The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-03-11
Prospectus Of the
MEMPHIS AVALANCHE,

knowing the expense and hazard incident +
: lne establishment OF a new paper, we have beel
s,o" Ill commencing our contemplated enterprise
we nave however, consummated arrangement
Which place the paper beyond the reach of con
uhgencleS: the first number will, therefore, h,
issued on the LIST day of January, 1855.
IL may seem presunptuous iii us to add anothe,
10 the already respectable number of papprs nav,
published in this city, but believing that Mem
pms rs destined TO be one OF the largest and most
Important cities in the South, and that we can
niscoyer some ground that has not yet been oc.
cuped, we embark in the experiment with every
assurance that success will ultimately crown the
labor toll and capital we are prepared to lavish
upon the enterprise. We come, not at the rival
out as the co-laborer of the old established press
es IN all mat concerns the growth and prosperity
oi the Guy ana community generally We shah
ofihg TO the task an energy that will never weary.
an experience OF many years. and as we have an
extended Acquaintance in this and the ADJOINING
States 1t is our confident expectation TO give the
paper circulation equal to any between Louis
vile and New Orleans 80
we are fully aware that those generally max.
lhg the largest promises are guilty of the poorest
peroriiihlices we therefore prefer that the read
CT CT sno,ild form his opinion of the AVALANCHE
from the paper itself Consequently we shall
only say for the present that the paner win he
published Daily, Tri-Weekly and Weekly. and
VII commence with a capital of twenty thousand
dollars, two thousand Weekly subscribers. and
seven hundred Daily subscribers 1t will be es
seniiaily Democratic, but independently So
sscoInlng to wear the collar of servtude-despis-
ing the toady and parasite. The creature of
no party, the tool of no clique, the organ of no
iactIon, the AVALANCHE will be the firm. fearless
and honest exponent of the great cardinal prin-
ciples upon which rests the Democratic party.
ana u warm and Jealous supporter and defender
vi 'he men whose elevation IS requisite to give
permanency and strength tn those principles.
opoh tne SUBJECT OF Slavery-a subject that |
has SO often imperled the nation-tbe Ava. |
lanche will be ultra an ardent defender If tbe
rights of the South. The last feather has been |
lald upon the camefs back The South, wrong |
ed, outraged and goaded by Northern traitors +
ast unlting, and will soon present serried and |
column. While we will aid in everv
patriotic effort to stay the rapid sweep of fnati
ism, to quell the storm of disunion and 10 nre-
serve the Republic, we shall at the same tima
maintain that the only Union worth preserving is
CONSTITUTIONAL Union--a Union Of EoIaI.
Tf; Indeed an ardent defense of Southern
Rlehtf VIII be leading characteristic of the m
yer. lt will make bitter and unrelentnp war
'poh ,ne Nofthern traitors, who, in their unholv
: uP'h shN toputH, dTt WILING to tramup II,
he Constitution under their unballoWed fnet hi
Will pursue with still more bitterness those
southern lngrates who are always ready to nolli-
&c and excuse ANY aggression upon the riohts
f the South. ttes5 ~ gus
Inc Avalanche will expose peeuatons and
erruptlons wherever found. 1t will paint with
true pencil and hold up to the scorn Of the neo-
le all designing Demagogues, Imposters. and
nmbuggery of every description. 4 4 - N"N
Beeiving-nay, knowing-that n hiob-toped
orality is the basis of good government, fine
vaanche VIII lash with just and merited sever
y, wee and immortality of every phase. 7
Every department of the paper will be care
lily flled, and will contain the news of tbe dav !;
cal intelligence reports of the markets. teIe, Il
aphic news, and the political events of the day
}99 TERMS:
lily Avalanche $40; Tri.weeklv. s5. weet, a,
HUTTON, GALLAWAY, g. co 1
Dec. 10, %. 14-4t II