Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-08-14
J, S. FALL
PROSPECTUS OF THE
FARMER AND MECH MIC:

TO be DEVOTED 20 AGRICULTURE, sc.
Pu5hshed al FayetIe, Jefferson County, Nj.
4 I is at the suggestion al many who take deep
interest in the welfare OF our STATE, and who re
gari the interest of the public aud those Of indnid-
uats a. identified together that We have tbought
tit present favorable juncture, for underlsh no
Dha publication Of a Sheet to be called the Farmer
and Mechanic, winch may become the organ Of the
great working AID producing classes OF our ) ate:
and uHderth patronage the Instrument OF carry.
ing out The "a luofY work VI Improvement fetrrucI-
meat aud reform For the advancement, Of these
great AIMS, our paper viii advocate the necessity
Of great industry and economy amanE all classes as
the only honest resources vi wealth to any commu-
nifty, aud the only means OF setting US free iom that
dependence, which III our present crippled condition
we are Obliged 70 put Oh others, and securing 10
ourselves IN future the profits OF our own lablrs. fl
wiI endeayor 10 stimulate enterprise, snd promote
improvement N agriculture as our SureSl euaran-
tee OF future prospttV and II viii direct public at
ionHoh to liils quarter, as the only one from which
help can comcto restore }he fallen fortunes ol our
c11eus, and renoyale the injured morals OF society
For the alaumtul Ut these great purposes il will
De necessary that every farmer AMI mechanic, what.
ever may be hs circumstances, should, without so.
UcIjatlou, contribute b AID TO SO laudabe an On.
dertakmg, Identified, as IL must be, with his best
interests, aud this he should do, MOI only hy paymp
! mp promptly the price OF subscription N advance
| hut by furnishing for the columns Of the paper
! Original communications un the various subjects
| W5h which he may be supposed 10 be familiar Be-
you'd these, the subjects OF Education and Morality
I wlit Gtyer be lost sghtuE but WiHc they vii claim
our constant consideration they.WHI wei, deserve
10 find support from the pens OF our Schoona sters.
aud Cergymen OF every denomination Tie i'm
| porance Of receiving and from correspondents, will
al once be obvious TO al. who are desraus OF stcuy
/ our paper become popular and useful No nprdi.
mtni viii be offered, 10 the Tree discussion Oil any
! question oi public utiJty by those whose views are
mol baSed by pa It6an prejudice; but any attempt
/ TO involve under this clause, topics OF political ma.
/ lure, will be strictly dlscouuendnccd
On the subject osavery We shall regard Abo.
lion a a forbidden fruit, which some NAV recon-.
mend foe ITS alr exteror but which we know Is
bitter ashes al rs core: Ike the forbidden fruit oI
/ Paradise, II las aIGcady introduced lnquity and
aruml1n ampns those who have p,Uckyd ID and
would soon drive Us into exile from our Edcu.nkt
/ land. were wc "a permit mccudldues. who nave IA.
en- uudrr TIL, temptation, to rol the annie ofj,
cord gta on. midst where tA,y dare uol ,rr,.,.r,
| themselves To come. This tHrn we wal 'lauct. maj
taste not, handle uet' ourselves, nor sal, We cjun-
finance N any shape tHe discussion OF ii 10 olue,s.
Tie light OF inquiry on this Sublecl, rs HE carving
tofch-hght, TO examine into a magazine OF DOW.
] der The interest OF Tie Shareholder val be con-
suited, BY devoung portion oI attention 10 the
/ plans Tor the coining, feeding ana management Of
the slave, reform, too, "a The present system 81
overseeing is oudiy called ior; aud uuul il sIal.
have been thoroughly feoreanzed, tie most Use.
.u class OF our leoW-citizcus NtIdbor under olti
Gully and Encouragement
/ The Farmer end Mschaaic" will open it's col.
umns 10 advertisements OF every dtScupuon-w
NOT neglect The local interest of the community.
where II is published, but will be adapted 10, and
intended ior circulation through every poruou Of
our STATE. Commissions OF such nature as we
have IL IN our power to execute Tor the Planter aud
Mechanic, viii he oheerIuuy attended 10.
| TERNs:--"The Farmer and Mechanch will be
published every Wednesday al 50, invariably ID
advance. No subscription will Ae received Ter a
less TIME than one year; and the paper viii not be
discontinued without notice aud the payment oil all
arrearaees, unless at the option Of the publishers
20 RemutanceS and Communications Of every
kHd must be addressed 20 the publishers, post pad.
FOSTER s BAILEY.
Fsysus, Jefferson c., Nj. JaAt 3, 1871. |