The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-12-19
VOLUME 2.---NO. 20.
PROSPECTUS
OF a NEW POLITICAL PAPER, CALLED The
SOUTHERN STANDARD.
ro DE %PUBLIsuGp " nlcnMoND vInelNlA.

notwithstanding their SINAI defeat in ~, the
advocates of conc ntra,cd power aud IL strong go-
vcrnmcnt, arc determined to make another and a
vigorous effort for supremacy in the national coun.
clls. The pr ess is the great engine of marty i'm the
making powerful useof his formidable weapon.
Aware that the Metropolis is the great battle.
ground upon which the heat of tho fight is to be
su tolucd, Il IL to this impoTtani puint they are d-
reciing their most strenuous exertions. They have
called to the Wing Mr.. Richard H.. Tuler, a gen.
tenan % acknowledged abb lilies ant great emo.
riencc; Messrs. Gaiiahcr s. Baldwin have been
placed at the head nf the so called Republican ; and
The Compiler has been greatly strengthened by he
acquisition OF MIR. w. c. Darlington, who 10 The
'ccoinplisnincnt OF a ripe scholar. adds tac force
oil a vigorous intellect.
To this array of forces We have only to oppose a
single Metropolitan Journal, which, however,
great its ability, ought not to be left to cope single
handed With such a host, To come there ore to
the aid of the Enquirer and the Democratic party.
IT 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 instigatcd chiefly by the
press ne and frequent solicitations OF many of The
wiscst and most influential members OF the Demo.
cratic party, aud to its support we iuvoRc the aid Of
our po iuoal friends, not only in Virginia, but
'hroug6out the Union The press is a tower of
Strength and TO the malgt%nance of our political
principles we should c~hecrfuily Contribute our men
tai powers and our pccuniary iueans.
ln this journal we will cndeavor, with what
aDllity we may, to sustain the principles and doc
trines of the Republican party in their pristine pa.
rty. Utterly rcpudiatinx all Agrarianism and
Radicalism, a. destructive of the most valuable so.
cial institutions, and worse than Federalism itself.
with which indeed We will not pretend to compare
IL, We will advocate a limitcl construction OF the
Constitution of the United States, believing that
thc plain and obvious meaning of its context, grants
full as much power to the General Government, AS
1t Is either wise o polite TO hesiow upon it.
When men are secure in the enjoyment of per.
sonal liberty and the proinct of their labor, the ac-
tive pro'nptings OF individual interest ensure a
much better investment of labor and ~ctpitaI, than
can be obtained by any system devised for the pur,
pose of diverting it from its natural into Artificial
channels. We shall, theref re. oppose a IARtrF
| Tor nrItcTtlOu. not only bee tDsc IL / : ,,,pn,-,;t,-
tional., but because ii is in the h highest degree uu-
wise and impolItic.
depravity, and ConPoR ATOMS are corrupt because
their members arc indivitultiy irrcsponliblo: thew
are therefore, to be opposed upon general princi-
pies, and only TO be tolerated occasionally as ne
ccssary evils, In the Coast iuiiun of the United
States, we md no warrant or authority TO establish
any OF these cxcreScenCcs upon the body politic
and in the shape of a BANK, We hold that the pow
or would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
We shall always oppose the cxDerditu,o Of y,et
sums upon local ohiccis, as being not less nnwisc,
because the fund is always .adly administered,
wanting the ~vigllant eye OF iudiiidu-I interest
and 9nlest, beca" se II lays violent hands upon tho
acquisitions OF tho minority, to br expended not for
general and necessary purposes, bot for local and
In short, we esteem tie Government Of the Uni.
ted States a c eaturc of the Sovereign States of ibis
Union, instituted for particular putDos,s, which
cannot be transcribed without the most imminent
danger of overthrowing that Union, which ii wa.
The boast OF our ancestors to have erected, and
~ w. law 20 ~ Il u INTEREST, 10
preserve
Although these are our own particular views, We
arc by no means 50 b.gottcd, or so i1iberal. as TO
exclude ali others from our columns. Our pOliti.
cal opponents shall always he we'comc, provided
their arguments arc presented in an able and re
spcctIui form all we ask, IS the opportunity OF re-
iGlng them. With r1ght on our side, we are pre-
pared to- encount Z any conner, no matter what
weapons he Yields such il our iaith i'm ruth en-.
bGdied, as we believe il TO be, in the principlCs Of
tic Republican Party.
Although tho. political will be the chief, II will!
/ nor ln GhA, n1y f.t ,rnA ~ tin 49, NJ
Try paper az agricultural department will tc add.
Cd, whic! j: e.. hoped the expert, nee of one of The
Editors, i" t'ai particular line. will enable him to
makc particularly acceptable TO the farming com
muuity. This department will be hnndSoincly IL
lustrated with cute of agricultural implements.
when they can be procured. and it is Believed it
will constitute a very valuable and popular feature
in the paper at least, no c~Ncrtion on our part shall
he wanting to make il so. Mechanics AMI Nsmn.
lecturers shall ayo receive their full share of attcn.
ton and We have engaged the services of one of
the first merchants in this city 20 take charge Of
the Commercial Department.. Able and rust woI.
thy CORRESPONDENTS will also be procured 10 keep us
constantly advised of the most important news in
the principal cities of the Union.
Nor will the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
unhccdcd. We arc not unmindiul OF the variety
oftaslcs for which we shall have to cater in this de-
%partmcnt bat we hope by a due aImixture Of DO
ctry and romance, of anccdotc, humor and fun, to
provide for all, whilst sc viii cudeavor 10 shock
the scnsi' iliticS OF none. At least, VIC win promise
To our readers a more Intellectual banquet than is
afforded by the 9 boarding school Miss order of
literature, which graccs, or ~disgraces rather, so
many oil the publlc journals Of America.
We arc we'll aware OF The risk, the labor, and the
responsibility of such an undertaking, and We
have encountered them all, after calm and serious
delIbcranon; relying for success upon our deter
Inina,ion to labor diligently in the prosecution Of
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
all of us upon the prosperity Of the PAPER. il the
best guarantee for the performance OF this rcsolu-
ton.
Ofour own ability for this arduous task, it would
not b. come US TO speak. One of US has had -ome
five or six years experience in the editorial dcpart
mcnt, and anotheriN, by profession and p~racticc,
thoroughly acquainted with the mech1piral duties
Of an office. We have been promised the aid Of
some OF the obiost 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 its
stand by the side of the first journals of the day.-
We shall begin with n sheet, the size Of which v i'll
be commensurate with our means. We know that
moro paper can be bought for less money but We
have not yet learned to measure mental produc.
ions by the yard, nor to IS inalc the value Of
thought by the extent ofthc medium through which
TERMS:
Our motto is, "Cbeap for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be published and mailed for sac dollars
per anuum.--thc SEMI WEEKLY for four, and the
WEEKLY, for tiCo
The paper can only be procured by Transmitting
the money in ADVANCE; and in no case will this i'm.
pprtani rule be departed from. Bot any ono who
wishc4 to take the paper for pcrioj les or greater
than a year, can forward Us any amount Of money,
no, less than Il dollar, and VIC sill furnish him with
he daily, tho semi weekly or the weekly, rs I've
may designate, &c thc value oft, at The rates aforc.
said.
Dor friends who are sufficiently 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 viii be issued assoon as
VIC can get our office arranged, say on On about the
first Of Selt~mbcr next.
We viii gratefully acknowledge the librralitv Of
such Whig Editors as may b. p'eascd to give This
Proipectds an insertion our political b cthrcn
viii. we know, do US a favcr which, undcr similar
circumstance ,~e would 80 checrfully rociprocate.
CT. BOTrS,
r. w HUGdES.
Aug4 J. RICH'D. LEyVELLEN.
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