The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1841-06-26

element which is continually longing
for qualification, and a bit of scandal
serves much better TO satiate it, than
bit of matter Of different character real
ly useful, and which would give papers
greater power TO entertain and amuse, if
the sentiments ofpeoplc had never been
diverted from their virtuous, by vicious
tendencies.
1t would seem too, that the contrast be-
tween papers of this odious class and
those of an opposite character would have
q tendency to expose the folly and fore
stall the evil influence OF such papers
Public taste and public morals certainly
possess the power to administer the most
wholesome correctiyes 10 any such evil,
but, unfortunately, an instance is here
afforded Of triumph, temporary or par
tiaI at least Of vice over virtue, or rather
Of bad over good morals. The success
of papers of this class is more speedy
than that Of more usefully and genteelly
las we choose to express iD conducted
journals. 1t is moreover true, that this
success and importance cannot continue
great while. The people become ava
kened to the impositlons practised upon
them; but this mushroom popularity Of
the immoral press works adeIeterious in
fuence on the prospects and standing Of
its more dignifed and useful neighbOr.
Numerous instances Of this might be
adduced and the result Of all such cases
is, that the most useful of the presses ul-
timately succeeds, and the one Of the OPP
posite character goes down, upon the
| principle, too, that virtue will triumph in
the end-like the champions Of Free
dom, battling against tyranny. There IS
too much sense and virtue among the
people; each man has too clear know
ledge of the Importance of his individual
conduct, and too much regard for MS own
welfare, long to afford sustenance to a
viper in his bosom.
| All of this does not, however, as we be-
fore remarked, prevent a temporary en-
barrassment to the press which has sus-
tanned a character for truth and decorum,
and frequently it happens that the reign
and ascendancy Of the vicious and de-
PRAYED press is SO prolonged as to para
yze the decent one. It's for public OPT
Mon to alter this state of things, and true
to herself and her unvarying and desPot
ic character, reproofs and smitings are
daily going forth and cutting down such
offenders against the majesty Of her laws,
as we have just spoken of. Her giant
force is continually exercising itself and
none have the temerity to stand up and
confront it, in q bad cause. Bad men and
immoral presses come topping down
when she frowns, and writings and con-
tortions indicate the rigour of her ven
geance, and the speed and severity with
which she brings retribution.
The best evidence that we can give of
the want of taste and the undoubted and
injurious love Of excitement which has
taken such strong hold of US, is to be
found in the fact of the invariable fail
ure every attempt to establish litera-
ry periodical in the South. Various at
tempts have been made and each one
without success. The last attempt of the
kind is that of the Southern Quarterly
Review, proposed to be established in
New Orleans, which appears to have
better prospects of success than any of
its predecessors, and thereby furnishes
evidence improvement in the matters
about which we are complaining. We
wish to direct the attention of Editors 10
this subject and hope they will direct
some of the influence they WELD to a re-
| formation ofthose who have thus "swery-
ed" and bring them to proper sense Of
their Importance, and let the dignity and
integrity of the press receive each day,
new sustenance and vigor.
THE BONDS.