The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-09-19
VOLUME 2.---NO. 80.
PROSPECTUS
OF NEW POLITICAL PAPER, CALLED THE
SOUTHERN STANDARD.


Notwithstanding their signal defeat i'm IA tho
advocates oil concentrated power and u strong go-
Vernroent, arc determined to make another and a
vigorous effort for suprc macy i'm the national conn
CHS The press is the great engine of party in ,he
present age, and in Virginia our opponents ar.
making powerful use of This formidable weapon
aware that the Metropolis is the great battIc
! ground upon which the heat of the fgi. is 10 h.
su'talned u is to this import an, point thew are d.
reGung their most strenuous exertions. They have
called TO the Wing Mr. Richard n Fpl,r Co.,
tieman o. acknowledged abilities an, great rSSnc
riencc; Messrs. Gallaher & Baldwin have bann
placed at the head of the called ubiican and
acquisition Of Mr. w. C. Carrinoton Nh. no he
Accomplishments OF ripe scholar. adds the force
oil a vigorous intellect. ~
TO this array of forces We have only to onnosc n
single Metropolitan Journal, which hnwever
great its ability, ougbt to be left To conc sino.
handed with such II host. TO come therefore Ia
the and OF the Enquirer and the Democratic partv
II they will accept of services so humble We tho
undersigned, have resolved to establish another
temperate paper in the city of Richmond. To
this design we have been ins,igated chiefly by the
press ng and frequent solicita lions of MANY OF the
wiscst and most influential members of tho Demo.
cratic party, and to its support inrokc the aid
our pon1cal friends, not only in Virginia but
throughout the Union The press is a tower nr
strength, and to the maintenance Of our nautical
principles VIC should chccrfully contribute our men
tai powers and our pccuDiary means.
IN this Journal we will cnceavor, with what
ability we may, to sustain the principles and doc
rines of the Republican party in their pristine pu.
-
Radicailsn az destructive of the most valuable 90
cia institutions, and worse than Federalism itself
with which indeed we will not pretend To compare
1T, we Will advocate limited construction of the
Constitution Of the United States, believing that
the PLAIN and obvious meaning of its context Srant
ini as much power to the General Government as
1T Is eIther wise or polite to hcstow upon H.
When men are secure IN the enoyInent of mr.
sohai liberty and the product of their labor the ac
tive promptings of individual interest ensure a
much better investment Of labor and capitaI tina n
can be obtained by any system devised for the pur-
pose oil dlrcrting 1T from its natural into artificial
channels. We shall, therefore, oppose TARtFF
Tor protection, not only because il is unconstitu-
honai but because 1t Is in the highest degree I'M
wise ami impolitic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
depravity, and CoRPoRATioSs are corrnpt becanss
their members arc individually irresponsible: thew
are, therefore, to be opposed upon general princi
pies, and only 10 be tolerated Occasional liy as ne
cessary evils In the Consti jntion of the United
States, we find no warrant authority to establish
any of these excreSccnces upon the BODY nolitic
and IN the shape OF BANK, we hold that the pow
er would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
able. >'''
We shall always oppose tho expenditure of vast
sums upon local oblecs, as being not less nnyvse,
because the fund is always badly administe red
wanting the vig,lant eye of individu1l interest:
and unjust because 1t lays violent ha nds upon The
ACQUISITIONS OF tho minority, to be expended not for
general and necessary purposes, but for local and
individual emoiunent.
In short, we esteem the Government of the Uni
ted States creature of the SOVEREIGN States f iii;
Union, Instituted for particular purposes which
cannot be transccnded without The most Imminent
Hanger oil overthrowing that Union which il was
the boast OF our ancestors to have erected and
whlrh II should be our PRIDE it is our interest to
preserve w
Although these are our particular views we
are by no means so bigottcd or so illiberal 40 20
exclude all others from our columns Our nolit;
cal opponents shall always be welcome proyid,.d
their arguments are presented in an bic and re.
spectiul form; all we ask, is the opportunity of re-
futing them. With right on our side we ar, nre
pared to encounter any conner, no matter what
weapons he wiclds such ia our faith in truth. en-
the Republican Party.
Although the political will be the chief. it will,
not be the only feature OF the paper. To The coun
try paper an Agricultural department will ne add
ed, which it is hoped the experience OF one Of the
Editors in that particular line, will enable him to
make particularly acceptable to the farming com.
munity. This department. will be Handsomely IL
Illustrated with cuts of agricultural implements
when they can be procured. and it is believed il
Will constitute very valuable and popular feature
In the paper; at least, e<erton our part shall
be wanting to make il so. Mechanics and Mann
lecturers shall aso receive their full share of attcn
ton and We have engaged the services of one of
tho hrst merchants in this city to take CHARGE of
the Commercial Department. Able and trust.wor
thy correspondents will also be procured to keep s
constantly ADVISED of the most important news in
the principal cities of the Union
Nor will the claims of polite LrrERnTURE Mas
unhceded We are not unmindful OF the variety
of tastes for which shall have to cater in this de-
partment; but we hope by due admixture of no
etry and romance, of anecdote, humor and fun IN
provide Tor all, whilst VIC will cndeavor to shock
the sensit iitics OF none. AT least will promise
to our readers more intellectual BANQUET thu 10
afforded by the g. boarding school Miss order of
literature, which graces, or dsgraccs rather so
many OF the public Journals Of America.
We are well aware of the risk, the labor and the
responsibility of such an undertaking. and We
have encountered them all, after calm and serioua
deliberation; relying for success upon our detor-
mnaton to labor diligently in the prosecution of
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
all of us upon the prosperity of the paper /, tbc
best guarantee for the performance OF this rcson-
ton.
Ofour own ability for this arduoug task. il would
not become us TO speak. One of us has had -ome
five or Elk years experience in the editorial depart
Inent, and another Is, by profession and prarticc
thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical duties
of an Office We have been promised the aid of
some OF the ablest pens in the Union, and VIC start
with the hope of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND.
ARD for such is the name nf our paper take ia
stand by the side of the first journals Of the dav
We shall begin with sheet, the size Of which will
be- commensurate with our means. We know that
more paper can be bought for less money; but We
have not yet learned TO measure mental produc.
tons by the yard, nor to estimate the value of
thought by the extent OF the medium through which
TERMS
Our motto is, Cheap for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be published and mailed for s,y dollars
per annutn, 1.-The SEMI WEEKLY for -four, and the
w EEKLY, for tCo
The paper can only be procured by Transmitting
the money in advance; and in no case will this i'm.
portant role be departed from. but any one who
wishes to take the paper for period less or greater
than year, can forward us any amount Of money
not less than dollar and we will furnish him with
,hc daily, the semi weekly or the weekly, as bc
may designate, to the value Of it. at the rates ore
said.
Our friends who arc Sufficiently interested in The
success of the paper to encounter the trouble will
please collect and forward 70 us immediately. The
first number If tie paper viii be- issued as soon as
We can get our office arranged, say or about the
first Of SeptcInbrr next
We will gratefully acknowledge the liberality of
such Wing Editors as may be pleased to give this
Prospectus an insertion political brethren
WILL we know, do a favcr which, under similar
circumstances, VIC would 20 checrfuly reciprocate
e.. r.. Bolts,
II. w. HUGHES,
Aug4 J. R1CH'D. LEWELLEN.
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