The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-05-19
PROSPECTUS
or THE
southern STIR.
pRnSpECTIJS

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Z The Southern Star will commence its career
with no empty promises a neutrality prom'-
ses mace for the mostFpart to suoserye tempora-
"a ~ ends, and with no settled purpose Of being
heia inyioIable. We shall conceive il our pros
yiote, as we'll as our duty, 70 advocate with be-
coming zeal The principles which We deem ccr~
rect, and 10 expose If possible. the fallacy q
such as we do not approve. But in doing this
Ne san neither claim il as our privilege, nor
regard il as our duty, 10 sasail with violence Or
mali.nity the political teuets Of others--we
shallstrive 80 to temper our conduct as to give
10 lust cause Of compliant to political adverse
r,es. but at the same time, assume an attitude
sufficiently firm and independent 70 leave no
loom for eren skeptics TO doubt our course. -
Ii will be cur purpose to applaud political vir-
Tue wherever it may be found, and VIC shall
with relentless grasp rend the veil thst OBJ
scures political deformity. 10 our politics We
are decidedly Democratic I'VE yielded hearty,
and We think, well merited support'to much
The greater portion Of the late administrators
and assisted 10 the utmost of our humble abtl
Ties. in eleyating to power the present Chic
Magistrate Of the nation. And, though we are
welded to no man Or party, yet 20 long as ne
continues 10 follow 10 that line, which ne bas al
ready chaiked out for himself, wsshall con-
ceive that we can no better preserve, protect,
and defend III 3 constitution and liberties Of the
people, than by yielding him an ardent andun-
firing support. Reared in the land that gave
birth to the great apostle Of libertyp weearly
10 spDemocracy, Jefferson, Liberty--we have
enlisted freely'in the contest, and our subse-
,uent DAYS shall be spent We trust as our first
hsve been, battling in the cause Of freedom.
We believe that the SO styled Virginia and
Kentucky resolutions Of '98 and '99, give a
true exposition OF the spirit and meaning Of the
constitution that the political line which they
have drawn, is the one intended u BE- thrown
around the national government, tc-keepit with
il It's prescribed limits, hut il yielding 70 this
belief. We have not thought II necessary 70 run
into The ultra State Rights doctrines, conta ned
in the SOU tn Carolina ortlinanceUf 1879.
W. are Tor strict construction Of the constltu-
t,on, and cnn therefore never yield the point
thxs Congress can, without mort pa'psble and
dangerous inlraction ofthc constitution, charte
I "a ton Bank, or create any other ccrporatr
body. YET wc do not entertain any such utopi-
AZ vision az il held BY the Loco Foco party Of
Nev York--ito bring the government down 10
a. EXCLUSIVE cold and silver currency. without
covering the land with distress and wide spread
ruin, We believed hwholly chimerical, absurd
and ridiculous - We DO not believe that any pro-
minent mouber Of the Democratic party, ever
advocated such spartan policy, certain it Is that
neither e On. jackson nor Mr.. Van Bnren ever
did Weare satis6ed that the precious metals
TOR the ordinary purposes o. trade, with sound
and uniform paper CURRENCY, convertible into
gold and silver At the viii Of the holder, for the
more extended objects OF commerce, would best
suit the wants II the American people, and is best
adapted to the geniusof our free institutions. To
this point we would have the government direct its
energies--proceedin with gradual, but determine
I'd purpose 70 convince the people that to this emil
things must come, and not Ivy rash and precipitate
conduct to whelm in ruin the fortunes Of men, who
though proyident enough in other respects, have
fora season been bcgliled by the syren Of fancied
fortune.
In thus launching out upDn the troubled bosom
Of the political ocean, we are aware that adverse
winds may stlythe progress OF our little barge in
Wits onwarn course to the haven Of prosperity. But
we shall spread orr canvass TO the breeze antitrust
with good helmsmsil and sober crew we shall ere
long ride ON Of the stormin triumph, and moor our
little craft along side vessels Of alargerclass and
stronger boron. AS intimnted above, Literature
Science, Agriculture, &c.vvil come in for portion
Of our attention.
GEO, R. KIGER.
Gallatin, Oct. 8, 1877.
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