Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector., 1838-05-05
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Pimey Woods Planter.
| sApd Amite Union Literary Reflector.
Devoted to Literature, Politics, Science
Agriculture, Education, General Intel
ligence, &c, &c.
TTyHE success that has attended almost every
Inl effort Of a literary liberal, and useful ton
dency in this community, has led 70 preparations
for publishing paper in Liberty, Amite county
the wants and interests of the people.
The detailed--the faithful history Of the past
as reflected by human nature, is the telescope
through which we purpose to view the future
therefore it is our intention, and will be our dp
! ty--and as such, our pleasure also, to furnish
such authentic historical articles as Will be
source Of profitable and pleasing Information &c
| 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
ses produce the sameor simiier effects: as human
nature is still the samo the past will be our data.
History, when we consult its pages, tells US that
there are but two great political parties of the
worId~-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, severly tried The batteries of dsappoint-
ed and restless ambition the most powerful agi-
tators, both of men and nations, were directed
against those who labored for its success. Wash.
ington's administration had ppostion--Jeffer-
son was called knave and fool, and his admin.
stration denounced as weak and worse than
weak: subyersive of liberty and the rights of
man. By whom? By those who were for 60
vernment over the people, minority rule, or dis
appointed ambitionists, who, like Cataline, 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 well as the
present administration, would not answer; most
of whom have neither time nor inclination to in
vestigate the, truth of this--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 a free press in America, have
enabled the people as nation, to not only crush
foreign tyranny, but to support themselves a.
gainst internal factions, not less nimica to their
peace and prosperity, Union gave harmony ia
feeling; response to sentiment; and sameness ia
action, Education gave the right direction to
the combined energies, and taught the people to
know and value their rights--the blessings oi
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 psesents 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 visi-
onary theories and political infdels.
| This 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
ly, 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.
minstfation and others, paper in which they
can see reflected without distortion or inuersion
| 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 knowledge |
that 0nEy which is useful and ornamental; details
of the hisorian--the results of the experimental
ist-and the effusions of the novelist and poet |
Facts will be stated, and calculations on proba-
bilites made, so that the events of Yesterday
may become the bjects of reflection to day, and
the lever of tomorrow.