The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-06
VOLUME 2.---No. ss.
PROSPECTUS
OF A NEW POLITICAL PAPER Called THE
SOUTHERN STANDARD

~ DE- n = IN 70 u.
To the R'p.bhcan Party IN Virginia:
Notwithsta nding their .signai defeat in IA. the
ocvocates o! concentrated power aud II strong po-
vernmcnt, arc determined to make another and n
vigorous effort for supremacy in the national conn
CHS. The press is the grca; engine of party in tho
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
su tanned, it is to this impo,tan, point they are d.
reGung tnelr most strenuous xertions. They have
called to the Wing MIR. Richard ii. Tolcr, a gen.
ticInan o. acknowledged abb tiles anu greatexpe-
renee; Mcssrs. Gailahcr s. Baldwin have been
paced at the head "f the so called Republican,; and
the Compiler has been greatly strengthened by the
'NI"IsiIton u VII y - ringtcn, who to the
accompaniment OF a ripe scholar. adds the force
oil a vigorous intellect.
To this array of forces We have only to oppose a
single Metropolitan Journal, which. however
great its ability, ought not TO bc left to cope single
handed with such u host. TO come there core tn
The aid of the Enquirer and tho Democratic party,
II they will accept of services SO humble, VIC, the
Undersigned, have resolved to establish another
Democratic paper in the city of Richmond. To
this design we have been iustigated chiefly bv the
press ng and frequent 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
throughout the Union The press is a tower of
strcngt and to the maintenance of our political
principles We should chccrfully 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
trincs OF the Republican party in their pristine pu-
rity. Utterly repudiatiug all Agrarianism and
Radicalism, as destructive of the most valuable So
cial institutions, and worse than Federalism itself.
with which indeed we will not pretend To compare
it, we will advocate a limited construction OF the
Constitution of the United States, believing that
the plain and obvious meaning of its context, grants
full as null power to the General Government, as
it is either wise o. polite 10 bcs;ow upon il.
When men are secure in the enjoyment of per.
sonal liberty and the product of their labor. the ac-
tive promptngs at individual interest ensure n
much better inve5tmcnt of labor and capital, than
can be obtained by any system devised for the pur-
| pose OF dlyeTtlnT NJ rom lite natural intn .rtiGciol
channels. We shall, therefore, oppose a TARIFF
for protection, not only because it is unconstitu-
wise and impolitic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
depravity, and CORPORATIONS are corrupt becaus,
rhcir members arc individually Irresponsible; thew
are, therefore, TO be opposed upon general princi-
pies, and only To be tolerated ccasionaliy as nc
ces-ary evils. In the Const tuition of the United
States, we find no warrant or authority 10 establish
any of these excresccnces upon he body polite
and in the shape of a BANK, we hold that the u nv.
err would DC peculiarly dangerous and objection
able.
We shall always oppose the expenditure of vast
sums upon local objects, as being not less unwise.
because the fund ia always hadly dmini red,
wanting the vigIiant eye of individuel inter est;
and unjust, because it lays violent hands upon the
acquisitions OF tho minority, to be expended not for
general aud necessary purposes, but for local and
individual 'mJlumcnt.
In short, we esteem the Government of the I1ni.
ted States a c eaturc of the Sovereign States of this
Union, instituted for particular pm poses, which
cannot be transcribed without tho most i,Iminent
'''-N' VI pfS'S i''"AhS l.ict az WniCn IL was
the boast OF our ancestors to have erected, and
which ii should be our pride, as it is our interest, to
preserve
Although thcse are our own particular views. we
are by no means so b. gottcd, 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 right ON our side, we arc pre-
pared to cncount r any conner, no matter what
weapons he wields such IL our faith in truth en-.
bodied, as we believe it to be, in the principles of
the Republican Party.
Although the political will be the chief, it vii,
not be the only feature of the paper. To the coun-
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
lustratcd with cuto OF agricultural implements,
when they can be procured, and it is believed it
will constitute a very valuable aud popular feature
in the paper at least, no ~c<ertjon on our part shall
he wanting TO make it so. Mechanics and Manu-
lecturers shall also receive their full.sharo of attcn.
hon and VIC have engaged the services of one of
The hrs! merchants in this city 10 take charge Of
the Commercial Department. Able and tt ust. wor-
thy correspondents will also be procured to keep us
constantly advised of the most important news in
tic principal cities of the Union.
Nor viii the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
UNDECIDED. We are not unmlndful OF the variety
of tastes for which we shall have TO cater in this de-
Partment but we hope by a due admixturc of po-
ctry and romance, of a%nccdotc, humor and fun, to
provide for all, whilst VIC will cndeavor to shock
the scn5l. lllncS OF none. AtIcast, we will promise
to our readers q more intellectual banquet than is
afforded by TIC 6 boarding school Mss order of
literature, which graces, or disgraccs rather. so
many of the public journals of America.
We are well aware OF the risk, the labor, and tho
responsibility of such an undertaking, and We
have encountered them all, after calm and serious
dciibcraiiDn; 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 oil this rcsolu-
ton.
OConr own ability for this arduous task. il would
| not become us to speak. One of uS has had -pn,c
five or six years experience in tie editorial depart
mcnt, and another is, by profession and practice,
thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical duties
Of an office. We bavc been promised the aid Of
some Of the ablcst pens in the Union, and we start
with the hope of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND.
ARD, Tor such rs the name of our paper, take its
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 dat
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 inate the value of
thought by the extent fthc medium through which
IT is conveyed.
Our motto is, 'fCbeap for CASH The DAILY
paper Will be published and mailed for sz dollars
per nnum,--t WEEKLY for four, and the
WEEKLY, for tCO.
The paper can only be procured by transmitting
the money in advance; aud in no case will this i'm.
pOrtant 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 thon n dollar, and we ~ i'll furnish him with
he daily, the scmi-wcckly or tho weekly, as he
may designate, TO the value Of IL, at the rates aforc.
said.
Our friends who are sufficiently Interested in tho
g SUCCESS of the paper TO encounter tho trouble. will
please collect and forward TO Us immediately. The
fret number Of the paper viii b. issued az soon as
VIC can get GU office arranged, say on o. about the
first Of September next.
We will gratefully acknowlcdg. the libcrality Of
.uch Wing Editors as may be pleased to give this
Prospectus an insertion our ~rOItical b cthrcn
VIII. we know, do us a tavcr which, under similar
circumstances, VIC would go chccrfJlly rcciprocate.
CT. BOTrS,
II. W HUGHES,
Aun RTCH'D-