The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-17
PROSPECTUS
VI "A NEW pOLiIlCAL PAPER. CALLED
SOUIHERN STANDARD

To the R'pobhcdn Party in Virginia.
Notwithstanding their signal defeat IN IA The
advocates of concentra,c led power and n strong q
vernmcnt, are determined to make another mi a
viigorou. effort for supremacy nthc national coun.
CHS, The press is the great engine of party i'm the
present age, and in Virginia our opponents arc
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
SUI tanned, IT is to this important point they are di-
reSung thclr most strenuous cxertions. They havo
called TO the Wing MIR. Richard III. Tolcr, a pcn.
ucinon o. acknowledged abb tiles ano great expc-
rlencc; Messrs. Gallsher s Baldwin have been
placed at the head If the so called Republican. and
INC compiler has been greatly strengthened by The
acquisition of MIR. w. c. Carringtcn, who to the
accom- ilSninehts OF a ripe scholar. adds the force
oil a vigorous intellect.
10 this array of forces we have only to opposc a
single. Nlet.opoiitan Journal, which, however,
grea, us aoily, ought not to be left to cope single
handed with such n 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 the city of Richmond. To
this design we have been instigated chiefly by the
press ng and frequent solicitations of many Of the
wisest and most Influential members of the Demo.
cratic party, and to its support we Invoke the aid of
our Pc i'ioaI friends, not only in Virginia, but
strength and to the maintenance of our political
principles We should chcerfully contribute our men
tai powers and our pccuniary means.
Inv this journal W. will cndeavor, with what
ability we may, to sustain the principles and doc
trines OF the Republican party in their pristine pu.
rity. Utterly rcpudiating 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
1t, VIC will advocate a limited construction OF the
Constitution OF The United States, believing that
the plain and Obvious meaning of its context, grants
fIll as much power to the General Government. rs
it is either wise or polite TO bcstow upon il.
When men arc secure in the enjoyment of per.
sonal liberty and the prodnct ftheir labor, the ac-
tive promptngs "f individual interest ensure a
much better investment of labor aud capital, than
can be obtained by any system devised for the pur-
pose of diverting it from its natural into artificial
| CnannCS. We shall. therefore Drne n ~ MR.
for protection, not only because it is unconstitu-
tional, but because it is in the highest degree un-
wise and impolItic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
depravity, and CoaPosATIoSs arc corrupt because
their members are individually irresponsible; they
are, Therefore, to be opposed upon general princi-
pies, and only to be tolerated occasionally as ne
cesSary evils. In the Const tuition of the United
States, VIC find no war"ant or authority to establish
any of these cXcreScenccs upon the BODY politic
and in the shape of a BANK, we hold that the pow
er would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
We shall always oppose the expenditure of vast
Sums upon local objects, as being not less nnwise,
wanting the vigilant eye Of individuzl interest:
and unjust, because it lays violent hands upon the
acquisitions Of the minority, to be expended not for
general ard necessary purposes, but for local and
individual I'm luincnt.
In short, We esteem the Government of the Uni.
ted States a c~caturc of the Sovereign States of his
Union, instituted for particular purposes, which
cannot be transcribed without the most imminent
danger of overthrowing thut Uuiou, 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 arc our own particular views. we
are by no means sn %b;gottcd, or so illibcral, as to
exclude all others from our columns. Our politi-
cal opponents shall always be welcome, provided
their arguments are presented in an able and re.
sprctful form all we ask, is the opportunity of re-
iuting them. With right on our side, we are pre-
pared to cncount r any conner, no matter what
bodied, as We believe it to be, in the principles of
The Republican Party.
A'thr,nI. .l,o ,.Iy,;c,J .,1I A -. ~ =. -,
not be thr only feature of the paper. TO The coun-
try paper an Agricultural department will tie add.
ed, which 1t is hoped the experience of one of The
Editors, in that particular line, will enable him to
make part cularly acceptable TO the farming com
munity. THIS department will be handsomely IL
Illustrated with Cuto of agricultural indictments.
when they can be procured, and it is believed il
will constitute a very valuable and popular feature
in the paper at least, no ~eHertion on our part shall
be wanting to make IL so. Mechanics and Manu-
iacturerS shall also receive their full share Of attcn-
ton and We have engaged the services Of ono of
the Grs' merchants IN this city to take charge Of
the Commercial Department., Able aud rust wor-
thy corrcsf ondcnts will also be procured to keep us
constantly advIs, d of The most important news i'm
the principal cities of the Union.
Nor viii the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
UNDECIDED. We are not unmiudful OF the variety
of tastes for which we shall have TO cater i'm this de-
Partmcnt but we hope by a due abmixture of po-
etry and romance, oil anccdotc, huuor and fun, to
provide Tor all, whilst we will cndca,or to shock
tho sensi. ilities OF none. At least, We will promise
TO our readers a more intellectual banquet than is
afforded by the 6 boarding school Miss order of
literature, which. graces, or disgraces rather, SO
many OF the public journals If America.
We arc vel aware of The risk, the labor, and the
responsibility Of such an undertaking, and We
have encountered them all, after calm and serious
dclibcraiion; relying for success upon our deter
mina'ion to labor diligently in the prosecution of
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
all of US upon the prosperity of tho papcr, is the
best guarantee for the performance OF this rcsolu-
ton.
Ofour own ability for this arducus task. il would
not b come us 10 speak. Ono of us has had come
five or six years experience in the editorial dcpart
inent, AMI another IA, by profession and practice,
thoroughly acquaint d with the mechanical duties
Of an Office. VIC 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, Tor such is the name of Our paper, take its
stand by the side of the first jour nails of the day
VIC shall brgin with a sheet, Tie size Of which will
be commensurate with our means. We know that
moro paper can be bought for less money but VIC
have not yet learned to measure mental produc
ions by the yard, nor to cs iratc the value of
thought by the extent ofthc medium through which
1t is conveyed.
TERMS:
Our motto Is, Z" Cheap for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be published and mailed fer sac dollars
PC annum 1.-The for four, and the
WEEKLY, for t,co.
The paper can only be procured by transmitting
the money in advance; and in no case will this i'm
pJrtant rl1c be departed from. Bot 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 we i'll furnish bin with
The daily. the scmi-wcckly or the weekly. as he
may designate, to the value oft at the rates arorc.
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
hrst number OF the paper sill be issued as coon "a
we can get our Uficc arranged, say on or about The
first of September next.
We will gratefully acknowledge the libcrality of
5uch wing Editors as may be pleased to give this
Prospectus an insertion our rolidcal b cthrcn
viii. VIC know do us a favcr which, under similar
circumstance, VIC would 90 cbccrfully rcciprocatc.
or. BOTTS,
r.. w HUGHES,
Aug4 j. RICHIE. LEWELLEN.
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