The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-03
PROSPECTUS
OF a NEW POLITICAL PAPER CALLED II
SOUTHERN STANDARD.

nv oiEho bCICot III y . ttC
advocates oil concentrated power and u strong GO
veruincnt, arc determined to make another and a.
vigorous ettott ir supremacy in the national coun-
ellis. The press 10 the great engine of party ia tho
present age, and in Virginia our opponents arc
making powerful ,lsc 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 The import,n, point they arc di-
rccting their most strenuous excrtions. They have
called to the Wing Mr.. Richard II. Tolcr, a gen.
tleinan o. acknowledges abb titles anC. great expc-
ricnce; Messrs. Gailaher & Baldwin have been
placed at the head nf the so called Republican and
the Compiler h1s been greatly strengthened by the
acquisition of MIR. w. C. Darlington, who TO the
accomplishments of a ripe scholir. adds the force
of a vigorous intellect.
To this array of forces We have only to orposc n
single metropolitan journal, which, however,
great its ability, ought not to be left to cope single
handed with such n host. To como therefore to
the aid of the Enquirer and the Democratic marty.
if they will accept of services 80 humble, We, the
Undersigned, have resolved to establish another
Democratic paper In the city of Richmond. To
this design we have been instigatcd chiefly by the
press 'ng and frequent solicita tons of many Of the
wisest and most Influential members of the Demo-
cratic party, aud to its support VIC Invoke the aid of
our po'itita al friends, not only in Virginia, but
throughout the Union The press is a tower of
strength, and to the maint"naucc Of our political
principles we should chccrfully contribute our men
tai powers and our pccuniary nneans.
In this journal we will cndeavor, with what
ability We may TO sustain the principles and doc
trincs of the Republican party in their pristine M.
rIty. Utterly rcpudiating all Agrarianism and
Radicalism, IA destructive of the most valuable So
blhi anu OtoN NItu IT Ct'tTdllStlt ltSrlI,
with which indeed VIC will not pi ctend tn compare
it, We will advocate a limited construction of tho
Constitution OF Ms United States, believing that
the plain and obvious meaning of its context, grants
fill as much power to the General Government, as
il is either wise o polite to hestow upon it.
When men are secure in the enjoyment of Der.
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 TARIFF
for prntc' ton, not only becauscit is uncorstitu-
tional, but because it is in the highest degree un-
wise and impolitc.
Accountability is the great check upon human
depravity, AMI CoaPoaArloNs are corrupt because
their members arc individually irrespopsiblc; thew
are, therefore, to be opposed upon general princi-
pies, and only 10 be tolerated occasionally as ne
ccs'ary evils. In the Coast tuition of the United
State@, We find no warrant or authority to establish
anv of thee excrcSCcuce5 upon the body uolitic
and in the shape of a BANK, we hold rhat the paw
err would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
able.
We shall always oppose the cxpcndituy of vast
sums upon local ohjec's, as being not less tnwisc,
because the fund is always 'adly admiuisit rcd,
wanting the vigilant eye of iudividu"l inter est:
and unjust, because it lays violent hands upon the
acauisiti ms of tho minority, to be expended not for
general and necessary purposes, but for local and
individual I'm llurncut.
In short, we esteem TIE Government of The Uni.
tel States a c caturc OF tue Sovereign States of ihis
Union, instituted for Particular pun poses, which
cannot be transcended without the mGst inIminent
danger of overthr"wing that Unilu which it was
tUt DOaSt OF our ancestors to have erected, and
which il should be our pride, as it is our interest, to
preserve
Although thcsc are our own particular views, VIC
are by no means SD bigotted, 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-
iuting them. With right on our side, we arc pre-
pared to encounter any conner, 70 matter what
weapons he Yields such is our faith in truth en-.
bodied, as VIC believe it to be, in the principles of
the Republican Party.
Although the political will he the chief, ii will
not be The only feature of the paper. To tho coun-
try paper an Agricultural department will tc add.
ed, which it is hoped the experience OF one of the
Editors, i'll that particular linz, will enable him to
make particularly acceptable to the farming com
muuity. This department will be handsorn, ly IL
Illustrated with cutn OF agricultural Implements,
when they can be procured. and it is believed il
Will constitute a very valuable and popular feature
i'll the paper at least, no eXertion on our part hall
be wanting to make il so. Mechanics and Manu-
lecturers shalt a!so receive their full share Of attcn-
ton; and we have engaged the services of one Of
the first merchants i'll this city to take charge Of
the Commercial Department. Able and tr ust wor-
thy c"rrcs3ondents will also be procured to keep us
constantly ADVISED of ,bc most important new in
the principal cities of The Union.
Nor will the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
unhccdcd. We are not unmiudful OF the va riefv
of tastes for which We shall have 10 cater ia this de-
partmcnt hut we hope by II due admixturc of po-
ctry and romance, OF a%nccdotc, hunor and fun, to
The scnsii ilitics OF none. At least, we will promise
TO our readers a more Intellectual banquet than is
afforded by Inc " boarding school Miss' order of
literature, which Graccs, or diSgraccs rather, 40,
many of the public journals of America.
We arc well aware of tho risk, the labor, and the
responsibility of such an undertaking, and We
have encountered them all, after calm and serious
dclibcration relying for success upon our deter
mira'ion 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 b come us TO speak. One of us has had ,omc
five or six years experience in the editorial depart
nIent, and another IL, by profession and practice,
thoroughly acquainted with tho mechanical duties
of at office. Wo have been promised tic aid Of
some of the ablest pens in the Union, aud We start
with the hope of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND.
ARD, Tor such is the name of Our paper, take its
stand by the side Of the first journals Of the day
VIC 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 wc
have not yet learned to measure mental produc.
ions by the yard, nor to cs inaic the value Of
thought by the extent ofthc medium through which
TERMS
Our motto is, "Cheap for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be published and mailed for sEr dollars
per annum 1.-The SEMI-WEERtY for -four, and tho
WEEKLY,i for tCO.
The p1pcr can only be procured bv TRANSMITTING
the money in advance; and in no case will this inn.
portaut 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 sill furnish him with
Inc daily, the ~scmi-wcckly or the weekly, as he
may designate, to the value Off IL. at the rates afore.
said.
Our friends who are 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 "a soou az
VIC can get our office arranged, say on or about The
first Of September next.
We will gratefully acknowledge the libcralitv Of
such Wing Editors as may be pleased TO give this
Prospcctus an insertion our political b cthren
will, we know, do us a faver which, under similar
circumstances, We would so checrfully reciprocatc.
CT Bolts,
r.. w. HUGHES,
Aue4 J. RICH'D. LEWELLEN.
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