The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-07
VOLUME 2.---NO. SO.
PROSPECTUS
OF a NEW POLITICAL PAPER. CALLED THE
SOUTHERN STANDARD

advocates Of concentrated power and !, strong -
vernmcnt, are determined to make another and a
vigorous effort for supremacy in the 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
su tanned, it is to this importan, point tliey are di-
recting their most strenuous cxcrtions. They have
called to the Wing Mr.. Richard III. Toler, a gen.
tleinan o. acknowledged abb tiles ant. great Sne-
Renee Messrs. Gallahcr s. Baldwin have been
piaceu II the head nj the SO called Republican; and
the Compiler has been greatly strengthened bv The
acquisition of Mr.. w. G. Carrington, who 10 The
oI a vigorous intellect.
To this array of forces we have only to orposc n
single met'opohtan Journal, which, however,
great its ability, ought not To be left To con, singie
handed with such a host. To come thereon to
the aid of the Enquirer and the Democratic party,
if they will accept of services so humble. vc. tic
undersigned have resolved to establish arothcr
Democratic paper in the city of Richmond. To
this design we have been instigated chiefly by the
press ng and ircqu ut solicitations OF many of the
wisest and most Influential members Of the Demo.
cratic party, aud to its support we invoke the aid of
our pc i'leal friends, not only in Virginia, but
throughout the Union The press is n tower of
strength, and to the maintenance Of our roIit;cni
principles we should chccrfully contribute our men.
tai powers and our pccuniary 'meons.
ability we may, to sustain the principles and doc
trines of the Republican party in their pristine pa.
rIty. Utterly regulating all Agrarianism and
Kadicalism, as destructive of The most valuable so.
cial institutions, and worse than federalism itself,
" III WtiJn llflcC VIC VIII not pretend tn Cnl1,Dar a.
IT, We will advocate a limited construction of the
Constitution of the United States, believing that
hsPlain and obvious meaning of its cnntcxt, grants
I'LL rs much power tn the General Government, ns
1t Ia either wise or polite to bestow upon it.
When men are secure in the enjoyment of pcr.
soual liberty and the product of their labor. The nc.
tive promptings of individual intcrc-t ensure n
much better investment of Labor and c,pitaI, than
can be obtained by any system devised for the pur-
pose OF dlvcrting 1t from its natural into artificial
channels. We shall, therefore, oppose n TAptFr
for protection, not only because il is unconstitu-
tional, but because it is in the highest degree un-
wise and impolitic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
dcpravity,. and ConPoR ATOMS are corrupt because
thcii members arc individually irresponsible: tbcv
are, therefore, to be opposed upon general princi.
pies, and only to be tolerated occasionally as nc.
ccs AIRY evils. In the Constitution of the United
States, we fnd no warrant or authority to establish
any OF these excrcsccnces upon the BODY uoliii, .
and in the shape of a BANK, we hold that the DIV,
or would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
able.
We shall always oppose the expenditure of vast
sums uron local ohjec,s, as being not less unwise,
because the fund is always BADLY administered.
wanting the vigIlant eye of individuol interest:
and unjust, because il lays violent hands upon The
acquisitions of tho minority, to- be expended not for
general and necessary purposes, but for local and
individual cmpluncnt.
In shorty we esteem the Government of the Uni.
ted States a c. eaturo of the Sovereign States of This
Union, Instituted for particular purposes, which
be transcribed without the must i,lminent
Danger oil oyerthrowing that Union, which it was
the boast of our ancestors to have erected. and
whlrh II should be our pride, as it is our interest, to
preserve
Although these are our own particular views. We
are by no means so b .goitcd, or go illiboral. as to-
exclude all others from our columns. Our politi.
cal opponents shall always be welcome, provided
spcctful form all we ask, is the opportunity of re-
futing them. With right on our side, we arc nrc.
pared to cncount' T. any conner, 70 matter what
weapons he yields such is 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 coun-
try paper an Agricultural department will he 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
Illustrated with cuto of agricultural implements,
when they can be procured. and til believed it
will constitute a very valuable and popular feature
in the paper; at least, no eHertion on our part shall
be wanhng to make 1t so. Mechanics and Manu-
tacturers shall also receive their full share Of attcn.
ton and we have engaged the services of one of
the first merchants in this city to take charge OF
the Commercia Department. Able and tn ust. wot-
thy correspondents will also be procured to keep ua
constantly advised Of the most important news in
the principal cities of the Union.
Nor will the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
unhccdcd. We are not unmindful OF the variety
of tastes for which we shall have TO cater in this de-
partment; but we hope by a due admixture of 10
etry and romance, OF anccdotc, humor and fun, to
provide for all, whilst we will cudeavor to shock
the sensil ilitics of none. AT least, NC will promise
to our readers a moro intellectual banquet than is
afforded by the " boarding school Miss" order of
literature, which graces, or disgracos rather, 60
many u n puOllC Journals OF a america.
We arc we'll aware of thc risk, the labor, and the
responsibility Of such an undertaking, and We
have encountered them all, after calm and serious
dcibcration; relying for success upon our deter
mina.ion to labor diligently in the prosecution of
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
ell of US upon the prosperity of the paper, is tbe
best guarantee for the performance OF this rcsolu-
ton.
Ofour own ability for this arduous task, it would
not become us 10 speak. Ono of us has had eomc
five or six years experience in the editorial dcDart
nent, and another ia, by profession and practice,
thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical duties
of an Office. We have been promised the aid of
somc of the ablcst pens in the Union, and we start
with the hope, Of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND.
stand by the side of the first journals Of the dav
We shall Lrgin with a sheet, the size Of which wil
be commensurate with our means. We know that
more paper can be bought for less money; but we
have not yet learned to measure mental produc.
ions by the yard, nor to "a imatc the value of
thought by the extent of tho msaium through which
TERMS:
Our motto ia, CHEAP for Cash" The DAILY
paper will DC published and mailed for s,r dollars
per annum 1.-The SEMI WEEKtY for four, and the
WEEKLY, for tiCO.
The paper can only he procured by transmitting
the money in advance; and 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 loss than a dollar, and we ~ill furnish him with
The daily, the scmi-wcekly or the weekly. "a lie
may designate, tothe value of it, at the rates afore.
said.
Our friends who arc sufficiently 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 as soon as
We can get our office arranged, say on or about The
first of September next.
We will gratefully acknowledge the Hberality 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
circumstances, we would so cbecrfully rcciprocatc.
G.. Bolts,
r. w. UGHES
Aug4 J. RICn'D LEWELLEN.
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