Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-04-16
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TAI IssISsIPPI DEMOCRAT. We
VS. issue to-day the first number Of the
MISSISSIPPI DEMocRAT, which We otter 10
our political friends in This section of tie
State as an organ and advocate OF their
principles.
The time may be deemed by some IN
suspicious for the establishment OF a poll
teal newspapers soon after the tsFmi-
nation Of one Of the NEST violent and de-
cisiye contests which has marked the an
nails of the Union. To this We answer
that there is now but the more need fos a
yigilani and independent press-ao, 70 TN
the fame of discord, and arouse anew the
excitement so happily allayed Is the veE-
diet of the blllol-box, bag TO scan wilh
rigid scrutiny the conduct ol these who al
public stations, and 10 arraigu Il the bar
Of public opinion The chosen executors
Of the popular viii, for every derileeiioa
from duty. Other contests, too, as iUpoE-
tant as that which has terminated, Wli
arise hereafter. Already the defeated
party has thrown off the fimSy veil which
disguised their vindictive malice towards
portion Of cur popuIation-,he large
class who have sought among Us az asy-
hum from the oppression and tyranny 81
the privileged robbers Of other couCtricss-
already have they formed an alliance vsth
faction who seek to fix the exercise Ct
the rights Of liberty By the accident Of
birth, and TO light the torch of religious
bigotry and persecution In this free com
try. Ifso they viii it, the Democratic pasty
is prepared 10 meet them on this issue,
as did their fathers IN the days Of Mr. JEFF
ferson; to resist every attempt % extend
the present naturalization laws, or %
abridge the privilege Of becoming citizens
and holding property among Us, and %
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 el0quen,
champion Of the cause" The Democfa
| tic principle, having for 4 time been over
whelmed by arts and misrepresentation,
has gathered energy to throw off The
weight that bore il down: ir has ETSES
ONCE MORE IN IT'S MAJESTY, II be the
guiding star of cur nation, and The hope OF
humanity" a
To ensure the fruits of this victory
TO hold the recipients of the peoples "a
vor TO a rigid acconntabiliiy-to ASS,
to defeat the future wiles and machiUa-
tions of the class who are 10 reap the be
nefit of partial legislation and special pri-
vileges through the medium Of Banking
Funding, restrictive Tariff, or other mo
nopolozing systems-and to use all homo
rable means to 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
of a democratic press.
We have borrowed our motto
50 That government Is best which governs least, =
from periodical the pride and boast, aud
an honor 10 the literature, Of the AmeFi-
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 our insiitu-
tons, and TO the progress of our principles
is the establishment of u system Of Free
Schools. To effect this, We offer 4 yea.
lous cooperation with the press of the
State. 1t is much to the discredit Of tn.
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 a more profitable ser,
vice than that of arousing our people Il
the importance of placing the acquisition
| Of knowledge within the reach Of all.
We believe that the creation Of publis
debt for purposes ether than the genera
defence, or 10 defray the actual expense.
of government, is beyond the power OF tn,
constituted authorities, at war with ths
spirit of our Institutions, calculated in III,
end 10 reduce the people to vassalage-
and we shall oppose all laws 10 levy
taxes to pay the principal or interest o.
$50 called) debts heretofore contracted il
violation of the Constitution and laws o
the State.
Believing union and concession neces
sary to party organization, we shall supper
such nominees as may be designated B,
majority of the.party in Convention
the nominees being orthodox in their 20
itical faith.
The paper will not be entirely devoies
TO the discussion of political subjects
: We shall have an eye to other matter
} calculated to instruct or interest; an,
articles, original and selected, in Agricnl
ture, Science, Literature, &c. viii be fur
nished, with chronicle ofpassing events
, and other mniters within the snhe-n e .