The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-12-31
tVOLUME 2.---NO. "a.
PROSPECTUS
OF NEW POLITICAL PAPER, CALLED THE
SOUTHERN STANDARD

a
vernmcnt, arc determined to make another and a
vigorou. effort for supro macy the coun.
ellis The press Is the great engine of party in the
present age, and in Virginia our opponents are
making powerful use OF this formidable weapon ,
Aware that the Metropolis is the great battJr.
ground upon which the heat of the fight is TO be
su tanned, il is to this impoi tan, point they are di
recting their most strenuous excrtons. They have
called to the Wing Mr.. Richard II. Toler. a gen.
ticUon o. acknowledged abb itics ant great expc.
| rience; Messrs. Gailaher & Baldwin have been
placed at the head Of the so called Republican and
sno Gompmer ms been greatly strengthened by the
accompi sbncuts of u ripe scholar adds the force
oil a vigorous intellect. = III
To this array of forces we have only to opposc
single metropolitan Journal which, however
great its ability ought not be left to cope single
handed with such a host. To come there ore to
the aid of the Enquirer and the Democratic party
If they will accept of services 80 humble VIC tho
undersigned, have resolved to establish another
Democratic paper in tho city Of Richmond. To
this design we have been instigated chiefly by the
press ng and frequent solictat ons of many of the
wisest and most influential members of the Demo-
cratic party, aud to its support invoke the aid of
our pc itical friends, not only in Virginia, but
throughout the Union The press is a tower of
strength, and TO the maintenance of our political
principles We should chcerfuily contribute our men.
tai powers and our pccunary means.
In tins journal we will cndravor, with what
trnes of the Republican party in their pr istinc pu.
rity. Utterly repudiating all Agrarianism and
Radicaisn, destructive of the most y,iua bic so.
cial institutions, and worse than Federalism itself
with which indeed will not pr ctend to compare
it, We will advocate Unite ! construction OF the
Constitution OF the United States, believing that
the plain and obvious meaning of its context grants
full as much power tn the General Government as
tbs either wise or polite to besow upon it,
When men are secure in the enjoyment of Der.
sonal liberty and the product of their labor the
| tive pronptngs of Individual interest ensure a
much better investment of labor and apital, than
can be obtained by any system devised for the pur-
pose OF divertng it rom its natural into artificial
channels. We shall, therefore, oppose TARIrr
for protection, not only because it is unconstitu-
il thn l,i ,Icst IL
wise md impotic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
dcpravity, and CoRPoRATloNs are corrupt because
thcir members arc individually irresponsible: thew
are, therefore, TO be opposed upon general prnci-
Piles, and only to be tolerated occasionally as nc.
ces<ary evils In the Const tuition of the United
States, We find no warrant authority est hlish
| any OF these excrescences upon the body polite ;
and in the shape of BANK, we hold that the DOW,
er would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
| able.
| We shall always oppose tho expenditure of vast
sums upon local objects, "a being not less unwise
because the fund is always lady administt red
wanting the vigilant eye of indi, idu~l interest
and unjust because il lays violent hands upon the
acquisitions of tho minority, to be expended not for
general and necessary purposes, bot for local and
individual en- ilumcnt
| In short, esteem the Government of The Uni.
ted States caturc OF the Sovereign States of this
Union, instituted for particular purposes, which
cannot be transcribed without the most imminent
dan ger of overthrnwing that Union, which il was
the boast of our ancestors to have erected and
which should be pride, it is our interest, to
preserve
Although these are our own particular views, NC
are by no means so bigoted, so Liberal, as to
exclude all others from our columns. Our politi-
cal opponents shall always he welcome provided
their arguments presented i'm an able and re.
spectfu form all ask, is the opportunity of re-
iu,lng them. With right side we arc pre-
pared to encounter any conner, matter what
Weapons he welds; euch is faith in truth en-.
bodied, believe ii be, in the principles of
the Republican Party. .r
Although the political will be the chief, il will
not be the only feature of the paper. To the coun-
try paper an Agricultural department. will DC add.
ed, which it is hoped the experience of 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 cut1 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, eXertion part shall
| he wanting to make il So Mechanics and Manu-
facurers shall also receive their full share Of attcn.
lion and we have engaged the services of ono of
the first merchants in this city TO take charge of
the Commercial Department Able and trust wor-
thy correspondents will also be procured to keep us
| constantly advised of the most Important news in
! tho principal cities of the Union
Nor will the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
UNDECIDED. We are not unmndful OF the variety
of tastes for which shall have cater in this de-
partment; but we hope by due admixture of po-
| etry and romance, of anecdote, hunor and fun to
| provide for all, Wiltshire will eudeavor to shock
the scnsi ilities OF none. At least, will promise
! to- our readers more intellectual banquet than is
afforded by the 9 boarding school Miss order of
literature, which graces, or dsgraccs rather, so
|
We arc we'll aware of the risk the labor, and the
| responsibility of such undertaking, aud we
have encountered them all after calm and serious
| detbcra,ion; relying for success upon our deter
| mination to labor diligently in the prosecution OF
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
all Of upon the prosperity of the pa per- ia the
best guarantee for the performance of this resolu-
ton.
Ofour own ability for this arduous task, il would
not become us 10 speak One of us has had some
five six years experience in the editorial depart
ment, and another il, by profession and practice
thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical dutes
of an office. We bavc been promised the aid OF
somcof the ablest pens in the Union, and VIC start
with the hope Of seeing the SOUfHERN STAND
ARD, for such is the name of paper, take its
stand by the side of the FIRST journals Of the day
We shall begin with sheet the size of which will
be commensurate with our means We know thai
more paper can be bought for less money; but we
have not yet learned to measure mental produc.
lions by the yard, to rs imato the value Of
thought by the extont the medium through which
TERMS
Our motto is, "Cheap for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be published and miiled for s,G dollar,
per annum 1.-The SEMI WEEKLY for -four, and the
WEEKLY, for ttCo
The paper can only be procured by Transmitting
the money in advance; and in case will this i'm
portant rule be- departed from. Bot any one who
wishes to take the paper for period less or greater
| than a year can forward us any amount of money
not less than dollar, and VIC Wil furnish him witt
,hc daily, tho semi weekly or the weekly as ht
may designate to the value Of it, the rates afore
said.
Our friends who are sufficiently interested in TN
Success Of the paper to encounter the trouble will
please collect and forward TO us immcdiatelv Tb
first number of the paper will bc issued az soon a
we get our Office arranged, say on or about thu
first Of September next
We will gratefully acknowledge the liberality 0
such Wing Editors as may be pleased TO give thi
Prospectus an insertion our political b cthrei
win. we know, do us a favcr which under sirnila
circumstances, we would so checrfully rcciprocate
G.. r. Bolts,
| ". w HUGHES,
) Aug4 J. RICII'D. LEWEIIEN
SUPERIOR SWEET OIL.-Just receive
> another supply Of that very fine article Of pur
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