The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-08-16
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PROSPECTUS FOR THE NEW ERA
PUBLISHED DAILY IN NORFOLK AND >
PORTSMOUTH,. VIRGINIA..

| The New ERA will be democratic nm ito to,o ,ra
char actcr, devoted to the Republican marty in its
pohtlcs, and Is Intended TO the whig press i'm
the City of Norfolk on equal ground to spread true
knowledge before the people in this section of VIZ
gina' ana iuliy define and sustain Republican Prin
cpteS; those PRINCIPLES which have been balloved
by all Virginia's Statesmen rnmutablv i,nnrcssS
uron her destiny by the Resolutions of l7gS go and
firmly upheld in every election for Nat;opoI Oa;
GERS since have been a Confederation Of Stotn
Thus boldly and explicitly stating our politics vc
would not have it understood that we rise up for
the purpose of pursuing ndsc rininate and nm
renting personal warfare upon our political CO.
temporarics. We shall hold out the Olive Rrancb
to them, and only PIERCE when thew STRIKE we
intend to make a Newspaper of The NEW En-. that
shall be welcome and profitable visitor IN every
citizen In the community, in whose columns moth
ing but truth will he found, and on whose state
ments the utmost reliance can be placed
The New Era. Some may be curions epo,ob 70
inquire why we have given the paper This nan,s
Our reasons these Ao
|. Because we now identify ourselves ,,,, L.,
~ with the good people of Norfolk whose crow,
ing enterprise We have long witnessed and
admired and whose prosperity, with our own,
we desire to advance; and in so idcntifvinor
ourselves, we have chosen the time when .
ven FRA mas opened upon the good " Old Bor-
ough' and she finds herself, by the silent but
potent operation of the ballot-box, suddenly
transformed into young and viGorons c;ty
armed at all points like Minerva, ready 10
axe axe her stand among the rival cities of the
Union when the last vestige of kinpIv char
tered rights is broken down and che COMES
directly under a republican municipal oovern
mcnt. F'' s''S'h-
2. 1t is Netc Era in the History, Of Ncu
that permanent Democratic paper is now for
the hrst time to be established within her jin,itS.
ana an can, no doubt remember when there
were Dur some ten or n dozen men, who wers
ooIu enough on great questions of public MOL
ic cI, to e GO up to the polls and proclaim them
serves Tor democratic measurcs-tlcir nun,bcrs
now amount to LEGION >, and tbev 40 80
unually increasing. They have grown 80 nm
nerous that they demand an ORGAN and EXPO.
support it. 10y w anu VIII
g. It is started at a Ne,c Era in our National If.
lalrs-whcn wonderful changes have Just been
wrought IN the political world when y s,
pdn is at the head of affairs when old nartioo
have been broken. down. and old measures have
nT1m qu,e. , abandoned, and we open our eyes
great move in carrying out the object of orr
E EaJn, en-, charging the boundaries of
at;ou on Just about to be made, by the annex
at our progress, and mutternes are heard from
alar. we take our stand where and when we
more certain ia 81 en 1 service and render
zeaIous!y labored to bring into power
uch are some of the reasons that induce us IN
give the new paper the name we have nronosed 80
we hope they will be satisfactory 10 cvery f anu
aloeit we DO not agree with Shakspeare that ga o,
Dy any other name would smell as sweet" and
se'eioFc' tnGrc may be some who like not orr name
put they Will get used to it before we are donn Iii,
T. The New Era will contain all the earliest intel
hgence, local and foreign and such norton Of M;
ceaneous reading, that goes to make m q nnrs
paper and IN order to secure it an extensive 80
alon. and bring it within the compass of ali a.
orded put down as low as it possibly be a
tarS year to all who desire to take the paner in
unat way; and who pay in advances Ten Cents
Wceh. ana 100 Cents a number, invariably Maid at
one ' 4 OF delivery Carriers will be furnished
G 1a Gay with full supply for transient custom
nave adopted this course in order to insure our
patrons and ourselves from possible loss. This
VIII give us an extensive circulation and will Of
course course De the most profitable medium throneb
Wnich advertisers can meet the public eve wbiIc
lne terms VIII be the same as now chaTped for a
more limited circulation sou ''i d.
we nave thoroughly examined the whole Ground
ahu we are convinced that the proposed nlan If
PuDication Is the only judicious one that can he
started IN head age; it is useless to strive
AGAINST the onward progress of human imnrove
ileh'S' ana IT we wish to keep in company we must
put on more steam and rush with the tide W.
nave done so, and we ask for that patropag e
whlch industry and an intention to deserve
1t may command. " ~
we do not break our connection with our old Pa
irons ana Friends, but shall give them a DaiEy in
stead OF Ifi-ceekIy paper, without increasnS the
price OF subscription this, we have no doubt will
be gratifying to them '' wiz
The Public's most obcdient Servant,
A. + CUNNINGHAM