The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-27
VOLUME 2.---NO. AZ.
PROSPECTUS
OF a NEW POLITICAL PAPER. CALLED TIE
SOUTHERN STANDARD


Notwithstanding their signal defeat in "a, the
advocates OF concentrated power and a strong GO
vernmcnt, are determined TO make another and a
vigorous effort for supremacy in the national coun-
ellis. The press is the great engine Of party in the
making powerful use of This Formidable wcap1n.
Aware that the Metropolis is the great battle.
ground upon which the heat of the fight is to be
su -tainci, it is to this mr. t,nt point they are di-
rcc,ing their most strenuous excrtions. They have
called to the Wing Mr.. Richard III. Tolcr, a gen.
tlenan o. acknowledges abb tiles ant great eXpo-
rlencc; Messrs. Gailaher & Baldwin have been
placed at the head of the so called Republican and
the Compiler has been greatly strengthened by the
acquisition OF MIR. w. G. Darlington, who to the
accomplishment OF a ripe scholar, adds the force
oil a vigorous intellect.
To this array of forces NC have only to OPPOSE a
single Met opo!itan. Journal, which, however,
great its ability, ought no, to be left To cope single
handed With such a host, TO come therefore to
the aid of the Enquirer aud the Democratic party,
if they will acccept of services so humble, NC, the
Undersigned, have resolved to establish another
Democratic paper in the city of Richmond. TO
this design we have been instigated chiefly bv the
press ng and ircqu mt solicita 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 political friends, not only in Virginia, but
throughout the Union The press is a tower of
strength, and to the maintenance of our political
principles we should chcerfuly contribute our men
tai powers and our pccuuiary 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 rcpndiating all Agrarianism and
Radicalism, as destructive of The most valuable so.
cial institutions, and worse than Federalism itself,
with which indeed we will not pretend to compare
it, We will advocate "A limited construction of the
Constitution OF the United States, believing that
the plain and Obvious meaning of its context, grants
fall as N uch power to the General Government a a
1t Is either wise o. polite to bestow upon it,.
When men arc secure in tho enjoyment of per,
.onal liberty and the product Of their labor, the oo-
tive promptngs of individual interest ensure a
much better Investment of labor and capital, 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 a TARIFF
for protection, not only because il is unconstitu-
tional, but because il is in the highest degree un-
wise and impolitic.
Accountable ity is the great check upon human
dcpravity, and CORPORATIONS are corrupt because
their members are individuality irrcsponsiblc. thcv
are, therefore, TO be opposed upon general princi-
pies, and only To be tolerated occasionally as ne
cessary evils. In the Const tuition of the United
Statel, we find no warrant or authority to establish
ans of these excreSCcnccs upon The body polite
and in the shape of a BANK, We hold .hat the pow,
err would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
We shall always oppose the expenditure OF vast
sums upon local ohjccls, as being not less unwise,
berausc the fund is always badly administered,
wanting the vigIiant eye OF indii idusl interest
and unjust, because it lays violent hands upon The
acquisitions OF the minority, to be expended not for
general and necessary purposes, but for local and
individual en- ,luiucut.
In short, we esteem tie Government OF The Uni.
ted States a c caturc of the Sovereign States of this
Union, Instituted for particular purposes, which
cannot be trandccndcd without the most imminent
danger of overthrowing that Union, which it was
the boast OF our ancestors To have erected, and
which it should he our pride, as tits our interest, to
preserve
Although these are our own particular views, we
are by no means 50 bigottcd, or so inibcral, as to
exclude all others from our columns. Our politi-
cal opponents shall always be welcome, provided
their arguments are presented in an able aud re.
spCctful form all VIC ask, is the opportunity of re-
futing them. With right on our side, we arc nre.
pared to eucount + any conner, TO matter what
weapons he wields; 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 bc the chief, it will
not be the only feature of the paper. To The coun-
Try paper an Agricultural department will Ic add.
60, which it is hoped the experience of one of the
Editors, in that particular line, will enable him TO
make part cnlarly acceptable to the farming com.
munity. This department will be Handsomely il
IustrAted with cuts OF agricultural implements,
when they can be procured, and it is believed it
will constitute a very valuable aud popular feature
in the paper at least, no cHcrtion on our part hall
be wanting to make il so. Mechanics and Maui
factnrcrs shall aiso rcctive their full share of attcn.
lpn and VIC have engaged the services Of ono of
the hrs. merchants in this city to take charge of
the Commercial Department, Able and trust wor.
thy cores ondcnts will al<o be procured to keep us
constantly ADVISED OF the most important news in
the principal cities of the Union.
Nor vi. the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
unhccdcd. VIC are not unmiudlui OF the variety
Of tastes for which We shall have TO cater in this de-
%partmcnt but we hope by a due admixture of po-
cry and romance, of anccdotc, humor and fun, to
provide for all, whilst VIC viii cndeavor to shock
tho scnsi iiitics OF none. At least, VIC will promise
to our readers a more Intellectual banquet than is
afforded by The boarding school Miss" order of
literature, which graccs, or disgraccs rather, so
many of the public Journals of America.
" III Wtil GNdI VI VIZ Y i5ky lHC LABOR. n nj IN
responsibility of such an undertaking, and VIC
have encountered them all, after calm aud serious
dclibcralion; rciy1n% for success upon our deter
miuation to labor diligently in the prosecution of
our design. The absolute dependence of one ard
all of us upon the prosperity of the paper, ia the
best guarantee for the performance OF this rcsolu.
ton.
Ofour own ability 70, this arduous task. il would
not b conc us TO speak. One Of us has had ono
live or SIX years experience in the editorial dcpait
mcnt, and another ia, by profession aud practice.
liDrnUghly acqnaintrd with the mechanical duties
- an fftt-n IA n fnN. hoo Is -
some OF the abIest pens in the Union, aud we start
with the hope OF seeing the SOUTHERN STAND.
Ahp' Tor such is the name of our paper, take its
stand by the side of the first journals of the dav-
We shall brgin with 81 sheet, the size Of which in
be commensurate with our means. We know that
more paper can be b ught for less money; but VIC
lions by the yard, nor 10 rs inate tho value of
thought by the extent ofthc medium through which
it is conveyed.
Our motto is, "Chcrp for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be Published and mailed for sir dollars
per annum the SEMI WEEKLY for -four, and the
WEEKLY, for ttco
The paper can only TIC procured by transmitting
the money i'm .,dvancc: and in no case wiU tb,s ;,nee
pOrtant rule be departed from. But any ono 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 a dollar, and VIC Sill furnish him wiib
.hc daily, the scmi-wcCkly or the weekly, as I've
may designate, to the value of it, at the rates afore.
Our friends who arc sufficiently interested in the
5 icc"ss Of tho fapor to encounter the trouble. will
please collect and forward 10 US Immediately. Tho
tir-t number OF the Paper will be- issued "a soon as
We can get our Office arranged, say on or about the
first Of September next.
We will gratefully acknowledge the IibcraIity Of
prospectus an insertion our. political b ethrcn
will. we know, do us a f1ycr which, under similar
circumstances we would so c~hccrfuIly rcciprocatc.
r. HUGHES,
Aug J. RICH'D. LEWELIEN.
UPERIOR SWEET OIL.-Just rccrived