The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-21
, PROSPECTUS
OF NEW POLITICAL PAPER. CALLED TIE
o. STANDARD

notwithstanding their signal defeat in ~, the
advocates Of concentrated power and n strong 90.
vcrnmcnt, are determined to make another aud a
vigorous eftoit for supremacy in the NATIONAL oun!
ellis. The pr ass is the great engine of party i'm thc
present age, and I'm Virginia our d roneuts ar,
making powerful use of this formidable weapon.
Aware that the Metropolis is thc great battlc-s
ground upon which the heat OF the 6ghtis to be
su'tainei, it is to this iNspor tant point they arc d-
recting their most strenuous exer,ions. They have
called TO the Wing Mr.. Richard H.. Toler, a gen.
tlemas of acknowledged abilities apo great eSpc.
rieHce; Mcssrs- GaiIaher s. Baldwin have been
placed at She head of the so eJSied Republican; and
acquisition of MI. w. CarrinG,on. who. TO the
accomplishments Of a ripe schoNr. adds the force
OF a vigorous intellect.
To this array of forces we have only to or pose a
single Metropoiitan journal, which. however.
great its ability, ought NOT 20 be left TO cope single
handcd with such - host. TO come therefore to
the aid of the Enquirer and the Dcmocr,tic party,
ii they will accept of services 40 humble, We, the
undersigned, have resolved TO establish another
Democratic paper in the city of Richmond. To
this design we have been instigated chiefly by the
press ng and frequ mt solicitations of many of the
wisest and most Influential rncExbers Of tho Demo-
cratic party, aud to its support we invoke the aid Of
our pe,iical friends, not emily in Virginia, but
throughout the Union The press is a tower Of
strength, and to the maiutenanee Of our political
principles We shouldchccrfui contribute our men
tai powers and our peeuniary means.
IN this journal we will cndeavorx 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.
lcial institutions, and worse than Federalism itself.
with which indeed we will not pretend to compare
it, We will advocate a linltcl construction OF the
Constitution OF tho 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 OF polite TO bes:ow upon it,.
When men are secure in the Enjoyment Of per.
sonal liberty and the producto of their labor, the ac-
tive promptings 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 diverting it from its natural into artificial
channels. We shall, therefjrc, oppose a TARirF
for protection, not only because it is unconstitu.
tional, but because ii is in the highest degree un-
wise and impolitic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
dcpravity, and CoaPoRATloNs are corrupt because
their members are individually irresponsible: thew
are, therefore, to be opposed upon general princi.
pies, and only TO be tolerated occasionally as ne.
cesSary evils. In the Coust tuition of the United
States, we hnd no warrant or authority to establish
any OF these excrcSccnccs upon he body poliic ::
and in the shape of . BANK, we hold that tho paw,
or would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
able.
We shall always oppose the expcnditnrc of vast
sums upon local objects, as being not less nnwisc,
because the fund is always +adly adminis;er red,
wanting the ~viglant eye of indn idu,l interest
and %unjnst, because il lays violent hands upon the
acquisitions of tho minority, to be cxpendcd NOT for
general aud necessary purposes, but for local and
individual cm Jlumcut.
In short, We esteem tho Government of the Uni.
ted States a C eaturc OF the Sovereign States of this
Union, instituted for particular purposes, which
cannot be transcribed without the most imminent
danger of overthruwing that Union, which it was
the boast of our ancestors to have erected, aud
which IL should be our pride, as it is our interest, to
preserve
Although these are our own particular views, We
arc by no means so b.gotted, or so %illibcral, as to
exclude all others from our columns. Our poIiti-
cal opponents shall alwa Us be welcome, provided
their arguments are presented ia an able and re-
spectful form all We ask, is the opportunity of re-
futing them. With rtghf on our side, we are pre-
pared to encouut 4 any conner, TO 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, it 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 CUT of agricultural implements,
when they can be procured, and it is believed il
will constitute "a very valuable and popular feature
In the paper at least, no %eNertion on our part shall
he wanting to make IT so. Mechanics and Manu-
facturers shall also receive their full share of atten.
ton and we have engaged The services of one of
the hrs' merchants IN this city to take charge Of
the Commercial Department. Able and t. ust wor-
thy corresponding 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
upbcedcd. We are not unmindful OF the variety
of tastes for which we shall have TO cater in this de-
partmcnt but we hope by a due admixture of no
etry and romance, of a%nccdotc, humor and fun, TO
the scnsis ilities OF none. At least, VIC will promise
to our readers a more intellectual banquet tban is
afforded by The 6 boarding school Miss order of
literature, which graccs, or disgraccs rather, so
many Of the public journals Of America.
We are well aware of the risk, the labor, and the
responsibility of such an undertaking, and NC
have encountered them all, after calm and serious
dclibcration; relying for success upon our deter
mina,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.
Ofonr own ability for this al efuous task, il would
not become US TO speak. One of US has had .ome
five or six years experience in the editorial depart
ment, AMI another is. by profession aud practice
thoroughly ACQUAINTED with the mechanical dufiCs
of an office. We bavc been promised tile aid of
some Of the ablcst pens in the Union. and we start
with the 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 n sheet, the size Of which will
be commensurate With our means. We know that
moro paper can be bought for less money but vc
have not yet learned to measure mental produc
ions by the yard, nor to IS i,ratc The value of
thoughtby the extent oil thc medium throu IN which
FERNS
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VIC can get our ol1ce arranged, say on or about tho
fret of September next.
We viii gratefully acknowledge the libcrality Of
such Wing Editors az may be pleased to give this
Prospectus nm insertion our political b ctlrcn
will. we know do us a faycr which, under similar
circumstances, we would so checrfully rcciprocstc
CT. Bolts,
r.. w. HUGHES,
hUg4 J. RICH'D. LEWELLEN.