The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-08
PROSPECTUS
SOUTHERN STANDARD

IO ID r. AT RICHMOND XIUGINIA
To The Rtp.btican Party in Virginia:
notwithstanding their signai defeat in "a. the
advocates OF concentrated power and "A strong go
vcrnment, arc determined to make another and n
vigorous effort for supremacy in the national coup-
ellis. The press is the great engine of party in tic
present age, and in Virginia our opponents arc
Aware that the Metropolis is the great battle
ground upon which the heat of the fight is TO be
su>tainch, II liz to this import I'M point they arc di-
rcGung 'nelr most strenuous exertions. They have
called TO the Wing MIR. Richard II. Tolcr. a gen.
,enan o, acknowledges abb tiles anL great expo
renee; Messrs. Gallahcr x Baldwin have been
placed at the head of the so called Republican and
inc Gomp,,cr has been greatly strengthened by the
accompli shmcnts OF n ripe schol ,r. adds tho force
OF a vigorous intellect.
To this array of forces We have only to oppose a
single metropolitan Journal, which, however.
great its ability, ought not to be left to cope single
handed with such n host. To come therefore to
the aid of the Enquirer and tho Democratic party.
If they. will accept of services SO humble, VIC, the
Undersigned, have resolved to establish another
Democratic paper in the city Of Richmond. To
Ibis design we have been instigaied chiefly by the
press ng and frequent solicit Ia tons of many Of the
wiscst and most influential members of the Demo.
cratic party, aud to it's support we Invoke the aid of
our po ititai friends, not only in Virginia, but
throughout the Union The press is a tower of
strength and to the maint nance Of our political
principles VIC should chccrfully contribute our men
tai powers and our pccuniary means.
In 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-
rity. Utterly repudiating all Agrarianism and
Radicalism, as destructive of the most valuable so.
cial institutions, and worse than Federalism itself,
with which indeed we will not pr ctend tn Compare
it, VIC will advocate a limited construction of tho
Constitution of the United States, believing that
the plain and obvious meaning ofits context, grants
full as much power to the General Government, as
it Is either wise or polite to bcsiow upon it..
When men are secure in the enjoyment of Der,
sonallibcrty and the product of their labor, the ac-
tive pro'nptings of individual interest ensure a
much better investment of labor and cspital, than
can be obtained by any system devised for the pur-
pose of di%vcrting it from its natural into artificial
channels. We shall, therefore, oppose a TARIFF
for protection, not only because il is uuconstitu-
tonal, but because 1t Is in the highest degree un-
wise and impolitic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
depravity, and CouPoRArloNs arc corrupt because
their members arc individually Irresponsible; they
are, therefore, to be opposed upon general princi-
ccssary evils. In the Const' tuition of the United
States, we find no warrant or authority TO establish
any of these excreScenccs upon the BODY poiitic
and in the shape of a bank, we hold that tho pIw,
err would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
able.
We shall always oppose the expenditure of vast
sums upon local objcc,s, as being not less unwise,
because the fund is always tadly administer rcd;
wanting the vigIlaut eye of individurl interest
and unjust, because it lays violent hands upon The
acquisitions OF tho minority, to be expended not for
general and necessary purposes, but for local and
In short, we esteem the Government of The Uni
ted States a creature of the Sovereign States of his
cannot be transcended without the most Imminent
danger Of overtbrowing tia t Union, which it was
the boast of our ancestors to have ereclcd and
which 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 bigottcd, or so illibcral. as I,
exclude all others from our columns. Our politi-
cal opponents shall always be welcome, provided
their arguments are presented in an able and re
spcctful form all we ask, is the opportunity of re-
tuting them. With right on our side, we arc pre-
pared to encount. r 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 politca: will TIC the chief, it will
not be the only feature of the paper. To the conn
try paper an Agricultural department will re add.
ed, which 1T is hoped the experience of ono of the
Editors, in that particular line, will enable him to
make particularly acceptable TO the farming COM
munity. This department will be handsomely H.
Illustrated with cuto 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 c1ertion on our part shall
he wanting to make it so. Mechanics and Manu-
lecturers shall also receive their full share of attcn-
ton and VIC have engaged the services Of one of
the first merchants in this city TO take charge of
the Commercial Department. Able and tr ust wor.
thy correspondents will also be procured to keep ne
constantly ADVISED of the most important news in
the principal cities of the Union.
Nor will the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
unbccdcd. We are not unmindful OF the variety
of tastes for which we shall have TO cater in this de.
partment but we hope by n due ahmixturc of po-
etry and romance, of a%necdote, humor and fun, to
provide Tor all, whilst we will cndeavor to shock
the sensi ilitics 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 disgraccs rather, so
many of the public journals Of America.
We arc well aware of Inc risk, tho labor, and the
responsibility of such an undertaking, and We
have encountered them all, after calm and serious
deliberations; relying for success upon our deter
nina ion 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 rcsolu-
ton.
Ofour own ability for this arducus task, it would
not become us 10 speak. One Of us has had como
five or six years experience in tue editorial depart
mcnt, and another ia, by profession and practice,
thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical du,ics
Of an office. We buvc been promised the aid of
some of the abest pens in the Union, and we start
with tho hope of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND.
ARD, for such is the name Of our paper, take its
stand by the side of the first journals Of the day
We shall brgin with a sheet, tho size Of which will
be commensurate with our means. We know that
more paper can be b,ught for less money but VIC
have not yet learned to measure mental produc
lions by the yard, nor to es i,rate the value of
thought by the extent ofthc medium through which
TERMS:
Our motto Is, "Clcap for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be published and mailed for SIT dollars
per annum,--thc SEMI WEEKLY for four, and the
J WEEKLY, for ttCo.
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 less than n dollar, and we will fnrni-h him with
Inc daily, the ~scmi-wcckly or the weekly. az nc
may designate, to the value Of it. at the rates aiore.
said.
Our friends who arc sufficiently Interested in tho
SUCCESS Of the paper to encounter the trouble, will
please collect and forward 10 us immediately. The
first number Of the paper will bo issued as soon as
VIC can get our Office arranged, say on or about the
first of September next.
We viii gratefully acknowlcde. the libcrality Of
such Wing Editors as may be pleased to give this
Prospectus an insertion our political b Cthrcn
will, VIC know, do Us a favcr which, under similar
circumstances, We would go c%hccrfully rcciprocatc.
G. r.. BOTyS
r. w. HUGHES,
Aug j. CHI LEWELLEN.