Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1840-02-01

|4 TIIE rights OF the editors anu Puo'S'
l. ers ofpapers have been so long mel
lected. Justice will never be done u
less themselves assert their rights an
enforce the most rigid rules, which in III
end will be found alike salutary to the pt
I'M He and beneficial to those engaged IN tn
F1 press. Publishers ofpapers have been
long imposed upon by the community
large, that they are considered to som
extent a degraded class Of beings, whel
in fact there is no vocation in lie SO hon
orabe. deserving offs high consideration
productive Of so much good, class tina
exerts so powerful an Influence. 1t l.
known to be proverbial for the debtors Il
newspaper publishers to consider their de
mands as the last to be paid--debts 10
4 which there is attached no moral obiga-
zion, and which they can refuse to pay
N with justice and honor; hence it is incum-
N bent upon the conductors Of the press to
u assert their own rights, and resolve, sew
orally and jointly, to bring ali 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 TIE most solvent mem
in the country,
We call upon all editors ard 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.
list. No subscription received without
payment IN ddUaHce.
d. No subscription received for less
than six months.
ID. Advance payment vii! be required
from al transient advertisers.
4th 10 announce no man for any Office
either state or county, without the adj /
vance payment often dollars.
9th. Political circulars charged MS al
vertisements and payment required in
Advance.
9th. All advertisements of personal :
alteration will be charged double, and u
payment required in advance. q
7th. Election tickets will not he print Fl
ed without order, nor delivered to any per. II
son without payment. VI
9Th. All subscribers, without respect e. ID
persons, who are deinqnents on The lst II u
October. will be stricken from the list and i,
their accounts put in suit Il;
The above rules, we, the undersigned, i,
pledge ourselves to abide by. r.,
The above has been signed by nearly ah
all the editors and publishers in the state ''''
and we hesitate not to say, will be enfor- 80
ced rigidly. it q,
We did not sion the "ruIss" sooner, but TO
experience has taught us that we should pro pro
AVE done so. The lst of October was "
the time fixed on, ind our year ends moi H.,
till February, after whichw shall be GO cor
verned by them; for, we are convihced' mis-
nothing else will do set
TOTHILL g. EISELY, yea
Publishers Of the Piney Woods Planter. ma
Fuo'''N'' flee
The subioinod, from the Philadelphia fuss
p,,hlc Iedrer expresses our sentiments law
tenn
on this subject; new
MEANNESS.--Some newspapers are Of
eternallv harping onthat foolish meme Ban
uDo GOOD patrons, paw us our money! anu stan
-, nc 10 eat. Dear, kind, honest, Il.
p poad natured, benevolent, charitable pat sion
So 80 nav your subscriptions; we cannon thor
ret ALONE without money; we know your I'M.
SS;snas;t;on 10 encourage the press; dohl ~,
cnsrot yonr door, slayish, beggnrly print ~
err" Sc. &c. Now, as the say'ne ~ h, -" h;as
world owes every man llV'hgi y "p.%.n ~.
!, he nav work, beg, pick pockets MAKE OPP"
a.;nolasters. according to the directions Oh TO a
L. L." ,aste and talents. But one OF 'hese your
,i.s Of business is enough; i ne cho- natl
Ifa - work let him work, and It ne pre- T
sos y horring let him beg; but i + curious bcrs
io's 4 man m lst work and beg, Doih' did
The pufal tone Of suppIca.'n1 or Worth. qun'
certain papers, conlesses Q wau' !, "' ,haa fifth
thew appeal to the wrong prIno,p aSgon e preli
IA. ~ themselves TO the compassion ~ nf IN
auu' ~ when they have demands ;on,
tno'I su ;,s,;ce. Ifthey ask payment ior wv,
on .na ,;apIeOt rendered, let them SPEAK oes :.
an e ,na %,on and not whimper, whlne ana ter =
oul ,ine n.y. n1;c,n,s. If they ask tor mo- corp
sue llks iuel,u' MA IA claims founded the a
ney, when Wy Wee thew are beggars n whic
fact. and may act accoru'"s'; noss which :,
.ao 80 certain, that any business W." ''thal
We We. ~ MET be eked out with pegga1y' bank
neeuS ,or,h following; and five nave ~ be CT
no' w Nv of The subject, hoelng po.slo0 ~ State
rect ylew NJ, !, or any other kind OF non conta
=. aro,lovment, is much more we. e cha. clear
sls than that ''puy nae tor the 'N'' a rigl
Itwr sySteua.