The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-01-06
PROSPECTUS
Of THE
Southern @tar.
OF THE
TO be pabitshed in GQH0bn

The Southern Star will commence tie career
| with no empty promises OF nea'ralliy- promi
SEES made for the most part to subserye tenpor.t
/ rary ends, AMI with se'ted pu pose of heinz
nold inysol able. We shall corr GIVE il or pro
vince, as wellas our dIty, to advocate with be
coming zeal The principles which we deem CO..,
rect, and 10 expose II possible, the fallscy q
snch as we do not approve. But 10 doing thu.
we can nett er claim it as our privilege, MOI
regard las our duty, to sasail with violence 0,
mal'snity the political tepets of others--we
| shall strive so to temper our conduct as to give
10 just cause OF compliant to political advelsa
| ries. but at thesame time, assume an attitude
sufficiently firm and independent TO cave no
| room for even skeptics to doubt our course. -
| II Will be our purpose to applaud political vir-
tue wherever il may be found, and we shaI
sith,s relentless grasp repd the veil that OBJ
scures political deformi,v Ia our politics We
IRE decidedly Democratic -we yieldeda hearty.
and We think, well mericd support 10 much
the greater portion OF the late aJmlnistr a ton
and assisted to the utmost Of our hnmbe abli.
ties, in elevatIng to power the present Che
Magistrate Of the nation. And, though we are
edded 20 no man or party, vet so long A h.
caatnahs 10 follow IN that line, which he has Al
rea " chaiked out for h,mself we shall CON-
celYe nat we Can 10 better preserve, protect
nj defend The constitution and liberties of the
people, than by yfei ing him an ardent and I'M
ttsg support Reared in the land lat gave
biih to the great APP site Of liberty, weearl.
to lispDemncracy, jefferson. Liberty-we have |
enlisted freely in the contest, and our subse |
quo6t days shall lie spent we trusl az orr Of |
hsye been, battling IN the cause Of freedom.
We believe that the so styled Virv,a,a al
kentucky resolutionns OF '98 aud 1919 .ve |
true exposition OF the spirit aud meaning of th.,
institution, that the political inc which NAV /
have drawo, IS the one intended to be- ,bro,.,
around the national government, to keen j, win.
~ It's prescribed Limits, but in Welding IN M.
oehef, we have not thought it necessary "a rn,,
INTO the ultra State Rights doctriaes, canta mel
IN the Sot IN Carolina ordinance Of 1872
Neare Tor strict construction of the ,onst;,,
'ioo, and can therefore never yield he no;n,
'hAt congress can, without most pslpable AMI
hserous niraotlon OF the constitution. cb,r,a
! naticn Bank, or create any other corporatg
oody. Yet we d. uot entertain any such !, on
IN vision as IS held by the Loco Foco par,v NJ
view York bring the government dawn ,o
"a exclusive gold aud silver currency, whou, I
'oser'hs the land VITA distress and wide spread I
UNI we oeieveit' wholly chlmerical, absurd l
lnu r'u'cu ious we 10 not believe that any pro il
~''~ o'N'Aioci VI the Dartv. n
dVoeated such spartan policy, certain If i. ~,
either EN-. jackson nor Mr.. Van Rn,en eyo. j
I'D We ARE satisfied tina the precious mat, j
y me ordinary purposes ottrade, with .ouod n
M unlinrm paper currency, Convertible ;n,oE
old and silver at the will of the holder q. ~.
'ore extended objects of commerce, would bas, n
iit the wants t the American people, and i bes,
lapted to the genius If free institutions r.
us point we would have the government d;roc, ~
proceeding with gradual, bur determ;r al
purpose to convince the people that to tbs en' y
anss must come, and notify rash and precin,,,o j.
nduct 70 whelm in rain the fortunes of men nh re
onsh providenf enough in other resnects ~. Oh
season been beguiled BY the syren Of f,nc;aS
tune. 'eieu ne
I'D thus launching out upon the troubled hoso,. ~
the pphtif al ocean, we are aware thar ,,,,,s ~ ~
nds may stay the pr gress of our little bare -
onwsrn course to the haven of prosperity. RI, ~
shall spread our canvass TO the breeze nnd,.,s w
In good helmsman and sober crew we che m s~ ~
q ride out of the storm in triumph and eo
ie craft along side vessels of a Ia vercl,ss s,.a
onger bottom. As minated above. I,,er,,.
encc, Agriculture, &sc' will come in for nor,;o,
our attention. F''''"
-.,.. n. - , GEO. R. kIGER. (