Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-04
PRosPEC S
OF A NEW POLITICAL PAPER, cALLsp '"'
Southern Standard

advocates oil concentrated po"ei au PA
yernment. are determined 10 make another ana
r;aorons effort for supremacy in the national
councils The press is the great engine OF parry
in The present age, and in Virginia our opponents
are making powerful use of this formidable wea-
non Aware that the Metropolis is The great pat
tle.sround upon which the heat OF the night IS 10
be sustained it is TO this important poinl they dIe
directing their most strenuous exertlons. Iney
have called TO the Wing Mr.. Rich'd II. Ioicr,
gentleman of acknowledged abilIIies anu Sfea.
experience; Messrs. Gallaher BALDWIN nave
been placed al The head oil The SO caAea hePup,1-
can. and The Compiler has been greatly sIrenSlh-
ened by the acquisition OF MIR. w. &. Caring
ian. who 10 The accomplishments OF ripe Soho
lar adds the force of vigorous intellect.
To this array Of forces we have only 10 oppose
a SINGLE METROPOLITAN Journal, which, however
great its ability ought not 10 be lett 10 cope Single
handed with such a host. To come therefore 10
the aid Of The ENQUIRER aud The Democratic party
if they will accept Of services SO hunoe, we, .he
Undersigned, have resolved 10 establish ano'nel
Democratic paper in the city OF Richmonu. -
this design we have been nslisaled chleny ny lne
pressing and frequent solicitations oil many Oh Inc
wisest and most influential members OF the De-
mocratic party, and 10 It's support we invoke Inc
aid OF our political friends, not only in virginia,
but throughout the Union. The press is tower
Of strength and 10 the maintenance o our poli'i-
cal PRINCIPLES we should chcerully contribute
our mental powers and our Pecuniary means
In this Journal we will endeavor, with what
ability we may, to sustain the principles and doc
lrines OF the Republican party in their pristine
purify. Utterly repudating all Agrarianism and
Raaicaism, as destructive of The most valuable
social institutions, and worse than Federalism IL
sell, with which indeed we will not pretend 10
com pare il, we will advocate limited conslruc-
ton OF the Constitution OF the United States, ie-
lieving that the plain and obvious meaning Of lis
context, grants full as much power 10 the Gene
raj Government as il is either wise or polite 10
bestow upon il.
When men are secure in The enjoyment Of PER-
sonal liberty and the product Of their labor. the
active prompiings II individual interest ensure
much better investment OF labor and capital, than
can he obtained by any system devised for the
puruose Of direrling il from its natural into ari-
| hcia channels. We shall, therefore, oppose a
TARIFF for protection, mol only because II is I'M
constitutional, bur because il IS IN The highest de-
gree unwisc and impolitic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
depraviy, and CORPORATIONS are corrupt because
their members are individually irresponsible; they
are, therefore, TO be opposed upon general prin-
ciples, and only to be tolerated occasionally as
necessary evils. In The Constitution otlhe United
States, we find no warrant or authority to estah-
ish any of these excre cences upon The body poll
tic; and in The shape Of a BANK, we hold that the
power would be peculiarly dangerous and OBJ
I ectionable.
We shall always oppose The expenditure oi
vast sums upon local Objects as being mol less I'M
wise than unjust; unwise, because the fund IS al
ways badly Administered, wanting The visiIan!
eye Of individual interest; and unjust, because il
| lays violent hands upon The acquisitions OF The
\ I, ba ppuded moi far general and
cessary purposes, but for local and individual
cmolument.
In short we esteem the Government OF the
United States creature oil the Sovereign States
OF this Union, instituted for particular purposes
which cannot be transcribed without The most
imminent danger of overhrowing that Union,
which il was the boast OF our ancestors TO have
erected. and which il should be our pride, as il is
our interest, to preserve.
Although these are our own particular views,
we are BY no means bi9otted, OF 50 ilibera as
10 exclude all others from our columns Our po-
l,ical opponents shall always be welcome, pro-
vided their arguments are presented in an able
and respectful form; all we ask is The opporianl
Is of reiuling them With right on our side, We
are prepared to encounter any conner, no matter
what weapons he wlelds; such is our faith in
truth embodied as believe il 10 be, IN The pTln-
ciples OF the Republican Party.
Although the political will be the chief, il will
not be the only feature OF the paper To The
country paper an Agricultural department will
be added, which il is hoped the experience Of
one OF the Editors, in that particular line, will
enable him to make particularly acceptable 10 The
farming community. This department will be
handsomely illustrated with cuts OF agricultural
Implements, when hey can be procured, and il is
believed il will consi,ule yesy va Az ene,on
popular featuic IA Tue paper d. 'ede', ~
on our part shall be wanting 10 ma6e IL SO. Me-
chanics and Manufactures shall also receive
their full share OF attention.; and we have en-
gagged the services Of one Of The flrst merchants
in this city 10 lake charge Of the Commercial
Deparnen;. Able and trustworthy correspond
ems will also be procured 10 keep us constantly
advised Of The most important news in The princI-
pal cities OF The Union.
Nor will the claims ofpolite LITERATURE pass
unheeded. We are not unmindfnl of the varie-
~ OF tastes for which We shall have 10 cater in
this department; bu. We hope BY due admir-
ture Of poetry and romance, OF anecdoie, humoT
and fun. 10 provide for all, whilst we will endea-
yor 10 shock the sensibililies 81 none A, least,
We It i'll promise TO our readers more inteliectu-
al banquet than is afforded ny the boarding
school Miss" order Of literature, which graces,
or dissraces rather, SO many Of the public jour
mails al America.
We are we'll aware OF The risk, the labor, ami
the responsibility Of such an undertaking, and
we have encountered them all, after calm and Sc
rous deliberation; relying for success upon our
determination 10 labor diligently in The rrosecu-
ton Of our design. The absolute dependence oil
one and all Of US upon the prosperity OF The paper,
is the best guarantee for The performance OF this
resolution
OF our own ability for this arduous task, IL
would not become us 10 speak. One Of us has
had some fire or six years experience in the
editorial department, and another is, by proies
sion and practice, thoroughly acquainted with
III. mechanical duties Of an office. We have
been promised The aid OF some Of the abest pens
in The Union, and We start with The hope oil see
ing the SOUTHERN STANDARD for such
is The name OF our paper, take It's STAND by the
side Of the first journals Of the day. We shall
begin with sheet, the size OF which will be COM
mensnrale with our means. We know lnat
more parer can be bought for less money; but
We have NOT vel learned 10 measure mental pro-
duclions by the yard, nor IL estimate me value
OF though, by the extent OF The medium through
which il is conveyed.
TERMS.
Our motto is &c cap for Cash" The DAILY
paper viii be published and mailed Tor So d0fta's
nor annuin.-,h The SFMI- WEEKLY for toHr, and the
WEEKLY, lor IRE .
Tn, paper can only be procured by transmit
,;np he money in advance and m M cGss will
his imeortant rule lie departed from but any
one who wishes 10 take The paper Tor period
less or greater than year, can forward US any
amount Of money, not less that dollar, and We
will furnish him with the daily, the semi-week'y
or the weekly, as he may designate, 10 the value
of il, at the rates aforesaid.
Our friends who are sufficiently interested in
the success of The paper 10 encounter The trouble,
will please collect and forward 10 Us Immediately.
The first number Of The paper will be issued as
soon as we cal get our rfhce arranged, say on or
about The first Of September next.
We will gratefully acknowledge The liberaliiy
of such Wing Editors as may be pleased 10 give
this Prospectus an insertion; our political breih-
rem will, We know; do US favor which, under
similar circumstances, we would so cheeriully
reciprocale. G. T. Bolts,
r. w. HUGHES,
J. RICH'D LEWELLEN.