The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-10
TO TIE VUBLIC.
In establishing \ rev paper in ca

counties in the State, and her ci;i.
zcns will bear comparison with ,l.osc
81 any otlc-, in patriotism, intelIi'
concc aud enterprise, End wit! Ont
lisparuSemcnt Of other urna!s III
tho county, d. not believe ,h,
wants. in newspaper sense, Of this
people ere fully gratiiied, and in The
hope Of satisfying this domahd, as
far us my ability will permit, l To-
day send forth The fret issue Of the
Com,H SGNM-
/ Another reason for tho selection
4 Copiah as the fold Of my opera
lions, is: | am no stranger here. !
an "o The manor horu;" here | lirs.
saw tho light; hc;e developed phys
: icnlly, and whatever Of education l
possCsr, was obtain within the limits
! OF Copish, and what habits o! ialus.
try. OF business qualifications l may
haze, wcro acquired hcrc, and in Nil
,hings, / am OF Copiah-havins her
interests as thoroughly at hear. us il
they were ny own-as they Gro.
; | have received i.om ci.:zens
;hroughou; the county words o! en-
couragcmcnt, mos; gratifying; and
Nowhere has the suggestion to start
Il new paper been received with in
difference. | do not, therefore. feel
that hcSitaucy AID reluctance, which
might otherwise possess me in inans-
uraiiug this enterprise.
The SlaNAL will advocate sucl.
measures a., in The opinion Of the od.
itor, will best advance and promote
The material interests Of The people.
|; vii ond"nvor TO give tie curicn,
news Q; tho Day, notes from tho po'
i.;cal world, and commercial mas!S.
and much time and space will be de-
voted 20 sfl,irs OF local in;crest--to
transriiing events ofou. own county.
Upon the political issurs Of the
LAY, as between the D, mocralic par
~ and al other parties in opposi'
ton, under whatovOr name, | have
no uncertain convictions. Tho psos-
pori:y Of our State, ia proSrcss and
development ia only assured by ii"
( dominance OF the Democratic party
-disIlacc it, Gad farewell to good
government, prosperity md peace,
and welcome anarchy, proilgncy and
all The evils Of ignorant misrulc. IL
4 contest, therefore, for supremacy,
The SiuyAL will not be ncn;ral, bu,
will BE- y signal upon the watch
towers o! Democracy.
1t may not be improper to state
that | hGvo embarked upon this en-
terprisc with no view TO cripple or
break down existing journals. The
SiGsA. desires to stand or fall upon
| lis merits alone. In this connection
po,mi: mo to say, in justice to Col.
Vance, Of the Copishan, md myself,
that our relationship as FIR rs know
is cordial and friendly. / entered
the Copiahan ttlice rs On apprentice
when scarcely fifteen years Of age.
and for eight years have discharged
every duty devol.irg upon me con-
scieltiously, and have no reason TO
believe unsatisfactory TO my employ
! or; and in sevc,ing my connection
with tie Copiahan feeling OF sad.
ucss comes over me. Our sepa,a-
ton is necessity fully acquiesccd
in and even advised by Col. Vance.
In conclusion, allow me 10 add,
The undersigned is solcpsop'icsor and
editor of tho concern, and the public
arc assured, it is upon sound foau-
iation. / begin tho enterprise un'
I lrammeled by debt or other oblisa-
items.
To tho Press Of the State / ask
recognition, and admi,,anco into it's
ysnks. Respectfully,
OSCAR II. JOHNSTON.
The Appor.ionment bill which will
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