Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-02-05

Pike County, Pa, simultaneously.
The whole art of Government consists in the ar
of being honest.-Je9erSOn.
THE JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
in principle, will be all It's tile purpors, the irm
ana unwavering advocate of the principles and
docirIneS of the democratic party, delineated by
the iliustrious JEFFERSON the right of the peo-
pie to think, TO speak, and TO act, independent
ly, on all subjects, holding themselves respon-
sbe to no power for the free exercise of this
right, but their God, their Country, and her
Laws, which they themselves have created
A free and untrammeled Press, conducted in a
spirit worthy of our institutions, is public bles
sing, a safeguard to The Constitution under which
we live, aud ii should be cherished and support
ed by every true republican. Such, then, IL is
designed to make the paper now estab-
lished, and as such, the publisher calls upon
the enlightened citizens of Monroe and Pike to
aid him In this laudable enterprise. The time
has arrived when the Press should take bold
and fearless stand against the evidently increas
ing moral and political degeneracy of the day,
and endearOr, by fair, candid, and honorable
course, to remove those barriers which section
al prejudices, party spirit, and party aninosity
have reared 10 mar the social relations of men
without accomplishing any paramount good.
THE JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
will not seek to lead or lolle&Apy faction, or to
advocate and support the ssksh hes of any par
,icular set of men 1t wilIsBsak independent
lv on all Stale and National questions. award
ing each that support which its merits may
demand, never heStating, however, TO condemn
such measures, as in the opinion of the editor is
justly warranted, holding as first principle:
4" The greatest good 10 the greatest number"
Believing that the great principles OF democ
racy are disregarded by the present Chief Ma
eiSlraie OF the Nation, MARTIN VAN BUREN,
the JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN, will
decidedly, bat honorably oppose his reelection
10 the high and responsible station which he
now holds
1t will firmly oppose the " Independent Trea-
sury" Scheme, aud all other schemes having
for their object the concentration in the hands
of one man, and that man the President OF the
Nation. all power over the public moneys, a
power, which, when combined with that vest
ed in him by the Constitution as Commander
in-Chief OF the American forces, Military and
Naval, together with an enormous official pa
tronage, would render him more powerful than
the Executive of the British Nation, and in
short make our Government, de tdcte an Elec- |
tive Monarchy
1t will ever maintain that the welfare of our
Country and the preservation of her Republican
Institutions should be the first and only senti-
ments of our hearts in The choice of our public
servants that honesty, fidelity, and capablliiy,
are the only true tests of merit; that all men
are created equal, and, therefore, should alike
enjoy the privileges conferred on them by the
Constitution without being subject to proScrip-
ton. or coerced by the influence of party.
The columns of the JEFFERSONlAN
REPUBLICAN will ever be open to the free
discussion of all political questions. believing
as we do, that there is no liberty where both
sides may not be heard, and where one portion
Of ireemen are denied the privilege of declar-
lng their sentiments through the medium of the
ress, because they differ from the majority.
The JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
will ever take lively interest in the affairs OF
Monroe and Pike, and of the Senatorial and
Congressional Districts With which they are
connected.
The Farmer, the Merchant, the Mechanic,
and The Laborer, will each find friend in the
columns of the JEFFERSONlAN REPUB-
IlCAN. Due care will be taken TO furnish lis
readers with the latest Foreign and Domestic
News, and such Miscellaneous reading as will
be both interesting and instructive. In short il
is designed to make the paper worthy of an ex
iensive patronage, both from the strictly moral
tone which it will ever possess, and the efforts
Of the editor to make it q good and useful
Family Newspaper.
The JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN
will be printed on super-royal sheet of good
quality, and with good type.
TERms-S2 in advance S2,25 at the end Of
six months, and $3.50 if not paid before the ex
piralion of the year. No subscription taken for
a less term than six months. ,vfrsr
RICHARD NUGENT.