist)
sENAToRs.-Messrs. Alsbury, Brown,
Grayson, Haley, KERN, Maury, Mont
gomory, Wall.
REPREsENTATIvEs.- Messrs. Clarke.
Eakin, Filter, Graves, Hopes, joyce of
Lawrence, Janye of Simpson, jenkins,
McCaskills, MCGOWAN, Mendenhall, Puc-
kett, Saunders, Smith, Ventress, Wilson,
Woodward--25.
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rrnm ihc Raltimoro American.

II is not perhaps claiming too much
for our countrymen, TO say, that IN no
other part OF the world do the produ-
cling classes stand, deservedly, SO high
for general intelligence and weight IN
society as in the United States. In
advancing this claim, we do not intend
to attribute to our people individually
more moral worth or better acqudln'
lance with their vocations than IS pos
sessed by others, but we believe that
owing TO our peculiar institutions, they
are taught 10 devote themselves to the
study OF affairs in general, and the ac-
QUESTION of information which is be-
yond the reach of the same description
of persons in the old world. The SIM
pie fact that the highest distinctions are
attainable by every man, without re-
gard to humbleness of birth, has ten
dency when young to elevate the tone
of feeling, and create desire Tor the
acquisition of knowledge, which, IN at.
ter life, should circumstances demand
it. NAV become eminently useful. or
the PRACTICAL effect of this state OF things
most honorable examples are found IN
our history, in which persons have risen
from the most humble beginnings to MI
distinguished stations in the Republic,
and have shown that talent knows no
discrimination as to birth or pareniage,
and may be nurtured as well IN the
cradle Of the woodlands hut, as IN the
palace of the prince.
Independently, however, OF the cases
in which high distinction has been al
tanned, there is an appreciation oil the
producing classes among us, arising
out of the extensiveness oil their views,
which is known no whore else. One
of the causes which have led to thus
proper estimate is the fact, that IN
America, society does not recognize
as distinct and privileged class those
who have acquired or inherited wealth
In Europe, the persons here alluded 10,
form separate department, as it were,
in the community, an introduction into
which is the great object of ambition.
Here, although numberless individuals
are found whose riches place them
above the necessity for exertion, they
still are regarded merely as individuals,
and must look to the producing portions
of the community, for any standing
they may possess. To be an ldier IN
our country, happily for US, so far from
rejecting credit upon a person. causes
him TO be looked upon, 10 certain de-
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-08-22

A friend informs us that farmer in
Cecil county lost his entire crop OF
wheat and rye, together with his barn
and farming utensils, by fire, origina-
ting from the friction Of threshing
machine. The machine was in opera
ton in the barn, and owing to the want
Of due attention, was permitted to run
rapidly with some part ofthe apparatus
not exactly 10 order. The consequence
was the creation of FIRE by friction,
which in an instant communicated to
the loose straw, and thus involved
the barn and crops in its rapid destruc-
ton, 49, Bah. amer.