The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-26
VOLUME 2.---NO. 60.
~ fs..- PROSPECTUS
OF NEW POLITICAL PAPER, CALLED TIE
SOUTHERN STANDARD


twithstandiny their signni defeat in ~ the
advocates of conc ntra'ed power and II strong 90.
vcrnmcnt, arc determined to make an ,th,r and a
vigorou. effort for supremacy in the national coun
ellis The lis the great engine of party in th,
present age, and in Virginia our opponents arc
making powerful of This formidable weapon
Aware that the Metropolis is the great battle.
ground upon which the heat of the fight is TO be
su tanned il is to this impo, IN, point Ihey are d
recung their most strenuous exertions. They have
called to the Wing Mr.. Richard H. Tocr, a gen.
lehman o. acknowledged abb tiles ant great cXpc-
placed at the head "f the called Republican; and
the Compiler has been greatly gthencd by tn,
acqu'siuon oil Mr.. w e. CarringtCn, who To the
accomplishments OF ripe schotr. adds the force
OF vigorous intellect
To this array Of forces NC have Only to oppose
single metropolitan JIurnal, which however
great its ability, ought not to be left to cope single
handed With such host. 10 come there ore to
the aid of the Enquirer and the Democratic mt,
if they will accept of services so humble We the
undersigned, have resolved to establish another
Democratic paper in the city OF Richmond To
this design we have been instigated chiefly bv the.
press ng and ircqu mt soci ia tons of many of the
wiscst and most influential members of tho Demo.
crae party, aud 10 ITS supp"r! we lnvnkc the aid Of
our pc iieal friends not only i'll Virginia, but
throughout the Union The press is a tower of
strength, and to the maiut'nincc of our political
principles we should chCcriully contribute our men
tai powers and our pccuniary means
| In this Journal We will cndeavor, with what
ability may, TO sustain the principi cs am, doc
trnes of the Republican party in their pristine pu
rlty. Utterly repudiaiing all Agrarianisn and
Radicaism, as destructive of the valuable so.
with which indeed VIC will not pretend tn compare
il, viii advocate limited construction OF the
Constitution Of the United States, bccvlney that
the PLAIN ana obvious meaning of its context, grants
f Ill as much power tn the General Government as
| IT l. either wise o. polite TO bcsiow upon it,
When men are secure in the enjoyment of per.
Sonai liberty and The product of their La or the ac
tive promptings of individual interest ensure a
much better Investment of labor and clpitaI than
can be obtained by any system devised for tho pur
pose OF diverting it rom its natural into artificial
channels We shah, thcrcf re onposc y TAptrc
rJt " hpc,, +
tionaI, but because it is in the highest degree IN
wise and mpolic.
dePravity' ana CORPORATIONS arc corrupt because
their members ndivi,!uai:y irresponsible; thew
arc therefore, to be opposed upon general princi
pl's, and only to be tolerated occasionally as nc
ccs: ary evils. In the Consttuii of The United
States, we lind no warrant authority to csai lish
any of these excreSCcnccs upon the body politic
and in the shape of "A BANK, we hold that the my.
err would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
| able.
| We shall always oppose the cxpendii,,,c or ,oot
sums upon local Objects, as being not less tnwisc
because the fund is always Aadly admins rcd,
wanting the vigilaut eye of individual interest
and unjust because it lays violent hands uDuu The
acquisitions OF the minority, to be expended not for
general and necessary purposes, but for local and
| individual en- ,luncnt.
In short, We esteem the Government Of the Uni
ted States eaturo of the Sovereign States of ibis
Union, instituted Tor particular purposes, which
cannot be transcribed without The most Imminent
danger of overthrnwing that Union which il Wa
the boast of our ancestors to have erected and
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| PR serve
Although these arc our own particular views, we
are by no means b.go,ed, or so ilibcrai as to
exclude all others from columns. Our poljt-
Ical opponents shall always bc we come provided
their arguments arc presented in an able and re
sPcctful form all we ask is the opportunity OF re-
| iuting them. With rtght our side, we arc pre-
pared to encount any conner, matter what
weapons he wicd; such is faith in truth en-.
bodied, we believe il to be, in the princincs nf
thC. Republican Party
Although the political will be the chief It viii,
not be the only of the To tl,.
| try paper Agricultural department will G add.
ed whichit is hoped the experience of one of The
Edlt rs, In that particular line will enable him TO
make particularly acceptable the farming com
munity. This department. will be Handsomely il
| Illustrated with c4tD OF agricultural implements
when they can be procured and it is believed it
Will constitute very valuable and popular feature
in the paper; at least, no eNerton part shall
| be wanting to make II so. Mechanics and Manu-
lecturers shall ALTO receive their full share OF attcn
| ton and &c have engaged the sCrV ires of ore of
the frs. merchants in this city to take charge of
the Commercial Department.. Able and tt US. wor.
thy correspondents will also 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
unhceded. We arc not unmindlul OF the variety
OF tastes Tor which we shall have 10 cater in this de-
pertinent; but we hope by due admixturc of po-
etry and ROMANCE, of auccdotc, hunor and fun to
provide for all, whilst We will endeavo to shock
the srn5 intics of none. Al least VIC will ~ ouise
to our readers more intellectual blnquet than is
afforded by the boarding school Miss order of
literature, which graces, or 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 nd serious
! dei1bcralonj relying Tor success upon deter
animation labor diligently in the prosecution o1
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 rcsou-
ton.
| Ofour ability for this afduous task IL would
not b'comc US TO speak. Ono of us has had -omc
1--WE or six years experience in the editorial depart
ncnt and another is, by profession and practicc
/ ii fltC
of an office. We rave been promised tho aid of
some of the ablest pens in the Union and we start
with the hope of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND
Aftp' lor such IS the name Of our paper, take its
stand by the side of the first journals Of the dav-
! we shall begin with sheet The size of which win
| be commensurate With 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, to IS ir,ate the value of
thought ny the extent 1.-THE medium throu5 which
| it is conveyed.
TERMS
Our motto is, Cheap for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be published and mailed for sac dollars
per annum.- the SEMI WEEKLY for four, aud the
The paper can only be procured by tronsnitting
the money in advance; and in case viii this i'm.
pnrtan' role be departed from. Bot any one who
wishes to take the paper Tor period less greater
than year, can forward Us any amount of money
not less than dollar, and We Nill furnish him with
Inc daily, the scmi-wcckly or the weekly. as he
may designate to the value Of it, at the rates afOre
said.
Orr friends who arc ,ufTcientiy interested in tho
Success Of the paper TO encounter the trouble will
please collect and ward to INN sCiatelv The
first number Of The paper " III be issued n soon a.
\ we can get ou' Office arranged, say about the
| first Of September next.
VIC will gratefully acknowledge the Iiberalitv Of
such WING Editors as may be pleased to give this
/ Prospectus insertion our political b cthrcn
\ will. We know, do us favcr which, under similar
circumstance we would go checrfully rcciprocate.
| G. T.. Bolts,
n. w HUGHES,
/ Aug4 J. RICH'D. LEWELLEN
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- UPERIoR SWEET OLLIE. received