The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-12-05
PROSPECTUS
OF NEW POLITICAL PAPER. CALLED THE
w SOUTHERN STANDARD
TO BE PUBLISHED AT RtcuMoNo vIxc,N,
10 LIE RlnhhLicnn pnrl, In.

Notwithstandiny their signal def,at in ~. The
advocates OF conc mira tcd power and 81 st,oro ,rn.
Nct nmcut, arc determined TO iuakc an III and
vigorous ofto for supt ma ia the t,iotHlro,u.
ciis he press is the great zine OF party i'm thc
ornsent age, and in Virginia our ops uuents oro
making powerful use OF dis Formidable wcannn.
Aware that the Metropolis is tho great battle.
ground upon which the heat of the fight Is to be
su tanned = Is to this impottlnt poiut they are di-
recslng their most strenuous exertions. They have
called to the Wing Mr.. Richard II. Tolor, gen.
/ 'c'nan o acknowledged abilities ant great expo
riencc; Messrs. Gailahcr & Baldwin have bern
pinccd at the head of the so called Republican and
the Compiler has been greatly s,rcn ytfyned by The
acqnsition OF Mir. w, &. Darlington who tn tho
accom- ~ am MS Of 'iPc scholar adds the force
| OF q vigorous intellect.
To this AGRA v of forces We have on'v 10 ar n,.c ,
single Metropolitan Journal, which however
great its abii V, ought to o. left to conc sin
handed 18th such hest. 70 come thcte'orG 10
the ala Of the Enqoirer and the Dem .cr,;c party
II they vii accept of services SO hu nilc SC tha
,indsrsigncd. have resolved To establish aputhcr
Demo ratio Paper IN the city OF Rciinond To
ihis design we have been insigatcd chctly bv ia,
press ng aud fEcqu-nt solicitations Of many o the
wisest and most :nfncuIial mcrnbers Of the Fen o.
cratic party, aud to its support invoke th al al,
our pc itioal friends, not only in Virginia. bu
strength. and to the insiut nance of orr rotic,i
principles We saoJld cheerfuly conr bu,r our ms N.
tAi powers aud cur pccuniory means.
| Iu THIS Journnl we will cndeavo vii, what
ability VIC may, TO sustain the principles audi tt,n
trnes OF TIC Republican party in thcf, ~ stiro pu
rity. Utterly rcpudiaiing al! Agrpian;sm aud
RadicaiS", aS destructive Of the most valuable 80.
cal institutions, and than Federation Itself
with which ifdccd We will nat pretend To pare
II, we VIZ advocate limited construction %! die
Cons itution of The Unitcd States, believing dat
the plain and obvious meaning of its cnnicx grants
Ill as mu, h power to the General Government ms
! rs cilhec wse polite TO besow upon H.
! When men arg secure in the enjoyment of per.
chal ho'fty AMI n Pr"duCt of their labor tbc
live pro"'pt n@' IT individual intcrct ensure a
much better Ivcs nrui OF labor aud ,pit,l than
can be o. t'incd by any systcm dcvsod ior the pur-
>useot divertiur it rom its natural into artificial
,Garhel' We shall, therefore. oppnsc rArtrF
for'rr TO- ton, not oulv because it is uncoastit..
'ionaI. but c+ansc il is ia the highest degree us,
NiRS and impoi!iic.
! hcoountlhi iy is the great check upon human
"eirTi'y, an" CoRPoaAroSs are corrupt because
thUiT nc,nbc,s are individually irrcsnon.ibc. iIc
are, the core 10 be opposed upon general pfin,.i-
pies, and on Ia be tolerated professionally - nc.
ccs-ary cvis. In tho Constitution of The United
St tie, find warrant authority 10 establish
! nv OF thcsc C&crcsCCnccs uDo tt" DO tx uulii.
! md in tine sl:ipc of BANK We H. ,lf,hnt tho u W.
! cr would be peculiarly dangerous aud Objection
We shall always oppose rho PEI ditu.c Of vast
sums 'ipon local uhi'c being rot lc<, u Else
! because the fund IL always ably admins red
wanting the vigI!ant We OF Judi idu | interest
aud n2j"st h'Sa 'sr !sys violent bands upcn Il Z
acduisi us o: the minority, to be- cxpe dcd nt for
general AID necessary purposes, bat lor local and
individual lo lgment.
In irrt, "" e teen. the Goycrumcnt OF he Eni.
ted states caturo ol The -, ercen States Of Ills
Union, ms 'iutoi .!oT p,Siiciliar Gu poscs, which
cannot be transCcndCi wiihuu The M ST imminent
danger Of Uvtrt'rywing thyr Uni IA, which il was
the boast Of oui ;tnccstcrs t. have cicrr.d and
which Should he our pride, as il j. interest to.
preserve
!Althou rh ,hr.c ;rrc our own particular ,icvs NC
arc by no means so b. ro,tcd so Ills, ri,l rs t.
exclude all others from Our columns. Our po!iti.
al opponents shall always bc we come provided
their arguments presented in a "a u bic aud re
spccfu form all ask, j. the opportunity OF re-
iuung them. With right on our side. we are prc.
pared to cnCotiut.r any conner, 10 matter what
"eapons he wieids; such is faith in truth ,n,.
bodied IS We believe i' to be, in lhe principles of
the Republican Party.
Although The political vi lie ,bc chief, it will
not DC the Ony feature of the paper. To the coun-
try paper an Igricr tural department will c add.
ed, which it is hoped the experience of one of he
Editors, III t1at particular line, will enable him To
make pnftCuiuily acceptable To TIC farming com
munity ~ department will bu handsomely IL
| Illustrated VIII cut. at agricultural implements
when they can be procured, and it is believed il
Will constitute very valuable aud popular feature
In the paper; at least, no cNcrt:om part hall
! lie wanting TO make ii so. Mechanics and Manu-
iacturcts shalt uso i've their full share Of aticn
| ton ard We have engaged the services of ono of
tue hrst merchants III this city TO take charge oil
| the Commercial Department. Allie and trust. wor.
thy corrcs ondenis vii! also bc procured TO keep us
constantly advls, d of The most important news in
the principal cities Of the Union.
! Nor viii TIC claims Of polite LITERATURE pass
Gnhccded. we arc not unmndful OF the variety
of tastes for Which shall nave 10 cater in this de-
| pRrtmcut; but we hope by due aimixturc of po-
ctry and romance OF HnCcGote, huEor and fun. To
provide ior !? J. whilst NC vii c"dcayor TO shock
the sens Titles OF none. At least will promise
to our readers more intellectual biuquct than is
aHoI dcd by The 4" boarding school Miss" order Of
literature. which graccs, diSgraccs rather, So
many of the public journals If Amsfica.
We arc VOL aware Of The risk, the labor, and tic
responsibility of such an undertaking, and
have encountered tl.cm ALL az or calm aHd ser ious
dcbcralinn; relying 90 success upon Our deter
inina'iun to TABOR diligently in the prosecution Of
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
ali of upon TIC prosperity of the paper, i, the
best guarantee for The performances OF this r,solu.
ton.
Ofour own ability for this ardn us task. would
not become to speak. Ono of US has had .onc
five six years cXpcrcncc III thc editorial depart
m"nt, and another il, by profession aud practicc
tlOrOt;plilV d 81,
IF an office We havc been promised tho aid Of
some of the abc5 pens in the Union, aud we start
with the hope Of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND.
/ ARD for such Is the name of Our paper, tax, its
stand by the side Of thc first journals OF The day -
VIC 5haII begin VIII sheet, tic size of which y i'll
be commemorate With our means We know tfat
more paper can be b ught for Lss n.oncy +: but y T.
have not vet learned to mcasorc mental prodrc.
ions by The yard, to IS irntc the value of
thought by the extent oil the medium tii,ou IN which
1T Is conveyed.
TERMS
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per annum tile SEMI Wres for four, and the
/ WEEKLY, for t,gO
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than year, can forward us any amount of money,
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please collect and forward to Us immediatclv The
fret number Of the paper will be issued az soon as
can get or Office arranged, say on or about the
first Of Sept mbcr next.
We will gratefully acknowled edge the ibcralitv Of
such Wing Editors as may be pleased 10 give this
Prospectus insertion our political + ctlrcn
will we know, do vs. favor which, under similar
circumstance, we would so checrfully recprocate.
G. T. Bolts,
". w. HUGHES.
Aug4 m, J. RICn'D LEWELLEN
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