The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-24
PROSPECTUS
OF a NEW POLITICAL PAPER, ALIED TIE
SOUTHERN STANDARD
TO BE PUBLISHED At RICHMOND vIKGINI.
10 lie RnaLbicnn PnrLu IN EIrnin;n

I FIsOTOU- CTIOTt TOT sUpTtlnlCY Ia Inc nnUnmaI CONN
CHS. The press is the great engine of party in the
present age, and in Virginia our opponents arc
making powerful use of Ihis formidable weapon.
Aware that the Metropolis is the great battle.
ground upon which the heat of the fight is TO be
su.tiln0i, IL is to this impoI tan, point they are di-
called to the Wing Mr.. Richard III. Toler. n pcn.
tietnNn o. acknowledged abilities an1 great eXpc-
ricnce; Messrs. Gailahcr s. Baldwin have been
the Compiler has been greatly strengthened bv he
acquisition of MIR. w. c. Carrington, who TO the
accomplishment OF a ripe scholar. adds the force
oI a vigorous intellect.
To this array of forces We have only to oppose a
single MetIopoiitan journal, which, however,
great its ability, ought not to be lief, to cope SINGLE
handed with such a host. To come thct eforc to
The aid of the Enquirer and the Democratic party,
if they will acccep t of services so humble. We. tho
undersigned, have resolved TO establish another
Democratic paper in the city of Richmond. To
this design we have been iustigated chiefly bv the
wisest and most Influential members of the Demo.
cratic party, aud to its support we invoke the aid of
throughout the Union The press is a tower of
strength, and to the maintenance of our poiiticnl
principles we should checrfu!ly contribute our men
tai powers and our pccuniary means.
In this Journal we will endeavor, with what
ability we may, TO sustain the principles and doc
trines of the Republican party i'm their pristine pu.
rity. Utterly repudiating all Agrarianism and
Radicalism, as destructive of the most valuable so.
cal institutions, and worse than Federalism itself,
with which indeed we will not pretend to compnrc
ii, We will advocate a limited construction of The
Constitution OF the United States, believing that
VIZ DihA oAi Wv Ot> .tilU ~ Oh HIS CDnloNt- ~ ra N 4 :
full as much power tn the General Government. as
il is either wise or polite 10 bcstow upon il.
When men are secure in the enjoyment of per,
sonal 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-
pose of diverting it from its natural into artificial
channels. We shall, therefore, oppose a TARtFr
for protection, not only because it is unconstitu-
uonai. but because il Is in the highest degree I'M
wise and impolitic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
depravity, and CoRPoR ATOMS are corrupt because
their members arc individually irrespunsible: thew
are, therefore, 10 be opposed upon general princi-
pies, and only to be tolerated occasionally as ne
cessary evils. In the Constitution of the United
States, we find no warrant or authority to establish
am OF these excresccnces upon The body polite
and in the shape of a BANK, we hold that the DOW,
able.
We shall always oppose the expenditure of vast
sums upon local objects, as being not less unwisc.
berause the fund is always Nadly admins red
wanting the vigllant eye Of indilidutl interest
and unjust, because II lays violent hands upon the
acquisitions OF tho minority, to be expended not for
general and necessary purposes, but for local and
individual cmolumcnt.
In short, we esteem the Government OF the Jrni-
ted States a creature OF the Sovereign States of this
Union, instituted for particular purposes, which
cannot be transcribed without the most Imminent
danger of overthrowing that Union, which it was
the boast of our ancestors to have erected, and
which ii should be our pride, as it IS our interest, to
preserve
Although these nrc our own particular views. VIC
are by no means 50 b.gottcd, or so Liberal, as to
/ tNt'bbC an JULIUS Iol OuT COIltllnS.- lJlT I'M
cal opponents shall always be welcome, provided
their arguments are presented in an able and re
spectiul form an we ask, is the opportunity OF re-
luting them. With rtght on our side, We are pre-
pared to eucount 4 any conner, no matter what
weapons he wields; such Is our faith in truth en-.
bodied, as we believe it to be, in the principles of
the Republican Party.
Although the political viii be the chief, it will
not be the only feature of the paper. To the conn.
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
lustrated with cut of agricultural implements,
when they can be procured, and it is believed it
viii constitute a very valuable and popular feature
in the paper at least, no e~xertion on our part shall
he wanting to make il so. Mechanics and Manu-
lacturers shall also receive their full share of attcn.
ton 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 also be procured to keep us
constantly advised OF the most important news i'm
the principal cities of the Union.
Nor will the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
UNDECIDED. We are not unmindful OF the variety
oftastes for which we shall have to atcr in this de.
partmcnt but we hope by a due admixture of po-
etry and romance, of anccdote. humor and fan, to
provide Tor all, whilst We will cndeavor to shock
the scnsil ilities OF none. Atlcast, VIC will promise
to our readers a more intellectual banquet than is
afforded by the g boarding school Miss order of
literature, which graces, 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 We
have encountered them all, after calm and serious
| deibcra ton; relying Tor success upon our deter
mination 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, IL would
not become US 10 speak. One of US has had 7ome
five or six years experience in the editorial depart
ment, and another is, by profession aud practice,
thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical duties
of an office. We have 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, for such is the name of our papcr. take it's
stand by the side of the first journals Of the day
We shall brgin with n sheet, the size Of which will
be commensurate with our means. We know tat
more paper can be bought for less money but VIC
nave not yet learned to measure mental prOduc.
ions by the yard, nor TO cs irate the value of
thought by the extent ofthc medium through which
it is conveyed.
Our motto is, 'Cbcnp for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be published and mailed for str dollars
per 1.-The -WEgKLy for four, and the
WEEKLY, for ttc0
The paper can only be procured by transmitting
the money in advance; aud in no case will this i'm.
porlant rule be departed from. But any one who
wishes to take the paper for a period less or greater
than 4 year, can forward us any amount Of money,
not less than "a dollar, aud we viii furnish him with
he daily, the scmi-wcekly or the weekly, as re
may designate, to the value of it, at the rates afore.
said.
Our friends who arc sufficiently interested in the
success Of the paper to encounter the trouble, will
please collect and forward TO Us immediately. The
first number of the paper will be issued as soon a.
@e can get our office arranged, say on or about tho
hrst OF September next.
We will gratefully acknowledge tho libcrality o
such Wing Editors as may be pleased to give this
PIospectus an insertion orr political b othrcr
will, we know, do US a faver which, under simila
circumstances we would so cheerfully reciprocate
r. w. HUGHES,
Aug J. RICH'D. JEWEJLEN.