The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-03-31
PROSPECTUS
or THE
southern Gtar.
To BE- published in Gdlla!in.

Tho Southern Star will commence its career
with no empty promises Of neuirailty-prom''
SEES made for the most part TO subserye tetnpora-
r4ry ends, and with no settled purpose Of beng
hsld inyiolable. We shall conceive 1t our pro-
vince. as we'll as our duty, to advocate with be-
coming zeal the principles which we deem corr
rect. and 10 expose il possible, the fallacy
such as we do not approve. But in doing TINS
we can neither claim 1t as our privilege, nor
regard ,tas our daty, to sassil with violence or
nal,guity the political tenels Of Ythers--we
shall strive so to temper our conduct as 70 glN
no lust cause Of complaint to political adve -
RES but at the same time, assume an att!tune
sufficiently firm and independent to leave no
DOM for en- skeptics TO doubt our course -
II will be our purpose to applaud political vlr-
,us wherever IL NAV be found, and We shall
with veentIess grasp rend the veil that OBJ
scores political deformitv 10 our politics we
are decidedly Democratic I'VE yleldeda hearty
and we think, well merted support to much
the greater portion Of The late administration
and assist ed 10 the utmost Of our humble ab'li'
lies, in eleyating to power the present Chic
Magistrate Of the nation. And, though we ate
welded to no man or party, yet 20 long a. he
continues to follow in that line, which he bas al
ready chalked out for himself, we shall con-
-eive that we Can 40 better preserve, protect,
,nd defend the constitution and Liberties OF the
people, than BY yelling him an ardent and I'M
firing support. Reared ia the land tn at gave
binh 10 the great apostle Of liberty, we early
10 l;sp D emocracy, Jefferson, Liberty--.we have
| enlisted freely in the contest, and our subse-
ouent DAYS shall be spent we trus as our fi's
have beer, battling in the cause o. freedom.
We believe that the 80 styled Virginia and
Kentucky resolutions Of '98 and 1913, give .
true exposition Of the spirit and meaning Of the
constitution, that the political lima which they
| have drawn, 10 the one intended 70 be thrown
around the national government, 10 keepit with-
ia lis prescribed limits, but in yielding to this
belief we have not Thought it necessary TO run
INTO the ultra State Rights doctrines, contained
ID the So, III Carolina ordinance Of 1882.
we are Tor strict construction Of the consttu
lion. and can therefore never yield the point
| that Congress can, without most palpable and
| dangerous infraction OF the constitution, charte
| / naticu Bank, or create any other corporate
| body Yet we do not entertain any such u'opi.
an vision as Is held BY the Loco Foco party q
| New York Ito bring the government down tc
an exclusive gold and silver currency, without
covering the land With distress and wide spread
| ruin, wo believeitis wholly chmerical, absurd
and ridiculous we do not believe that any pro-
ninsnt member Of the Democratic party, ever
advocated such spartan policy, certain il is that
i neitfer en-. Jackson nor Mr.. Van Bnren ever
4 ala. Weare satisfied tina the precious metals
for the ordinary purposes oftrade, with sound
and uniform paper currency, convertible into
gold and silver at the will of the holder, for the
| more extended AFFECTS Of commerce, would bes,
suit the wants # the American people, and is best
adapted to the genius Of our free institutions. To
this point we would have the government direct lis
energies proceeding with gradual, but deterpin-
ed purpose to convince the people that to this end
things rsust come, and notify rash and precipitate
conduct to whelm In ruin the fortunes Of men, who
though provident enough in other respects, have
for season been bsguiled by the syren Of fancied
fortune
In thus launching out upon the troubled bosom
Of the political ocean, we are aware that adverse
winds may stay the progress Of our little barge in
its onwarn course to the haven Of prosperity. But
we shall spread our canvass to the breeze andtrust
| with good helmsnan and sober crew we shall ere
long ride out Of the starm in triumph, and moor
little craft along side vessels of alargercass and
stronger bottom. As intimated above, Literature
Science, Agriculture, &c will como in for portion
| of our attention. 80. /.
GEO. r. KIGER.
Gallatin, Oct.16, 1887.
DIT ANTI