The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-09-22
PROSPECTIrS
-. PROSPECTUS I'FN
OF A NEW POLITICAL PAPER CALLED THE
SOUTHERN S'rANDARD


Notwithstanding their signal defeat in "a. the
advocates oil concentrated power and II strong go
'crnmcnt, are dc;ermined to make another and a
vigorous effort for supremacy the ma onal conn
cils The press is the great engine of party in the
present age, and in Virginia opponents arc
making powerful use of this formidable wenp,p
Aware that the Metropolis is the great battle
ground upon which the heat of the fight is to be
SUI tained 1T is to this important point they d
rectlng their most strenuous cxertons. They have
"allcd to the Wing Mr.. Richard H. Toler rem
| 'ieman o. acknowledged abilities anu great cSpe-
Renee; Messrs. Gallaher & Baldwin have been
placed at the head IF the so called Republican, and
he Compiler has been greatly siren Stbened nv the
,cqnisition of MIR. w. C. Darlington who to the
II a vigorous intellect. -" '
To this array of forces we have only to oppose n
hngie Metropolitan journal, which, however
great its ability, ought not to be left to cope single
handed with such a host To come therefore TO
he aid of the Enquirer and the Democratic party
II they will accept of services SO humble NC the
Undersigned, have resolved to establish another
Democratic paper in the city of Richmond To
ibis design we have been instigated chiefly by the
press ne and frequent socita tons of many of the
wlsest 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 politcal
principles we should checrfuly contribute our men
tai powers and our pecunary means.
ln this Journal we will endeavor, with what
ability we may, to sustain the principles and doc
trines of the Republican party in their pristine pu.
rty. Utterly repudiating all Agrarianism and
Radicalism, as destructive of the most valuable so.
ca institutions, and worse than Federalism itself
with which indeed will not pretend to compare
t. we will advocate a limited construction of the
Constitution or the United States BELIEVING that
the plain and obvious meaning of its context grants
full as much power to the General Government as
i is either wise or polite to besiow upon it.
When men are secure in the enjoyment of pcr.
onal 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
int
channels. We shall, therefore, oppose a TARIrr
for protection, not only because it is unconstitu
wise and impolitic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
depravity, and CoRPoRATIoNs corrupt because
their members are individually rresponsibe thew
are, therefore, to be opposed upon general prnci.
pies, and only to be tolerated occasionally IA ne.
cessary evils. In the Const tuition of the United
States, we lind no warrant authority TO esta nsh
any of these excresc cnces upon the BODY politic
and in the shape of BASK, we hold that the DOW,
or 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 badly administers red
wanting the vigllant eye of individual interest
and unjust, because il lays violent hands upon The
acquisitions of tho minority, be expended not for
individual emoluincnt.
In short, we esteem the Government OF the Uni
ted States creature of the Sovereign States of this
Union, instituted Tor particular PURPOSES, which
cannot be transcribed without the most imminent
danger of overthrowing that Union, which il was
the boast of ancestors to have erected and
which il should be pride, it is our interest TO
preserve
Although these are our own particular views we
are by means 80 b.gotted, or so iliberal az to
exclude all others from our columns. Our politi.
cal opponents shall always be welcome provided
their arguments presented in an able and re.
spectful form all ask, is the opportunity of re-
futing them. With right our side, we are pre-
pared to encounter any conner, no matter what
weapons he yields; such is faith in truth EN-.
hpH InI o,a,nh cltn hu 81. i
the Republican Party. .....s
Although the political will be the chief, it will.
not be the only feature of the paper. To the coun
try paper an Agricultural department will he 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 it
VIII constitute very valuable and popular feature
in the paper at least e<erton our part shall
be wanting to make IT so. Mechanics and Manu-
acturcrs shall also receive their full share of atten-
ton and have engaged the services of one of
the first merchants in this CITY to take CHARGE of
the Commercial Department. Able and trust wor.
thy correspondents will also be procured to keep Is
constantly ADVISED of the most important news in
the principal cities of the Union.
Nor will the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
unbcedcd. We are not unmindful of the variety
of tastes for which shall have to cater in this de-
partrnent; but we hope by due admixture of DO
etry and romance, of anecdote, humor and fun to
provide for all, whilst we will endeavor to shock
to our readers more intellectual banquet tina is
afforded by the " boarding school Miss" order of
literature which graces, or disgraccs rather,
many of the public journals of America.
We well aware of the risk, the labor, and the
responsibility of such undertaking. and We
have encountered them all, after calm and serious
delibcration relying for success upon our deter
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 il the
best guarantee for the performance OF this resolu.
ton.
Ofour own ability for this az nous task. Il would
not become us TO speak. One of us has had ,omc
five six years experience in the editorial denart
nent, and another IL, by profession and practice.
thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical duties
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 pa per- take its
stand by the side of the first journals of the dav
We shall brgn with sheet, the size OF which will
be commensurate with our means VIC know that
more paper can be bought for less money; but VIC
tons by the yard, nor to ipate the value Of
thought by the extent ofthc medium through which
it is conveyed.
TERMS:
Our motto is, Cheap for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be Published and rnailed for dollars
pee annum,--the SEmI-WEERLY for four, and the
The paper can only be procured by tran, hitting
the money in advance; and IN no case will this inn
portant rule be departed from. But any one who
wishes to take the paper for period less greater
thar a year can forward US any amount of inoncy
not less than dollar, and VIC sill Furnish him with
.he daily the semi-wcckly or the weekly, asbc
may designate, to the value of it, at the rates aloe
said.
Our friends who are sufficiently interested in the
snccess of the paper to encounter the trouble will
please collect and forward to "a rDmcdiatclv The
first number Of the paper will be issued as soon as
VIC can get our Office arranged say on or about the
fret of September next.
We will gratefully acknowledge the liberality Of
such WING Editors may be pleased to give this
p!.1spect1s an Insertion; our. political b ethren
will we know, do us a aver which. under similar
we would so chccrfuy rcciprocate.
G.. r. BOLTS,
r.. w. HUGHES,
Aug4 J. RICH'D. LEWELLEN.
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