The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-31
2.---NO. 40.
PROSPECTUS
VI A NEW POLITICAL PAPEH. CALLER HI
SOUTHERN STANDARD.

NotWltnsUtnuihg their signal defeat in "a, the
advocates OF concentrated power aud IL strong go
vernmcnt arc determined to make another and n
v!igorou. effort for supremacy in the national coun.
ciis. The press is the great engine of party in tho
present age, and in Virginia our opponent. arc
making powerful use of This formidable wcaprn.
ground upon which the heat of the feLt is to be
su tanned, il is to This impoit,nt point they are di-
rccting their most strenuous e%xertions. They have
called 10 the Wing Mr.. Richatd II. Tolor, a gen.
tlcman % acknowledged abb tiles anu great cxpc-
Renee; Mcssrs. Gailahcr s. Baldwin have been
placed at the head of the so called Republican and
inc Compiler has been greatly strengthened by the
acquisition Of MIR. w. G. Carringtcn, who 10 the
accomplishment of a ripe scholar. adds the force
OF q vigorous intellect.
To this array of forces " have only to oppose a
single. Metropolitan journal, which, however,
handed with such a host. TO come thcrciorct 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 instieatcd chiefly by the
press ng and frcqu mt solicitations Of many OF The
wiscst and most influential members of the Demo
cratic party, aud 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, aud to the maiutcnance Of our political
principles we should chccrfully contribute our men
til powers and our pccuniary means.
In this Journal we will endeavor, with what
ability we may. TO sustain the principles and doc
trinas Of the Republican party in their pristine pu.
rlty. Utterly rcpudiating al! Agrarianism and
Radicalism, as destructive of The most valuable So
cal institutions, and worse than Federalism itself,
WIZ NhiNb ii''CN We " II no pIClCnu II compare
It, we will advocate n limited construction OF the
Constitution of the United States, believing that
the plain and obvious meaning of it's context, grants
Ill as much power to the General Government, as
it is either wise O. polite TO bes,ow upon it.
When men are secure in the enjoyment of per.
sonai liberty and the product Of their labor, the ac-
tive proinptngs 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 di%vertinG it from its natural into artificial
channels. We shall, therefore, oppose a TARlFr
for prute' ton, not only because il is unconstitu-
| ffnn1l lint hNCnn 9 II "a tN fha ~ ,l,4-.
wise and impolitic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
depravity, and Coupon ATOMS are corrupt because
their members are individually irresponsible; they
are, therefore, TO DC opposed upon general princi-
pies, and only to bo tolerated occasionally as nc
cessary evils. In the Const tuition Of the United
States, VIC find no warrant or authority to establish
any of thc7e, excrescenccs upon the body polite
and in tine shape Of a BANK, we hold that the DOW,
er would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
able.
We shall always oppose tho expenditure of vast
sums upon local objects, as being rot less nnwisc.
because the fund ia always badly administered,
wanting the rig'iant eye of individusl interest
and unjust, because it lays violent hands upon the
acquisitions OF tho minority, to be- expended not for
general ard necessary purposes, but for local and
individual I'm plunent.
In short, We esteem the Government of the Uni.
ted States a creature OF the Sovereign States of this
Union, Instituted for particular purposes, which
cannot be transcribed without the most imminent
danger of overthrowing that Union, which it was
the boast of our ancestors to have erected. and
which II should be our pride, as it is our interest, to
preserve
Although thee are our own particular views, we
are by no means so b.gotted, or so ilibcral, as to
exclude all others from our columns. Our poiiti-
cal opponents shall always be welcome, provided
their arguments are presented in an able aud re.
5pcCtful form all we ask, is the opportunity of re-
futing them. With right on our side, we arc pre-
pared to encounter 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
tie Republican Party.
Although the. political will be the chief, it will
not be the only feature of the paper. To the coun-
| try naDpr an AcriCutural dcDartmCnt wil 10 add.
ed, which it is hoped the experience of one of The
Editors, in that particular line, will enable him to
make pai cnlarly acceptable to the farming com
muDity. This department will be handsomely IL
Illustrated with cute Of agricultural implements.
when they can be procured, and il is believed il
VIII constitute a very valuable and popular feature
in the paper at least, no c~Aert;on on our part shall
be wanting to make il so. Mechanics and Manu-
iacturers shall aiSo receive their full share Of attcn.
uou and We have engaged the services of one of
the frs. merchants in this city to take charge of
the Commercial Department. Able and trust TIyor.
thy correspondents will also be procured to keep Tug
constantly ADVISED of the most important new in
the principal cities of the Union.
Nor will the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
unhcedcd. We arc not unmindful OF the variety
oftastcs for which we shall have 10 cater in this de-
partncut but we hope by a due almixture of po-
ctry and romance, of anccdotc. hunior and fun, to
provide tor all, whilst VIC will cndeavor TO shock
the sensi ilitics of none. At least, wc viii promise
to our readers a more intellectual banquet than is
afforded by the a" boarding school Miss" order of
literature, which graces, 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 VIC
have encountered item ali, after calm and erious
delibCratiOp; relying for success upon our deter
mina.ion to labor diligently in the prosecution of
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
ell Of us upon the prosperity of the paper, is the
hest guarantee for tbs performance OF this rcsolu-
ton.
Ofour own ability for this atduous task. il would
not become Us to speak. One of us has had omc
five or six years experience in the editorial depart
Incmt, and another IL, by profession and practice,
thoroughly ac9naint d with the mechanical duties
Ot an Off1CC. w Z have Leon proTuisc1 the aid of
some OF the ablcst pens in the Union, and VIC start
with the hope of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND
ARD ior such is the name Of Our paper, take its
stand BY the side of the first joui nails Of the day
We shall begin with a sheet, The size Of which will
be commensurate will, our means. We know that
more paper can be bought for less money but we
nave not yet learned to measure mental produc.
lions by the yard, nor to IS imatc the value of
thoughtby the extent o thc medium through which
TERMs:
Our motto Is, "Chc1p for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be Published and mailed for sT dollars
per annum the SEMI WEEKLY for four, and the
WEEgLY, for ftCo.
The paper can only he procured by transmitting
the money i'm ADVANCE; and in no case will Tins inn.
"nrt.n, l. Lc Jcoartcd from pot 80 ,n.' III III
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 we s. i'll furnish him with
Inc daily, the ~scmi-wcckly or the weekly, as hc
may designate, tothe value oft, at the rates aforc
said.
Oar friends who arc suficicutlv interested in tho
success OF the paper to encounter the trouble, will
please collect and forward to us immediately. The
first number Of the piper will be issued a. soon rs
first Of September next.
We will gratefully acknowledge the libcrality OF
such wing Editors az may nc pleased to give this
PtosPect1s an insertion our. political b cthren
viii. VIC know, do W. n favcr which, under similar
circumstance, VIC would 30 c~bccrfully reciprocatc.
u. w HUGHES,
Auo4 J.. R1CH'D. LEWELLEN.
u7nrnvnn GryETut nIT I,ot 800.