The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-12-17
GvOLUME 2.---NO. 50.
y PROSPECTUS ,aH go
OF A NEW POLITICAL PAPER. CAILEDTD E
-. SOU THERN, STANDARD.
TO BE PUBLISHED AT RICHMOND vIRGINIA
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| tnclr signal defeat ~, the
advocates OF concentrated power and IA strong GO
vernmeht, are determined to make another and n,
vigorous effort for supremacy in the ma tonatcoun.
ellis The press is the great engine of party in the
present age, and in Virginia opponents are
making powerful use of This formidable weapon.
Aware that the Metropolis is the great battle
ground upon which the heat of the fight is TO be
-tained, IL is to this mportan point lucy are di
reGung their most strenuous exertions. They have
called TO the Wing Mr.. Richard H. Toler, a gen.
teinan o. acknowledged abilities anC great expe-
Renee; Messrs. Galahcr &, Baldwin have been
ha AZ Tue head al the so called Republican,; and
inc compiler has been greatly siren gthencd by the
4 acquisition of Mr.. w. C. Carriugton; who 10 the
accom- plishmeuts of q ripe scholar adds the f,rcc
OF vigorous intellect n lre 'r.f tIoH
| 10 this array OF forces VIC have only to opposc a
single Metropolitan. Journal, which however,
great its ability, ought to be left to cone sino
handed with such host. To come therefore To
tho aid of the Enquirer and the Democratic party
If they will accept of services humble, We the
undersigned, have resolved to establish anothcr
Democratic paper in the city of Richmond To
this design we have been nstiaa ed chiefly by the
press ng aud frequent soiic stations of many of the
wisest and most Influential members of the Demo
cratic party, aud to its support invoke the aid of
our political friends not only in Virginia, but
throughout the Union The press is a tower of
strength, and to the maintenance of our political
principles should chcerfuly contribute our men,
tai powers and our pecuniary means w
In this journal we will endeavor, with what
ability we may, to sustain the principles and doc
trines Of the Republican party in thei pristine pu
| rlty. Utterly regulating al! Agrarianism and
Radicasm, as destructive of the most valuable so.
ca Institutions, and worse than Federalism itself
Fa
it, we will advocate limited construction of the
Constitution of the United States believlnp that
the plain and obvious meaning of its context, grants
| foil as much power to the General Government as
| 1T Is either wise or polite to bcstow upon it,
/ ii when men are secure in the enjoyment of per,
onai liberty and the product of their labor the ac
tive promptings of individual interest ensure a
much better investment of labor nd cspit,I than
can be obtained by any system devised for the pur-
pose oil diverting 1T from its natural into artificial
| channels. We shall, therefore, oppose a TARIFF
for protection, not only because il is unconstitu.
uona'' but becanseit is in the highest degree IN
wise nd impolitic.
| Accountability is the great check upon human
depravity, and CoRpoR ATOMS corrupt because
| their members arc individually irresponsible; they
are, therefore, to be opposed upon general princi-
plcs, and only to be tolerated occasionally as nc
cessary evils. In the Constt tuition of the United
States, we ind no warrant authority establish
any of these excrescences upon The body polite !:
and in the shape of 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 oblects,a being not less unwjse
because the fund is always lady adrnipistt red
wanting the vigIlant eye of individual interest
and unjust because it lays violent ha nds upon the
acquisitions OF tho minority, to be expended not for
general and necessary purposes, but for local and
individual cmoluncnt.
| In short, esteem the Government of the II nj
ted States creature of the Sovereign States of this
| Union, instituted for particular purposes which
cannot be transcended without the most Imminent
danger OF overthrowing that Union, which it was
the boast OF our ancestors to have erected, and
which should be our pride, it is our interest to
preserve
| Although these arc own particular views we
are by no means so bigotted, or illiberal as to
exclude all others from columns. Our politi.
cal opponents shall always he welcome, provided
their arguments are presented in able and re.
spcctful form all ask, is the opportunity of re-
| iutlng them. With r,ght on our side we are pre-
pared to encounter any conner, matter what
weapons he yields; such is faith in truth en-.
bodied, as we believe it 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
try paper al Agricultural department will &c add.
ed which 1T is hoped the experience of ono 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
| lustrated with cuto of agricultural implements
when they be procured. and il is believed il
will constitute very valuable and popular feature
I'm the paper at least, eXertion part shall
| be wanting to make il Mechanics and Manu-
iacturers shall also receive their full share of atten
ton and We have engaged the services of one of
the first merchants in this city to take charge of
the Commercial Department. Able and trust vvor-
thy corresponding 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 pass
| unhceded. We are not unmindful of the variety
of tastes for which shall have TO cater in this de-
partment; but we hope by due admixture of po-
etry and romance, OF anccdote. huinor and fun, to
provide for all, whilst will endeavor to shock
the sensi iitics OF none At least, will promise
to our readers more intellectual banquet than is
Afforded by the g boarding school Miss order of
literature, which graces, or disgraccs rather,
many of the public journals Of America
We are well aware of the risk, the labor. and the
responsibility OF such an undertaking, and
have encountered them all, after calm nd serious
delberation; 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 pa per, is the
best guarantee for the performance oil this rcsolu.
ton.
Ofour own ability for this arduous task il would
not become us 10 speak. One of us has had como
i've or six years experience in the editorial depart
ment, and another Is. by profession and practice
thoroughly acqnaintsd with the mechanic duties
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 it's
stand by the side Of the first jour nails of the day.
we shall begin with sheet, the size Of which will
be commensurate with our means We know that
more paper can be bought for less money; but we
have not yet learned to measure mental produc.
lions by the yard, nor to es irste the value of
thought by the extent OF the medium through which
il is conveyed.
TERMS:
Our motto is, "Cheap for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be published and mailed for dollars
per annum 1.-The SEMI WEEKLY for four, and the
WEEKLY, for tco
The paper can only be procured by transmitting
the money in advance; and IN case will this i'm
portont rule be departed from. but any one who
wishes to take the paper for period less greater
than year, can forward Us any amount of money,
not less than dollar and we @ill furnish him with
The daily, the semi weekly or the weekly, as he
may designate, to the value oft the rates aforo-
said.
Our friends who arc Sufficiently interested in the
success Of the paper to encounter the trouble will
please collect and forwardto us immediately The
first number of the paper will be issued as soon ss
We get our Office arranged, say on or about the
FIRST of September next
We will gratefully acknowledge the Iibcrality Of
such Wing Editors as may be pleased to give this
Prospectus insertion our political cthren
will. we know, do MS a faver which, under similar
circumstances, we would 20 chccrfully reciprocal tc
G.. r. Bolts,
r. w. HUGHES,
bug4 j. RICH'D. LEWEIIEN.
UPERIoR SWEET oIL.-.Just received