Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-08-28
PROSPECTUS OF
KENBALL'S EXPOsITOR'

tt,n IN nHhish. seml-moothlg, a cheap news
,,,e. called kENDALL'S ENfOSlIok. Should
~ Administration be sustained 10 the present con
fe, a he hilh 10 the peopr persi1ies h'H TO re-
leve. there still much % be doaa 10 secure t"e al
v.n,ement ana perpetu'iy 81 pure principles M oar
fsogcrnnepi: aud ii perciance q shall be defeated
there vii he mo occasion Tor al honest ehbeoHs 10
,rsven, the mischiels apPrehended iron the men
who NAV come INTO power,
IA devote the rtmrdnl o las bic anu he can ihink
a, 40 means throegh which he can act so efficiently
as newspaper shcap enough TO be within ihe resch
Of every man Who IS able 10 read. Raised tn iabor
on farm. he has never ceased 10 cherish the inter-
%, or tbose Sho labor for living; and, knowing
them IN be ne most yirtu0us and deserving FpThon
or soc;etv one olthe most cherished desires Of hs
hear, IS io see them aroused 20 the Importance OF
pvinp more of their reading their thoughts, aud
their lime 10 the affairs of Government YET, not
10 Them exclusively but also To all other men, who
do not seek to obtain. through the laws advantages
.yer Their fellow men, he will address himself IN the
1nnosed pubIicaiou The main objects noticed N
this paper will be as follows, viz;
l. Suffrage IS the basis ollree government. ne
that cheats at elections IS guilty OF the worst KIND uI
treason, aud should he punished as traitor lie
who gives utterance 10 lalsehood, LOT me purpose
orin6uencng a voter is bit little better. 10 de-
tecied. and suggest effective pre,eniives, wi he q
leading obirc, oi the proposed paper. 10 tins th1
undersigned does not H,eNd tu bp any rtNpectur
partieg. Tor ors who resorts 10 such mears Tor the
accomplishment political ends, whatever he moy
call himself is no Democrat and is an enemy 10 the
peope.
? Abuses Of o. veges and corruption have made
mlsh progress we legislative department OF our
Government, anI have occasionally shown them
isiy.s Be- o.Hcg departments. These, as iar as known
,g lie aelaanc,l hy whatever party they may be
psactist.. IL ever, abuse Of privilege, or uncxer-
Use orpower the Individual committing i strikes a
blow al pubic virtue, Tic only lasting basis OF free
institutions
8. The principles OF modern banking, and the
manner IN winch banks and public debts operate up
on the labor, trade, and property OF the COMMUNITY,
are MOI well understood. One Of the CheI objects
in hi, paper viii be, by facts and Illustrations, to
make these matters plain to all who VIII read and
discuss the proposed remedies for existing evils
This will Involve an exposition Of the nature aud H.
SEES Of money together with "a history 81 the origin
progress and effects q paper money ~ LhfoPs ana
America
To these will be added, notice olal new dis
coyeries and inventions which promise 10 be useful
20 mankind as also of lacs, experiments, and IN
movements which may be instructive 10 the larmcr
and mechanic q summary OF news, lorelIn and do
nestle carefully complied constituting nm accurate
history Of passing evens abstracts OF important
public documents and miscellaneous matter, selected
and original instructive aud entertaining. In line,
she Objects 10 furnish newspaper which viii pre-
rent 10 the farmer planter, mechanic, merchant aud
all other readers the true interests Of lhnse who hive
by the culliyalo1 of the soil aud other laborous oC.
cupalioas involving the interests OF all useful trade,
and incite them always 10 regard those interests, in
voting for public agents, to nculcate that honesty
and truth should be the guide 81 every man ~ pub
lie as well as private hle and sacred regard loI
the rights of property as well as pers1ua ghiS, Is
essential to the happiness oil man N state OF soce.
W. that il is only through far ballot that we should
look for the correction Of existing evils, and the pre-
ven,on Of those we lear and that true Dem1cra
should never think of revolution by Iorce until 1T
finds hlmsefdepved OF the rIghl o. suffrage, or th'
majority is perscveringly stuffed 10y Iiaud or orce Il
the polls.
Though thoroughly Democratic in principle, Tbs
paner vii moi he made the vehicle OF ordinary cleo
pioneering matter. nor will It engage III or admi
mere personal controversy 1t will not conceal it
preferences for mcl or parties but will seek to inlu
cncc results only " appeals TO reason, and through
the nstrumen,alF OF fact aud argument
That true Democrat ought never to despair,
the first article il he undersgneds political creed
Man is capable oil Indefinite Improvement IN knowl
cy. five know tat he caunot reach perfection,
we know also thatlc may become better tqan he IS
Hope and faith &c the motives Of The Christian
teacher They shud be the stay and stimulus o.
the Democrat With HIM they are strengthened by
knowledge for hsees aud kRows lhli man is adj
vancing and mavbe made 10 advance more RAPIDLY
in all those acqniunents which enable HIM to gov
ern himself. llapsled by force and tyranny today
lie will resume honward march tomorrow BY
degrees, The greannass Of men are becoming tamI
liar with Their rgls and conscious OF their power
they NAV becomso well Informed that none wi
attempt 10 decele them and g determined, thai
none will dare aaiI them by force. tn aid IN the
improvement OF nan is the highest remaining anti
ton OF the undersigned. He has seen much OF the
world has had ,me experience IN public affairs, ma
witnessed niue human depravlty, suffered eomt
wrong, and nv With much 10 discourage eHtr
tons Tor the scd OF his country and his race bu
never for moemt has be lost his faith IN man
high destiny, relaxed his determination To con
tribute TO his ayancement under all discourage
menis, II heshU reap % personal advantage ton
he course beend consciousness OF doing his du
ty, his chdrerhis ch,ldren's children, and myriad,
OF hnman bene hereafter 10 live, NAV, by his Exam
pies aud abors However humble and feeble be mad,
more mtclget and more mppy. At any rate, II
ihia g1r0us a,lp he injCuds 10 Hlur tlyr, and dis
WHO Wl al lim Va his undtmBuNl
AMOS KENDALL.
Washington, 'ct. 81 lss0,
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