The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-14
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PROSPECTUS
OF A NEW POLITICAL PAPER. GALE TBE
SOUTHERN STANDARD.

ellis. The press is the great engine of party in the
present age, and in Virginia our opponents are
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 be
sustained, II lie to this important point they arc di-
recung their most strenuous exertions. They have
called to the Wing Mr.. Richard fl. Tulcr, a gen.
renee; Mcssrs. Gallaher s. Baldwin have been
placed at the head of the so called Republican; and
the Compiler has been greatly strengthened by the
acquisition OF Mr.. w. G.. Darlington, who to the
accom- pii shmcuts of a ripe schol,r. adds the force
oil a vigorous intellect.
To this array of forces We have only TO ornosc ,
single Metropolitan Journal, which, however.
great its ability, ought not to be left to cope single
handed with such a host. TO come therefore to
the aid of the Enquirer and the Democratic party.
ii they will accept of services SO humble, VIC, the
undersigned, have resolved to establish another
Democratic paper in tho city of Richmond. To
this design we have been instigated chiefly by the
press ng and ircquan solicita tons of many of the
wiscst and most influential members of the Demo-
cratic party, and to its support we invoke the aid of
our political friends, not cnly in virginia, bat
throughout the Union The press is a tower of
strength, and 70 the naintcnnnce Of our political
principles we should chcerfully contribute our men
tai powers andour pccuniary ineans.
In this Journal we will cndeavor, with what
.trines of the Republican party in their pristine pu.
rity. Utterly rcpudiating all Agrarianism and
Radicalisn, as destructive of the most valuable so.
cial Institutions, and worse than Federalism itself,
with which indeed we will not pretend to cOn,par
it, we will advocate a Unite | construction of the
Constitution of the United States. believing that
the plain and obvious meaning of its context, grants
full as much power to the General Government, as
t is either wise or polite to bes'ow upon it.
When mon arc secure in the ENJOYMENT of pCr.
sonal liberty and the product of their labor, the &C.
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 d~iverting 1t from its natural into artificial
channels. We shall, therefore, oppose a TARIFF
for protection, not only because il is unconstitu.
tonal. but because it is in the highest degree un-
wise and impolitic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
lnnrapisr and No non .u,N .--
thcir members are individually irrcsponsiblc; they
are, therefore, to be opposed upon general princi-
pies, and only to be tolerated occasionally as ne
Ccssary evils. In the Const tuition of the United
States, VIC find no warrant or authority to establish
any OF these cxcrcscences upon The body polite !;
and in the shape of a BASK, we hold thal the DIV,
able.
We shall always oppose the expenditure OF vast
sums upon local objects, as being not less unwise,
because the fund is always hadly adminis,er rcd
wanting the vigilant eye of individurl interest ;
aud 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 cmDluncnt.
In short, we esteem the Government of the Uni
ted States a G caturo OF the Sovereign States of this
Union, instituted for particular purposes, which
cannot be transcribed withou, the most in,minent
danger of overthrUwing that Union, which it was
the boast. of our ancestors to have erected, and
which it should be our pride, as it is our interest, to
preserve
Although these nrc our own particular views, We
are by no means so %bigottcd, or so %illibcral, 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
spcctful form all we ask, is the opportunity of re-
futing them. With rtght on our side, we are prc-
pared to encounter any conner, 10 matter what
weapons he Yields such is our faith in truth en-
bodied as VIC believe it to be, in the principles of
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 TIC add.
ed, which it is hoped the experience of one of The
Editors, in thai particular line, will enable him 10
make particularly acceptable to the farming com
munity. This department will be Handsomely IL
Illustrated with cutb of agricultural Implements.
when they can be procured. and it is believed it
will constitute a very valuable and popular feature
in the paper at least, no e~ertion on our part shall
be wanting to make ii so. Mechanics and Manu-
factnrers shall also receive their full share Of attcn.
ton; and NC have engaged the services of one of
the first merchants in this city to take charge Of
tho Commercial Department. Able and IL ust. woG-
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
UNDECIDED. We are not unmindful OF the variety
Of tastes for which we shall have to cater in this de-
pertinent; but we hope by a due admixture of po-
etry and romance, of a~nccdotc, humor and fun, to
the sensil ilitics of none. At least, VIC will promise
to our readers a more intellectual banquet 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 Nc
have encountered them all, after calm aud serious
deiboration relying for 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 resolu-
ton.
or our own ability for this arduous task, IL would
not l., come us TO speak. One of us has had some
five or six years experience in the editorial depart
ment, and another il, by profession and practice,
thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical duties
of an office. We bavc 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 paper, take it's
stand by the side OF the first journals Of the day
We shall brgin 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 10 measure mental produc.
ions by the yard, nor TO IS iratc the value OF
thought by the extent ofthe medium through which
il is conveyed.
TERMS:
Our motto is, "Chcap for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be polished and mailed for sr dollars
per annum the SEMI WEEKLY for four, and The
WEEKLY, for tire.
The paper can only be procured by transmitting
the money in advance; and 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 a year, can forward us any amount Of money.
The daily, the semi weekly or the weekly, as he
may designate, to the value of it, at the rates afore.
said.
Our friends who are suhicieutly interested i'm the
success Of the paper to encounter the trouble, will
please collect and forward TO Us immediately. The
fret number Of the paper will be- issued as soon rs
VIC car get our ONCE arranged, say on or about the
first OF ScrtNmbcr next.
We viii gratefully acknowledge the Iibcrality OF
such Wing Editors as may be pleased to give this
Prospectus an insertion our political b othrcn
Will. we know, do us a laYer which, under similar
circumstances, we would so ch%eerfully reciproCate.
CT. Bolts,
r. w. HUGHES,
Aug4 J. RICH'D. LEwELLEN.