True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-11-04
PROSPECTUS or THE
True Democrat.
areOND VOLUME.

$3.50
A YEAR has elapsed since the establish
mens, in East Mississippi, Of an independ..
snt Press, devoted to the object Of cleansing the
Democratic party Of its impurities, unmaskin9
the hidden purposes Of affected patriotism, and
defeatngthose purposesby defeating their EN-
boaiments" the men who would WIN ONCE
and emolumen undeseryingly During me
year, the TRuE DEMocRAT has been slgnaiiy
Successful in the accomplishment OF aims
which It's Publishers believe TO have been, anu
still are, Gmiaeatly patriotic. PATRIOTIC, oe'
cause pure patriotic, because public ana oene'
fetal. and patriotic, because tending to eneeh ~
that spirit of demagoguism, which wolh =,
nower were rermiued 10 III ride rough 'shou
avsr ,ba masses in the sacred name Of coun-
,r,y and the Interests Of country. Many, MIS-
tsi,inr our object, have taken exception TO our
Eold Incorporating course. Slander mas
NOT forgo,ten us, and we have received some
{" hard blows in the form otscurrilous eplthels
and ribaid language Bnt the men, active IN
nuhlic life. who are placed foremost IN popu'
isr cause must have strange idea of human
nature flhey do not anticipate all OF lhls--ay,
,moreJ Ifa vestige of character can be saved
from The rubbish OF lalsehood heaped upon 1t,
thev do remarkably well, and deserve the con-
gratuIations of their friends. The attempted
fuia ofreputntion has been incident to public
life in all ages. The best men Of Rome were
exiled; CorioIanus was exiled, because too
proud to lick the dust beneath the feet Of GER
tain aould be political demigo our own
immaculate Washington had his revilers; then
why should we,-too humble for even COM
parisou with these father'spirts OF the past
expect to escape the dart of dwarfsh envy or
sneaking mallceH
Through the year gone by, we have been
sustained by men whom corruption cannot
touch, and whose esteem strengthens and fresh
ems under the influence of caluInny and vitupe.
ration. The large and constantly increasing
circulation of the TRUE DEMOCRAT is the
best evidence of this assertion. Our principles,
tho eden principles Of Democracy-principles
forgotten today in the parlizan triumph Of yes
terday, and laid aside for the omnipotent "spois"
Principle-are gaining rapidly in the esteem
Of the people The yeomanry OF the East re-
cegnize the pure and elevated character Of our
object; aud being men whose bis,ered hands
and enbrowned features tell how well and no.
nestiy their fortunes have been won, we rely
upon them confidently for q continued verdict
III OUT idFOI.
Olthe year upon which we have entered we
have but little to say: twill be, with US, as the
lat-principles unchanged, course unaltered.
Our opponents in opinion will be treated with
all the courtesy which they may deserve-no
more; aud should we find plausible lie a1oat,
we will sink the thing before it is fast anchor.
ed in the brains of the unsuspecting or the Gre
dulous.
MANY are indebted to us--n0ns have we
dunned" 1t is time that collections were
commenced to enable us 10 carry out contem.
plated Improvements VIII our friends who
are indebted to US for Subscription to Paper,
Advertising and Job Work, forward imme.
diately the amounts duet
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