The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-07-16


Froze at the momentPry thrill,
And dimm'd his eye and hush'd his breath
In the pale ogony of death.
Sleep :hen! poor pilgrim of the way
With kindred dust till judgment day;
Sleep then! poor pilgrim of the way
To summon all beneath he ground.
. He was grandson to the late GenI VIM.
Hull.
With to days's issue we complete the first
year ard the first volume, of the SouthtrRa
Press. Tomorrow commences a new
cycle, and the hopes of the enemies and
fears of friends may now bo;h be set al
rest by the assured certainty of its having
fairly passed The first trying period OF pro-
baton, and having emerged from robus'
youth into lnsty manhood
Were we addicted to self glori6ca-
tion we might fnd much food for its
indulgence in recurring to the unex
ampled history of The rise and progress
Of this paper, until the attainment of its
present palmy condition. TO its position as
an acknowledged power in the republic and
the recognized exponent of the rea! senti-
ment of the South.
|; is source of pride to us, that il has
tine feebeness, never needed the sustaining
hand of political pa rons nor been nourish
ed, while its gristIe WAS hardening into
bone, on nutritious public "pap."
The Southern Press sprang at once full
armed into IIfe-l ke PalIas from the brain
of Jove-at the cal. of the Southern people
made through their representatives. here.
Is course and Conduct have re-
hected thetrue in.eres. of that peo-
pie, as IS conductors have under
stood them. As their strong convictions
have prompted, so have they spoken. with
out fear. favor. or affection, to parties or
to individuals, relying not on partizane,
bat on the people, TO support and sustain
them i'll freely and fearlessly prsclaimng
| the whole Truth. aud the whole truth, to
North aud South. While those whose
"organ" alone ii pretends TO he desire its
Continuance, and give to its conduc ors
that generous confidence and liberal sup
port which are the surest indications of
what we desire, so long will the Southern
PfcSS surVlVe-but not one moment long
er.
Cheered and sustained by in our eff ,rts
aud abors by the substantial evidences OF
approval and support which have steadily
accompanied our Course, and more espec~
ally by the recent demons rations of inter
est manifested by the increasing army of
ubscribcrs through the entire South, we
commencg our new year with mingled emo
tions Of pride and pleasure, confidence and
hope.
/ While the SANS encouTagam mt is ex-
tende to our efforts in its behalf we shaI
i5ht the battle here uEflinchinglr, and in>
sist that that the desnoiIed South shall con-
tent herself only with Indemnity for the
/ past and security for the future"
With this ASSURANCE to our friends; who
will have ample opportunities in the com.
ing time, and in the very heat of tile great
battle uow Fastening on, to Judge Of us
by our performances better than by our
p nises; we have only to add that each
aud every ore Of them can aid us and the
cause, by adding friends name to his
own OH forwarding his subscription for the
new year of the Southern Press.
To those tar-si9hed individuals whose
prophetic vision saw the Sruthcy9s Press
Taking the measure of new made
grave
On the morning of It's birth and who pointed
ou. to us those tomostones s'of new enter
prises strewing the path''-as a,scna e1stc
na0r'S-to these ding of underta&ers OF the
Press, we really must apologize for having
J.
ing such an obstinate and vigorous vitality.
|, What rendersit more provoking is the fact
!, obvious to every bodyst..at at they are to:ering
down hill, stumbling at every step over
I and oppressed by chronic organic affections
; while we, with strong muscles AMI eady
strides. are mounting the steep.
Where tame's proud temple shines afar
We are blessed by nature with an obli.
ging disposition-6ut cannot carry il 70 the
J pitch required in this case to verify the
predictions of those who allowed the Press
IN the FIRST instance three month lease
OF life extending il afterwards to six-
stretching il finally 10 the end of The last
sesslon-and now anxionsly waiting with
mouths agape, 70 see if il can survive It's
anniversary y.
The mos; skeptical& foreboding among oul
ta:nt hearted friends must be sat:sfedby oe
ular Inspection that the Pycss'is alive and
kicking, as the truckers and trimmers a
the North and South have striking proofs Ii
1r0prtd persona. -sCnafther3e Press