Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector., 1838-04-28
PROSPECTUS'

OF a PAPER 70 BH ENTrTEED The
Piney Woods Plant en-,
And Amitc UEion Literary Reflector.
Devoted to Literature, Politics, Science,
Agriculture, Education, General Intel
ligence, &c. &c.
TTyHE success that has attended almost every
III effort OF a literary, liberal, and useful ten
dency in this community has led to preparations
for publishing paper in Liberty, Amite county,
to be as far as the publishers are able, acapted to
the wants and interests of the people.
The detailed-the faithful history of ihe 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 du-
| ty--and as such, our pleasure also, to furnish
such authentic historical articles as will be u
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
ses 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, tellsus that
there are but two great political parties of the
world-those that are for a government of the
people, and those who wish government over
! the people: government of the many, and
government of the few,--freedom or bondagt
Mans capacity for self government had been
doubted until the experiment in America was
fairly, severly tried. The batteries Of dsappoint
cd and restless ambition; the most powerful agi-
tators, both of men and nations, were directed
against those who labored for its success. Wash
ngton's administration had opposition--Jeffer-
son was called knaye and fool and his admin
stration denounced as weak and worse than
weak subversve 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
Uutl 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 byia free press in America, have
enabled the people as nation, to no: only crush
foreign tyranny, but to support themselves a.
gainst internal factions not less iniical to their
peace and prosperity. Union gave harmony to
feeling; response to sentiment; and saneness to
action. Education gave the right direction to
the combined energies, and taught the people to
know and value their rights-the 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,
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we to trasmit to posterity, or even secure to our
selves, the rights and privileges we enjoyl This,
we think, can be effected only by continuing in
general to pursue past policy, rejecting the new
and as we believe dangerous speculatons 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.
A primary object of the Planter is to furnish
to the friends and supporters of the present ad
ministratioi and Others, paper in which they |
can see reflected without distortion or inpersior
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 OrLy which is useful and ornamental; details
of the historian--the results of the experimental
ist-and the effusions Of the novelist and poet.
Facts will be stated, and calculations on proba-
bilities made, SO that the events of yesterday
may become the subjects of reflection to day, and
the lever of tomorrow. lie
TERMS.
The PINEY WOODS PLANTER and ANTE 4,
UNIoN LITERARY REFLECTOR will be published
weekly on super-royal sheet, printed on fine
paper, and delivered to subscribers at FIVE a
DOLLARS per annum in advance, or SIX DOL. 4
LARS at the expiration of the year All pay q
ments made in the first three months will be
as in advance.
JOHN ToTHILJ,
A. H. HALL, o
Publishers and Editors n
LIBERTY. Feb 10. 1888.