Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-01-01

and holding property among US, and TO
continue this the land Of liberty, and the
home Of the oppressed Of all nations.
The result Of the recent election has
inspired the Democracy with renewed faith
in the purity Of the principles Of Equal
Rights and popular government, In the
words of an accomplished and eloquent
champion Of the cause" The Democra
tic principle, having for a time been over
wheImed by arts and misrepresentation,
has gathered energy to throw off the
weight that bore it down: IT HAS RISEN
ONCE MORE TN ITS MAJESTY, to be the
guiding star Of our nation, and the hope Of
| humanity"
To ensure the fruits of this victory
to hold the recipients Of the peoples IA
yor to a rigid accountability--to assist
to defeat the future wiles and machina-
tons of the class who are to reap the be-
ncft of partial legislation and special pri-
yiogo5 through the medium of Banking
Funding, restrictive Tariff, or other mo-
nopolozing systems-and to use all homo
rablo means 10 perpetuate the ascendancy
of the principles of his party--is now the
duty Of every democrat. To these pur-
poses we pledge ourself as the conductor
OLA democratic press.
We have borrowed our motto
"That government is best which governs least"
from a periodical the pride and boast, and
an honor 10 the literature, of the Ameri-
can Democracy. In Illustration of this,
we shall defend the broadcast liberty Of
the citizen, compatible with the organic
law" and the most simple government
which will secure public safety.
Essential to the success Of cur instltu-
tons, and to the progress of our principles,
is the establishment of a system of Free
Schools. To effect this, we offer yea
lous cooperation with the press Of the
State. II is much to the discredil of this
favored section Of the Union, that we have
no successful system of public instruction,
and the press Of both political parties, can
not be engaged in more profitable SER
vice than that Of arousing our people TO
the Importance of placing the acquisition
Of knowledge within the reach of all.
We believe that the creation of public
debt for purposes ether than the general
defence, or to delray the actual expenses
Of government, is beyond the power of the
constituted authorities, at war with the
spirit Of our institutions, calculated in the
end to reduce the people 10 vassaIuge--
and we shall oppose all laws 10 levy
taxes to pay the principal or interest Of
{ so called) debts heretofore contracted in
Of the Constitution and laws of
the State.
Believing union and concession neces-
sary to party organization, we shall support
such nominees as may be designated by |
a majority Of the party in convention
the nominees being orthodox in their po- |
itcal faith,
The paper will not be entirely devoted |
10 the discussion Of political subjects
We shall have an eye TO other matters
calculated to instruct or interest; and
articles, original and selected, in Agricul.
uro, Science, Literature, &c. will be fur
lishod, with chronicle ofpassing events,
md other matters within the sphere of
newspaper.
O1rTHE Democrat will be published
weekly, at THREE DOLLARS year, paya-
bic in advance, or TWO DOLLARS for six
months No subscription taken for less
han six months.
+. C. JONES,
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