Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-08-30

to eradicate public depravity and mis-
rule, and, by reason aud argument,
strive To lead all men of all parties
back to the grasS-grotoR and torsd-
saken paths of patriotism, Liberty,
virtue and purity, in which the sages
of the old Republic imprinted their
venerated footsteps.
Loving my own dear Tennessee,
and our whole Southern cline, with
love too deep to find full expression
in mere words, / nevertheless desire
the prosperity of eUery section, and
shall live and labor in the hope of see
ing this great country once more a
grand consolidate Union, with a gov
eminent conforming to the theory laid
down by our fathers, and administer
ed by wise and good men of all sec
tions, in perfect good faith and hon
esty
am aware that some of my friends
have considered me-in times past
as a bitter partisan. really was not
so; for have often voted for Demo
Gratis for mere executive and ministe-
rial offices, on the score of superior
qualification for the offices they as
PRED to. At all events, the Present
admOnishes all sensible men of the
necessity for practicing a CONSERVE
tive course, tranquilising mere party
asperities, and looking to the future
interests of our common country, in
stead of keeping up party warfare,
and tanning the fires Of sectional dis
cord. We want Peace. We need re-
pose and calm Reason. We must re-
form and purify the government. Pa
triOts of every section of the Union
must combine to put down Party ty-
ranny; to bring good and great men
into power; and to restore honesty to
all the departments of government,
both State and national. 1t is time
that the era of ''small men" should
cease. 1t is time that the sleeping in
teIlectual giants of the nation should
be aroused, to join the great army of
RefOrmerS, and deal heavy blows for
the restoration of the Union to its
purity and glory. From the senti-
ments Swallowed forth in the preced-
ing lines, combined with a recollec-
ton of my past editorial career, the
public cannot fail to have a clear per-
ception of what the forthcoming
jackson Courier" will be.
1 have an abiding faith in the sue
cess Of my new paper. 1t is not in
the nature of Tennesseans to aban-
don their friends of the Golden time"
They are warm-hearted and generous,
almost to a fault 1 intend to COM
naGnd success, by deserving 1T.
Although somewhat "stricken with
years." and somewhat frowned upon
of late5Sears, by fortune, so far as
mere money is concerned, it is my
ambition, my aim, my purpose, my
determination, here, at my old home,
in the society of friends, to establish
successfully a new journal, and by
honest labor to redeem my waning
fortunes. feel that 1 have enough
physical and mental energy, under
the blessings of Providence, to ac-
complish this result. The years
which have lived, as flatter myself,
have given me much valuable expert
ence, for future action as a journalist
The "CelLrieT" will be published at
two dollars year to subscribers, and
viii start with long list, and an un-
usual amount of advertising custom.
The paper is no rjcaL to any other
1t comes into the broad, rich field, as
a co-laborer with all those who work
in the cause of our common country.
This article -lnnG-narhans tao
long. And yet L cannot close it,
without expressing to the people of
Tennessee, and especially TO the peo-
pie of Vest Tennessee, my heartfelt
thanks for the generous support
have uniformly received at their
hands, at all times, since I was a
mere boy in their midst May not
hope that the Jackson Courier will
be received by them with favor, and
nursed into full grown strength by
their patronage.
Respectfully,
w. W. GATES.
N. b will be obliged to all edi-
tors wishing to exchange with me, if
they will at once commence forward
ing their papers to the Courier.
W. W. G.