The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-29
PROSPECTUS
of "A NEW POLITICAL PER CALLED THE
SOUTHERN ID

To Me R6prbican Party in Virginiu:
notwithstanding their signal defeat i'm "a, the
advocates of concentrated power aud a strong go
vernmcnt are determined TO make another and n
vigorous effort for supremacy in the national coup-
ellis. The press Is the great engine of party in the
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
sustained, il is to this importnnt point they are di-
rcciing their most strenuous cxertions. They have
called to the Wing Mr.. Richard II. Toler, a gen.
tlcman % acknowledged abb itics anG great expc-
Renee; Mcssrs. Gailaher & Baldwin have been
placed at the head ot the SO called Republican and
the Compiler has been greatly strengthened by he
acquisition of Mr.. w. C. Carriugtcn, who TO the
accompiiShmcnt OF a ripe ~scholar. adds the force
oil a vigorous intellect.
To this array of forces c have only to oppose a
single Msttopolitsn Journal, which. however,
great its ability, ought not to be left to cope single
handed with such a host. To come Therefore to
the aid of the Enquirer and the Democratic party,
If they will accept of services SO humble, we, the
Undersigned, have resolved to establish another
Democratic paper in the city of Richmond. To
this design we have been i~nstigated chiefly bv the
press ng and ircqu mt solicitations of many of the
wiscst and most influential members of the Demo
cratic party, aud to its support we Invoke the aid of
our political friends, not only in Virginia, but
throughout the Union The press is a tower of
strength, and to the maiutenancc of our political
principles VIC should chccrfully contribute our men
tai powers and our pccuniary means.
In this Journal VI will cndcavor, with what
ability we may, to sustain the principles and doc
trines of the Republican party in their pr iytine pu-
rity: Utterly repudialing all Agrarianism and
Radicalism, rs destructive of the most valuable So
ClaI lnsututlons, and worse than Federalism itself,
with which indeed We will not pretend to compare
it, We will advocate a limited construction of tie
Constitution of the United States, believing that
the plain and Obvious meaning of its context, grants
full as much power to the General Government, as
IT Is either wise or polite to bos,ow upon it.
When men are secure in the enjoyment of pcr,
sonal liberty and the product of their labor, the ac-
tive prOrnptings of indiviiual 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 TAaIFF
for projections, not only because it is unco1stitu-
tional, but because i. is in the hig hest degree un-
wise and impoliuc.
Accountnbi iy is the great check upon human
dcpr"vity, and CORPORATIONS are corrupt because
their members are individually irresponsible; thew
are, therefore. TO be opposed upon general princi-
cessary evils. In the Const tuition of the United
States, we find no warrant or authority to establish
any OF these excresrcnces upon the body polite
and IN the shape of a bank, we hold tlat the DOW
able.
We shall always oppose the expenditure of vast
sums uron local Objects, as being not less unwise,
because the fund is always BADLY administered,
wanting the vigI!ant eye of individu,l interest;
aud 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 Cm 'luuncnt.
In short, we esteem the Government OF The Uni.
ted States a C eaturc OF the Sovereign States of this
ohion, instituted Tor particular purposes, which
cannot be transcribed without the most imminent
danger of overthrowing that Union, which it was
the boast of our ancestors to have erected, and
W'I'H - 'C ouT pEIuC, d II Is our interest, to
preserve
Although these are our own particular views. VIC
a"n by no means SO b.golted, or so illiberal, as to
exclude all others from our columns. Our politi-
cal opponents shall always bc welcome, provided
their arguments, are presented in an able aud re
spcctiul form all we ask, is the upportunity of re-
iuting them. With right on our side, we arc pre-
pared TO encount T. any conner, ro matter what
weapons he wield5 such is our faith in truth EN-.
bodied, as we believe il TO be, in the principles of
the Republican Party.
Although the political viii be the chief, it will
I 1hf 10 III. pl,, A,,x. L.
try paper an Agricultural department will C add.
e., winch 1t is hoped the cXPcrigncc 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
Illustrated with cute OF agricultural implements,
when they can be procured. and it is believed it
will constitute a very valuable and popular feature
in the paper at least, no c~<crtion on our part shall
he wanting to make il so. Mechanics and Mann
facturcrs shall also receive their full share of attcn.
ton and we have engaged The services of one of
the frs. merchants in this city TO take charge Of
the Commercial Department. Able and trust. wor-
Thy ceres; ondenis will also be procured to keep us
constantly ADVISED OF the most important news in
the principal cities of the Union.
Nor will the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
unhcedcd. We are not unmindtul OF the variety
of tastes for which we shall have to cater in this de-
partmcnt but we hope by a due admixture of DO
ctry and romance, of a%ncodotc, humor and fun, to-
provide tor all, whilst VIC will endeavor to shock
the scnsi i,iics of none. Al least. we will nror,;.e
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
ilhU VI lut hbil ltutf fNS VI IilCFlCd
We arc well aware of the risk, the labor, md the
responsibility of ouch an undertaking, and We
have encountered tbcm all, after calm and serious
deliberations; 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 paocr. IA tho
best guarantee for the performance OF this rcsolu-
ton.
Ofonr own ability for this arduous t,sk 4, wo,ld
not !. come us 10 speak. Ono of Us has had ONO
five or six years experience ia tue editorial DEPART
,nen', ana anotherl', by profession aud practice,
thoroughly acqnaint d with the mechanical duties
Of an Office. We bavc been promised tho sid Of
some OF the ablcst pens in the Union, and We start
VIII the hope of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND
AND ior such is the uaiuc of our paper, take its
stand BY the side of the first journals Of the dav.-
we 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 rs inate the value of
thought by the extent ofthc medium through which
il is conveyed.
TERMS:
Our motto is, "Cbcap for Cash. The DAILY
paper will be published and niiiied for sac dollars
pcr aunum 1.-The SEMI WEEKLY for -four, and the
WEEKLY, for tCO
The paper can only he procured by transmitting
the money in ADVANCE; and in no case will this inn.
porlant role be departed from. Bot any one who
wishes TO take the paper for a period les or pre,ter
than a year, can forward us any amount of fI,orcv
not less than a dollar, and we sill fntni.b him will
he daily, The semi weekly or the weekly, "a lie
s @h{ 'S''S''' '0'"' '''O' OF It, at the rates a'oro'
Or friends who arc ,uficieutly interested in the
siccSSs OF INC paper to encounter the trouble, will
Iplease collect and for" ard 10 Us itnmcdiately. The
net number OF tho piper viii BE- issued ne soon a.
We can get on Office arranged, say on OF about the
irst of Scltcmbcr next.
We will gratefully acknowledge the libcrality Of
such wing Editors as may be pleased to give This
Prospectus an insertion our political b ctbrcn
will, we know, do us a favcr which, under similar
circumstance, VIC would 80 ch%ecrfully rcciprocatc.
G. r. BOTTS,
u. w. HUGHES.
Aug4 J. RICH'D. LEWELLEN.
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