Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-12-30

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l. and ol jects Of The work are now lui
:. sh wn, and "A SO how far these objects hay
cen attained. The test of nine year
i has cnnclusNely shown, that Snuiho.n en-
e erg\, tate, iale"t, and Iiberaity, can sus
4 tam Literary 20 Irn1I, Interior 10 nDne
: and, in The opinion If m nv i'm ,arlia
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, l'hed IN The United STATES. VIII ~ assn,
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That energy hal Mt a,g; Inst talent j,
lmrro ed ~ pa. exei ci,e, iuvigorated ant
po lShrd for UT higher 'rirmoh'; sparks
are kinlled thai once app AIRED 10 lie extIn
gulShed; and ncw-horn g.nin is Spr adlng
II, wings for noble flights. That Liberal
hy Is nou Ishcd by renewed pr sperit,; Il
men, lei, stin ed in men al luxury. o.
having learned in adversely the che ipness
and h e,se mess of Literary soaces and
delights, will open pure and heart /" re
c"Ive every pure in eIertlal Offering. The
MESSENGER soIlcits, ny shall claim their
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n Il ever be wn,thy Of enc Engagement u
approb zion. Rel ing upon its own excl
lence, MS il al sa>s has done, il must and
shall prove itself most worthy Of support.
lis ontrib ltorS have ALWAYS been of The
first order oi talent, nat We an Guilty. tied (,
vlgor us and p lshed; and ST. they will
n inue 10 be. A lSl OF The avowe wri
tiers for the work vii S on be publish d
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ana VII pens, the Me>,en ger has been
ms alne !, adorned aud honor d. lsna-
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lty and moral improvement; aud The chat
acteristIc s''idit\ Of lis matter shall lie.
in great degree, stil preserved. This
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the work. Rel cling The foam aud fr dh.
1t viii resenl The pure clear wattr> oi III
fnun'a'n. Where the wacs I II. wh
no s. and cldmor. the f 9th il f"in''; III
The Me>eng dips W e they flow "ii
grare'u IL in pei s'nam.
Measures Of publ p lily and g"nerH
ullhrv ha e always teen di>cu Sed with
eminent ability IN the MESSENGER, Viii h
has ,ven had the hon n # orig m inl
measure t r the ton of Con slo.s Tn
pc pnle # the vet are now ring IN
the esjab shmanI Of a Naval DePo, N
Mempt is, ana commissioners have recent.
|, arrived there to cary the p all int ope'
ration. They sh u d not tore ct, that the
NeSseng WAS the advo ate, aud one Of
h ah'est contributors the au hor of The
scheme.
The West is, in many essential circnm
s'anccs, identified with the SOnlh, and |
b,ih require an agent like the Me- enger,
20 >lnd C lie their institutions. t. m int III
heir inle ests, to reflect their sediments,
nd to illustrate AMI uphold their Lile'a-
,urc. In all the widespread West an
S,n'h there are few Ii 'rary peri dical
Ono Oh many of the newspapers di-pIrN
4 90 ID deal Of literary ia te,) whilst IN the
N nth, there are mnuluIes, and ntw
nes springng up evcry WEI k.
The Messenger claims and intends 70
nc Il DIS IlNCIIh +, nut Iol I'LL La LUSINE
SOUTHERN Work.
T @ prize Of the Mcsscng has been
. jected to by some. Five dollars Is a
cry convenient sum fr many reasons;
Dat convenience is ground for demand
ng it. There is no m,n'hIyn the Unite
tltes If the size and oh rcIer of the
Messenger, that d 'cs not charge five d Il.
is; whilst MN N nth ,nlS ulhcharge
nora IN propo ton. If one at'an five or
SIX iaShi N lhlc concerts, take five or SIX
'ox ii 'ktts to the theatre, or III 'srrIhe t.
ne tai. or one litIca club dinner, he
.he,'uI)y SPENDS five do lars. Sh II he
lot much more readily spend it or the
uessrng'r? If it b. worth ha'mg, l.
hall be worth The iuIl price that has al
vays been asked. The terms could not
re reduced without greatly di ,plragng
h work.
A portion Of each number wi ] be devo
e t, reviews and notices of new " rks,
nd the rrcul RS of evten live pub Ishers,
nj readers will he .pre, enttd with the
rent Literary intel,lLen ..
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'og anime of Vol. X, ctn seni IN III ir
n els Immediately, &C ordlng 10 the Con-
Ittons prescribed.
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