Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1840-01-25


A. ers ofpapers have been so long neg,
lected. Justice will never be done un.
less themselves assert their rights an1
enforce the most rigid rules, which in the
end will be found alike salutary to the pu.
lie and beneficial to those engaged in the
press. Publishers of papers have been SO
long imposed upon by the community al
large. that they are considered to some
extent degraded class of beings, when
in fact there is no vocation in life so hon
orable, 'eso-ving of 70 high consideration,
producodnf 80 much good, class that
exerts t Inc powesiuI an influence. 1t is
known to be proverbial for the debtors TO
newspaper publishers TO consider their de-
mands as the last to be paid--debts to
which there is attached no moral obliga-
ton, and which they can refuse to pay
with Justice and honor; hence it is incum-
bent upon the conductors of the press to
assert their own rights, and resolve, sew
orally and jointly, &c bring all patrons Of
newspapers under the same obligations
that attach to other contracts, or always
remain in poverty and want, with thous-
ands due them from tho most solvent mon
in the country,
We call upon all editors ard publishers
Of papers who,approye of the following
rules, TO endorse them by their signatures
place them at the head of their papers,
and strictly adhere to them.
LIST. No subscription received without
payment in adrance,
2dldNo subscription received for less
thag six months.
Sd. Advance payment will be required
from all transient advertisers.
18th. To announce no man for any otsce
either state or county, without the ad-
vance payment often dollars.
5th. Political circulars charged as sd- |
vertisemen!s payment required IN
adraFre.
9th. All advertisements Of a persona
alteration will be charged double, and
payment required in advance.
7th. Election tickets will not be print |
cd without order, nor delivered to any per
son without payment.
Sth. All subscribers, without respect to
persons, who are delinquents on the lst 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
The above has beon signed by nearly
all the editors and publishers in the state,
and we hesitate not to say, will be entor-
ced rigdly.
We did not sign the "rules" sooner, but
experience has taught us that we should
have done so. The LIST of October was
lifetime fixed on, and our year ends not
till February, after which we shall be 60
verned by them; for, we are convinced
nothing else will do
TOTHILL g. EISELY,
Publishers Of the Piney Woods Planter.
The subloined, from the Philadelphia
Public Ledger, expresses our sentiments
on this subject:
EANNESS.-Some newspapers are
eternalIv harping on that foolish theme
500. rood patrons, pay us our money, anu
,orn;t us TO cat. Dear, kind, honest,
rood natured, benevolent, charitable pat
Tons. nav YOUR subscriptions; we cannot
rot alone without money; we know your
iisposition to encourage the press; doh !
forget your poor, slsvsh, beggnriy prlht'
ern &c. &c. Now, as the SAYING u.s. me
world owes every man living; to obtain
i he NAV work, beg, pick pockets, make
administers, according TO the directions Oh
b;s taste and talents. But one OF these
hranches of business is enough II nc cHo-
ses to work, let him work, and II ne pre-,
Earn beOping, let him beg; but It 10 CURIOUS
;ndeod f a man must work and beg, bo.n'
The njtiful tone of duplication used Gy
certain papers, confesses want OF worm;
,bov nnpeal to the wrong prlnclPle--thoy
address themselves to the con.passlon u
their subscribers, when they have demands
~ ,hc;r Justice. Ifthey ask payment Tor
~ Equivalent rendered, let them speak
~, lil,e men. and not whimPer, whine ana
o,o ILL., liz mendicants. If they ask for mo,
n aT when they have no claims founded
in law and Justice, they are begg gc IN 7
fact, and may act accordingly. VI nh 'aib
we are certain, that any business winch !:
~ood. ,nust he eked out with beggary' Is
not worth following; and five have a cor
roc, view Of the subject, hoeing potatoes
ISc' t.e" .,nks or any other kind of hon
sst employment, is much more L res y .h".
bic than that ''pey me fOr 'Se SaS' o. '0'-
sriSy" system,