The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-08-09
PROSPECTUS FOR THE NEW ERA,
PUBLISHED DAILY IN NORFOLK AND
PORlSANILEH NIPEINlA

character, devoted to the Republican party in its
politics, and IS intended to the wing press in
the CITY OF Norfolk on equal ground, to spread
Knowledge before the people in this section of Vr-
glnia, and fully define and sustain Republican Prin-
cpie$ those PRINCIPLES which have been hallowed
by all 'lrginlas Statesmen, inmutablv impressed
upon her destiny by the Resolutions of 1893 '99 and
hrmiy upheld in every election for National OH
GERS since have been n Confederation of Statce
Ihus boldly and explicitly stating our politics we
would not have it understood that we rise up for
the purpose of pursuing an indiscriminate and un.
renting personal warfare upon political CO.
tenporarlcs. We shall hold out the Olive Branch
to them, and only PIERCE when they STRIKE We
intend to make a Newspaper of The New ERA that
9ihU DC welcome and profitable vsiter to every
cluzen IN the community, in whose columns moth.
ing but truth will he found, and on whose state
mG e the utmost reliance can be placed.
HE NEW ERA. Some may be curious cnouob to
inquire why we have given the paper this name
Our reasons these
/. Because VIC now identify ourselves more close
~ with the good people OF Norfolk whose grow
ing enterprise we have long witnessed and
admired, and whose prosperity, with our.own,
we desire to advance; and in identifying
ourselves, we have chosen the time when a
Ne'T Fra has opened upon the good Old Bor.
ough, and she finds herself, by the silent but
potent operation OF the baot-box, suddenly
arme sp at al INTO o;ty oEng and vigorous city,
i9ke hcr stand among the rival cities of the
Union; when the last vcstige of kingly char
tered rights is broken down, and she comes
directly under a republican municipal govern
mcut.
2 1t IS Netc Era in the History of Norfolk,
that permanent Democratic paper is now for
the hrst time TO be established within her limits.
ana all can, no doubt, remember when there
were but some ten or dozen men, who were
Dold enough, on great questions of public mol.
ICY, to gro up to the polls and proclaim them.
selves Tor democratic measures their numbers
now amount to g LEGIoN,' and they are con.
, mmually inc. increasing. They have grown so nu-
inerous that they demand an ORGAN and EXPO.
NENT OF their principles, for they can and win
support il. van
3. 1t is started at n Me-, E,,, in ON. N..:o,c
hirs-whcn wonderful changes have lust been
wrought i'll the political world when a nom
man Is at the head of affairs when old parties
pave Decn broken down, and old measures have
pech quietly abandoned, and we open our cves
upon nc'n order OF things. We find the first
great move IN carrying out the object of our
government, " charging the boundaries or
ircedom, Just about to be made, by the annex
alton OF Texas, and the Old World is astonnded
az our progress, and mutterings are heard from
aiar- We take our stand where and when We
can do the most efficient service and render
more certain aid to the Government which we
G zGaIously labored to bring into power
such arc some of the reasons that indpce us 10
give tue new paper the name we have proposed and
we hope they will be satisfactory TO every fceInn,
a'oclt we 40 not agree with ShakSpeve that "a rose
by any other name would smell as e,ycnt ,, 80
therefore, there may be some who like NOT o,,y e,
pat they will get used to it before we are done with
The Nav Era will contain all the earliest intel
hIShce local ana foreign, and such portion of mis-
cciIaneous reading, that goes to make no n news
paper; and in order TO it an extensive circ,
atlon, and bring it within the compass of nj, tSo
Rr.dc c5 Is put down as low as it possibly be af
iorded' to insure its pcrmancnce viz: -ETye mi
lars year to all who desire to take the 'raneri
that way; and who pay in advance Tn Gents y
week. ana Itco Cents number, invariably maid ~
inc Tune OF delivery. Carriers will be Furnished
I ia DAY with full supply for transient custom.
" nave adopted this course in order to insure ON,
patrons and ourselves from possible loss This
VIII give us extensive circulation, and will or
course, be the most profitable medium tbron'oh
Which advertisers can meet the public eve, while
the terms Will be the same as now CHARGED for -
more limited circulation ~ io'
we nave thoroughly examined the whole ,round
ana we are convinced that the proposed nlan of
publication is the only iudcious ono that can bo
started IN this goa head age; it is useless to strive
against the onward progress of human innroyc.
nehts' and II we wish to keep in company we must
put on more steam and rush with the lido W.
nave done so, and we now ask for that PATRONAGE
1t may command. " ''''e
we do not break our connection with our old pa.
irons and Friends, but shall give them DoiIy in
stead OF Ift-t1eeHy paper, without increasn2 The
Price OF SUBSCRIPTION this, we have no doubt will
The Pubhc's most obedicnt Servant.