The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-12-01
[ VOLUME 2.---NO. GO
PROSPECTUS
OF NEW POLlllCAL PAPER. CALLED TIL r.
SOUTHERN STANDARD


Notwithstanding their signal defeat in -. The
advocates OF concentrated power aud +, strong 90
vcrnnicnt, arc determine To make am thcr and u
vigorou. efiot tlr supr' macy in the couu
CHS The press is the great engine of party in the
present age and in Virginia opponents are
making powerful use of dis formidable weapon.
Aware that tho Metropolis is the great battle.
ground upon which the heat of the fight is Co be
su tsins II is to this mpo, tam point they are di.
recung their most strenuous exertous. They have
called to the Wing Mr.. Richard II. Tuler, a gen.
Iicman o. acknowledged abb tiles ant great xpe-
riehccj Mcssrs. GalIahcr x Baldwin have been
placed at the head of the so called Republican; aud
the Compiler has been greatly strengthened by he
acquisition OF MIR. w. Z Carriugtcn who 10 the
or vigorous intellect.
! To this array of forces VIC have only to or nose =
single Mct'opoiitan Journal, which, however
great its ability, ought not to be left to cope sinric
handed vita such n host 10 come there ore to
! he aid of the Enquirer and the Democratic party
II they will accept of services humble Nc the
undersigned, have resolved to establish another
Democratic paper in the city of Richmond To
this design we have been instigatcd chiefly bv the
press NJ and ircqu mt solicitations of many OF the
wisest and most influential members of the Ccn.o.
cratic party, aud to its support Invoke the aid of
our po iuoa friends, not only in Virginia but
| throughout the Union The press is a tower OF
strength, and to the naint'n nance Of our political
principles We should checrfully contribute our men.
tai powers and our pccuniary means
ln this journal we will cndeavor, with what
ability we may to sustain the principles and doc
trines OF the Republican party in their pristine pu-
| rty. Utterly repudiating all Agrarianism and
Radicasm, as destructive of the most valuable so.
cal institutions and than Federalism itself
with which indeed we will not pretend to compare
IT, NC will advocate a limitc construction OF the
Constitution of the United States, believing tIat
hSplain and obvious meaning OF its context, grants
flll as much power to the General Government os
II is either wise polite TO bcstow upon it,
when men arc secure in the enjoyment of per.
sona' liberty and me protnc of their labor, the
| tive promptings "f individual htrrc.t ensure
much better investment of Labor and rpit1l. than
can be oit'incd ny any system devised for the pur-
pose OF dlverting 1t from its natural into artificial
channels We shall, therefore, oppose a TAplFF
for protco ton not only because il is uuconstitu-
ional but because it is in the hi CHEST degree un-
wise ami impohc.
! Accountability is the great check upon human
depravity, and CORPORATIONS are corrupt because
their members arc individually irresponsible; they
are, therefore, be opposed upon general princi-
! Pics and only TO be tolerated occasiona liy as ne
| ccssary evils. In the Const tuition of the United
States VIC find no war'ant or authority to establish
my OF these cxcreSCcnces upon the body poltic
and in the shape of q BANK, VIC hold that the D W.
or would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
able.
We shall always oppose the expenditure of vast
sums upon local objects, being not less nwise
because the fund is always lady admnsre red
wanting the vigilant eye of ind; idu,l interest
and unjust, because 1t lays violent hands upon tie
acquisitions OF tho minority, to be expended not for
! general aud necessary purposes bat for local and
| individual rrn Ilument
| In short, We esteem the Governmcn; of The Uni
ted States caure OF the Sovereign States this
union, instituted for particular pm, poses, which
danger Of overthrowing that Union which it was
the boast of our ancestors to have erected and
which II should be our pride, it is interest," to
| pr,
| Although these arc own particular views we
are by no means so b.gotted, or so Liberal, as to
exclude ali Others from columns Our politi-
| al opponents shall always he welcome provided
| their arguments are presented in bic aud re.
sPectful form all we ask, is the opportunity OF re-
| uting them. With rtght on our side, we rrc pre-
pared to encounter any conner, 10 mater what
! Weapons he wieIds; such il aith in truth en-.
bodied, as we believe il to be, in the principles Of
| the Republican Party.
Although the political will he The chief it will
not be tht only feature Of the paper To the coun-
\ rtp 1p Nrin yca IL
ed, which it is hoped the experience of one of the
Editors, in that particular line, will eroble him to
make pa tcnlarly acceptable TO the farming com
munity. This department will be htndson1cly IL
| lusrated with CUT of agricultural implements
when they can be procured, and it is believed it
vii! constitute very valuable and popular feature
in tho paper; ut least, eHcrtjon our part shall
be wanting to make ii so. Mechanics and Manu-
tacturers sa 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
the Commercial Department Ablc and Us. yyo,
thy corresponding will also be procured to keep Tie
constantly advise Of the most important news in
the principal cities of the Union.
Nor will the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
unhccdcd We arc not unmiudful OF the variety
Of tastes for which shall have 10 cater in this de-
partmcnt; but we hope by due almixturc Of po-
ctry and romance, of anCcdotc, huuor aud fun. to
provide Tor al, whilst VIC will cudeavor TO shock
the scnsi iiitics OF At least VIC will promise
to our readers more intellectual banquet than is
afforded by the g boarding school Miss" order of
literature, which graces, or disgraces rather, so
many oil the public journals of America
We arc wei aware of the risk the labor, and the
responsibility of such an undertaking, and sc
have encountered them all, after calm nd scr ions
delibcration; relying for success upon our deter
ninaton to labor diligently in the prosecution of
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
all of us upon the prosperity OF the paper, j. the
best guarantee for the performance OF this rcsolu-
ton.
Ofour own ability for this arduous task il would
not become Us to speak Ono of Us has had .ome
five or six years experience in the editorial depart
meut and anohcri' by profession and practice
thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical duties
of an office We bavc bccu promised the aid of
some Of the ablost pens in the Union and we start
with the hope of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND
ARD, for such is the name of paper, take it's
stand by the side of the first journals Of the dav
We shall begin with n sheet tho size Of " hicl, v i'll
be commensurate with our means. We know that
more paper can be b Iught for less money but v.c
nave not yet learned to measure mental produc.
TONS by the yerd, nor to i,rate the value of
thought by the extent ofthc medium through which
1T is conveyed.
TERMS:
Our motto is, - Cheap for Cash" The DAILY
paper viii DC Published and mailed for sir dollars
per aunum the SEMI W EERLY for four, and the
WEEKLY, for t,co
The paper can only be procured by transmitting
the money in advance; and an no case viii this i'm.
portdnt rule be departed from. But any one " no
wishes axe the paper ut period less or greater
than a year can forward us any amount Of money,
not less than dollar, and we i'll furnish him with
.he daily, the cmi-wcekly or the weekly, as I've
may designate, tothe value Of it. at the rates aore
said.
Our friends Who arc suficicntlv irteresie, Il, tbc
s1ccess Of the paper to encounter the trouble win
please collect and forward to Us rumcdiatcIv The
first numbcr of the paper will be issued soon as
wc car get our office arranged. say or about the
Hrst OF Scrtembcr next.
We will gratefully acknowledge the Hbrrality of
such wing Editors as may be pleased to give this
Prospectus an insertion our political b cthrcn
will. we know, do us a favcr which, under similar
circumstances, VIC would so chccrfuly reciprocatc.
q. r. BoTrs.
r. w HUGHES,
Aug4 J. RICH'D LEWELLEN.