True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-08-05
PROSPECTS, OF THE
True Democrat.
SECOND VOLUME.

A YEAR has elapsed since the establish
ment, in East Mississippi, of an independ-
ent Press, devoted to the object of cleansing the
Democratic party of its impurities, unmasking
the hidden purposes of affected patriotism, and
defeating those purposes by defeating their sem.
bodiments, the men who would win Office
and emoIument undeservingly. During that
year, the True DEMoCRAT has been signally
successful in the accomplishment of ends
which its Publishers believe TO have been, and
sill are, eminently patriotic. Patriotic, be-
cause pure; patriotic, because public and bene-
fetal, and patriotic, because tending TO check
that spirit of demagoguism, which would (if
power were permitted 10 it) ride Tough.shod
over the masses, in the sacred name Of coun-
try and the interests of country. Many, mis-
taking our object, have taken exception TO our
bold incorporating course. SANDER has
not forgotten US, and we have received some
hard blows" in the form ofscurrilous epithets
and ribald language. Bnt the men, active in
public life, who are placed foremost in popu-
lar cause, must have a strange idea of human
nature ifthey do not anticipate all of this-ay,
more Ifa vestige of character can be saved
from the rubbish Of falsehood heaped upon il,
they do remarkably we'll, and deserve the con.
CALCULATIONS of their friends The attempted
ruin of reputation has been incident 10 public
life in all ages The best men of Rome were.
exiled Coroanus was exled, because too
proud to lick the dust beneath the feet of Ger.
tain ,couLdbe political demigods our own
immaculate Washington had his reyilers then
why should we,-too humble for even com.
parison with these lather-spirits of the past
expect 10 escape the dart of dwarfsh envy or
sneaking 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 calumny and Vitupe-
ration. The large and constantly increasing
circulation Of the TRUE DEMOCRAT is the
best evidence of this assertion. Our principles,
the olden principles Of Democracy-principles
forgotten today in the partizan triumph Ofyes-
terday, and laid aside for the omnipotent 'spolls'
principle-aTe gaining rapidly in the esteem
Of the people The yeomanTy OF the East re-
cognize the pure and elevated character OF our
object and being men whose blisiered hands
and embrowned features tell how well and ho-
neslly their fortunes have been won, we rely
upon them confidently for a continued verdict
in our favor.
Olthe year upon which we have entered we
have but liule to say il will be, with us, as the
lls-prineiples unchanged, course unallered.
Our opponents in opinion will be treated with
all the courtesy which they may deserve-no
more; AMI should we find plausible lie afoat,
we will sink the thing before il is fast anchor
ed 10 the brains Of he unsuspeeling or the ere
dulous
MASY are indebted to us-nOze have we
a dunned" Il is time that collections were
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and Job Work, forward imme-
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