The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-10
2.---NO. 90.
PROSPECTUS
OF A NEW POLITICAL PAPER. CALLED THE
SOUTHERN STANDARD

Notwithstanding their signal defeat in IA tho
advocates OF concentrated power and u strong go
vernment, arc determined to make another and n
vigorouA 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 ara
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
sutainei, IT Ia to this important point they arc d.
rccnug their most strenuous exertions. They have
called to the Wing Mr.. Richard II. Tolcr, a gen.
tlcman o' acknowledged abb tiles am, great rSpe.
ricnce; Mcssrs. GaiIaber & Baldwin have becn
? aced at the head of the so chilled Republican and
.mo Gonptcr ms heSp greatly strengthened by the
accomph shments of n ripe scholtr. add, the force
OF a vigorous intellect.
To this array of forces we have ONLY To onnosc n
single Metropolitan Journal, which, however,
great its ability, ought not to be left to cope single
handed with such n host. TO come therefore to
tue 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 tho city of Rich,nond. To
this design we have been instigatcd chiefly by the
press NJ and frcqu mt so'ic;ta tons of many Of the
wiscst and most infncntial members Of the Demo.
cratic party, aud to its support we INVOKE the aid of
our pc itlcai friends, not only in Virginia, but
throughout the Union The press is a tower of
strength, and TO the inaiut nance of our political
principles VIC should chrcrfuily contribute our men.
tai powers and our pccuuiary means.
ln this Journal we will cndeavor, with what
ability we may, to sustain the principles and doc
trines Of the Republican party in their pristine pu.
rity: Utterly repudiating all Agrarianism and
Radicalism, as destructive of the most valuable so.
w Rid NOiSC r. tUttlllSln
with which indeed we will not pt ctend to compare
II, we will advocate a Unite construction of the
Constitution OF the United States, believing that
the PLAIN and obvious meaning of its context, grants
fall as much power to the General Government, as
1T Il either wise o. polite TO bcsiow upon it.
When men are secure in the endowment of nor.
sonai liberty and the product of their Ii bor, the ac-
tive promptings OF individual interest ensure a
much better Investment of'libor and capital, than
can be obtained by any system devised for the pur-
pose of divcrting it from its natural into artificial
channels. We shall, theref re, oppose a TAntrr
for projections, not only because il is uuconstitu-
tionaI. but because it is in the highest degree un-
wise and impolitic.
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 ccasion,Iiv a. ~ .
ccs-ary evils. In the Coust tuition of the United
States, we find no warrant or authority to establish
any OF these excrcsccnces upon The body polite
and in the shape of "a BASK, we hold that the p,w-
able.
We shall always oppose the expenditure of vast
sums upon local otjcc's, as being not less rnwisc,
becausc the fund is always ably administer red
wanting the vigllant eye of iudi,idu.l inter est
and unjust, bcca use il lays violent hands upon tbc
acquisitions of tho minority, to be expended not for
general and necessary purposes, but for local and
individual I'm ,iuincnt.
In short, we esteem tic Government of The Jrnj-
ted Sta'ee a c eaturc OF the Sovereign States of this
Union, instituted for particular purposes, which
cannot be transcribed without the most imminent
danger oil overthrowing that Union, which it wa
the boast OF our ancestors to have erected, and
which ii should be our pride, as it il our interest, to
preserve
Although these are our own particular views, we
are-by no means so b .goitcd, or so illibcral. as to
exclude all others from our columns. Our politi.
cal opponents shall always he welcome, provided
their arguments are presented in an able and re
spectful form all we ask, is the opportunity of re-
iutng them. with right on our side, We arc pre-
pared l" e"count r any conner, 10 matter what
Weapons he yields such is our faith in truth en-.
bodied, as we believe IT to be, in the principles of
the Republican Party.
Although the political will bc the chief. il will
not be the only feature of the paper. TO the coun-
try paper am Agricultural department will tic add.
ed, which it is hoped the experience of ono of The
Editors, In that particular line, win enable him to
make particularly acceptable to the farming ccm
munity. This department will be handsomcly IL
Illustrated with cuto 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 cHertion on our part shall
he wanting to ma Ike II so. Mechanics and Manu-
lecturers shall also Tcct i've their full share of attcn.
ton; and We have engaged the services of orc of
the frs. merchants in this city to take charge of
the Commercial Department. Able and Il rus. wor.
thy correspondents will aso be procured to keep ne
constantly advIstd of the most important news i'm
the principal cities of the Union.
Nor will the claims of polite LITERArURE pass
unhccdcd. We are not unmindGul OF the variety
OF tastes for which we shall have 10 cater in this de-
partmcnt but we hope by a due almixture of TO-
etry and romance, of a~nccdotc, humor and fun, To
provide Tor all, whilst We will cndeavor TO shock
the sensi ilities OF none. At least, we will promise
TO our readers a more intellectual banquet than is
afforded by the " boarding school Miss" order of
llNCFdtufr, winch 2raCCS, or nlSRraCcS 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 We
have encountered them all, after calm and c rious
dclibcraIion; relying for success upon our deter
miuation to labor diligently in the prosecution Of
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
all of US upon the prosperity of the popcr, is the
best guarantee for the performance OF this rcsolu-
ton.
Ofour own ability for this arducus task, il would
not become US TO speak. One of us has had -ome
five or six years experience in the editorial depart
ment, and another Ia, by profession aud ~practice,
thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical duties
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, for such is tho name of our paper, take its
stand by the side of the first jour mails Of The dav.-
We shall Grgin with a sheet, the size of which v ill
be commensurate Will, our means. We know flat
more paper can be bJught for less money brt "
have not yet learned To measure mental produc
ions by The yard, nor to IS i.raie the value Of
thought by the extent ofthc medium throush which
it 10 conveyed.
TERMS:
Our motto is, "Cheap for Cash. The DAILY
paper VIII be published and maiicd for sIT dollars
pc 1.-The SENT WEEKLY 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. 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 q dollar, and VIC sill furnish him with
he daily, the s~cmi-wcckly or the weekly. az he
may designate, to the value oft, at the rates aforc.
said.
Our friends who are sufficiently interested i'm the
success Of the paper to encounter the trouble, will
| please collect and forward 10 us Immediately. The
fret number OF the paper will be issued a. soon rs
we can get our office arranged, say on or about the
first Of September next.
We viii gratefully acknowledge tho libcrality Of
such wing Editors as may be pleased to give this
Prospectus an Insertion our CO!itiCal b cthrcn
will. VIC know, do VS. a favcr which, under similar
circumstauccs, we would so chccrfully rcciprocate.
c. T.. BOLTS,
n. w HUGHES,
Aug J. RICH'D LEWELLEN.
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