Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-12-03
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
Independent Democrat.

1T is proposed to publish, weekly, in
the town of Canton, Madison county,
Mississippi, newspaper under the above
title.
The Democrat will aim to present its
readers with the latest news of the day on
subjects of general importance, and espe-
clally on matters of commerce and f.
nance. Such proceeding OF Congress as
may be of general interest to the public
will be faithfully chronicled, and the
speeches of distinguished members OF
Congress, on interesting subjects will be
frequently published. 1t will be devoted
to the interests Of Agriculture and theArts
and to The dissemination of moral and po-
litical truth; but its leading character will
he that of a political journal, the object Of
which will be to contribute, as far as it
may, towards the advancement and per-
manent triumph of the principles of the
Democratic party. Any other Tariff than
one which is strictly for revenue, whether
it be proposed under the name of "pro-
lection" or of discrimination Nth a piep
to protection" it will ever oppose as be.
ing not only unjust, oppressive and
degrading to the South, but ''paIpably. de-
liberately and dangerously unconstitu-
tional The re-establishment of a Ma.
tionaI Bank it will also oppose as forbid
den by the history, the spirit and the
terms of the federal compact-disastrous
to the true agricultural and commercial
interest of the country, and fearfu.ly dan
gerous to public liberty. Against the
whole system of chartered banking, it will
war, as being anti-republican, destructive
of the natural equality of the rights of
men, and based on principles so false as
must necessarily produce ruin in the end.
The corruptionS of existing institutions of
this kind will be carefully watched and
promptly exposed. In word it will be
the aim of the Editor, in his department,
to call the attention OF his conntrymen
back to first and fundamental principles
'to heal the wound of the Constitution
and preserve it from further vioIation"-
to defend the rights of the States and re-
strict the powers of the General Govern
ment, already too overgrown, to the stand
ard of the constitution, and thereby arrest
the perhaps too fatal tendency of the Go.
vernment towards centralism and monar-
civ.
The Democrat will swear absolute and
unconditional fealty to no party. Nopar-
ty trammels shall ever prevent it from
pointing out the errors of the men and
measures of the Democratic party, if any
there may be, or from commenting the
measures of the Wing party, when our
opinion they can be squared by the great
standard Of political truth. Its course will
be moderate yet firm. Towards the par
ty opposed to it, it will be fair candid
and just. Its appeals will be address.
ed TO the reason and patriotism of our
Wing brethren as the only arguments
fit to be addressed 10 American citi.
zens.
In short time the two great parties of
the country will have fairly entered the
lists to struggle for victory at the next
Presidential election. 1t is highly impor-
liant that Democratic press should be es-
tab'lshed at this point, nO'o, that we may
clear away the under. brush, and be ready
for the conflict We are happy to have
ii in our power to say that sufficient pat
ronage has already been secured to war
rant the promise of our first number some
time in the in the early part of Septem-
Der; arrangements have accordingly been
made to that effect. The terms of sub
have been mad ..oportionate to
the hardness of the times, and it is hop
ed are such as will give the Democrat an
extended circulation.
TERMS.
The Independent Democrat will be
printed on large Imperial sheet. with
beautiful type, at THREE DOLLLRS
per annum, in Gduance, after the receipt
Of the first number
JOHN HANDY, Editor.
September, 1912.