Piney Woods planter., 1840-01-04
TO the Public,

80 ers otpapers have been so long neg
Iected. Justice will never he done un.
aess themselves assert their rights and
enforce the most rigid rules, which in the
end will be found alike snlntary to the pu.
nc 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
lin fact there is no vocation in life so hon
,orable, deserving Of 50 high consideration,
productive of so much good, class that
exerts so powerful an influence. 1t is
known to be proyerbial for the debtors to
newspaper publishers TO consider their de-
MINDS, as the last to be paid--debts to-
which there is attached no moral obliga-
tion, and which they can refuse TO pay
with Justice and honor; hence il is incum-
bent upon the conductors of the press to
assert their own rights, and resolve, scy.
eralls and jointly, 10 bring all patrons 81
newspapers under the same obligations
that attach TO other contracts, or always
remain in poverty and want, with thous-
ands due them from tie most solvent men
in the country.
We call upon all editors aid 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.
Ist. No subscription received without
payment in adrance.
I'd. No subscription received for less
than six months.
Sd. Advance payment viii be required
from all transient advertisers.
9TH. To announce no man for any Office
aither state or county. without tie ad-
vance payment often dollars.
u 9th. Political circulars charged as ad-
yertisements and payment required IN
,adrdRrc.
9th. All ADVERTISEMENTS of personal
alteration will be charged double, and
payment requiredin advance.
7,h. Election tickets will not be print
cdwithout order, nor delivered to any per
son without payment.
9Th. All subscribers, without respect TOY
persons, who are delinquents on the LIST Of
October, will be stricken from the list and
their accounts put in suit.
The above rules, we, the undersigned,
pledge ourselves 10 abide by.
The above has been signed by nearly
all the editors and publishers in the state,
and we hesitate not to say, will be cnfor-
cejrigidly.
W. did not sign the ''rnles" sooner, but
experience has taught MS that we should
haee done 50. The lst of October wns
the time fixed on, ind our year ends no.
ill February, after which we shall be 60
verned by them; for, we are convinced
nothing else will do
TOTHILL g. ElSELY,
Publishers Of the Piney Woods Planter
The subioined, from the Philadelphia
Public Ledger, expresses our sentiments
on this subject:
EAN,%ESS.--Somo newspapers are
eternally harping on that fooilsh theme
"Do. good patrons, pay US our money, ana
norm;t us to eat. Dear, kind, honest,
good natnred, benevolent, charitable pat
Tons. paw yonr subscriptions; we cannon
oet along without money; we Know your
tsdisposition u encourage The press aeh
forget ycur poor. slavish, beggariy pfih'-
er.r &c. &c. Now, as the saving U.s. Me
world owes every man living; to OBTAIN
"A he may work, beg, pick pockets. maze
sL;nnlasters. according 10 the directions O
his taste and talents. Bat enc OF theS0
branches Of business is enough; u ne cho-
IL 70 work, let him work, and y ne pre-
fers begging, Let him beg; but !. IS curious ,h
indeed. II man must work ana peg pot".
Tbe ni,,ful tone Of supplicatIon used pS
.a.toin n,ners. confesses a want OF wor'h'
tbsv anpeal to the wrong princiPle--theyc
M aaJ,sss themselves to the compassion oi
.ho;rsuhscribers. when they have demands
,ho;r ;nstice. Iiihey ask payment ior
on On aruiyaIent rendered, let them speak
Ant like mer, and not whlmper' w',ne cle 49, ~"
sue like mendicants. II they ASK 'oa ~ III
sue ,vhen they have no claims fonndeu
~ = la,y and Justice, they are beggars y
eao.'and nav act accordingly. " unE
Iact, anu .or,a;, %ai that any business which
y nssS ms, he eked out with beggary, :
Mt worth following; and II we navo " ,oos Oo
rect view of the subject, hoe,ng Po'Sh &c hon'
cleaning SINKS, or any other klnu o.ao,n. :, nu
est employment, is much more resPeC" la
bic than that .spay me for tho SAKE Oh '""
yity" system,