Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-12-12
PROSPECTUS
kENDALLS EIPOSITOR.
TO THE PEOPLE or THE UNITED
STATES

fINhE Undersigned proposes, as a future oecupa-
n uan in pHaish. scju-ul7uihly. a cheap news
% i'er, e.. ed kENpALL'S ENPOSIIOR. Stoul
The Administration b. sustained ga The present con-
het, as hts ditl "a hs peops psrsusd,s hlm 10 be-
Aeye, there sua much 20 * done ia seeure the ad-
Vsncenent aud perlSJu.ty a pure prncipes IA our
Government aud Il perCBauce u stall be defeated,
there vii bc more occasion for all honest Efforts "a
prevent The mischeis aPprebendvd irom the inca
who may come INTO power.
10 inO>e ubleeis the undersigned hss determined
n devote the remnant oi has HE and he can shuA
OF no means through which be eau act 50 efficiently,
as newspaper cheap rHouCh To be within the reach
OF every uau who Is abIt 20 read. Raised 10 labor
90 farm, he has never ceased 10 CHERISH the inter
est Of those who labor for living; and, knowing
hem Ia be The most vrtuous aud deserving portion
OF society, one ottAe most cherished desires OF has
heart IS 10 see them aroused 10 the Importance Of
giving more Of thelr reading, their thoughts, and
THEFT time 10 1.-THE affairs OF Government. Yet not
TO them exclusively but also Ia all other men, who
do not seek 10 obtain, through the avs, advantages
.Ver thea fellow men, he vii address himself ~ The
opposed pub tiou The main Objects noticed ia
tins paper will be as follows, viz;
Suffrage is the basis Of ire government. lie
that cheats at elections Is guilty Of the worst kind n
treason aud should he punished as traitor. lie
who gives utttrance to lllSchood, tur The purpose
OF influencing voter, is hut little better. To de-
nnunce cheating bribery, aud ialsehood, when de
tected, and suggest effective prevenlves, will be
leading object OF the proposed paper Ia tilS the
undergone does not n,end To be any respector of
parties; Tor who resorts TO such meaus Tor the
accomplishment Of political ends, whatever he may
call himself, no Democrat. aud is an enemy 10 the
people
}. Abuses of privileges aud corruption have made
much progress IN the legislative department OF our
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selves IN other departments. hese, as tar as known
will be denounced, by whatever party they may b.
praSsed. Ia every abuse OF privilege, or uneXcr-
cse oil power the individual committing II strikes a
blow at public virtue the only lasting basis OF Tree
institutions.
3, The principles OF modern banking, and the
manner IN which banks and public debts operate up
On the labor, trade, and property OF the community,
are not well understood. One of the chlei object,
in Tins paper will be, by facts and illustrations, TO
make these matters PLAN 10 all who VIII read and
discuss the proposed remedies for existing evils
This will involve an exposition o The nature aud IL
seS OF money, together with history OF the olgtn
progress, and effects OF paper money in Enrupe and
America.
To these will be added, notice of all new dis
coverles and Inventions which promise to be useful
to mankind, as also of facts, experiments, and i'm.
provements which may be instructive to the farmer
| and mechanic summary OF news, lorclgn and do
nestle, carefully complied, constituting accurate
history OF passing events; abstracts 0l important
public documents, and miscellaneous matter seize ed
and orlgna, instructive and entertaining, In fine
the object is TO furnish a newspaper which viii pre-
sent 10 the farmer planter, mechanic, merchant, and
all other readers the true interests ul those who live
by the cultivation OF the soil and other ahorous &C.
oupallOas involving the interests Of all useful trade
npJi a.. trl tt.t
voting for public agents, to lnculcae that honesty
and truth should be the guide Of every man III pub
lie well as private lie; aud sacred regard loI
the rights Of property as well as personal Rights, e
essential to the happiness oil man m state OF socle
~; that is only through far ballot that we shoul
look Tor the correction oil existing evils, aud the pre-
! ventlon 0l those We lear; and that true Dcmocra
should never think OF revolution by force until h,
finds hlmsefdeprived 1.-THE right OF suffrage, or th
majority is perseverlngy sllled by fraud or force a
the polls.
Though thoroughly Democratic in principle, this
paper will not he made the vehicle Of ordinary eicC
oneering matter. nor will 1t engage IN or admit
mere personal controversy 1t Will not conceal It's
preferences for men parties but viii seek 10 nAu-
ence results only 10y appeals To reason, and through
| the Instrunenlalay OF TACT aud argument.
That true Democrat ought never to despair, is
the hrst article IN The undersgneds political creed
Man is capable OF indefinite Improvement IN knowl.
edge and virtue. These are the bases Of Demucra-
CIV. Il we know thai he cannot reach perfection, 49,
we know also that he may become better lqan he IS.
Hope and faith are the motives Of The Christian
teacher. They should he The stay and stimulus Of
the Democrat. With him they are strengthened by
knowledge for he sees and kAons that man 10 adj
vancIng, and may be made to advance moe RAPIDLY
in all those requirements which enable him to gov
ern himself Harvested by force and tyranny loda i,
he viii resume hts onward march tomorrow, BY
degrees, The great mass Of men are becoming lamlI-
liar with their rights and conscious Of Their power
they may become so we Informed hat none viii
attempt to deceive them, and 81 determined that
none will dare assail them by force. To and IN The
Improvement OF man is the highest remaining ambl-
ton OF the Undersigned. He has seen much OF the
world, has had some experience IN public affairs has
witnessed much human depravly, suffered some
wrong, and met with much to discourage exer-
tons Tor the good Of his country aud his race but
never tor moment has he lost his faith IN man S
high destiny, or relaxed his determination to con.
tribute 10 his advancement under all discourage
ments II he shall reap 40 personal advantages from
his course beyond CONSCIOUSNESS oil doing his du-
~, his children, his Chldrens Children aud mytlads
OF hnman beings hereafter 10 i've may, by his exam
pies aud ab0rs, however humble and feeble be made
more intelligent aud more happy AT any rate, in
this glorious hope he intends to labor live, aud dc
Who will aid him in this undertaking
AMOS KENDALL.
Washington, Oct "a, lS40.
TERMS OF KENDALL'S EXPOSITOR.
The ExPosIToR will be printed in the neatest