Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-09-04
PROSPECTUS OF
KENDALL's EXPOSTTOEe.


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The Administration be sustained ln The present con,
fei, az bis faith Ia the people persdldts Inn 10 re-
heve there Is stl much 10 be done 20 secure tie All
Nancemcnt aud perpeiuIty OF pure principles 90 OBi
Government; aud If perchancr 4 shal be defeated.
there vii. be- no occasion for a. hSnrst efbeurts 10
/ prevent the mr,cmes apprsheuded from the men
/ WHO may come inJo power.
] To those objects the unders yncd has determined
tn devote the remnant of DO, life; ami he can ;hus
OF no means through which he can act SO efficiently
as newspaper cheap enough TO be within the reach
of every man who IS able 10 read. Raised 10 .abor
on farm, be has never ceased 10 cherish the inter
est Of those who labor for a living; and, knowing
Them Ia be the most Virtuuus and deserving portion
ol society," one oithe most chetishrd desire, OF his
/ heart IS to see them aroused 10 the importance Of
giving more of their reading, their thoughts and
| their time 10 the affairs Of Government Yet not
10 them exclusively, bot also Ia all other men, who
do not seek 10 obtain, through the laws advantages
-ver their fellow men, he wi address hiulss Z ~ The
| opposed putlicluon The man objects noticed in
this paper will be as follows, viz:
L. Suffrage is the basis Of free government He
that cheats at elections Is guilty the worst Kind of
treason, and should he punished as q traitor. lie
who gives utttnnce to a l1sphood for The purpose
Of influencing a voter, s bet little better. 10 de-
Iounce cheating, bribery, and aIseliood when de-
teclcd, and suggest effective preVentrves will De a
leading object of the proposed paper Ia tins tho
undersigned does not ln;end 10 be- any reSpector o
parties; tor one who resorts TO such means for the
accomplishment of political ends whatever he NAV
call himself no Democrat. aud is an enemy 10 the
people.
! 2 Abuses Of privileges and corruption have made
much progress in the legislative department OF our
! Government, and have occasionally shown them
selves 10 other departments. These, as far as known
VIII he denounced, by whatever party they may be
/ piactise1. In every abuse Of privilege or unexer-
/ else OF power. the individual committing II strikes a
/ blow at public virtue, the only lasting basis OF free
! institutions.
8. The principles Of modern banking, and the
manner IN which banks and public debts operate %.
| on the labor trade, and property OF The community,
are rot well understood One Of The chief objects
| IN his paper will be, by facts and Illustrations to
make these matters PLAIN 10 all who VIII read and
discuss the proposed remedies for existing evils
! This will involve an exposition OF the nature and u
ses Of money, together with history OF the origin
progress, aud effects OF paper money in Europe aud
America.
70 these will be added, notice ofall new dis
coveres and inventions which promise to be useful
! to mankind, MS also of facts, experiments, and I'M.
provements which may be instructive to the farmer
and mechanic a summary OF news, foreign aud do
mesc, carefully complied constituting an accurate
| history of passing events; abstracts OF important
! public documents aud miscellaneous matter, selected
aud Original, instructive and entertaining In fine,
| she object Is 10 furnish newspaper winch will pre-
tent 10 the farmer planter, mechanic merchant, and
oil other readers III; true interests OF those who i've
! by the cultivation of the soil and other lahofous
cupaoas involving the interests OF all useful trade,
and lnctc them always 10 regard those interests, ~
| voting for public agents To ncucalc that honesty
and truth should be the guide Of every man IN pub
| l, all pttv A
the rights of property. as well as personal rights is
essential to the happiness Of man IN n state OF Socte-
~; that is only through far ballot that we should
look for the correction OF existing evils, and the pre-
venlon of those we lear; and that a true Democrat
should never think Of revolution by force until he
finds himscfdeprvcd olthe right oisutirage, or the
majority is pereverIngy sIIed by fraud or force at
the polls.
Though thoroughly Democratic in principle, this
! paper will moi be made the vehicle OF ordinary cleo
pioneering matter, nor will It engage in or admit
mere personal controversy. 1t viii not conceal its
preferences for men or parties but wl seek 10 lnfu
cncc results only by appeals 10 reason, and through
! the lnsrumenlalay OF fact aud atgumeRt.
That a true Democrat ought never TO despair,
the first article in the underSgneds political creed
Nlan is capable OF indefinite Improvement N knowl.
| edge and virtue. These are the bases OF DemocrJ
| CIV. II we know that he cannot reach pcrectun,-
|
| Hope and faith are the motives OF the Christian
teacher They should be the stay and stimulus OF
| the Democrat With him they are strengthened by
| knowledge; for he sees aud kaoWs ,hat man Is ad
vancing and may be made to advance more rapidly
| IN all those requirements which enable him to gov
cn himself Harvested by force and tyranny today,
! he will resume his onward march to.morrow, Bv
! degrees, the great mass Of men are becoming hm
! liar with their rights aud conscious OF their power.
! they may become so well Informed that none vii
attempt to deceive them, and 81 determined, that
none viii dare aSsail them by force. To aid ~ the
\ improvement Of man ia the highest remaining ambl.
ton Of the undersigned. He has seen much OF the
world, has had sone experience IN public affairs, has
| witnessed much human depravty, suffered some
wrong and met with much to discourage exer-
lions for the good OF his country and his race but
never for a moment has he lost his faith in mans
! high destiny or relaxed his determination to con-
tribute TO bis advancement under all discourage
ments II he shall reap no personal advantages from
his course, beyond = consciousness Ol dong his du-
! ty his children, his chdren's children, and myriads
of hnman beings hereafter To live, may, by his exam
| pies and ahots however humble and feeble he made
more intelligent and more happy. At any rate, in
| this glorious hope hc intends To labor, 1--we, aud die
| Who viii aid him IN this undertaking!
AMOS KENDALL.
! Washington, Oct 81, ls4o.
TERMS or KENDALLS EXPOSlTOR.
| The ExPosiToR will be printed in The ncates
msnner, upon royal sheet, olded in octave form
! each number making sixteen pages, with an index
at the end Of each volume embracing one year. Il
will thus constitute book containing history o
passing events, with discussions upon important
questions of human right and public policy, and may
be bound for preservation.
Pres. ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM maid IN
adrance. No paper w be sent until The cash be
received and al the end of the term subscribed or,
every paper will be discontinued unless new term
be previously paid for, Bank notes Of every discrp
ton will be received al Their specie raige.
The first number viii be issued about the middle
81 January next
Post masters are authorized BY law and reruIa.