The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-15
VOLUME 2.---NO. AZ.
PROSPECTUS
of "A NEW fOLillCAL PAPER, CALLED II
SOUTHERN STANDARD.

L " b6 n Il hIIt1MOND
TO The Repcbican Party in Virginia:
Notwithstanding their signal defeat in ~, the
advocates OF concentrated power and II strong go-
vcrnment, arc determined to make another and a
vigorou- effort for supremacy in the national coun-
ellis. The press is the great engine of PARTY in 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, II is to this impottanr point they are di-
reG,iig tnelr most strenuous cxcrtions. They have
called 10 the Wing Mr.. Richard II. Tolcr, a gen.
l!cinah o, acknowledged abb tiles ant great expo
Renee hlcssrs. Gailaher & Baldwin have been
placed at the head of the so called Republican aud
the Compiler has been greatly strengthened by the
acquisition of MIR. w. G. Carringtcn. who To- The
accom- phi ,hrncnts of n ripe schol ,r. adds the force
OF n 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 a host. To come therefore to
tho aid of the Enquirer and the Democratic party.
IT 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 solicita tons of many of the
wiscst and most Influential members of the Demo-
cratic party, and to its support we invoke the aid of
our pc lioal 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 chccrfully contribute our men
tai powers and our pccuniary means.
1n this Journal we will cndeavor, with what
ability we may, TO sustain the principles and doc
trincs of the Republican party in their pristine pu-
rlty. terry rcpudiailng all Agrarianism and
Radicalism, as destructive of the most valuable so.
cal institutions, aud worse than Federalism itself
with which indeed VIC will not pretend to compare
it, we viii advocate n limited construction of the
Constitution OF the United States, believing tina
the plain and Obvious meaning of its context. 1rants
foil as much power to the General Government, as
1t IS either wise or polite TO bos:ow upon it.
When men arc secure in the enjoyment of per.
sonal liberty and tn; product of their labor, the ac-
tive promptings of individual interest ensure a
much better investment of labor and capitol, than
can be Outlined by any system devised for the pur.
pose oil fINertln2 1t from Its natural into artificial
channels. We shall, therefore, oppose a TARlFF
for protection, not only because it is unconstitu-
tonal, bat because ii is in the highest degree un-
wise and impolitic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
depravity, and CORPORATION 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 nc
cesSary evils. In the Const tuition of the United
States, VIC find no warrant or authority to establish
ans OF thc,c excrcsccnces upon the body polite
and in the shape of a BANx, We hold that the pow
er would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
able.
We shall always oppose the expenditure OF vast
sums upon local objects, as being not less unwise,
because the fund is always ably adminis.t red,
wanting the vigIlant eye of iudividu,l interest;
and unjust because it lays violent hands upon the
acquisitions OF tho minority, to bc expended not for
general and necessary purposes, but for local and
individual I'm Ilumcut.
In short, we esteem the Government of The Uni.
ted States a c eaturo of the Sovereign States of Ibis
Union, instituted for particular purposes, which
cannot be transcribed without the most i,nmincnt
danger of overthrowing that Union, which it was
the boast of our ancestors to have erected, and
which il should be our pride, as it is our interest, to
preserve
Although these arc our own particular views. we
are by no means 80 b%.gotted, or so %illibcral, as to
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 al we ask, is the opportuniiy of re-
futing them. With rtght on our side, W c are pre-
pared to eucount + any comer, TO matter what
weapons he yields such is our faith in truth en-.
oodied, as We believe 1T TO be, in the principles of
Although the political will be the chief, it will
not be the only feature oi the paper. To the coun-
Try paper an Agricu tural department will &c 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 it is believed it
will constitute a very valuable and popular feature
IN the paper; at least, no ~eHertion on our part shall
he wanting to make II so. Mechanics and Manu-
facturcrs shall also rec, i've their full share OF attcn.
tion and NC have engaged the services of ono of
the hrst merchants in this city TO take charge of
the Commercial Department.. Able and rust .wor.
thy corrcsi% ondents will also be procured to keep Tie
constantly advised of the most important news i'm
tho principal cities of the Union.
Nor wild the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
uuhceded. VIC are not unmindful OF the variety
of tastes for which VIC shall have TO cater i'm this de-
partment but we hope by a due admixture of po-
etry and romance, of ancCdotc, humor and fun, to
provide Tor all, whilst VIC will cudcavor to shock
the sensi iiiticS OF none. AT least, VIC will promise
to our readers a more intellectual banquet than is
afforded by The 6 DO riding school Miss" order of
literature, which gIaccs, or disgraccs rather, so
many of the public journals Of America.
We arc wei aware of tho risk, the labor, and the
responsibility of such an undertaking, and we
have encountered them all, after calm and serious
delibcraIiJu; relying for success upon our deter
mina'iun 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, it would
not bcComc Us TO spcek. Ono Of US has had come
five or six years experience in the editorial depart
mcnt, an another is, by profession and pi ]acticc.
lhoroGrhly acquaint d with the mechanical dntiess
Of an office. We bavc been promised the aid Of
some of the ablcst pens in the Union, and we start
with the hope of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND.
ARD Tor such rs the name Of our paper, take its
stand by the side of the first journals of the dav.-
We shall begin with q sheet, the size Of which y i'll
be commensurate with our means. We know that
more paper can be bought for less money but VIC
have not yet learned to measure mental produc.
ions by the yard, nor to IS iratc the value of
thought by the extent OF the medium through which
IT is conveyed.
TERMS:
\ Our motto is, Cheap for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be published and mailed foI sac dollars
per the SEMI WEEKLY for four, and the
WEEKLY, for tlU0.
The paper can only be procured by %fransmitling
the money in advance; and IN no cuSc viii this i'm.
portant rulc be departed from. But any one who
wishes to take the paper for a period les; or greater
than a year. can forward Us any amount Of money.
not less than n dollar, aud VIC sill furnish him with
he daily, the ~scmi-wcckly or the weekly, as bc
may designate, othc value Of it, at the rates afore
said.
Our friends who arc suficiently interested in tho
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 "a
We can get our Office arranged, say on Or about the
first of September next.
We will gratefully Acknowledge the libcrality Of
such wing Editors as may be pleased TO give this
Prospectus an insertion our i%o.itical b cthrcn
viii. we know, do us a favcr which, under similar
circumstances, VIC would so chccrfully rcciprocatc.
c.. r.. BOLTS,
". w HUGHES,
/ Aug J. RICn'D. LEWELJEN.