The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-14
VOLUME a.---No. so.
PROSPECTUS
VI I" 90 ~ III, iiCAL PAPER. CALLED THE
SOUTHERN STANDARD

W. "i"s.'"o'"g .heif signal defeat in "a, the
Iverument, are determined to make anothsr anS
vigoro9. effort for supre macy in the national eoun
ellis The ess is the great engine of party in the
present age, and in Virginia our opponents arc
making powerful use of this Formidable wean,r,
Aware that the Metropolis is the prea, Sat,I.
ground upon which the heat of the fight j. to b.
su tanned it is to THE impoi point they are di
reGl9g their most strenuous exertions. They have
called TO the Wing MIR. Richard H. Toler a zen.
ticman o. acknowledged abb titles ant. great esne
Renee; Messrs. Gailahcr s. Baldwin have been
placed at the head of the called Republican and
the Compiler has been greatly strcngthencd nv tho
acquisition of MIR. w. e. Darlington, who to the
accom- Dli sbmcnts of n tipc schol,r add, tho So.
OF vigorous intellect. w 49,
/ To this array of forces @ have ONLY to orpose y
single Metropolitan. Journal, which. however.
great its ability, ought not to be left to conc sncl
handed with such host. TO come theresore to
the aid of the Enquirer and the Democratic party,
II they will accept of services so humble VIC, the
Undersigned, have resolved to establish another
Democratic paper in the city Of Richmond To
this design we have been nstigated chiefly bv the
wisest and most influential members OF the Demo
cratic party, and to its support invoke the aid of
our po.iuea. friends' not cnly in Virginia, but
strength, and to the maintenance of our poticai
principles we should chcerfuily cont butte our men
tai powers and our pccuniary neans
IN this Journal we will endeavor, with what
ability we may, to sustain the principles and doc
trines of the Republican party in their pristine M
rity: Utterly repudiaing all Agraria nism and
Radicalism as destructive of the most valuable So
cal institutions, and worse than Federalism itself
it, We will advocate limited construction nj Tho
Constitution Of the United States, believing that
the plain and obvious meaning of its context Grants
full as much power to the General Government "a
it Is either wise or polite to bcsow upon it,
when men are secure in the enjoyment of per
sonal liberty and the product of their labor the ac
tive promptings of individual interest ensure a
much better Investment of labor and capital than
can be obtained by any system devised for the pur.
pose of diverting it from its natural into artificial
lchannels. We shall, therefore, oppose a TApIrr
for prutec ton, not only because il is nnconstitu.
Is in he his,kns,
wise and mpolitic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
depravlty, and CoaPoRATloNs corrupt because
their members arc individually irresponsible; thew
are, therefore, to be opposed upon general princi.
pies, and only to be tolerated occasionally as ne
ccssary evils. In the Constitution of the United
States, we find no warrant authority to establish
any OF these excrescences upon the body polite
able. wy ''o"-
We shall always oppose the expendit,,,c Of yos,
sums upon local objects, as being not less nnwiSc
because the fund is always lady administ. red
wanting the vigilant eye of individusl inter est:
and unjust, because II lays violent hands upon the
acquisitions of tho minority, to be expended not for
general and necessary purposes but for local and
individual emolument.
In short, esteem the Government of the Uni
ted States G. eaturc OF the Sovereign States of this
Union, instituted for particular purposes, which
cannot be transcribed without the most Imminent
danger of overthrowing that Union which il was
the boast of our ancestors to have erected and
which 1t should be our PRIDE as it is interest to
preserve.
Although these are our particular views, We
are by no means so b:gotted go illiberal as to
! exclude all others from our columns Our polit.
cal opponents shall always be welcome, provided
Their "a arguments are presented in an able and
spect'ul form all we ask, is the opportunity of re-
iunng them. With right on our side we are pre-
pared to encounter conner, no matter what
weapons he Yields; such is faith in truth en-.
bodied, believe il to be, in the principles of
the Republican Party.
Although the. political will be the chief, it will
not be the only feature Of the paper To The Conn
ri nppt v,in ca III
ed, 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
munity. This department will be Handsomely H.
Illustrated with cutD of agricultural implemcnts
,'i they can be procured and it is believed it
VIII constitute very valuable and popular feature
in the paper at least, cXerton on our part shall
NC wanting to make il so. Mechanics and Manu-
lecturers shall aso i've their full share of attcn
ton and we have engaged the services of one or
the hrs. merchants in this city to take charge of
the Commercial Department. Able and trust. woy
thy correspondents will also be procured to keen s
constantly advised of the most important news i'm
tho principal cities of the Union. ~
Nor will the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
unhceded VIC are not unmiudful of the variety
OF tastes for which shall have TO cater in this dc.
partment; but we hope by duo admixturc of no.
| etry and romance, OF anccdote humor and fun, 10
| provide for all, whilst VIC will cudeavor to shock
the scnsi' ilites OF none. At least, will promise
to our readers more intellectual banquet than is
Afforded by the boarding school Miss" order of
lhtcraturr, which graces, or disgraces 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 " C
have encountered them all, after calm and serious
delibcraiion; relying for success upon our detcr.
mnation to labor diligently in the prosecution of
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
oil of us upon the prosperity of the pa per il ihe
best guarantee for the performance Of this rcso,,.
ton.
OF our own ability for this afduous task il would
not b come us 10 speak. One of us has had sooc
tive or six years experience in the editorial depa,t
ment, and another ia, by profession and practicc.
Thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical dntics
nispd tba III 8
some OF the ablest pens in the Union and we start
with the hope of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND
ARD, Tor such US the maine of our paper take it's
stand by the side of the first journals Of the dav =
we shall brgin with sheet the size OF which " i'll
be commensurate With our uieaug We know, ibat
more paper can be bought for less money: but w q
have not yet learned to measure mental produc.
| ions oy the yard, nor to IS iuatc the value of
thought by the extent ofthe medium through which
II is conveyed.
TERMS
Our motto Is, " Cheap for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be Published and mailed for sac dollars
per num,--the SENT WEEKLY for four, and the
! WEEKLY, for tOo
! The paper can only be procured by Transmitting
the money in advance; and in case will this inn.
portant role be departed from. But any one who
wishes TO take the paper for period less or re,tc
than year, can forward us any amount Of money
not less than dollar, and we i'll Furnish him yjb
The daily, the semi-wcekly or the ygeekIv ss IT,
may designate, to the value of it, at the rates afore
Our friends who sufficiently interested in Tho
success of tho paper to encounter the trooblo Iii
please collect and forward to Us iumediatoIv IT,
fret number of the paper will be issued az soon AZ
| first Of September next. ' '"'
we VII gratefully acknowlc ledge the libcraIity Of
such wing EDITORS as may be pleased To give his
f..0spect9s an insertion; political b etbrcn
viii We know, do Us faver which under similar
circumstances, would 50 checrfully rociprocate.
G. n. Bolts,
r. w. HUGHES,
Aug4 J. RICH'D. LEWELLEN
SUPERIOR SWEET oIL.-Just received
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