The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-22
2.---NO. 10.
PROSPECTUS
OF a NEW POLITICAL PAPER. CALLED THE
SOUTHERN STANDARD.

- q oiH III FUStfttu.
Notwithstanding their signal defeat i'm "a. the
advocates OF concentrated power aud IA strong go
vernrheht, are determined to make another and a
viiSorou. effort for supremacy in the national coun-
ellis. Tho press is the great engine of PARTY in The
present age, and in Virginia our opponents are
making powerful use of this formidable wcaprn.
Aware that the Metropolis is the great battle.
ground upon which the heat of The light is TO be
su 'taiucd, il is to this IMPORTING plint they are di.
rectlng their most strenuous exertiuns. They have
called to the Wing Mr.. Richard III. Toier, a gen.
tieman o. acknowledged abb tiles ant. great expe-
Renee Mcssrs. Galaher & Baldwin have been
paced at the head "f the so called Republican and
the Compiler hns been greatly strengthened by the
'rqulSiIoh o. MR. w. & Carringtcn, who TO the
accom- 1i'h'ncnts OF a ripe schol,r. adds tho force
OF n vigorous intellect.
10 tins array of forces We have only to oppose a
single metropolitan Journal, which, however.
great its ability, ought not to be left to cone sinrlc
banded with such a host. 10 come Therefore to
the aid of the Enqnirer and the Democratic marty.
if they will accept of services so humble. We. the
Undersigned, have resolved to establish another
Democratic paper in the city of Richmond. To
this design we have been instigated chiefly by tn:
press ng aud ircqu mt solicitations of many of the
wiscst aud most Influential members OF the Demo
cratic party, aud to it's support we invoke the aid of
our Pc llcal friends, not only In Virginia, but
throughout the Union The press is a tower of
strength aud 70 the 'naintsnance Of our political
principles we should chrcrfuiiy contribute our men
tai powers and our pecuniary means.
im this Journal We will endeavor, with what
ability We may, to sustain the principles and doc
trinss OF the Republican party in their pristine pu.
rlty. Utterly rcpudiatiug all Agrarianism and
RadicalisIn, as destructive of the most vnimahio =.
{ al institutions, and worse than Federalism itself.
with which indeed VIC will not ptctend To compare
it, we viii advocate a limited construction of the
Constitution OF the United States, believing that
the plain and Obvious meaning OF its context, grants
FIJI as much power To the General Government, AS
It l. either wise o polite TO hes;ow upon it.
When men are secure in the enjoyment of per.
sonal liberty AMI the product Of heir la bor, the ac.
tive prompt ng' Of individual interest ensure a
much better investment of labor and ~oapitrl. than
can be Outlined by any system devised for the pur-
pose OF divcrting 1t rom its natural into artificial
channels. We shall, thcref re. oppose a TAnlrr
| for prttcCtOu, not only bee ,usp IN is ppcon.tita
uonai, but because it is in the highest degree un-
wise and impoiiic.
dcpravlty, ana CORPORATIONS are corrupt because
their members are indiyiouaiy irrcsponsib!c: thew
are, thci eiorc, to be opposed upon general princi.
pies, and only TO bc tolerated occasionally aa ne
ces-ary evils. In the Coast tuition of the United
States, we tnd no warrant or authority To establish
an OF thee cXctesc cnccs upon The body polite
and IN the shape of "a BANK, we hold that the paw-
or would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
able.
we shall always oppose the expenditure of vast
sums ,pUn local objects, as being not less rnwisc.
because the fund is always adly administered,
wanting the viglhaut eye of individu interest
and unjust because it lays violent hands upon the
acquisitions OF tho minority, to be expended not for
individual en- ,iumcut.
In short, we esteem the Government OF the Uni
ted States a c eaturo of the Sovereign States of This
OhIOh, instituted Tor particular purposes, which
cannot be trausccndcd without the most imminent
Gangcr of ovcrthrnwing that I'm, N, which it was
the boast of our ancestors to have erected, and
which il should be our pride, as it is our interest, TO
preserve
Although these arc our own particular views. We
are by no means 50 b,goited, or so iilibcral, as to
exclude all others from our columns. Our politi-
cal opponents shall always be wc.c0me, provided
their arguments are presented in an able and re
spcctful form all we ask, is the opportunity OF re-
luting them. With RIGHT on our side, we arc ore.
Weapons he yields; such is our laith in truth en-.
bodied, as VIC believe Il to be, in the principles of
tic Republican Party.
Although the political will lie the chief, it will
not be the only feature of the paper. TO the coun-
try paper an Agricultural dcpa, tment will fc add.
cd, which it is hoped the experience of ono Of The
Editors, iii that particular line, will enable him to
make particularly acceptable to the farming com
nunity. This department will be handsomely IL
lustrated with cuto OF agricultural implements,
when they can be procured, and it is believed il
will constitute a very valuable aud popular feature
in the paper at least, no e~ertion on our part shall
nc wanting TO make 1t so. Mechanics ami Manu-
lecturers shall also receive their full share of attcn.
ton and NC have engaged the services of ono of
the hrs. merchants in this city to take charge of
the Commercial Department. Able and trust wor-
thy corresponding will also be procured to keep us
coi- family ADVISED of the most Important news in
the princjpa cities of the Union.
Nor will the claim OF polite LITERATURE pass
unhccdcd. We arc not unmindiul OF the variety
of tastes for which we shall have to cater in this de-
partmcnt but we hope by a due admixturc of po-
ctry and romance, of a%nccdote, humor aud fun, to
provide Tor all, whilst we will cndeaVor TO shock
the sensi ilitics of none. Atlcast, VIC will promise
to our readers a more intellectual banquet than is
afforded by the " boarding schnol Miss order of
literature, which graccs, or disgraccs 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 NC
have encountered item all, after calm and se,;ons
ldclibcralipu; relying for success upon our deter
nina'ion to labor diligently in the prosecution of
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
all Of us upon tho prosperity of the paper. il the
best guarantee for the performance OF this resolu-
lion.
Ofour own ability for this arduous task if wonld
not b come Us 70 speak. One of US has had como
five or six years experience in the editorial depart
incnt, and anutieri', by profession and practice,
thoroughly acquaint- d with the mechanical duties
Of an Office. We have been promised tic aid Of
some of tho ablcst pcus in the Union. and We start
with the hope of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND
ARD, for such is the name Of our paper, take it's
.,and, by the side Of the first journals of the day
we shall brgiu wish 4 sheet, The size of which will
De commensurate with our means. We know that
more paper can be b ught for loss money but VIC
have not yet learned to measure mental produc
IONS by. the yard, nor TO IS iratc the value of
thought by thc extent of the medium through which
it is conveyed.
TERMS:
Our motto is, "Cheip fr Cash. The DAILY
paper will be published and mailed for SIC dollars
pc annum. the sEMt- WEEKLY for -four, and tho
Thc paper can only he procured by ~ansmiui
the money in ,dvancc; and in no case viii this i'm.
pprtnnr rule be DEPARTED from. But any one who
wi4hcs to take the paper for a period Icss or greater
than year, can forward us any amount of money.
not less than a dollar, and VIC sill furnish him with
Inc daily, the ~scmi-wcckly or the weekly, as hc
may designate, tothc value Of it, at the rates aforc.
said.
Our fricuds who are Sufficiently interested in tho
g ccoss Of the paper to encounter the trouble, will
please collect and forward &, us immediately. The
fret number Of the paper will be issued a. soon ~
sc can get GU Office arranged, say on o. about the
first Of Scptembc next.
We viii gratefully acknowledge the libcrality Of
.uch wing Editors as may be pleased to give this
ProspecfUs an Insertion our political b cthrcn
will. we know, do " a favcr which, under similar
circumstances, We would 30 ch%ecrlully rcciprocatc.
CT. BOTrS,
Il. w. HUGHES.
Aup4 J. RfCfID LEWELIEN.
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