The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-17
VOLUME 2.---NO. So;
PROSPECTUS
OF "A NEW POLITICAL PAPER, CALLED THE
SOUTHERN STANDARD.

10 te fNtDhOtCuf IfUFIn IN pIrYIulH "
notwithstanding their signal defeat in "a, the
advocates Of concentrates power and n strong co.
vcrnnent, arc determined to make another and a
vigorou- efortfor supremacy in the national couu-
ellis. The press is tho great engine of party i'm the
present age, and'in Virgins, our opponents are
making powerful use of his formidable, wcnn"n
Aware that the Metropolis is thc grra, battle.
ground upon which the heat of the fight is To be
sustained, il is to this innport,nt point they are di-
called to the Wbig MIR. Richard III. Tolcr, q gen.
tlcnan of acknowledged abb tiles am. great eXpe.
Renee; Messrs. Gallahcr & Baldwin have been
paced at the head nj the 30 called Republican and
the Compilerhas been greatly strcnythenrd by IN,
acquisition OF MIR. w. G. Darlington, who to the
accompli shments of a ripe schol,r, adds the force
OF n vigorous intellect.
TO this array of forces We have only to oppose a
single Metropolitan Journal, which, however.
great its ability, ought not to be- left to cope single
handed with such n host. To come therefore Ia
Jc aid of the Enquirer and the Democratic party,
IS they will accept of services so humble, NC, the
undersigned, have resolved to establish another
Democratic paper in the city of Richmond. To
this design we have been instiga ted chiefly bv the
press ng ADD irequ MI solicitations of many of the
wiscst and most ;ufucutial members of the Demo-
cratic party, aud to its support we Invoke the aid Of
our political friends, not only in Virginia, but
throughout the Union The press is a tower of
strength, aud to the maintenance of our political
principles We should chcerfully contribute our men
tai powers and our pccuniary means.
ln this journal we will cndeavor, with what
ability we may; to sustain the principles and doc.
trines of the Republican party in their pristine pa.
ritv. Utterly rcpudiatiug all Agrarfanism and
Radicalistn, as destructive of the most valuable so.
SNi' dUl NOlSU NudD 4 cfcf1lSln
with which indeed we will not pretend to compare
it, we will advocate a liniitei construction of the
Constitution of the United States, believing that
the plain and obvious meaning of its context, grants
foil as much power To the General Government. as
it Is either wise or polite TO bcstow upon it,.
| when men are secure in the cuiovIncnt of Dcr.
sonal liberty and the product Of their Il bor, the ac-
tive ~pronptings of individual interest ensure a
much better Investment of labor and c,n;t,I Than
can be obt1ined by any system devised for the pur.
pose of diverting it from its natural into artificial
channels. We shall, therefore, oppose a TARIFF
far n.-ItnrtiAn Hn ntIu l,a@ ace, a -.
tonal. but because ii is in the highest degree un-
wise and impolitic.
Accountability is tile great check upon human
depravity, and CoapoR ArloNs are corrupt because
their members are individually irresponsible: thew
are, therefore, to be opposed upon general princi.
pies, and only to- be tolerated occasionally as ne.
ces-ary evils. In the Constitution of The United
Statcs, We find no warrant or authority TO csta nlish
any of these excreSccnccs upon the body politi. .
and in the shape of u BASH, we Kulu that the nav,
cr would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
able.
sums upon local objects, as being not less nnwise,
because the fund is always tadly admiuistere red,
wanting the vigilant eye of indi, idu,l interest:
and UNJUST, because 1t lays violent hands upon the
ACQUISITIONS of the minority, to be expended not for
general and necessary purposes, but for local and
individual tmplumcnt.
In short, we esteem the Government of the Uni.
ted States a c caturo of tho Sovereign States OF This
Union, instituted for particular purposes, which
cannot be transcribed without the NEST Imminent
danger of overthrowing that Union, which it wa
the boast ot our ancestors to have erected, and
~ " 90 ~ i > OuI interest, II
preserve
Although these are our own particular views. We
arc by no means SO b.gotted, or so illiberal. as To
exclude all others from our columns. Our politi-
cal opponents shall alway Us be wc.comc. provided
their arguments are presented in an able and re.
spectful form all we ask, is the opportunity OF re-
iuiing them. With raght on our side, VIC are pre-
pared to cncount Il any conner, 70 matter what
weapons he wields; such is our laith in truth en-.
bodied, as we believe 1T To be, in the principles of
the Republican Party.
Although the POLITICAL will TIC the chief. il will
not he the nnlv 10 tilrp nG tho ~ NJ o.,l -
try paper an Agricultural department will C add.
ed, which it is hoped the experience of ono of the
Editors, in thai particular line, will enable him TO
make particularly acceptable to the farming com
munity. This department will be handsomely ill.,
Iustrat;d with cutD OF agricultural implements,
when they can be procured. and it is believed it
Will constitute a very valuable and popular feature
in the paper at least, no ~e~ertion on our part shall
he wanting to make il so. Mechanics and Manu-
facturcrs shall also rec, i've their full share of atten.
ton; and VIC have engaged the services of one of
the frs. merchants in this city to take charge of
the Commercial Department. Able and rust. woI.
thy correspondents will also be procured to keep us
constantly advised of the most important news in
the principal cities of tho Union.
Nor will the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
Undecided. We arc not unmiudful OF the variety
of tastes for which we shall have TO cater in this de-
pertinent but we hope by a due admixture of po-
etry and romance, of a%nCcdotc, humor and fun, To
provide for all, whilst VIC will cudeavor 10 shock
The scnsii ilities of none. At least, we will promise
to our readers a more Intellectual banquet than is
afforded by the g boarding school Miss" order of
literature, which graces, or disgraccs rather, so
i''N'1 VI WV DAiblA IOutu al VI ~
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
delibcration; relying for success upon our dotcr-
mina,ion to labor diligently in the prosecution Of
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
all of us upon the prosperity of the paper, is the
best guarantee for the performance OF this rcsoIu.
ton.
Ofonr own ability for this ardu, It's task. il wopld
not /, coiuc us TO speak. One of us has had .ome
five or six years experience in the editorial depart
'ncnt, an an"thcri il, by profession and practice,
| th,r.,.rvIIy lgupaipt.d With tlc, ...i.- - -.
of an office. We have been promised the aid of
some of the ablest pens in the Union. and we start
with the hope, of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND
ARD, for such is the name of our paper, take its
stand by the side of the first journals of the day.-
We shall begin with a sheet, the size Of which v i'll
be commensurate with our means. We know that
more paper can be b ught for less money: but " G
have not yet learned to measure mental produc
IONS ny, the yard, nor to IS inatc the value of
thou9ht by the extent of the medium thtOu sh which
IT Is conveyed.
TERMS
Our motto is, "Chcnp for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be published and mated fcr S,r dollars
per annum,--tbc SEMI WEEKLY for four, aud the
EEKLY, for ttc0
The paper can only be procured by transmitting
the money in advance; and in no case will this i'm.
! portaut rtlc be departed from. Bot any one who
wishes TO take the paper for a period less or rreater
than a year, can forward US any amount of money
not less than "A dollar, and we will furnish him with
The daily, the semi-wcekly or the weekly, as lie
may designate, to the value of il. at the rates aC,rc.
said.
Our friends who arc sufficiently interested in the
success Of the paper to encounter the trouble, will
please collect and for" ard to US Immediately. The
fret number OF the paper will be issued rs soon "a
we car get our office arranged, say on or about the
fret of September next.
We will gratefully acknowledge tho libcrality Of
such Ing Editors as inay be pleased to give this
P!2'Prc'Is an insertion our. rojtical b cthrcn
will. We know, do us q fsvcr which, under similar
circumstances, NC would so chcCrfuIly rcciprocatc.
CT BOTTS,
II. w. HUGHES,
Aug J. RICu'D. LEWELLEN.
SUPERIOR SWEET OIL.-Jug, received