The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-13
VOLUME 2.---NO. III.
PROSPECTUS
OF a NEW pOLiIiCAL PAPER CALLED II
SOUTHERN STANDARD.

To the Republican Party ia Virgiuia:
Notwithstanding their signal defeat in "a. the
advocates of concentrated power aud ii stroug %
vcrnmcnt, arc determined to make another and =
vigorous effort for supremacy in tie national coun.
ellis. The press is the great engine of party in the
present age, and i'll Virginia our opponents are
making powerful usco { this formidable weapon.
Aware that the Metropolis is the great battle
ground upon which the heat of The fight is TO be
SUI ialhcd, ~ Is TO this important punt they are di-
rectnS their most strenuous cxertions. They have
called to the Wing Mr.. Richard III. Tolcr. a gen.
tcnan o. acknowledged abb tiles anu great expo
ricnce; Messrs. Gailahcr & Baldwin have been
placed at the head Of the so called Republican and
INC GoH , n mas |. been Y greatly strengthened by The
accomplishment of u ripe scholar. adds the orcc
oil a vigorous intellect.
To this array of forces We have only to orposo a
single metropolitan Journal, which, however.
great its ability, ought not to be left to cope single
handed with such a host. TO come therefore to
the aid of the Enquirer and the Democratic party.
if they will accept of services so humble, VIC, the
undersigned, have resolved to establish another
Democratic paper in the city of Richmond. To
this design we have been instigatcd chiefly by tn.
press ng and frequent solicita tons of many Of the
wiscat and most influential members of the Dems-
cratic party, and to its supper! we invoke the aid of
our pc itioal friends, not only in Virginia, but
throughout the Union The press is a tower of
strength and to the maintenance of our political
tai powers and our pccuniary means.
In 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.
rity. Utterly rcpudiating all Agrarianism and
Radicalisin, as destructive of the most valuable so.
cial institutions, and worse than Federalism itself.
with which indeed we will not pretend to compare
it, VIC will advocate a limited construction of the
Constitution OF the United States, believing that
the plain and obvious meaning of its context, grants
full as much power to the General Government, as
it is either wise or polite to bcstow upon it.
When men are secure in the enjoyment of per.
sonal liberty and the product of their labor, the ac-
tive promptings of individual interest ensure a
much better Investment of labor and capital, than
can be obtained by any system devised for the pur-
nose of ulypTtInO IT from its natural int .r,;Ec;al
channels. We shall, thercf re, oppose a TARIFF
for protection, not only because it is unconstitu-
tional. bat because il is in the highest degree un-
wise and impolltic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
depravity, and CoRPoRATloNs arc corrupt because
their members arc individually irresponsible; they
are, therefore,, to be opposed upon general princi-
pies, and only 10 be tolerated occasionaliy as me-
cessary evils. In the Constitution of the United
States, we find no warrant or authority TO establish
ans of these cxcrcsccnccs upon the body politic f:
and in the shape of a BANK, we hold that the pow
er would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
able.
We shall always oppose the expenditure of vast
sums upon local objects, as being not less unwise,
because the fund is always ably admiuiste red,
wanting the vigilant eye Of individual interest;
and unjust, because it lays violent hands upon the
acquisitions of tho minority, to be expended not for
general and necessary purposes, but for local and
individual IN Jlumcut.
In short, We esteem the Government of The Uni
ted States a creature of the Sovereign States of This
Union, instituted for particular purposes, which
cannot be transcribed without the most Imminent
daugc Of ovcrthrowing that Union, which it was
the boast of our ancestors tn have erected, and
which IL should be our pride, as it is our interest, to
preserve
Although these are our own particular views. we
are by no means so b.gottcd, or so illiberal, as to
exclude all others from our columns. Our politi-
cal opponents shall always he welcome, provided
their arguments are presented in an able and re.
spectful form all we ask, is the opportunity of re-
futing them. With right on our side, we are pre-
pared to cncount r any conner, TO matter what
YEA pons he wiclds; such is our faith in truth EN-
bodied, as we believe il to be, in the princiDlcs IF
the Republican Party.
Although the political will lie the chief. II will
not be the only feature of the paper. To the coun-
try paper an Agricultural department will be 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 a very valuable and popular feature
in the paper at least, no c~Xertion on our par shall
be wanting to make it so. Mechanics and Manu-
facturers shall also receive their full share of attcn-
ton and we have engaged the services of ono of
the first merchants in this city TO take charge of
thy correspondents will aLso be procured to keep us
constantly advised of the most important news in
tho principal cities of the Union.
Nor viii the claims OF polite LITERATURE pass
unhccdcd. We are not unmindiul OF the variety
of tastes for which we shall have to cater in this de-
partment but we hope by a due admixturc of po-
provide Tor all, whilst VIC will cndeavor TO shock
the sensi 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 disgraces rather, so
many of the public journals IF 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
delibcraiion; relying for success upon our deter
minatiou to labor diligently in the prosecution of
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
all of us upon tic prosperity of the paper, is the
best guarantee for the performance oil this rcsolu-
ton.
Ofour own ability for this arduous task, it would
not become us TO speak. One of us has had come
five or xix years experience in the editorial dcDart
ncnt, and another is. by profession and practice.
thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical duties
of an office. We have been promised the aid Of
some of the ablcst pens in the Union, and we sta TT
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
VIC shall begin with a sheet, the size Of which will
be commensurate with our means. We know that
more paper can be bought for less money but &c
have notyet learned 10 measure mental produc.
IONS by the yard, nor to es i,ratc the value Of
thoughtb by the extent of thc medium through which
it is conveyed.
TERMS:
Our motto is, "Chcop for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be published and mailed for stS dollars
per 1.-The Emf WEEKLY for four, aud the
WEEKLY, for ttCo.
The paper can only be procured by transmitting
the money in advance; and IN no case will this i'm
portant rule be departed from. But any one who
wishes to take The paper for a period less or greater
thai a year, can forward us any amount of money,
not less than "a dollar, and we y i'll furnish him with
Inc daily, the scmi-~cckly or the weekly, as hc
may designate, to the value of it. at the rates alorc.
said.
our friends who arc sufficiently interested in tho
success of the paper to encounter the trouble, will
please collect and forward to Us immediately. The
fret number Of The paper will be issued as soon as
NC can get our Office arranged, say on or about the
first Of September next.
We will gratefully acknowledge The libcrality Of
such Wing Editors as may be pleased TO give this
Prospectus an insertion our political b etbrcn
will. VIC know, do us Il faycr which, under similar
circumstances, we would so cbecrfully rcciprocatc.
G. r.. BOT1S,
r.. w. HUGHES,
Aup4 J. RICH'D. LEWELLEN.