Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1840-02-08
10 the Public.

TINE rights Of the editors and publish
II ers ofpapers have been so long neg
lected. Justice will never be done un-
less themselves assert their rights and
Y enforce the most rigid rules, which in the
I end will be found alike salutary to the pu-,
lie and beneficial to those engaged in the
press. Publishers ofpapers have been so,
long imposed upon by the community at
large, that they are considered TO some
extent degraded class Of beings, when
in fact there is no vocation in life SO hon
orable, deserving of so high consideration,
productive Of so much good, a class that
exerts so powerful 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 mcum,
bent upon the conductors Of the press TO
assert their own rights, and resolve, sey-
orally and jointly, tc 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 the most solvent men
in the country,
We call upon all editors and publishers
of papers who approve of the following
rules, to endorse them by their signatures
place them at the head of their papers,
and strictly adhere to them. aU
LIST. No subscription received without
payment in adrGnce. 81
ID. No subscription received for less
than six months. .e rsft.
Sd. Advance payment will be required
from all transient advertisers.
dth. To announce no man tor any otnce
either state or county, without the adj
vance payment of tea dollars.
9Th. Political circulars charged as adj
vertisements and payment 'requHee N
afranre. AD ~A - 80 - ~
10Th. MISUNDERSTANDING Of personal
nltercationa will be cha4eed double, and
pavment required in advance.
7,h. Election tickets viii not be prns- !
ed without order, nor deliveredto any per-
son without payment
9Th All subscribers, without respect to
persons. who are delinquents on theilst OF
October. will be stricken from the list and
their accounts put IN suit. r.
The above rules, we, the undersigned,
pledge ourselves to abide by. .a@aia
rbe above has been signed BY nearly
Al, The editors and publishers in the state,
.nd no hesitate not 10 say, will be enior-
ced rigidly.,
We did not sign the "ruIes' sooner' ouI
sxueriepce has taught US that we shouid
have done so, The LIST Of October was {
the time fixed on, and our year end' mol
till February, after which we shall Dc 60
yerned by them; for. we are con''h'ou'
nothing else will do s5.- 4
ToTHILL 81 EIsELY,os Il
Publishers Of the Piney Woods Planter
The subjoinod, from the Philadelphia
Public Ledger, expresses our seA'Imen'S
outhis subject: " ag Il
MEANNESSS--Some newspapers are
eternalIv harping on that foolish theme
apo. good patrons, pay US our money es, an1
,arn,;t ms 10 eat. Dear, kind, honest
prood natured, benevolent, charitable PAL.
sors. nny,yolr subscriptions; we cannoe
ro, along without money; WeIknoW YOU,
5;snosition to encourage the press uGn
forget your poor, slavish, beggariS Pi, .ha
,rS &c. &c. Now, as the saying Is, .ie
,rSrlS owes every man living; to Obtain
!, he NAV work, beg, pickl pockets. MAXI
aI;nnIasters, according TO the directions oi
I ',sste and talents. But one OF tpeSe
branches Of business isenough; y ne cllo-
cos 70 work, let him work, anait nc Plg
sors beuoing, let him beg; but il IS curleIs
;.daed f a man must workFnd beg, ooEh'
The nitiful tene of supPHcasion 1seas %
oas,a;n papers; confesses a want OF worn
thew appeal to the wrong pFinclPle1T-tgheeyys
address themselves to the compassion =
ths;r subscribers, when they have demands
on ,beir;ustice. Ifthey ask payment. ipr
an enn;yalent rendered, let them speak
ont like mep, and not whimper, WINNIE any
O"e ike mendicants. If they ask for mo,
new. when thew have no claims founded
in law and Justice, they are DesgMs ~.
fact. and may act accordingly. VI 'hll
wa are certain, that any business wnlcl
mead, must be sked out with beggary' Il
rot worth following; and five have cor
rect view Of the subject, hoeIng po.e1oe =
cleaning SINKS, or any other kind OF non
est employment, is much more resPecta
Be than int ''pay me- a. TIE 'eAs q ~"
~ ysten'