The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-28
, PROSPECTUS
OF NEW POLITICAL PAPER, CALLED TIE
SOOIHERN STANDARD

TO The Republican Party in Ynginia:
Notwithstanding their signal defeat in "a the
advocates of conc ,ntratcd power aud strong sro.
v:rnmcnt, arc determined to make al. thcr and
vigorous effort for supremacy in the national conn
CHS The press Is the great engine of party in the
present age, and in Virginia our opponents are
making powerful use of his Formidable wcap, n
Aware that the Metropolis is the great battle.
ground upon which the heat of the fight is TO be
su taine IL is to this impoit mt paint thcy di-
rccting their most strenuous cxertons. They have
called to the Wing Mr.. Richard III. Tucr, gen.
tcinan o. acknowledged abilities ant. great Xpc-
rlcnce; Mcssrs. GailahCr s Baldwin have been
paced at the head Of the called Republican aud
acquisition OF MIR. w. e. Carringtcn, who TO tho
accom- 2!i shncnts Of ripe schollr adds the force
81 vigorous intellect
TO this array o! forces VIC have on'y to oppose a
single Metropolitan journal, which However
great its ability, ought be left to conc noIc
handed With such a host To come thcrc'orc tn
the aid OF the Enquirer and the Dcmocr,:ic nn,tv
if they viii accept of services humble, &C. the
undersigned, have resolved TO establish another
Democratic paper in the city of Richmond. TO
l'iS ocsighwc nave been instigated chiefly by the
press ny and irequ snci tons of many OF the
wiScst and most inhncnt'al members OF the Dcuo-
cratic party, aud to its support we iuvokc the aid
our pc itioal friends not only in VIRGINIA but
throughout tho Union The press is a tower of
strength aud To tho maint"nuucc of our political
principles we should Chccrfuily contribute our men.
| tai powers and our pccuniary means.
In this Journal we will cndcavo-, with what
| ability may, to sustain the principles and doc.
trlnes OF tho Republican party in their pristine pu.
rity Utterly rcpudiating all Agrtransm and
al institutions, and worse than Federalism itself
with which indeed we will not pretend to compare
IL, NC viii advocate limitc construction OF the
Constitution Of the United States, believing that
the plain and obvious meaning OF its context grants
FIJI as much power to the General Government as
IT Is either wise % polite to hcs.ow upon it.
i When men are secure in the endowment of pcr.
sonal liberty and The proiuct of their labor the ac.
| tive promptngs of individual interest cn.urr
much better inves mrnt of labor and clpital than
can be o!ttncd by any system devised for the pur-
pose of diverting it from its natural into artificial
lor proe' ton, not only because il is uuconsttu-
tiona but because ii Is in the hi chest degree UNI
wis and impotic.
! Accountability is the great check upon human
depravity, and CoRPoRATloSs arc corrupt because
their members individually irresponsible; they
are, therefore, TO be opposed upon general princi-
! pl =, aud only be tolerated occa sonaIlv as nc
ccs airy evils. In the Coast tuition of the United
Sttc+, we find no warrant or authority establish
any OF tho C cxcresccnces upon the body politic
andn the shape of a BASK, we hold that the p5w-
or would be peculiarly dangerous and Objection
! able.
We shall always oppose the expenditure of vast
sums npon local ubjcc's bcin Q rot less rnw isc
because the fund is always hadly administe rcd
wanting the Vlglaut eye of indi, idu | interest
and unjust, because it lays violent hands upon the
acquisitions of tho minority to be expended not for
general and necessary purposes, but for local and
individual en- uncut
In short, We esteem the Government OF The Uni
ted States caturo of the Sovereign States of This
Union, instituted Tor particular pun poses, which
cannot be transcribed without the most Imminent
danger of ovcrthr1wing that Uni IN. which it
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which should be our pride, it is interest to
pre- serve
Although Ihcsc particular views, We
arc by no means 81 b.gotcd illibcral, as to
exclude all others from columns. Our politi-
cal opponents shall always he wc'comc, provided
their arguments are presented in II able and re
spec tfI form all we ask is the opportunity of re-
iuting them. with right on our side, arc pre-
pared to encounter any conner, no matter what
weapons he wicds such is faith in truth en-.
bodied, as VIC believe it TO be, in tue principles Of
the Republican Party.
Although the political will nc the chief, it will
not be the only feature of the paper. To the
try paper a gric uitural department. will fc add.
ed, whichit is hoped the experience Of one of the
Editors, in that particular line, will enable him TO
make particularly acceptable 10 the farming com
munity. This department will be handsomely IL
| ustratcd with cute, Of agricultural indictments
when they bc procured, and it is belicv cd il
Will constitute very valuable and popular feature
in the paper at least, eNcrtion part shall
he wanting to make il so. Mechanics and Manu-
lecturers shall aso receive their full share of attcn.
ton and NC have engaged the services of one of
the frs! merchants in this city take charge OF
the Commercial Department. Able and trust wor :
thy correspondents will also be procured to keep
constantly ADVISED of the most important new s in
the principal cities of the Union.
Nor viii the claims OF polite LITERATURE pass
TnhccdCd. We not unmiudful OF the variety
oftascs for which we shall nave TO ter I'm this de-
pertinent; hut we hope by due aImixture of po-
ctry and romance, OF anccdotc, humor and fun, to
provide for all, whilst VIC will endea, to shock
the scns ilitcs of none AT least, VIC viii Pr oni.c
to our readers moro intellectual banquet than is
afforded by the g boarding school Miss order of
literature, which graccs, OF disgraccs 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 NC
have encountered them all, after calm and serious
ldcbcraiiou; relying for upon our deter
mina,ion to labor diligently in the prosecution Of
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
all of upon the prosperity of the 10 per, is tie
best guarantee for the performance of this rcsolu-
ton.
Ofonr own ability for this afducus task, il would
not b come US 10 speak. Ono of us has had .ome
five or six years experience in the editorial depart
men, and another il, by profession and p az ticc
thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical duties
Of an office. We bavc been promised tho aid 81
some of the ablcst pens in the Union and We sta ri
with the hope of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND.
ARD, for such is the name of our paper take its
stand by the side Of the first journals Of the day
We shall b-gin with sheet, the size Of which viii
be commensurate with our means. We know thai
more paper can be ,ught for less money; but " {
have not yet learned To measure mental produc
iion5 ny The yard, nor TO IS irratc the value OF
thought by the extent the medium through which
ii Is conveyed.
Our motto is, 50 Cheap for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be published and mai cd for or dollars
per annum 1.-The Sgmt WEEKLY for four, aud the
WEEKLY, for ttco
the money in advance; and IN no case viii this i'm
ppr5nt rulc be departed from. Bot any whC
wishcs to take the paper for period less greater
than year, can forward ~ any amount Of iuoncy
not Lees than dollar, and VIC viii furnish him will
.hc daily, the scmi-wcckly or the weekly as ht
may designate, to the value OF IT, at the rates alore
said
Our friends who Sufficiently interested in TN
success Of the paper to encounter tho trouble vii
please collect aud forward 10 US immcdatcy Th
fret number Of the paper will be issued a soon a
we can get our Office arranged, say on or about ih
fret Of Scatcmbcr next
We will gratefully acknowledge tho Iibcrality o
such Wing Editors may be pleased to give tb
Pro'pectIs an insertion our POLITICAL cthrcr
viii. We know, do us a fsvcr which, under similar
circumstances, NC would 80 cbccrfully rcciprocatc
G.. r.. Bolts,
r. w HUGHES,
Aug J. RICH'D. LENELLEN.
SUPERIOR SWEET OIL. jus, receive