The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-09-24
VOLUME 2.---NO. 81.
1916.
PROSPECTUS
of "A new so rULiIiCAL PAPER, CALLED THE
SOUTHERN S'rANDARn

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| Notwithstanding their signal defeat in IA tho
advocates OF concentrated power and II stronr r,
vernment, arc determined 20 make another and !,
Vigorou. effort for supremacy in the national cor
ellis The press is the great engine of party in tho
present age, and in Virginia our opponents are
making powerful use of this formidable weapon
aware that the Metropolis is the great battle
ground upon which the heat Of the fight ia 10 he
su,taine 1T Is to this impor point Ihcy are di
eUdag 'usir most strenuous exertions. They have
called TO the Wing MIR. Richard H. Tol,r oep.
tictnan o. acknowledged abilities ana great r9ne
renee; Messrs. Gallaher & Baldwin have been
paced at the head of the called Republican; and
VIC compiler mas been greatly siren hened bv the
! acquisition of MIR. w. G. Darlington. who ~ he
accomplishments of ripe scholar adds the force
oil n vigorous intellect. ~
| To this array of forces We have ONLY To onnoso ,
single Metropolitan Journal, which hawpevcr
great its ability, ought be left to cone sip
handed with such host. To come thrrcfo,cs a.,
the aid of the Enquirer and the Democratic marty
II they will accept of services so humble Nc the
undersigned, have resolved to establish another
Democratic paper in the city OF Richmond. To
this design we have been instigated chiefly bv the
press ng and frequent soci tons of MANY of the
wiscst and most influential members OF the Demo-
cratic party; and to Its support we invoke the aid
our polueai friends, not only in Virginia but
throughout the Union The press is q tower Of
strength, and to the maintenance of our political
principles we should cheerlully contribute our men
tai powers and our pccuniary means
In this journal we will endeavor with what
aDillty we may, to sustain the principles and doc
trlnes OF the Republican party in their pristine pu
rlty. Utterly rcpudiating all Agrarianism and
Kadcalism, IA destructive of the most valuable 40
clal institutions, and worse than Federalism Itself
with which indeed will not pretend To comra 70
IT, we will advocate limited construction of The
constitution OF the United States, believing that
inc pian and obvious meaning of its context grants
inil as much power to the General Government as
1t Is either wise or polite to hes,ow upon it,
W hen men are secure in the endowment of nor
sona liberty ana the product of their abor the ac-
tive promptings OF individual interest ensure n
much better investment of labor and cspitsl than
can DE oot'ned oy any system devised for the pur-
pose oil dlvertng 1t from its natural into artificial
channels. We shall, therefore oppose n TARtrr
for protection, not only because il is unconstitu-
tional, but because it is i'll the highest DECREE un
wise and inpoiitic.
Accountability is the great check unon hnno,,
dcPravty, and ConPoRATloN Ms are corrupt becaus,
their members arc individually irresponsible: thew
are, thc eore, TO be opposed upon general princi-
pies, and ony TO be tolerated Occasional lily as ne
cessary evils In the Constitution of the United
States we md no warrant authority to tablish
any OF these eXcreScenccs upon the body pohtic
and IN the shape of a BASH, we hold that the nav,
or would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
able.
We shall always oppose the expenditure Of vast
sums upon local objects, as being less nnwisc
because the fund is always badly administerc6
wanting the viglant eye of individual Interest,"
and UNJUST, because II lays violent hands upon tho
acquisitions OF tho minority, to be expended not for
general ana necessary purposes, but for local and
individual emolumcnt.
In short, esteem the Government of the Uni
ted States creature OF the Sovereign States of his
Union, instituted for particular purposes, which
cannot De tranSCcnded without the
danger of overthrowing that Union, which il was
the boast of our ancestors to have erected and
which should be pride, it is our interest to
preserve
Although these arc our own particular viovs a..
arc by means so bigotted, or so ilEberaI nc IN
exclude all others from our columns Our polit-
cal opponents shall always he welcome provded
their arguments are presented in able and re-
spcctful form all ask is the opportunity of re-
luting them. With right side we arc pre-
pared to encounter any conner 10 matter what
weapons he yields such is our faith in truth. en-
bodied, as we believe 1t to be, in the principles of
the Republican Party.
not be the only feature of the paper. To the coun
try paper an Agricultural department. will be add
cd which it is hoped the experience of one of the
Editors, in that particular line, will euable him TO
make particularly acceptable to the farming COM
munity. This department will be handsomely IL
lustrated with cuts OF agricultural implements
when they can be procured. and it is believed IL
VIII constitute very valuable and popular feature
In the paper; at least, eerton on our part shall
be wanting to make 1t So Mechanics and Manu-
iaclures shall also receive their full share of attcn
ton; and we have engaged the services of ono of
the first merchants in this city to take CHARGE Of
the Commercial Department. Able and trnst.SSor
thy correspondents will also be procured to keep s
constantly ADVISED of the most important news i'm
the principal cities of the Union
Nor will the claims of polite LITERATURE PASS
unhceded. We are not unmindiul OF the variety
OF tastes for which shall have TO cater in this de-
partmcnt; but we hope by due admixture of po-
etry and romance, of anecdotc humor and fun 10
provide for all, whilst VIC will endeavor to shock
the sensi iies of none. AT least, we will promise
to our readers more intellectual banquet than is
afforded by the @ boarding school Miss order of
literature, which graces, or disgraces rather, SO
many of the public journals of America.
We well aware of the risk, the labor and the
responsibility of such an undertaking, and We
have encountered them all, after calm nd serious
delibcration; relying for success upon our deter
mination to labor diligently in the prosecution of
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
all of upon the prosperity Of the pa per ia the
best guarantee for the performance OF this resolu-
ton.
four own ability for this arduous task il would
not become speak. One of us has had -or,c
five six years experience in the editorial dcnart
ment, and another is, by profession and practice,
thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical dn,;cs
of office. We have been promised the Aid IF
of the ablest pens in the Union and we stsrt
with tho hope of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND
ARD, for such IS the name of our paper take itz
stand by the side OF the first journals of the dsv-
We shall begin with sheet, the size of which y,iu
be commensurate with our means. We know that
more paper can be bought for less money: but we
have not yet learned TO measure mental produce
tons by the yard, to es'i,rate the value of
thought by the extent of the medium through which
1T is conveyed.
TERMS
Our motto is, Cheap for Cash. The DAILY
paper will be published and mailed for sac dollars
per annum,--the SEMI WEEKLY for four, and the
WEEKLY, for ttUo.
The paper can only be procured by transmitting
the money in advance; and in will this i'm.
portant rule be departed FROM But any one who
wishes to take the paper for period less or greater
than year. can forward us any amount of money.
not less thar dollar, and sill furnish him viii
the daily, the semi-wcekly or the weekly, as he
may designate to the value of it, at the rates afre
said
Our friends who sufficiently interested in the
success Of the paper to encounter the trouble will
please collect and forward to US immediately. The
first number oil me paper will be issued as soon as
VIC can get our Office arranged saw on or sbent tbe
fret of September next. Wv
We will gratefully acknowledge the liberality Of
such wing hdItors as may be pleased to give this
Prospectus an insertion our POLITICAL b eibrcn
will. we know, do a faver which, under similar
circumstances,w we would so checrfully rcciprocate
G.. r.. BOTTS,
r. w HUGHES,
hug4 J. RICH'D. LEWELLEN