The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-09-10
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u ROSPECTuS
OF a NEW POLITICAL PAPER. CALJED TUE
SOUTHERN STANDARD

~ 'N te'phOfCun IOf3g IN ItrgiNi1
Notwithstanding their signal defeat in IA tho
advocates of concentrated power and y strorr on-
Vethment, are determined to make another and :,
vigorous effort for supremacy in the national coun-
CHS The press is the great engine of party in the
present age, and in Virginia our opponents ara
making powerful use of this formidable weano,
nma.o that the Metropolis is the great battle
ground upon which the heat of the fight is 10 be
su,ialhed' IT is to this important point they are d.
'eS,inS 'hslr most strenuous exertions. They ha ve
ealeu 10 the Wing Mr.. Richard III. Tolor, a gen.
uoluaho acknowledged abilities anu great cXpe-
riehce; hiessrs. Gailaher & Baldwin have been
paced at the head of the so caiied Republican. and
mo Jo:upner mas oeen greatly strengthened by the
acquisition OF MIR. w. g. Darlington. who to The
accomplishment of Il ripe scholar ala, - -
oil a vigorous intellect.
10 this array of forces we have only TO onnosc /,
single Metropolitan Journal, which bnpwoyo,
great It's ability, ought not to be left to cone SINGLE
handed with such a host. To come therefor .,
me aud OF the Enquirer and the Democratic party,
ii tncY VIII accept of services so humble. We. the
undersigned, have resolved to establish another
TEMPERATE paper in the city of Richmond. To
Ihls design we have been in~stigated chiefly by the
press ng and frequent solicitations of many of the
wisest and most Influential members of the Deno-
cratic party, aud to its support we invoke the aid of
our po'lnca' friends, not only in Virginia, but
throughout the Union. The press is n tower Of
strength, and to The maintenance of our political
principles We should cheerfully contribute our men
tai powers and our pecuniary means.
lu this Journal we will endeavor. with what
aoiilty we may, to sustain the principles and doc
TiheS OF the Republican party in their pristine pu-
r,ty: Utterly repudiating all Agrarianism and
hadicallsnl, As destructive of the most valuable So
clai institutions, and worse than Federalism itself
win winch indeed we will not pretend To cor,narc
IT, we will advocate a limited construction of the
consultation of the United States, believing that
the plain and obvious meaning of its context. rants
Toll as much power to the General Government, as
1t Is either wise or polite to bestow upon it.
Nheh men are secure in the endowment of MR..
sonar hbcrty and The product of their labor. The ac-
tive promptings of individual interest ensure ,
uluch peter investment OF labor and %capital. than
can he IN nod Ir nn- d.. -. ~
pose OF dlverting it from its natural into artificial
channels. We shall, therefore, oppose a TARrrr
Tor protection, not only because il is unconstitu-
nonal. but because it is in the highest degree un-
wise and impolitic.
Accountability is the great check upop human
depraVlty,, and CoRPoR ATIoNs are corrupt because
Their members are individually irresponsible: thew
are, therefore, to be opposed upon general nrinci2,
pies, and only 20 be tolerated occasionally as ne
cessary evils. In the Constitution of the United
States, we ind no warrant or authority Ia establish
any of these cXcrcsccnces upon the BODY ,ol;tic
md in the shape of a BANK, we hold that the pow,
er would be peculiarly dangerous end objection
able.
We shall always oppose the expenditure or vast
sums upon local objects, as being not less unwise.
because the fund is always BADLY administered.
wanting the vigllant eye OF individueI interest
and unjust, because it lays violent hands uron The
ACQUISITIONS OF the minority, to be expended not Tor
general and necessary purposes, but for local and
individual e~molument.
In short, we esteem the Government OF the Uni
ted States a creature of the Sovereign States of this
Union, instituted for particular purposes, which
cannot be transcribed without the most Imminent
danger of overthrowin@ that Union. which II va
the boast of our ancestors to have erected. and
which it should be our pride, as it is our interest, to
preserve
Although these are our own particular We've we
are by no means so b;gotted, or so %iiliberal. as to
exclude all others FROM our columns. Our politi-
cal opponents shall always be welcome. nrovided
their arguments are presented in an able and re-
specttul form all we ask, is the opportunity of re-
iu1ng them. With right on our side, we are pre-
pared to encounter any conner, 30 matter what
weapons he yields 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. il will
not be the only feature of the paper. To the conn
try paper an Agricultural department will be add.
ed, which 1t Is hoped the experience of one of the
Editors, IN. that particular line, will cradle him to
make particularly acceptable to the farming com.
munity.. This department will be handsomely IL
lastE9Ad. with cuts OF agricultural indictments.
when"theY can be procured, and it is believed if
VIII constitute a very valuable and popular feature
In the paper at least, no eXertion on our part shall
be wanting to make 1T so. Mechanics and Manu-
lecturers shall also receive their full share of atten-
non and we have engaged the services of one of
the hrst merchants in this city to take charge of
the Commercial Department. Able and trust wor-
thy correspondents will also be procured to keeo nz
constantly ADVISED of the most important news i'm
the principal cities of the Union.
Nor will the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
u9heeded'. We are not unmiudful of the variety
oil tastes for which we shall have TO cater in this de-
partmcnt but we hope by a due admixture of no.
etry and romance, of anccdote, humor and fun to
provide for all, whilst we will cndeavor to shock
the sensil ilities OF none. At least, we will promise
to our readers a more intellectual banquet than is
afforded by the " boarding school Miss" order of
literature, which graccs, or disgraces rather, so
many OF the pubic 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 and serious
deliberation; 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 resoIp-
ton.
Ofour own ability for this arduous task. il would
not become us to speak One of us bas had yome
five or six years experience in the editorial denart
mcnt, and another Ia, by profession and prartice
thoroughly acquainted with the mcchar;rsI dr.;c,,
OF an office. We have been promised the aid of
some of the ablest pens in the Union. and vc st,rt
with the hope of seeing the SOUTHERN STANn'
Tor such is the name of our paper. tskc its
stand by the side of the first journals Of the day
snail brgln with a sheet, the size Of which viu
be commensurate with our means. We know dat
more paper can be bought for less money: but wc
nave not yet learned to measure mental produc.
ions by the yard, nor to cs'inatc the value of
lhought by the extent ofthe medium through which
II Is conveyed.
TERMS:
Our motto Is, Cheap for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be Published and mailed for sue dollars
per annum, the SEMi-W gEgLY for four, and the
WEEKLY, for t,Co
The paper can onlv be procured bv t~ransminiro
the money in advance; and in no case will this i'm.
portant role be departed from. But any one who
wishes to take the paper fr Il period less or greater
than a year, can forward us any amount Of money.
not less than n dollar, and we will furnish him with
The daily, the s~cmi-wcckly or the weekly, as he
may designate, TO the value oft. at the rates afore-
said.
Our friends who arc efficiently 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 ms soon aa
We can get our office arranged, say on or about the
first of September next.
We WI gratefully acknowledge the libcrality Of
such Wing Editors as may be pleased To rive his
an insertion our political bfctbrcn
will, we know, do us a favor which, under similar
circumstances, we would SO c%heerfully reciprocate.
CT Bolts,
r. w. HUGHES.
Aug J. RICHpD LEWELJEN.