The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-09-25
TO THE PUBLIC.

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TO THE PUBLIC. -
The rights of editors and publishers of
papers have been too long neglected. Jus
tce will never be done unless themselves
assert their rights and enforce the most rigid
rules, which in the end will be found alike
salutary TO the public and beneficial to those
engaged in the press. Publishers of papers
have been SO long imposed upon by the COM
munity at large, that they are considered to
some extent degraded class of beings,
when IN fact there is no vocation in life so
honorable, deserving Of so high considera-
ton, productive of SO much good, a class
that exeris so powerful an influence. 1t is
known to be proverbial for the debtors to
newspaper publishers to consider their de-
snands as the last to be paid--dcbts to which
there is attached no moral obligation and
which they can refuse to pay with justice
and honor: hence it is incumbet theon the
conductors OF the press to assert their own
rights and resolve, severally and jointly, to
bring all patrons of newspapers under 'he
same obligations that attach to other con-
tracts, OF always remain in poverty and
most solvent men in the country.
We call upon all editors and publishers of
papers who approve of the following rules
10 endorse them by their signatures-place
them at the head Of their papers and strictly
adhere 10 them.
LIST. No subscription received without
payment In adrance.
2nd No subscription received for less
than six months.
3rd. Advance payment will be required
from all transient advertisers.
18th. To announce no man for any office,
either State or County, without the adoance
.sayment of ten dollars.
5th. Political circulars charged as adver-
tisements, and payment in adUance.
9Th All advertisements of personal al
tercation win be charged double, and pay
psent required in advance.
7th. Election tickets will not be printed
without order, nor delivered to any person
without payment.
18Th. All subscribers, without respect to
persons, who are delnquents, on the first OF
October, will be stricken from the list and
their accounts put in suit.
The above rules, we the undersigned
pledge ourselves TO abide by.
JAMES A STEVENS,
Editor of the Yazoo Wing.
JAMES HAGAN,
Editor of the Vicksburg Sentinel
S. II. B. BLACK,
Editor of the Naichez Courier.
BESANCON g. HALLIDAY,
Publishers ofihe Mississippi Free Trader
THOMAS BROWN,
Editor of the Rodney Telegraph
]. M. DUFFIELD.
Editor of the Grand Gulf Wing
WIN. M. SMYTH,
Editor of the Grand Gulf Advertiser
WIN. B. TEBO,
Editor of the Fayete ADVERTISE
A. 3. 81 S. L. CORWlNE.
Publishers of the Yazoo Banner
ARCH. S. CLARKE,
Publisher Of the Port Gibson Correspondent
P. B. BARKER,
Editor of the Southern Argus
M. MOWER,
Publisher Of the Southern Sentine
GEORGE A. WILSON,
Editor Of the Holly Springs Banne1
DR.. Hapan Of the Vicksburg Sentinel
opposed to the extension Of grace provide
for in the 9Th rule, and says he does not II
tend to wait till the LIST Of October to put
in practice. All subscribers to the Sent
mel in Mississippi, who do not pay up by tn
lst of August, will be stricken from tn
list.
- The Port Gibson Correspondent take
exception to the 6th rule only, and make
AZ the first Of April, 1910, the time.
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