The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-24
PROSPECTUS
OF "A NEW POLITICAL PAPER. CALLED THE
SOUTHERN STANDARD.
TO BE pUBLIsHEp AT VIRGINIA.

notwithstanding their signal defeat in ~, the
advocates OF concentra,ed power and Il strong go-
vernmcnt are determined to make another and a
vigorous effort for supremacy in the national conn
ellis. The press 10 the great engine of party in the
present age, and i'll Virginia our opponents are
making powerful use of this formidable wcapon
Aware that the Metropolis is the great battle
ground upon which the heat of the fight is to be
sustained, it is to this important point they arc di-
recting their most strenuous excrtions. They have
called to the Wing Mr.. Richard II. Tolcr. a gem
tieInan o. acknowledged abilities anu great eXpc-
rience; Mcssrs. Gallaher s. Baldwin have been
piaccd at the head ri the so GATED Republican; and
acquisition of MIR. wv. C. Carringtcn, who to the
accom- PHI 'hmcnts Of a ripe schoiir, adds the force
al a vigorous intellect.
10 this array of forces we have only to opposc n
single Metropolitan 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 instigated chiefly by the
press ng and frequent solicitations of many Of the
wisest and most Influential members of the Demo.
cratic party, and to its support we invoke the aid Of
our poitiCa! 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 chcerfully contribute our men
tai powers aud our pccuniary means.
ability We may, TO sustain the principles and doc
trincs Of the Republican party in their pristine pu.
rlty: Utterly rcpndia!ing all Agrarianism and
cal institutions, and worse than Federalism itself,
with which indeed we will not pretend 10 compare
Il, we will advocate a limited construction of the
the plain and obvious meaning of It's context, grants
t III as much power to the General Government, az
it il either wise o. polite to hcstow upon it..
When men are secure in the enjoyment of per.
Sonal liberty and the product of their labor, the ac-
tive ptotnpt'ngs Of individual interest ensure a
much better investment of labor and capitnl. than
can be obtained by any system devised 70, the pnr.
pose of diverting it from its natural into artificial
| IDr mr. 10. tNp mot nnlu n ,,,-a a ~
tional. but because 1T is in the highest degree un-
wise and i%mpolitic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
dcpravity, and CoRPoRArloSs are corrupt because
their members arc individull!y irresponsible; thew
are, Therefore, 10 hc opposed upon general princi.
pies, and only To be tolerated occasionally as ne.
ces airy evils. In the Coast tuition of the United
States, we find no warrant or authority 10 establish
any of thee cxcrcSccnccs upon the body pnli.i,
and in the shape of a BANK, we hold that the pow
er would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
We shall always oppose the expenditure of vast
sums upon local objects, as being not less unwise.
because the fund is always Nadly administer red,
wanting the vigilant eye of individuol interest;
and unjust, because 1t lays violent hands upon the
acquisitions OF the minority, to be expended not for
general ard necessary purposes, but for local and
individual I'm iluncnt.
In short, we esteem the Government of the Uni.
ted States a c eaturc OF the Sovereign States of this
Union, instituted for particular purposes, which
cannot be transccndcd withou; the most imminent
danger of overthrowing that Uni IN, which it was
the boast of our ancestors to have erected, and
which II should be our pride, as ii is our interest, to
preserve
Although ihcsc are our own particular views. VIC
are by no means 50 b.gotted, or so illibcral, as to
exclude all others from our columns. Our polit;-
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-
iuing them. With right on our side, We are pre-
pared to encounter any conner, no matter what
weapons he yields such is our faith in truth en-,
the Republican Party.
Although the political will be the chief, it will
not be the only feature of the paper. 10 the coun-
try paper an Agricultural department will tc add.
cd, winch 1t Is hoped the experience OF one Of the
Editors, in that particular line, will enable him 10
make particularly acceptable to the farming com.
munity. This department will be handsomely IL
lustrated with cOto of agricultural implements,
when they can be procured. and it is Il believed il
will constitute a very valuable and popular feature
IN the paper at least, no c%&ertion on our part shall
be wanting to make il so. Mechanics and Manu-
lecturers shall also receive their full share of attcn-
uon and VIC have engaged the services of one of
the first merchants in this city TO take charge of
the Commercial Department: Able and t rust wor.
Wy cores" ondcnts VII also be procured to keep US
tho principal cities of the Union.
Nor viii the claims Of polite LITERATURE pass
uuhcedcd. We are not unmindful OF the variety
of tastes for which we shall have 10 cater in this de-
partncnt but we hope by a due admixture of po-
etry and romance, of a%necdote, humor and fun, to
provide for all, whilst we will endeavor TO shock
the sensii iitics OF none. AZ least, we will promise
to our readers a more Intellectual banquet than is
afforded by The e" boarding school Miss order of
literature, which 9raCcs, or disgraCcs rather, so
many Of the public journals Of America.
We arc well aware of the risk, the labor, and the
responsibility of such an undertaking, and We
have encountered them all, after calm and serious
dclibcraton; 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.
Ofour own ability for this arduous task. il would
not become US TO speak. One of ur has had One
five or six years experience in the editorial depart
! mont and anpthcr Ia ly nYnEo=e;,. - -.
thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical duties
Of an office. We bavc been promised tho aid of
some OF the ablest pens in the Union, and we start
with the hope OF seeing the SOUTHERN STAND.
ARD, for such is the name of our paper, axe its
sand by the side of the first journals of the day
VIC shall begin with n sheet. the size of which = in
be commensurate witi, our means. We know that
moro paper can be b ught for ltss money but NC
have not yet learned to measure mental produc
ions Oy The yard, nor to IS i,ratc tho value of
Thought by the extent ofthc medium through which
TERMS:
Our motto is, "CbcaP for Cash. The DAILY
paper will be published and mailed for S,T dollars
pr annum 1.-The SEMI WEEKLY for four, and the
The paper can only bc procured by transmitting
the money in advaucc; and IN no case viii this i'm.
pprtant rule be departed from. But auv 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, aud VIC viii furnish him with
The daily, the scmi-wcekly or the weekly. ma nc
may designate, tothc value Of il, at tho rates aforc.
said.
Our friends who arc sufficiently interested in the
s.cc"ss OF the paper to cncouutcr the trouble, will
please collect and forward to US Immediately. The
fret number Of The paper will be issued az soon as
sc can get on Office arranged, say on OF about the
first Of SeltCmbcr next.
We will gratefully acknowledge the libcrality of
such Wing Editors as may be pleased to give his
PtospectJs an insertion our political b ctbren
will. VIC know, do US a fpycr which, under similar
circumstances we would 20 chccrfully rcciprocatc.
G.. r.. BOTTS,
Y. w. HUGHES,
Aug J. RICH'D LEWELJEN.
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