Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-10-24
SALT RIVER HERALD.

Under this title the undersigned proposestc pub
fish, in the Town of Paris, Monroe County, Mis-
souri, Weekly journal, 10 be devoted, principally
to Political, Agricultural, Commercial. and Scien-
tfc information, but to embUdy the usual variety
which is found in n FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
In Politics, the paper will be thoroughly Wing.
The Editor in no respect doubts the election of
GENERAL HARRISON to the Presidency, and as little
doubts That the course Of his administration will be
such as TO deserve the support of the Republican
party, of which he is member. If So it shall
have his. He will be pleased, also, 10 act with the
same enlightened party in reference to measures Of
State policy, and will DO so, to the extent of his
capacity, aud the scquiescence Of his judgment.
As the name he has chosen was intended to in
dlcute, his paper will ..fERALD" alike the wrongs
and the virtues of theSworld around it--regardless
of whom it may effect,jn praise or in censure A
Newspaper, on any other principle, is missioner
and mUckery.
The untring zeal with which the Democratic
party in this State, carried on the war in our late
elections-togeher with the villany. industry and
the celebrity with which they carried into execution
their plans, will remain as an alarming and an en-
during monument of Democratic enterprise! Like
the failed Dragon which is said never to close his
dess eyes, the stirring and differing spirit of De-
mocracy, slumbers IF at alb with Enclosed eyes
The base, contemplate, and fase-beared fattery,
with which these political hypocrites attempt to in
which these panderers and parasites-these syco-
plants and demagogues Of Democracy, manage to
get upon the blind side Of human nature, and to
take an advantage of its weakness and passions,
must all be laid naked before the gaze of an honest
an unsuspecting, but heretofore deuded people. In
one word, the time has again approached, when we
| must all enter upon great political contest. Like
that through which we have just passed in our
State, it will be contest of principle against poUer
a contest Of the peopte against the oytce-hOderS. We
are none of thUse who indulge in gloomy anticipa-
ton. We do not despair Of the Republic Our
trust is strong, that the gallant ship. in which all
our hopes are embarked, will yet outride the storm
saved alike from The breakers and pillows of dis,
union, and the greedy whrlpool--the all enguIph-
ing malestrUoms Of executive puwer-that I'M
broken, if not unframed, she may pursue her pros
porous voyage far down the stream Of time; an
that the banner of our country, which now waves
over proudly, will still float in triumph--borne
on the winds of heaven, famed by the breath Of
fame, every stripe bright and unsuled, every star
fixed in its sphere, ages after each Of shall have
ceased to gaze on its ajestic folds forever
We shall commence and continue the good fight,
till error sick with contradiction, and crazed with
a superabundance of inconsistency, shall be seen
flying to talsehood as remedy, and expiring from
the venom Of its own fangs. We will continue the
warfare, till the night of superstition shall pass
| away--the purple morn of reason shall dawn-the
tints Of truth appear-and the gloomy miss fade in
the distance aud sink below the horizon to rise no
nore!--rill the hallowed name of Liberty, more
fragrant than the Spring gales of Arabia, more
balmy than Gieads air, thrills the bosom where
despair once revealed, and whispers, "good tdiRgs
for all mankind" In word, we trust, we shall
not relax our efforts, till trophies of victory, in
smiles and peace, deck the brows of those who once
were saddened with doubt and uncertainty, and
sunk with political sorrows, to the depths Of u
TOry's hell.
To all those who value the liberty we yet enjoy
tile privileges bequca,hed to US by our heroic
sires, let them Immediately step forward and lend
their aid to the "HERALp."
! 0Flf encouragedaccor TO the expectation of
his friends, the Editor will shortly feel justified in
ordering his materials and commencing his enter
prise. He desires to do speedily possible,
and, to this end, he respectfully requests gentlemen
into whose hands his prospectus may fall to exert
themselves to fill them with names, promptly as
may be, and return him a list to Paris.
- The sheet will be large IMPERIAL one
handsomely printed, and furnished at three dollars
in advance, four dollars at the end of the year
JOSEPH LANCASTER.
| PARIS, September 9th, lS40.