The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-09-08
2.---NO. e7.
PROSPECTUS
oF a NEW POLITICAL PAPER. CALLED FIJI
SOUTHERN STANDARD. "

, 80 NbNA' uClNat IN Id fhn
advocates OF concentrated power and a strong go-
vcrnment, arc determined to make anotber ~
vigorous effort for supremacy in the national coun-
CHS The press is the great engine of party in tho
present age, and in Virginia our opponents arr
MAKING powerful use of this formidable weapo
Aware that the Metropolis is the great battIc'
ground upon which the heat of the fight is to be
su-taihcd' 1t is to this important point they are di-
49, 'neir most strenuous cxertions. They have
tSme" inc wing MIR. Richard H.. Tolor. a gen.
.cnnaho :, acknowledged abilities ana great cSpc-
renee hiessrs. Gallaher s Baldwin have be,n
p iha a u .ne head Of the so called Republican and
me Compiler has been greatly STRENGTHENED Inv The
acquisition of Mr.. w. G. Carrinpton who a., tbe
accompaniment of a ripe scholar. adds the force
oil a vigorous intellect.
To this array of forces we have o,,r
single metropolitan Journal, which. hnn,ever
great its ability, ought not to be left 10 como s;noi,,
named with such a host, To come therefore to
INC and OF the Enquirer and the Democratic pnrtv.
IL tnoy VIII accept of services so humble, We. tho
Undersigned, have resolved to establish another
democratic paper in the city of Richmond. To
.his design we have been instigated chiefly bv the
press ng and frequent solicitations of many of the
wiscst and most influential members of the Demo.
o,nAo Parry, and to its suppor! we invoke the aid of
uur pohuoal friends, not only in Virginia, but
throughout the Union. The press is a tower of
Tuem$.h' ano TO the maintenance of our political
principles we should cheerfully contribute mr. mon.
Vai powers and our pecuniary means.
IN this journal we will endeavor, with what
a1iilly we may, to sustain the principles and doc
uihes OF the republican party in their pristine pu.
rty. Utterly repudiating all Arrarianism and
kadicalism, as destructive of the most valuable so.
oIa, ihstitutons, and worse than Federalism itself,
win whlch indeed we will not pretend To compare
IT, we will advocate a limited construction Of the
uo"sItuloh OF me United States, believing that
u pam ana obvious meaning of its context, grants
tu!i as much power to the General Government. AS
II Is either wise or polite to bestow upon il.
Nhen men are secure in the eniovment of ncr-
,ona' noerty and the product of their labor, the ac-
W. piompungs OF individual interest ensure n
uucn better investment of labor and capital. than
can De obtained by any system devised for the pur-
pose of d~iverting it from its natural into ar,;fc;aI
ldu1GIS ~ snail. therefore npr1hs "a m ...-,
ior projection, not only because it is unconstitu-
uonal' bnt because it is in the highest degree un-
Accountability is the great check upop human
depraVlty,, and CORPORATIONS are corrupt because
their members arc individually irresponsible; thew
are, therefore,, to be opposed upon general princi.
pies, and only TO be tolerated occasionally as ne.
cessary evils. In the Constitution of the United
States. we ma no warrant or authority to esta hlish
any OF tncse excrescences upon the body politic .
and IN the shape of a BASK, we hold that the now,
or would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
able.
We shall always oppose the exnenditure or vast
sums upon local objects, as being not less nnwise.
because the fund is always badly administer red
wanting the vigllant eve of individual interest.
and unjust, because it lays violent hands unon The
acquisitions OF tho minority, to be expended not for
genera ana necessary purposes, but for local and
individual emoluincnt.
In short, we esteem the Government of the Uni
ted States a creature of the Sovereign States of This
onlon' instituted for particular purposes, which
cannot be transcribed without the most i,ominent
danger of ov~ertbrowing that Union, which IL was
the Doast OF our ancestors to have erected, and
whlch II should be our pride, as it is our interest, to
preserve.
Although these are our own particular views. VIC
are by no means so bigotted, or so iiliberal, as to
eHSiuoe all others from our columns. Our politi-
car opponents shall always be welcome, provided
thelr arguments are presented in an able and re-
spectiul form all we ask, is the opportunity of re-
Iutlhg them. with right on our side, we are pre-
Pa'eu encounter any conner, no matter what
weapons he yields such is our faith in truth, en-
uouieo, as we believe 1T to be, in the principles of
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 be add
ed, which 1T 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 H.
lustrated with cuts of agricultural IMPLEMENTS.
when they can be procured, and it is believed il
VIII constitute a very valuable and popular feature
IN the paper; at least, no eNertion on our part shall
DC wanting to make 1t so. Mechanics and Manu-
iacturcrs shall also receive their full share of attcn-
tion and we have engaged the services of one of
the Hrst merchants In this city to take charge of
the Commercial Department. Able and trust-wor-
my correspondents will also be procured to keep us
constantly ADVISED of the most important news in
the principal cities of the Union.
Nor will the claims of polite LITERATURE mass
unheeded. we are not unmiudful of the va riety
OF tastes for which we shall have TO cater in This do,
%Partment but we hope by a due admixture of mo-
etry and romancc, of anecdote, humor and fun to
provide for all, whilst we will endeavor TO shock
the senslbli1ties OF none. At least, we will promise
" Obl dtiti d lntelIeCtudl DlnnIlet thar 10
afforded by the " boarding school Miss' order of
literature, which graces, or disgraces rather, so
many OF the public journals of America.
we arc well aware of the risk, the labor, and the
responsibility of such an undertaking, and we
have encountered them all, after calm and serious
deliberations; relying for success upon our deter
mination to labor diligently in the prosecution of
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
all OF us upon the prosperity of the PAPER. ia Tho
best guarantee for the performance OF this resolu.
ton.
Ofour own ability for this arduous task tvu,o,d
not become us to speak. One of us has had ,om
nve or six years experience in the editorial depart
Inent, and another Is, by profession and practice
thoroughly acquainted with the mcchsnicaI dntie,,
OF an office. We have been promised the aid If
OF the abicst pens in the Union, and we start
with the hope of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND.
ARD, Tor such is the name Of our poper. t,Lc ia
stand by the side of the first journals of the oav
Wv e Snam Degln with a sheet, the size Of which will
more paper can be bought for less money; but we
nave not yet learned to measure mental produc.
IONS oy the yard, nor to cs'iupate the value of
thought by the extent ofthc medium through which
IT is conveyed.
TERMS:
Our motto is, 'Chcap for Cash" The DAILY
paper VIII be published and mailed for sac dollars
per annun,--the SEMI WEEKLY for four, and the
WEEKLY, for ttCo.
The paper can only be procured by transmitting
the money in advance; and in no case will this inn,
portant rule be departed from. But any one who
wishes to take the paper for period less or greater
than a year, can forward US any amount of 1,oncv
not less than a dollar, and we will furnish him ui;b
The daily, the s%omi-wcekly or the weekly. az he
may designate, to the value oft, at the rates afore.
said.
Our friends who arc sufficiently Interested in the
success Of the paper to encounter the tronblc ygiI
please collect and forward to US immcdiateIv. The
hrst number oil me paper will be issued as soon as
we can get our Office arranged, say on or abont the
first Of September next.
We will gratefully acknowledge the Iibcralitv of
such Wing Editors as may be pleased to give This
an insertion our political 6retbrcn
will, we know, do us a favor which, under similar
circumstances, we would 90 cb%ccrfully reciprocate.
c. r. BOTTS,
X. w. HUGHES
Aug J. RICH'D. LEWELLEN.
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