Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-02-09

lTENllE success that has attended almost every
IL effort of a literary, liberal, and useful ten
dency in this community, has led to preparations
| for publishing paper in Liberty, Amitc county,
to be as far as the publishers are able adapted to
the wants and interests of the people.
| The detailed-the 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 du-
| ty--and as such, oar pleasure also, to furnish
\ such authentic historical articles as will be a
| tource of profitable and pleasing information to
she readers of the Planter. All we know, or can
know of the mysterious future, is and must be
derived from the past. Tho same or similar eau.
SEES 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, tells us that
there are but two great political parties of the
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 few,--frecdom or bondage
Mans capacity for self government had been
doubted until the experiment in America was
fairly severity tried. The batteries of disappoint-
ed and rcF0 ,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 ppositon-Jeifer-
son was called knave and fool, and his admin.
stration denounced as weak and worse than
weak: subversiye of liberty and the rights OF
man. By whom9 By those who were for go
vernment 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 opposition7
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 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 by free press in America, have
enabled the people as nation, TO not only crush
| foreign tyranny, but to support themselves a.
gainst internal factions not less inmca to their
| peace and prosperity. Union gave harmony to
| feeling; response to sentiment; and sameness 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.
Thes being our views respec ing the past,
the inquiry naturally psesents itself How are
we to trasmt 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 vis-
onary theories and political infdels
This paper will act in concert with the demo.
crazy 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 libcrality and
candor they are willing to allow to Others.
primary object of the Planter is to furnish
to the friends and supporters of the present ud-
ministration and others, paper in which they
can see reflected without distortion or Inversion
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.
ist--and the illusions 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