The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-05
PROSPECTUS
Ot a NEW POLITICAL PAPER. CALLED TIL
SOUTHERN STANDARD

Il ID me htph6fcdn PdTfy tn Virginia:
Notwithsta nding their signal defeat i'm "a, the
aivocatcs OF concentrated power aud ii strong ro-
vcrnncnt, arc determined to make another and n
vigorous 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 thtt the Metropolis is the great battle
ground upon which the heat of tho fight is to be
su tainci, II is to this impoit,n, point they arc di-
called to the Wing MIR. Richard H.. Toler. n gen.
ticinan o. acknowledges abb itics anL great expo
ricnce; Nlcssrs. Gailahcr & Baldwin have been
placed at the head of the so called Republican; and
the Compiler h,s been greatly siren ythenrd by tho
acquisition of MIR. w. c. Carrington, who to the
accompii ,htnents OF Il ripe schol,r. adds the force
pi a vigorous intellect.
To this array of forces NC have only to orposc a
single metropolitan Journal, which, however,
grea. its ability, ought not to be left to cope single
handed with such a host, TO come there orc 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 instigatcd chiefly by the
press ng aud ircqu'n solicita tions of MANY Of the
wiscst aud most Influential members OF the Deno.
cratic party, and to its 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 VIC should chccrfully contribute our men
tai powers and our pccuniary means.
lu this Journal we will cndravor, with what
ability we may, to sustain the principles and doc
trines of the Republican party in their pristine pu-
rity. Utterly rcpudiaiing all Agrarianism and
Radlcalisin, as destructive of the most valuable so.
cial institutions, and worse than Federalism itself,
with which indeed we will not pretend To compare
il, We viii advocate a Unite cons,rnct;on Of The
Constitution OF the 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 o. polite TO hcsfow upon it.
When men are secure in the endowment of pCr.
sonal liberty and the product 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
ClannClS. w snail, thCrct re, ODpOSc n TApIrr
for protection, not only because il is umconstitu-
tional, but because il is in the highest degree un-
wise and impoliic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
depravity, and CORPORATIONS are corrupt because
their members arc individually irresponsible; they
are, therefore, to be opposed upon general princi-
pies, and only to be tolerated occasionally as ne
ccs'ary evils. In the Coast tuition of the United
States, we ind no warrant or authority to establish
any of these cxcrcSccnces upon The body polite 4:
and in the shape of u BANK, we hold rhat the pow,
or would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
able.
We shall always oppose the expenditure of vast
sums upon local objects, as being not less nnwise,
because the fund is always 'adly adminis,ere red,
wanting the ~vigIlant eye of iudiyidu | interest;
and unjust, because il lays violent hands upon the
acquisitions OF tho minority, to be expended not for
general and necessary purposes, but for local and
individual IN IluuIcnt.
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 transcribed without the most Imminent
danger Of ovcrthrowing that Uni IN. which if wos
the boast of our ancestors to have erected, and
which IT should be our pride, as it is our interest, to
preserve
Although these are our own particular views. we
are by no means so %bigotted, or so %illiberal, as to
exclude all others from our columns. Our politi-
raj opponents shall always he we.come, provided
their arguments are presented in an able and re
spcctful form all we ask, is the opportunity Of re-
futing them. With right on our side, we are pre-
pared to cncount r any conner, no 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.
Althnpnh tho pnlttinai ,,il bo ~ .I.-r ..-.i
not be the only feature of the paper. To the coun-
try paper an Agricultural department will he add.
ed, winch 1T Is hoped the experience of one of The
Editors, in that particular line, will enable him to
make pai ticularly acceptable to the farming com
munity. This department will be handsomely H.
lustrated with cuth 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 cNeI ton on our part shall
be wanting to make il so. Mechanics and Manu-
lecturers shall aiso receive their full share Of attcn.
ton; and we have engaged the services Of one of
the first merchants in this city to take cbarre of
the Commercial Department. Able and tt ust. wor-
thy correspondents will also be procured to keep us
constantly ADVISED of the most important news in
the principal cities of the Union.
Nor will the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
UNDECIDED. We arc not unmiudful OF the variety
Of tastes for which we shall have 10 cater i'm this de.
partment but we hope by a due admixture of DO
etry and romance, of a%necdote, humor and fun, TO
provide Tor all, whilst VIC will endeavor to shock
the scnsii ilitics OF none. At least, we will promise
TO our readers a moro Intellectual banquet than is
afforded by the C. boarding school Miss" order of
literature, which graCeS, or di5graCcS rather, so
many of the public journals of America.
We arc well aware ofthc risk, the labor, and the
responsibility of such an undertaking, and We
have encountered them all, after calm and serious
delibcratinn 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 pa pcr, is the
best guarantee for the performance of this rcsolu-
ton.
Ofour own ability for this al duous task, it would
not b come us to speak. One of us has had come
five or six years experience in the editorial depart
nent, and another IL, by profession and practice,
thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical dutcs
of an office. Wc 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, for such IS the name of our paper, take its
stand by the side Of the first journals Of the day
we shall begin with a sheet, the size of which will
more paper can be bought for less money but VIC
have not yet learned to measure mental produc.
mons by the yard, nor to caimate the value of
thought by the extent ofthe m@Rium through which
it is conveyed.
TERMS
Our motto is, "Cbeap for Cash" The DAILY
| paper will be published and mlilcd f"r sra dollars
per aunum 1.-The SEMI WEEKLY for -four, and the
WEEKLY, for ttDo
The paper can only bc procured by transmitting
the money in advance; and in no case will this i'm.
portant role 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 furnish him with
The daily, the emf weekly or the weekly. "a hc
may Designate to the value OF it. at the rates aforo-
Our friends who arc sufficiently interested in the
success Of the paper to encounter the trouble. will
please collect and forward to Us immcdiatclv. The
fret number of the paper will be issued as soon as
VIC can get our Office arranged, say on or about Inc
first of September next.
we will gratefully acknowledge the liberality of
such Wing Editors as may be pleased to give this
Prospectus an insertion our political b ethren
will. we know, do us q Gavcr which, under similar
circumstances we would 90 chccrfully rcciprOcate.
G. r.. #
X. w. HUGHES,
Aug4 J. RICH'D. LEWELLEN.