The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-29
Prospectus for publishing daily paper,
TO BE CALLED
IT III II NJ L, U II
May 29-3t


Il and character, devoIed TO the republican party
in its politics, and is intended to meet the wing
press in the city Of Norfolk on equal ground, to
spread true knowledge before the people in this sec
ton of Virginia. and fully define and sustain reptbt-
can principles; those principles which have been hal
lowed by all Virginias statesmen, mmutably i'm
pressed upon her destiny by the resolutions Of
1889, and firmly upheld in every election for
tional officers since have been confederation of
States. Thus boldly and explicitly stating our
politics, we would not have it understood that we
rise up for the purpose Of pursuing indscrimi-
nate and unremittng personal warfare upon our POI
litical contemporaries. We shall hold out the olive
branch TO them, and only pierce when they strike.
We intend to make newspaper Of the New Era,
that shall be welcome and profitable vister TO eve
ry citizen in the community, in whose columns
nothing but truth will be found, and on whose
statements the utmost reliance can be placed.
The New ERA-Some may be curious enough
to inquire why we have given the paper this name.
Our reasons are these:
/. Because we now identify ourselves more close
ly with the good people of Norfolk, whose growing
enterprise we have long witnessed and admired and
whose prosperity, with our own we desire to adj
vance; and in so identifying ourselves, we have
chosen the time when neic era has opened upon
the good sold borough" and she finds herself, by
the silent but potent operation Of the balot.box,
suddenly transformed into young and vigorous
city, armed at all points, like Minerva ready to take
the last vestge of kngly chartered rights is broken
down, and she is to come directly under republic
can municipal government.
2. II is ae,o era in the history of Norfolk, that
permanent democratic paper is for the first time
to be established within her limits; and all can, no
doubt remember when there were but some ten or
a dozen men who were bold enough, on great ques-
tons Of public policy, TO go up to the polls and pro-
claim themselves for democratic measures. Their
numbers now amount to 'egion, and they are con-
tinually increasing. They have grown SO numerous
that they demand an organ and exponent of their
principles, for they can and will support it.
3. 1t is started at neo era in our national af-
fairs--when wonderful changes have Just been
wrought in the political world; when iec pian is
at the head of affairs; when old parties have been
broken down, and old measures have been quietly
abandoned, and we open our eyes upon a ne,o order
of things. We find the first great move in car
rying out the object Of government, "enlarging
the boundaries of freedom" just about to be made,
by the annexation of Texas; and the Old World is
astounded at our progress, and mutterngs heard
from afar. We take our stand where and when we
can do the most efficient service, and render more
certain aid to the government which we zeaousy
labored to bring into power
Such are some of the reasons that induce TO
give the new paper the name we have proposed, and
we hope they will be satisfactory to every freeman;
albeit we do not agree with Shakespeare, that ga rose
by any other name would smell as SWEET and
name, but they will get used to it before we are
done with it,
The New ERA will contain all the earliest intel-
gence, local and foreign and such portion of misce-
laneous reading, that goes to make up a newspaper;
and IN order to secure it an extensive circulation,
and bring it within the compass of ALL the price is
put down as low as it can possibly be afforded, to
insure its permanence, viz: Five Dollars year to
all who desire to take the paper in that way, and
who pay in advance; Ten Gents week, and Iico
Cents number, invariably paid at the time Of dev-
cry. Carriers will be furnished each day with a
full supply for transient custom. We have adopted
this in order to insure patrons and our
selves from possible loss. This will give us an ex
tensve circulation and will, of course, be the most
profitable medium through which advertisers can
meet the public eye, while the terms will be the
same as now charged for a more limited circua-
ton.
We have thoroughly examined the whole ground,
and convinced that the proposed plan Of pub
LEGATION is the only judcious that can be started
in this go-a.head age it is useless strive against
the onward progress of human improvements, and il
we wish to keep in company we must put on more
steam and rush with the tide. We have done SO, !
and we now ask for that patronage which industry
and earnest intention to deserve it may COM
mand.
We do not break our connection with our old
patrons and friends, but shall give them daily in
stead of ri-,ceekiy paper, without increasing the
price Of subscriptions; this, we have no doubt, will
be gratifying to them.
The pubc's most obedient servant,
A. F. CUNNINGHAM.
NoRroLK, Virginia, May Is, ls45.