Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-01-05

TENTTE success that has attended almost every
l. effort Of literary, liberal, and useful ten
dency in this community, has led to preparations
for publishing paper in Liberty, Amite county,
to be as far tho publishers are ablc adapted to
the wants and interests Of the people
The dctailed-tlc 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 du-
ty-Snd as srch, our pleasure also, to furnish
such authentic historical articles as will be
tource of profitable and pleasing information to
she readers of the Planter All we know, or can
know the mysterious future, is and must be
derived from the past. The same or similar eau
ses produce the same or simlcr effects as human
nature is still the same, the past will be our data.
History, when VIC consult its pages tells us that
there arc but two great political parties of tho
world-those that are for government Of the
people, and those who wish government over
the people: government Of the many, and a
government of the ew,--frcedom or bondage
Mans capacity for self govcrnmen ihad been
doubted until the experiment in America was
fairly, severity tried III batteries of disappoint-
cd and re ~ ,ss 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 oppostion--Jeffer-
son was called aknaye and fool, and his admins
straton denounced as weak and worse than
weak: subversiye of liberty and the rights of
man. BY whom2 By those who were for go
verRment over the people, minority rule, or dis
appointed ambitionists. who, like Catalina, 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 opposition2
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--beng engaged in
hunting proof to show that they were right in
making the prediction
Uutil tho 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 free press in America, have
enabled the people as a nation, to not only crush
foreign tyranny, but to support themselves a.
gainst internal factions, not less inmcal to their
peace and prosperity. Union gave harmony to
feeling; response to sentiment; and samcness 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
Ihes' being our views respcc ing 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 enioyl 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 yisi-
onary theories and political in6dels
This paper will act in concert with the demo-
crazy OF the republic In doing SO, the publish
erswll have necessarily TO differ in opinion with
those who cpposci it. This they will do fearless
y, yet candidly; expecting that libcrality and
candor they are willing to allow to others
primary object of the Fainter is to furnish
to the friends and supporters of the present ud.
ministration and others, a paper in which they
can see reflected without distortion or inpersion
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 only which is useful and ornamental: details
Of the historian-the results of the experimental.
island the effusions of the novelist and poet.
Facts will be stated, and calculations on proba.
bilitics made, SO that the events of Yesterday
may become the subjects OF reflection to day, and
the lever Of tomorrow