True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-12-16

a YEAR has elapsed since the establish
mnnl, IL Eat Mississippi, Of an independ.
.nt Press, devoted tothe object Of cleansing the
Democrallc party 81 i.s impurities, unmaskine
The hidden purposes Of affected patriotism, and
aelealng those purposes BY defeating their EN-.
bodimenls 1.-THE men who would win Office
and emolumenl undeservingy During the
year, the TRUK DEMocKAT has been signally
successful ID the accomplishment Of aims
which It's Publishers believe 10 have been, and
sill are, cminently PATRIOTS. Patriotic, be-
cafsepnre; patriotic, because public and bene-
6cial, and patriotic, because tending 10 check
that spirit Of demagoguisn, which would at
power were permitled 10 q ride rough'shod
over the masses ia the sacred name Of coun.
nv and the interests Of country Many, mis-
taking our object have taken exception 10 our
hoId uncomproInising course SlandeF has
A., goruo,t.n lis. and we have received some
q hard blows. inthe form ofsculrslous fpithess
ana ribald language Bnt the men, nclive III
nublic lie. who are placed foremost ii q popus
iar cause. must have strange idea Of human
nature If they do not anticipate all Of llls-ay
morel Ifa vestiee Of character can be saved
from the rubbish 0r falsehood heaped upon il
they do remarkably we'll and deserve the con.
Oratulalions Of their friends The attempted
ruin ofrepulalion has been incident 70 public
life in all ages The best men Of Rome we're
exiled: Coriolanus was exiled, because TOO
proud 10 lick the dust beneath the feet Of Ger.
tain soOgld.be political demfgods; our own
immaculate Washington had bis Tevilers; then
why should ws,-too humble for even com.
parison with these faiherspiris Of The past
expect to escape the dart Of dwartsh envy Of
sDeakng malice
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 calunny and vitupe.
ration. The large and constantly increasing
circulation Of the TRUE DEMocRAT is the
best evidence Of this assertion. Ourp principles,
the oden principles Of Democracy--pT principles
forgotten today in the parIizan triumph ofyea.
terday, and laid aside for the omnipotent sspoils
gaining rapidly in the esteem
Of the people The yeomanry OF the East re-
cognize the pure and elevated character OF our
object; and being men whose bisleFed hands
aud embrowned features tell how well and no.
nestly their fortunes have bern won, we rely
upon them confidently for continued verdict
10 our favor
Oithe year upon which we have entered we
have but little to say: twill be, with US, asihe
unchanged, course unaltered
Dur opponents in opinion will be treated with
III the courtesy which they may descrve--no
more and should we find plausible lie afioat,
We will sink the thing before il is fast anchor.
d in the brains ofthe transporting or the Gre
lulous.
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