The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-01
PROSPECTUS utEr.ss FraEr.
orA ruLiiiOAL PAPER. CALLED THE
SOUTHERN STANDARD ~

To the Rsp.biican Party IN Virgin;o.
Notwithstanding their signal dcfcot in IA ,bc
advocates of concentrated power aud a strong en-
~verunent, are determined to make another M =
viigorou. effort for supremacy in the national coun-
present age, aud in Virginia our opponents ar"
making powerful use of This formidable wcap"n
aware that the Metropolis is the great battle.
ground upon which the heat of the fight is to be
sustained, 1t is to this important point they are di.
rcCnng their most strenuous exertions. They have
called TO the Wing Mr.. Richard III. Toler, a pen.
tlcman % acknowledged abb tiles an,. great enc.
rience; Messrs. Gallaher & Baldwin have been
paced at the head of the SO called Republican; and
acquisition of MIR. w. c. Carrington, who to the
accomplishment of a ripe scholar, adds thc force
oi n vigorous intellect. ~, -
To this array of forces We havo orIv 70 orno..
single Metropolitan journal, which bnwcvc,
great its ability, ought not to DO left To cone SINGLE
handed with such a host. TO come therefore To
the aid OF the Enquirer and the Democratic partv
If they will accept of services so humble. Nc. the
undersigned, have resolved to establish onnthcr
Democratic paper in the city of Rirh,nond. To
this design we have been instiyated chiefly bv tbr
press ng and frequent solic:ta tions of many of the
wiscst and most influential members of the Demo.
cratic party, aud to its support we invoke the aid of
our pc iioal friends, not Cniy in Viroinjo. but
throughout the Union The press is a tower Of
strength, and TO the maintcnauce of our political
principles VIC should checrfully contribute our men.
tai powers and our pccuniary means.
In this Journal we will endeavor, with what
ability we may, to sustain the principles aud doc
trines of the Republican party in their pristine pu.
rity,: Utterly repndiating all Agrarianism and
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c'ai institutions, and worse than Federalism itself
with which indeed we will not pretend to compare
1T, we will advocate a limited construction of the
Constitution OF the United States, believing that
the plain and obvious meaning of its context, grants
full as much power to tho General Government, as
IT IL either wise o. polite to bcsfow upon il.
When men are secure in the enjoyment of per.
sonal liberty and the product of their labor, the ac-
tive prornptings of individual interest ensure n
much better Investment of labor and c,pital. than
can be obtained by any system devised for the pur-
pose of diverting it rom its natural into artificial
channels. We shall, therefore. oppose a TARiFF.
for protc' ton, not only because it is unconstitu-
tional, but because ii is in the biz hest degree I'm.
wise and impuiitic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
dcpravity, and CoaPoRATloN Ne 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 nc.
ccs.ary evils. In the Const tuition of the United
States. we find no warrant or authority TO establish
any OF these cxcrcsccnces upon the body politic
and in the shape of u BASK, we hold Tint the d w,
err would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
able.
We shall always oppose the expenditure of vast
sums upon local objects, as being not less unwisc.
because the fund Is always iadly adminis;e red,
wanting the vigiiant eye Of individual inter est
and unjust, because il lays violent hands upon tho
ACQUISITIONS of tho minority, to be expended not for
general and necessary purposes, but for local and
individual I'm ,luIncnt.
In short, we esteem the Government of the Uni
ted States a c. caturc of the Sovereign States of this
Union, instituted Tor particular purposes, which
cannot be transcribed without the most Imminent
danger Of overthrowing that Union, which it was
the boast oil our ancestors to have erected and
which IL should he our pride, as it is our interest, to
preserve
Although these are our own particular views, we
are by no means so b.gotted, or go illiberal, 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 all we ask, is the opportunity OF re-
fu,ing them. With rtght on our side, we arc pre-
pared TO encount'r any conner, no matter what
veapons he wields such Is our faith in 4 ruth en-.
1odied, az we believe it to be, in the principles of
the Republican Party.
Although the political will he the chief, it will
not be the only feature of the paper. To the com-
ry paper AN Agricultural department will tic add.
q, 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
nunity. THIS departmc' {. will be handsomely il
uStratcd with cuts OF agricultural implements,
when they can be procured, and it is Believed il
will constitute a very valuable and popular feature
N the paper at least, no ~exertion on our part shall
&C wanting to make il so. Mechanics and Manu-
acturers shall aiEo receive their full share Of attcn-
ion and we have engaged the services of orc of
he first merchants in this city TO take charge of
he Commercial Department. Able and trust wor-
ny correspondents will also be procured to keep us
constantly advise, d of the most important news in
he principal cities of tho Union.
Nor will the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
inhCcdcd. We are not unmindful OF the variety
If tastes for which we shall have TO cater in this de-
'artment but we hope by a due admixture of po-
'try and romance, of anccdotc, humor and fun, to
provide for all, whilst VIC will endeavor to shock
ne sensi' ilities OF none. At least, VIC will promise
o our readers a more intellectual banquet than is
afforded by the boarding school Miss" order of
literature, which graces, or disgraccs rather, so
many of the public journals Of America.
We arc we'll aware of Tue risk, the labor, and the
c5pousibility of such an undertaking., and We
ave encountered them all, after calm and serious
elaboration; relying for success upon our deter
ninatipn to labor diligently in the prosecution of
,ur design. The absolute dependence of one and
vi of US upon the prosperity Of the pa pcr, is thc
lest guarantee for the performance OF this resolu.
.iou.
Ofour own ability for this ardunus task, it would
rot become us TO speak. One of US has had -ome
i've or six years experience in the editorial depart
nent, and another ia, by profession and practice,
thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical dutics
f an office. We have been promised the adj If
ono 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, take it's
stand by the side of the first journals OF the day.-
We shall brgin with a sheet, the size Of which " i'll
DC commensurate with our means. We know that
more paper can be bought for less money; but wc
have not yet learned to measure mental produc.
ions by the yard, nor to es iuHte the value Of
thought by the extent ofthe medium through which
TERMS
Our motto IS, "Chenp for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be published and mailed for sJ dollars
pee The SgMI-WEERtv for -four, and the
WEEKLY, for ttCO.
The paper can only be procured by transmitting
the money in advance; and in no case will this i'm.
portant rule be departed from. Bot 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 VIC ill furnish him with
che daily, the scmi- wcekIy or the weekly, az nc
may designate, to the value ofit, at the rates afore.
said.
Our friends who arc suficicnCly interested in the
success Of the paper TO encounter the trouble, will
please collect and forward to US Immediately. The
fret number of the paper will be issued a. soon a.
&c can get our olhcc arranged. say on or about the
first Of September next.
We will gratefully acknowledge the liberality Of
such Wing Editors as may be pleased to give this
PtosPcctus an insertion our political b othren
viii, we know, do us a favcr which, under similar
circumstances, VIC would 80 checrfully rcciprocate.
e. II. BOTTS,
r.. w HUGHES,
Aug j. RICH'D. LEVELLEN.
SUPERIOR SWEET OIL.-Just received