The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-08-06
THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST G., 1916.
EOUS.
PROSPECTUS
OF A NEW POLITICAL PAPER. ED THE
SOUTHERN STANDARD.

TO BE PUBLISHED AT NJ VIRGINIA.
TO the R'p"bican Party in Virginia:
Notwithstanding their signal defeat in "a. Tho
advocates OF concentrated power and IA strong go.
vernmcnt, are determined to make another and a
viigorou. effort for supremacy in the national coun.
CHS. ne press - the great engine of party in the
present age, and i'll Virginia our opponents arc
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 bt
sustained, II is to this importan, pnint they are di.
reciing their most strenuous xertions. Tbev bav,
called TO the Wing Mr.. Richard H.. Toler. n gen
tleman % acknowledged abilities n great ,Snc
rlence; Messrs. Gailahcr & Baldwin have bee,
placed at the head nf the so called Republican and
the Compiler has been greatly strengthened by III
acquisition OF MIR. w. G.. Darlington, who To tn,
accomplishment of a ripe scholar, adds the force
OF a vigorous intellect.
To this array of forces We have only to oppose q
single metropolitan Journal, which, however,
great its ability, ought not to be left to cope singl,
handed with such n host. To come therefore tc
the aid of the Enquirer and the Democratic party.
II they will accept of services so humble, We, the
Undersigned, have resolved TO establish another
Democratic paper in the city of Richmond Tt
this design VIC have been instigated chiefly bv tn,
press ng and frequent solicitations of many of thu
wisest and most influential members of the Demo,
cratic party, and to its support we invoke the aid o
our poliioal friends, not only in Virginia, but
throughout the Union The press is a tower o.
strength, and to the maintenance of our political
principles VIC should chccrfully contribute our men.
tai powers and our pccuniary means.
IL, this journal we will endeavor, with what
- ''WJ = '" tNNblu tI' pt I'M OOr-
trlnes OF the Republican party in their pristine pu.
r,ty: Utterly repudiating all Agrarianism auc
Rad!c'l,7n. as destructive Of the most valuable so
ca. institutions, and worse than Federalism itself
with which indeed We will not pretend to compar,
1T, we will advocate a limited construction of tn,
Constitution OF The United States, believing tina
thcplaln and obvious meaning of its context, grant
t1ll as much power To the General Government, a
1t - either wise or polite to bestow upon it.
When men are secure in the enjoyment of per,
sonai liberty and the product of their labor, the ac
tive pronptings of individual interest ensure o
much better investment of labor and capitil, thar
can be obtained by any SYSTEM devised for the pur.
pose OF diverting 1t from its natural into artificial
channels. We shall, therefore. oppose a TARIFF
for protection, not only because it is uuconstitu.
uonai, but because it is in the highest degree un.
wise and impoliiic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
depravity, and CoRPoRATioNs are corrupt becaus,
their members arc individually irresponsible; they
are, therefore,, to he opposed upon general princi,
pics, and only Ia be tolerated occasionally rs ne.
ces~ary evils. In the Constitution of the Unitcc
states, we ind no warrant or authority to csta nlisl
any OF these excTesccnCeS upon the body polite
end 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 nnwise
because the fund is always tadlv admiuister rcd
wanting the vigIlant eye Of individual interest
ana unlnst, because 1t lays violent hands upon the
acquisitions of tho minority, to be- expended not for
general and necessary purposes, but for local and
individual Cnolumcnt.
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
ran9er OF ovcrthr"wing that Union, which il was
the boast of our ancestors to have erected, and
which il should be our pride, as it is our interest, to
preserve
are by no means so b,gotted, or so illiberal. as to
exclude all others from our columns. Our politi-
cal opponents shall always be welcome, provided
their Arguments arc presented in an able and re
spcctiui form all we ask, is the opportunity of re-
futing them. With right on our side, we are pre-
pared to encounter any conner, no matter what
weapons he yields such is our faith in truth, en-
BODIED as we believe it 10 he, In the principles of
the Republican Party.
Although the political will I've the chief, it will
not be the only feature of the paper. To the coun-
try paper an Agricultural department will &c 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
VIII constitute a very valuable and popular feature
III the paper at least, no ~cxertion on our part shall
he wanting to make il so. Mechanics and Manu-
lecturers shall aiso receive their full share Of attcn.
tuu 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. wor-
thy correspondents will alTo 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
UNDECIDED. We are not unmindful of the variety
VI ttS'tS - winch we snail nave 10 Cater In this de-
partment; hut we hope by q due admixturc of po-
etry and romance, of %anecdOtc, humor and fun, to
provide for all, whilst We will endeavor to shock
the sensii iliue5 OF none. At least, We will promise
to our readers a more Intellectual banquet tina is
afforded by the 6 boarding school Miss" order of
literature. which. graces, or disgraces rather, so
many OF the public journals Of 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
deliberaiion; relying for success upon our deter
miuation to labor diligently in the prosecution of
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
all OF us upon the prosperity of the paper, is the
best guarantee for the performance OF 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 six years experience in the editorial dcnart
inent, and another il, by profession and practice,
thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical duties
of an office. We bavc beeu promised the aid of
some OF the aoics' 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 its
sand by the side Of the first journals of the day
We 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 VIC
have not yet learned TO measure mental produc
tons by the yard, nor to cs i,rate the value of
thought by the extent OF the medium through which
it Is conveyed.
TERMS:
Our motto is, "Cbenp for Cash. The DAILY
paper will be published and mailed for SIC dollars
per Tho SEMI-W gEKLY for four, and the
WEEKLY, for tJCO.
The paper can only be procured by transmitting
the money in advance; and in no case will this i'm
portont rule be departed from. But any one who
wishes to take the paper for a period less or greater
than a year, can forward Us any amount of money.
not less than a dollar, and VIC ~ill furnish him with
The daily, the semi-wcekly or the weekly. as he
may designate to the value of it, at the rates alore.
said.
Our friends who arc Sufficiently interested in tho
success. of the paper to encounter the trouble. viii
please collect and forward to Us Immediately. The
first number of the paper will be issued as soon y.
VIC can get our Office arranged, say ON or about Tho
hrst of September next.
We will gratefully acknowledge the liberalitv o
guch Wing Editors as may be pleased to give this
ftospectus an insertion our political brethren
VIII we know, do us a faver which, under similar
circumstances, we would so cheerfully reciprocase