Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-12-26

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public journal
The Advocate Viii honr forth ha.. 'a
spread its canvass 10 Tho bra.za hul ia.
verso ne wide sea without iba firn'F
convoy under who's. formidable uo.cs
ton /, lately carosrod in safety. BI as
NE most tcmvcstuous scosou IS over ond
the agitation. Of The political waves ~
some degree subsidized, We hope to aoai
unframed along with our fellows Of The
same craft, and 10 secure, if nc can, as
profitable freight Or 10 say the same
thing in other words, tho Advocate will
have to edit Itself, upon the principle
that when ones neighbors refuse their
aid we must help ourselves As this is |
rather a novel mode Of proceeding "we
cannot too strongly recommend il to The
consideration Of our patrons, and ask
that the most charitable construction
may be placed upon the etTusions OF a
baniIing just struggling into entity and
invoke their most fervent prayers for
is healthful and rapid growth II the
Advocate should succeed under such cir
We think we may lslicilate
upon a decided improvement.
n the art editorial, for no hapIass NOR
Al will have to rack his brains for an
ddtlonal paragraph, nor DO harrassed
deah with the repeated calls Of tho
)eril for more copy. Besides the i'm
rovement aforesaid, what an immense
mount Of intellectual labor viii lie saw
d and directed to other pursuits, If not
nore useful, perhaps moro profitable, and
more agreeable.
Our modest protogc and ncophyto can
not be expected to leap al once full grown
Ike Pollas from Joye's Uranium into the
nkstained political arena already occu-
pied by SO many formidable combatnnts.
He cannot be expected to prais in words
Of learned length, Of banks, and govern
mcnt, and European policy, nor ring the
changes on commerce, credit, currency,
and Congress. We viii not suffer him
"yet with plnions all uunodgcd to take
so bold flight Not that a deferentisl
suggestion may not sometimes be made.
or modes, question asked, to put maturor
minds upon the inquiry. Our object shall,
therefore, be 10 make our paper faithful
record Of such incidents transporting in
the great world as we may conceive to
be most interesting TO our readers, and
to express our humble opinions from
time to time Of those important questions
as they may be developed, in which our
State now feels 50 deep and vital an in.
teres,.
OF course, the politics Of the paper re-
mains the same. So far as opposition tc
any improper interference with the cleo
tive franchise, 10 sxtravagant expendi
lures by the central government, to the
increase Of executive authority; and SC
far as the advocacy o. strict construc
ton of the Constitution Of Southern in
,erssts and Southern institutions arc con
cerned, "we're where we were, and eve
mean 70 be.n
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Wen, old Mr. Christmas with his usu
al punciuality has looked in upon u
again, lie is one of the few person
whose visits may be confidently expect