The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-12-12
PROSPECTUS
Of NEW POLITICAL PAPER, CALLED TIE
SOU FiERN STANDARD

| Notwithstanding their ST mai defeat in IA The
advocates of conc led power and n strong go
vcrnmcnt, are determined to make another aud /,
vigorous effort for supr,m in the national conn.
Gus The press Is the great cnginc of PARTY in the
present age, and in Virginia opruneut, n re
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
su taine II is to th's importan, point hcy arc di.
recing their most siren uous exertons. They have
called to the Wing Mr.. Richard II. Tolcr, gen.
te'nan o. acknowledged abb tiles ant great cxpe.
rience; Mcssrs. Gailahcr & Baldwin have been
paced at The head nj the so called Republican; and
acc Ge Of sI r 'GTp TrSay by the
accom- >ii7hmcnts of a ripe scholar adds tbc force
OF a vigorous intellect.
| 10 tins array of forces ~ @ have ONLY to opposc n
single Met opoiitan Journal, which, however
great its ability, ought not be left To cone single
handed with such n host. To come there ore TO
the aid Of the Enquirer and the Democrats pnrtv
II they viii accept OF services so humble We the
undersigned, have resolved to establish apothcr
| Democratic paper in the CITY of Richmond To
| THE design we have been instgated chiefly bv the
press and ircqu mt solic; of many Of the
wiscst and most Influential members of the Demo.
cratic party, aud To its support invoke the aid
our pc ical friends, not cniy in Virginia but
throughout the Union The press is a tower of
strength and TO the maint nance of our political
principles We should cheerful ly cont ribute our mem
| tai powers and our pccuniary :means.
! Inv this Journal We will cndravor, with what
ability we may, to sustain the principles and doc.
trnes OF the Republic an party in their pristine pu.
| rIty. Utterly rcpudaing all Agrariansm and
Radicasn. as destructive of the most vaIua bic so
win which indeed we viii not 'ctend to compare
it, VIC will advocate limitcI construction OF the
Constitution OF the United States. believing that
tr plilu and obvious meaning of its context grants
| flli as much power to the General Government as
| 1T i either wise poIit { TO hes row upon it.
! When men are secure in the cniovIncnt of Nor.
sonal liberty and the product of their labor the ac
tive prompt'ngs of indivi,!ull interest ensure
much better Investment of labor and c,pitlI, than
can be obtained by any system devised for the p,r.
pose of diverting it rom it, natural into artificial
channels We shall, theref re, oppose TARIFF
Tor pr'te ton, not only because il is unconsttu.
tionaI but because II is i'll the hi hest degree un-
wise n nd impoltic.
Accountability IS the great check upon human
depravty, anil CoaPoR loNs arc cnrrupt bacaus,
their members are indi,ual.y irresponsible: tEcv
are, therefore, to be opposed upon general princi.
pl's, and only TO be tolerated occasionally as nc
cessary evils. In the Const tuition of the United
States, we find no warrant or authority to establish
anr OF the'e excrcSccnces upon The BODY noliiic
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 cxpenditu, of vast
sums upon local Objects, being not less ,nwjse
be"ause the fund is always radly adminis red
wanting the vigl!ant eye Of ndi, idu interest
and n9llst heralse i lays violent hands upon tc
acquisitions oil tho minority, to be expended nut for
general and necessary purposes but for local and
individual en- plumcnt
| In short, esteem the Government OF ,hc Uni.
ted Saes e eaturc OF the Sovereign States of this
Union, instituted for particular putposcs which
cannot be transccndcd without the mo st im,uincnt
'augcr oil overthr1wing tn I Uni m, which it wa
| tn" boast OF our ancestors to have erertcC and
which should be our pride, as it is our interest TO
! pr, serve
Although these are our own particular views. VIC
arc by no means b.goucd, or so ilibcral as to
| exclude all othe's from columns Our politi
cal opponents shall Always he welcome, provided
th,:r arguments are presented in able and re
spcCtfu form all ask, is. the opportunity of re-
irnng them. with right ON our side, we arc pre-
pared To encount r any conner, no matter what
Weapons he wields; such is faith in truth cni.
bodied as We believe it to be- in the principles Of
tlt Republican Party
" ic he T. i,c; q
not be the only feature of the paper To The coun-
try paper ar Agficu tural department will C add.
en, which 1t is hoped the experience of one of the
Edit'rS IN thai particuar linz will enable him TO
make particularly acceptable 20 the farming com
munity. This department will be handsou,,l y i'll
| lustrated with cuts of agricultural Implements
when they can be procured and it is believed il
viii constitute very valuable aud popular feature
in the paper at least, no cAcrton on our part hall
be wanting to make II Mechanics and Manu-
iacnrers shall ALTO rec i've their full share of atten.
tipn; and We have engaged the services of one of
the frs. merchants in this city TO take charge of
the Commercial Department. Able and trust wor.
thy corrcs ondens will also be procured to keep us
constantly advise of the most Important news in
| the principal cities of the Union.
Nor will the claims OF polite LITERATURE pass
UNDECIDED. We arc not unmindful OF the variety
of tastes for which we shall have TO enter in this de-
partmcnt; but we hope by due adnixture of 20
etry and romance, of anccdotc, humor and fun to
provide for all, whilst VIC will endeavor to shock
the scnsi ilities of At least, will promise
to our readers more intellectual banouet than is
Afforded by The e. 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 nd the
responsibility of such an undertaking, and we
have encountered them all, after calm and setious
deIibcrarion; relying for upon our deter
ininaon TO labor diligently in the proscc ution of
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
all of upon the prosperity Of the pa per- i, the
best guarantee for the performance OF this rcsolu.
ton.
Ofonr own ability for this arduous task, ii would
not come 10 speak. One of us has had come
five six years experience in the editorial depart
'ncnt AMI anotheri', by profession and practice,
thoroughly aCquant d with the tnechani.ni dr,;cs
of an office. We rave 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, fer such is the name of orr paper take its
stand by the side of the FIRST journals of the
We shall b-gin with sheet, the size Of which v i'll
be commensurate with our means. We know Il at
more paper can be 'ught for less money but " c
have not yet learned to IN assure mental produc.
'i"ns ny The yard, to - iraic the value of
thought by the extent ofthc medium through which
/ ii is conveyed.
TERMS:
| Our motto is, Cheap for Cash" The DAILY
paper VIII be published and mailed i"f dollars
per annum 1.-The SEMI WEEKLY for four, aud the
! WEEKLY for ttcO
The paper can only re procured by transmitting
the money in advances and IN no case will this i'm.
portant rule be departed from. But any one who
wishes take the paper for period lCss or greater
than year can forward ms any amount Of inoncv
not lcss than dollar, aud " i'll Furnish him with
| The daily, the semi weekly the weekly, as I've
may dcsiguat", to the value oft. the rates aforc
SAID.
Our friends who arc sufficiently interested in tho
ccess Of the paper to encounter the trouble will
please collect and forward 10 us immcdiatelv The
first number of tho paper will be issued az soon a.
VIC can get office arranged, say on or about the
first of September next.
We viii gratefully acknov ledge the libcraitv Of
such wing Editors a. may he pcascd to give this
Pro'pcctJs insertion our ro'itical b ,tbrcn
will. we know, do us favcr which, under similar
circumstance ,wc would checrfully reciprocal tc
&. r. Bolts,
". w. HUGHES,
Aug4 J. R1CH'D. LEWELLEN
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