Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-01-16
PROSPECTUS
KENDALL'S EXPOSITOR.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATES


NE ADMINISTRATION ae sustained IN The present con-
met rs HS ltlh in tie people persuadcs him 70 BE-
Nt't NitIe - ,i much % D. done 10 secure the ad.
yaneen'eui aud perpetuty Il pure principles m our
Government sni # perchaacc d shall be defeated,
thefe wa hy uorr uccs,on Or all honest Efforts Ia
p'eSeei the msch,~ aPPFrhendei from The men
who may cume INTO power.
10 Hose uhec's the unders anel las determined
" HvN"ie the remnant al ms he AMI be can :hink
F" 40 wcanN through winch be- can act A. ,fhcienily
d., newspaper chyap enough in b. within the reach
w 'Nt'N u'an who Is sbe fo rrad Rai>cd 10 abor
ON arm he has yer ceased in cherish the intrr.
e. '' muse VIM laipr FIR living; and knowing
',e"' - " we MIST Tirtuuus and deserving portion
ol society. one oite most cherished des,res Of bs
heart S ie see them amused ,o the importanee of
gi'iug more of their reading. their ,boaybts ami
heu ime TO Ithe atlars Of Government. YET. mot
10 them exclusively, bat o su tu al other men. who
do Hft seek to obtain, through the avs ADVANTAGES
Yer Their ltow men. he will address himself in Ihe
onpnsed pubilclton. The main obiecls noticed IN
THIS paper VII be rs follows, viz;
!, Suffrage the bass OF free government He
That cheats at elections is guilty OF tie worst kud Of
treason and should he punished as traitor. He
WIN gives uucTancc 10 aisCh0od fir The purpose
oI influencing voter, rs lot buc better. To de.
o"naee cheating, bribery, and Iabehood, when de-.
lected, and suggest effective prcveniiyes, will be a
Gazing OBJECT OF the proposed paper. In this the
undersigned does not n,end To be any respector ~
parties; Tor one who resorts 10 such means for the
accomplishment Of politica ends whatever he NAV
call himself IS no Democrat. and IS an enems 10 the
people.
= Abuses Of privileges and corruption have made
mueh progress IN the legislative department Of our
Government, and have occasionally shown them
selves IN other departments. These, as for as known
wll be denounced, hy whatever party they NAV he
ptacused In every abuse Of privilege, or uncxer-
else oI power, the individual committing Il strikes a
hiow al public virtue, the only lasting basis of free
institutions.
5. The principles of modern banking. and the
manner ~ which banks and public debts operate I'D.
on the abot, trade, aud property Of the community
are not well understood. One Of the chef objects
IN Tins paper will be- bv facts and Illustrations In
make THESE matters PLAIN 10 all who win read and
discuss the proposed remedies for existing evils
Thus will lnvolye exposition OF The nature and "
Ses OF money together with history Of the Origin
progress, aud ELECTS OF paper money in Enrope and
! America.
To these will be added, notice Of all new dis
coverles and Inventions which promise 10 he useful
! to mankind, as also OF facts, experiments, and i'm.
prnVencnlS which may he instructive Ia The farmer
! and mechanic o summary OF news, foreign and do.
nestle, carefully complied, constituting an accurate
history OF passing events; abstracts OF important
public documents and miscellaneous matter selected
| and original instructive and entertaining. In fine,
! The Object Is to furnish newspaper which will pre-.
! sent 10 The armer, planter, mechanic, merchant and
all other readers, the true interests of those who i've
! by the cultivation of the soil and other ahorious nc.
CupatioNS involving the interests of all useful trade
aud lncile them always 10 regard those interests in
voting Tor public agents. to nculcate that honesty
and truth should be the guide oi every man in pub
nc as wei as prvat" life; ana sacred regard lor
10 TttT a.
essential Ia the happiness OF man a state OF soc re-.
~; that It Is only through fair ballot that we should
look Tor the correction o existing evils, and the pre-
venllnn oi those we lear; aud that true DeInucra
should never think ol revolution by force until he
finds hrmscfdepryed oithe right olsulIrage, or the
majority perseyeringly sllied by fraud or forge ut
the polls
Though thoroughly Democratic in principe, this
paper Will not nc made The vehicle Of ordinary elec.
tIonecrlnE matter, nor Will Il engage in or adnit
mere personal controversy. II viii not conceal its
preferences for men parties, but will seek to nntI.
ence results only by appeals to reason, aud through
the msrumenlaay OF fact and argument
That a true Democrat ought never TO despair is
The first article IN the undeSlgned'S political creed
Man Is capable OF indefinite Improvement in kDowl.
edge and virtue These are the bases of DemocTd.
cv. II we know that he cannot reach perfection,
we know also that he may become better tgan he 49,
| IIope dHu dlll are the MOVIES ~ The Christian
teacher, They should be the stay and stimulus or
the Democrat With hm they are strengthened by
knowledge, for he sees aud kn0ws that man is al,
yancng, aud may be made 10 advance more rapidly
in all those arquremenls which enable him 10 rov,
crn himself Harvested by force and tyranny today ',
he wall resume his onward march Tomorrow By
degrees, The great mass Of men becoming tamil
liar with Their rights and conscious of their powers;
they may become SO well informed that none win
attempt to deceive them, and So determined that
none will dare aSsail them by force. To aid IN the
improvement of man IS the highest remaining ambl-
tiou Of the Undersigned. Tie has seen much Of The
world, has had some experience IN public affairs, las
Witnessed much human depuyIly, uttered some
wrong, aud met with much TO discourage exeE.
tons for The good OF his country and his race ; bui
never for moment has he lost his faith IN mans
high destiny, or relaxed his determination 10 con-.
tribute 10 his advancement under all discourage.
menis. u he shall reap 30 personal advantages from
his course beyond consciousness Of doing his du.
~, his children, his chlIdrens children and myriads
Of hnman beings hereafter 10 i've NAV, BY bis exam.
pies and ahors however humble and feeble, he made
more intelligent aud more happy. At any rate 10
this GLORIOUS hope he intends 10 labor, hive, and die
Who wll aid him in THIS undertaking.!
AMOS KENDALL.
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