Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-05-02
THE JEFFERsoNIAN REPUBLICAN

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of being honest.-Je6erS0a.
THE JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
in principle, will be all its title purports, the firm
and unwavering advocate of the principles and
doctrines of the democratic party, delineated by
/ the illustrous JEFFERSON the right OF the peo-
/ pie to think, to speak, and to act, Independents
ly, on all subjects, holding themselves resPon-
sibIe to no power for the free exercise OF this
right, but their God, their Country, and her
Laws, which they themselves have created
free and mtranlmeled Press, conducted in
spirit worthy of our institutions, is public bes-
sing safeguard to the Constitution under which
we live, and it should be cherished and support
ed by every true republican. Such, then, it is
designed to make the paper now estab-
ished, and as such, the publisher calls up
the enlightened citizens of Monroe and Pix to
aid him in this laudabe enterprise. The time
has arrived when the Press should take a bold
and fearless stand against the evidently increas-
ing moral and political degeneracy of the day,
and endeavor, by fair, candid, and honorable
course, to remove those barriers which section
al prejudices, party spirit, and party animosity
have reared TO mar the social relations of men
without accomplishing any paramount good.
THE JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
will not seek to lead or follow any faction, to
advocate and support the schemes of any par
ticular set of men. 1t will speak independent
" on all State and National, questions, awards
ing to each that support which its merits may
demand never hestating, however, to condemn
such measures, as in the opinion of the editor is
Justly warranted, holding as first principle:
" The greatest good 10 the greatest number"
III n tba oraat nciDlpS of demOc-
racv are dfsregarled by the present Chief Ma
eistrate of the Nation, MARTIN VAN BUREN,
the JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN,, will
decidedly, but honorably oppose his reelection
to the high and responsible station which he
now holds.
1t viii firmly oppose the = Independent Trea-
suryp Scheme, and all other schemes having
for their object the concentration in the hands |
of one man, and that man the President OF the
Nation, all power over the public moneys, a
power, which, when combined with that vest
ed in him By the Constitution as Commander
in Chief of the American forces, Military and
Naval, together with an enormous official pa
tronage, would render him more powerful than
the Executive of the British Nation, and in
short make our Government, de facto an Elec- /
tive Monarchy.
Il will ever maintain that the welfare OF our T
Country and the preservation of her Republican,
Institutions should be the first and only senti-
ments of our hearts in the choice of our public T
servants that honesty, fidelity, and capability
are the only true tests of merit that all men
are created equal, and, therefore, should alike
enjoy the privileges conferred on them by the
Constitution without being subject to proscrip-
tion, or coerced by the influence Of party.
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will ever be open to the free
discussion of all political questions, believing
as we do, that there is no liberty where both
sides may not be heard, and where one portion
ef freemen are denied the privilege of declar-
ing their sentiments through the medium Of the
Press, because they differ from the majority.
The JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN T.
will ever take lively interest in the affairs Of
Monroe and Pike, and of the Senatorial and
Districts with which they are
The Farmer, the Merchant, the Mechanic,
and the Laborer, will each find a friend in the
columns of the JEFFERSONlAN REPUB-
IICAN Due care will be taken to furnish It's
leaders with the latest Foreign and Domestic
News, and such Miscellaneous reading as will
,e both interesting and instructive In short it t
S designed to make the paper worthy Of an ex- {
ensive patronage, both from the strictly moral
one which it will ever possess, and the efforts
If the editor TO make it a good and useful
Family Newspaper. /
The JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN !
viii be printed on a super-royal sheet of good /
quality, and with good type
TERMs-$2 in advance; ,25 at the end of |
tx months, and $3.50 il not paid before the ex-
'iration OF the year. No subscription taken for
less term than six months.
RICHARD NUGENT. !
dissolution. !
SME Co-partnership heretofore existing be. :
a. tween the subscribers trading under the firm J.
f STOLL & BRODHEAD, is this day dissolved !