The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-06-07
PROSPECTUS OF
TIE N. o. WEEKLY TROPIC.

WSAtg< COpACS lot 4NEMLy DOtaafS
NJ fers,d with the vast Importance 0 the next
ction fer President ami Vice President Of the
tel safes, aud believing, as we do, that upon
success OF the Wing pa7t4 depends ia great
gree the stability and prosperity OF the American
IIIon, no honora lie efforts should be neglected by
efdeuds law, order, and constitutional liberty,
- ensure consdmmation SO earnesAy TO be de
sired by every lover of his country. With an un-
animity and enthusiasm never before paralleIed
the Wing party presents to the American people
for their sufrages for the highest station in the
world, he name OF Americas noblegt statesman.
HENRY CLAY! Mr.. Clay Is now the candidate
ofthe party, and his nomination only requires n
formal announcement by the rroper constituted
authofItles OF the party. That announcement will
be made next Mays and from that day the Wings
Of the Union willmarch forward in solid phalanx,
determined to do Justice to Harry OF the Vest,
and wipe from the national escutcheun he stale
and stereotyPed SANDER that "Republics are un-
/ grateful"
| We are Of those who believe that the great mass
of Tour counirymen are honest and patriofic. that
they only require correct information to enable
and induce them 10 support such measures ana
such men, as viii most effectuaIly advance the no.
nor and prospert, ofour native land They have
no motive to DO wrong, and hence, when correctly
informed, .they viii invariably do right The high
est and nobest duty OF the press, that great engine
ofntelligence and rational freedom, is to enligRten
the pubic mind, 10 scatter broadcast through the
land the Tue principles of liberty. morality, and
justice. Since the art of printing was discovered
tie press has been, and 50 long it Ms in the
hands OF honest men, must continue TO be- ifnot
the pioneer, at least the most poWe fnl auxiliary
in every enterprise, having for its object the i'm
lproVemen ofmankind, and The elevation 0 man to
that exaited sphere efusefulaess for which God in
his wisdom, intended him.
IN the approaching Presidential election II can
not be de ied, that It IS % the Wig press 10 which
our ffens must look Cor the most useul novvfrf, i
and entrated foris in that cause whic binds
up in its soppoEf re hearts ara 5apes a miiIfops
o. our counry@en. To the Wig p ess, We must
LOOK not only for the dissemna ion of souid aud
Wholesome intel gence upon all subjects of uation.
al Pc icy. but for the antidoe to the baneII poison
ofslandeF and mi>repr, sentation, which daiiv ard
weekly uters from tie paid and pensionetl presses
ofauF ads ersaries Those misrepresentation are
sent forth on the wings Of the wind and find heir
way into every nook and conner of our extended
country They muet be NEITHER statement, en-
conntereds their fal ehoots exp sen, and Their So
htslries unmasked This Is the duGp, the im,era-
tive duty Of the Wing pres: that press which has
7 ihroug years Of d sp ndency and irial srcod firm
amid disaster and nefeat, and never shrunk from
any encounter, h weyer hopeless the contest. What
It has been Asy ears pas, doubt not it will c. n
tlnue 70 he in time to come, but Ia order to make
the press useful the people must forw ard and
j. aid us conductors IL giving correct information
and correct principles the widest POSSIBLE circula-
ton. W hig papers must be pac & in the hands of
ev ~ 70 er IN the land and, our word for it, the
bread thus cast upon the WATERS" will produce,
'after ny days." a eoudly return.
As humble laborels in the political vineyard,
far our power lies, the light of truth reason
itstice and common sense, sha BE- extended to til
utmost, cost nhat it may. " G shall perform Gu
duty, zgalousy faithfully and feailessly, leav
tie result toGoD AND THE People. What is noa
most needed N the South West, is a cheap au(
convenient vehicle OF political information, ape
Fpubli.hed at price sa low as to D ace it within th
,,b E-if 4hn ,A3s,sH II
W arc determined to supply, and as t would be
cont enient and expensive to get up Journal *
I'D essly for the purDc sc, WehaYe concluded to adu
a course which, we think, viii be more acceptab
to our friends aud more useful to the cause!
We shall commence on Saturday, the I'd daY
March Inst, the publication of an extra edition
the w EEKi.Y TR0PI6', which we viii fur
from that day unit the Presidential election IN
Vember period ofe3gtt months at The very
pIice OF TNFNEY COPIES FOR TWENs
q f.DDLL ARS!s The Weekly Tropic is published
:, sheet Of tue same size OF orr daily paper, Is b
4 entirely with leading matt r, end confirms NOR
it than any Weekly sheet published in the -
il Vest Dnnng he eight monlhs eammeneing
e March and.Ciosing with the Presidential electI
Z the Weekly Tropic vi eont9in more poitcal
nlsce aneous matter, commercial and genet
e news than any pefey publ hedin New Orlea
at FIVE VIaiEs TEE PRICE, and hence it viii b. el
titled tos as we hope it will receive, the m st e
tens ciculation. The unexampled low price
winch I Is offered viii require the largeet possiu
i clrcgiatons t0 save Us from pecuniary loss, an
E wher TINS I e Is remembered we hope each and a
q our TRENDS. wherever they may be located, viii
T lend US their AID. Twenty copi OF paper like
ours twenty liars. novelty in this latitude,
u expef1llt nt never before undertaken here.
The Price ut which We now offer the WeeklV
Iroplca IS one Which does not, of course allow
. ans profit, and e Is absolutely necessary for US
F adhere rigidly g our terms The money must
s yarlaH.y be paid N advance. aud in no case can
5 nuke Up package Tor any post Office Of lessth
!. twenty copless
The attention ofour Wing fiionds generally, &
Cay Clubs, and Wig Associations partieularly Is
Invited to the foregoing with the request that those
who may interest themselves in procuring subscyi-
hers for the Topic, will forward names and money
rs early possibe,as it is desirable that we should
s know what number will be required in or6er tba,
= we may make onl arrangements accordingly.