The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-30
VOLUME 2.---NO. 81.
PROSPECTUS a-~.sss =
OF NEW POLITICAL PAPER. CALLED TIE
SOU rHERN STANDARD -.

Notwithstanding their signal defeat i'm ia ~ .
a''Soc"tcs OF roncvntrated p"wer aud strong 90.
vernm;nt, are determined to make another and :,
v!gorou, effort for supremacy in the nationaIc oun.
Gus The press Is the ereat cngine Of party in The
present age, and in Virginia our oproneuts are
IN king powerful use of this Formidable weap, n
Aware that the Metropolis is the great hattlr.
ground upon which the beat of the fight "a to be
su taineh e is to this imou,t point HEY are d.
rectng their most sire Gus exerions. They have
called TO the Wing MIR Richard II. Tuloi, a gen.
Ve"lan o. acknowledged abb tiles ant great xpe-
rience Messrs.y Gallaher & Baldwin have been
aced at the head nr the called Repub lean aud
the Compiler has been greatly strcngthenrd by III
arqnsnion OF Mr. w, g. Carring tnn, who to the
accom- i,nlnents OF ripe scholar, adds TIE torcr
oi a vigorous IN telrct. l"+t ar l1ih .H1'3
To this array Of forces e have only To orposo a
single Metopoiitan journal, which, however
great its ability, ought not be left to cope single
handed With such a host, To come there ore to
the aid of the Enquirer nd the Democratic party
~ .hey viii accept of services 80 humble, NC, the
undersigned, have resolved to establish another
Democratic paper in the city Of Richmond To
this design we have been inatigated chiefly bv Tic
press ng aud ircqu mt solicitations OF many oil the
wiscst and most Influential mcuhcrs OF the Den o.
cratic party, aud to its support Invoke tho aid of
our po iti,a friends, not cniy in Virpinia but
throughout the Union The press is a tower of
strength, and ia the naint nance Of our poliicai
principle we should chccrfully contribute our men
ia, powers and our pccunary means.
~ this Journal we will endcavor, with what
ability we may to sustain the principles and doc
trnes OF the Republican party in their pr istine m.
r,ty,: Utterly repudiating all Agrarianisln and
Radicalisn, destructive of the most valua bic so.
c al institutions, and worse than Fedora sn, itself
with which indeed we will not p, etend Ia compare
it, we will advocate a limited constructon OF H.
Constitution Of The United States, believing that
the plain and obvious meaning of its context grants
fall as mu'h power to the General Government rs
! 1T Is either wise o. polite to besiow upon it,
Nhen men arc secure in the enjoyment of per
sonal liberty and the product of their la bor the ac
! tive pronptngs OF individual inirre-t ensure a
much better Investment of labor and capital tina n
can be o. tanned by amy system devised for the p,n-
pose OF divertlng 1t rom its natural into artificial
channels. VIC shall, thercf re. oppose a ThslrF
for prtcc ton not only because il is unconstitu
'ionat but because ii is in the highest degree un
| Use and i,npotic. II@ -
! Accountability il the great check uoop human
depravity, and CoRPoRArloNs arc corrupt becaus,
,hci' members arc indivi' ual!y irresponsible; they
are, thei csorc, to be opposed upon general prnci
pies. and only Ia he tolerated occasionally as nc.
Ces-ary evils. In the Coust tuition of the United
Sua.es, We Nnu no war; am or authority TO establish
an OF NEE eNcreSccnces upon the body polite;
md in the shape of a BASK, hold that the NV,
er would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
, able, Is.
We shall always oppose the expenditure of vast
sums upon local ohlcc's. being not less nn,visc
Necause the fund is always ably Administered
wanting the viglant eye OF indi idu i int,Irst
and unjust, because it LAYS violent hands upon he
acquisitions OF tho minority, to he expended not for
rcnHrai and necessary purposes, bat for local and
Individual m Iument
In sh TT, we G. teom tic Government OF he Uni
ted states caturc OF the oVcrce GU States of ~ ia
Onion, insituted :or par;icuA- I.,i Los s. = h;,h
'ann't be transccnded without The ms ST i,,,mincnt
anger OF "ysrtNr wing tn Uni n. which it
h" boast OF our an, cstcrs to have erected and
"ii"h should he our pride, it is our interest to
preserve 4
Although these are our own particular views v.e
are bv no means So b.goted, or SO iibe raj. as 10
4 xciude Nil GthetS from columns Our nol;ti.
al opponents -hall always he we come pr,vid,d
their arguments are presented in al able and re
pcctfu form; i we ask, is the opportunity OF re-
n1ng them With right side, we are pre-.
pared to encount r any conner, 10 matter what
,eapons he wirld-; such is aith in truth en-.
'ndied as We believe it to be- in the principles of
lie Republican Party.
though the political Will tie ,he chief. il will
not be thr only feature of the paper To The coun-
ry paper az gric t"ral de partment will add.
~ which it is hoped the expert nee OF one of The
edit in that particular linz, will enable him TO
cake pat cuarly acccptab u the farming com
nunity. Til department. will be b,ndsonI,Iv ii.
ustrated with cute of agricultural implements
vhen they can he procured. and it is believed il
will constitute a very va uable and popular fratu,c
ne paper at least no exc. ton ON our part hall
&c wanting to make il so. Mechanics ana Manu-
actnrefs stall aso i've their full share of atcm
he hrs' merchants in this city to take charge of
he Commercial ID partinent. Able and trust wot
ny c"rrcsi on cnts will also be procured to keep II.
constantly a6iv1s. of the most Important news in
the principal cities of the Union
Nor viii the chim' of polite LITERATURE pass
inHcedcd. We not unmindful OF tie varietv
tastes for which shall have 10 cater in tbis
'artment; but we hope by duo admixture of 20.
'fry aud romance, of anccdotc hurnor and fun to
provide for all, whilst VIC. will cudeavor TO shock
he sensi iiics OF none. At least, we will D. ou,isc
oour readers more intellectual b,nouet than is
Afforded 10y The 6 boarding chool Miss'' order of
n'cratur", winch graces, or diSgraces rather, so
many of the public journals Of America.
We arc we | aware Of the risk, the labor and the
e7Ponsibibty of such an undertaking, and we
have encountered them all, after calm and serious
delibcra'ion; relying for success upon our deter
mina,ion TO labor diligently in the prosecu tion nj
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 ability for this are " us task II vopld
not come US TO speek. On" of us has had somc
hvc or six years experience in the editorial depart
ment, and onutheri4. by profession and nrarticc
| thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical duties
"i an othce. We havc been promised the aid Of
'onc 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 its
1,9nd by the side OF the first journals of the day
we snail brgin with sheet, the size OF which, v i'll
! be commensurate viii, our means we know that
more paper can be b 'ught for less money; but
nave not yet learned tn measure mental prnduc
! ions by the yard, to rs inate the value Of
in2ougnt ny TIC extent fthe medium through which
Our motto ia, ''Cheap for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be Published and mated for SIC dollars
Der annum 1.-The SEMG-WEEKLY for -four, and tho
WEEKLY, for t,co
The paper can only he procured by transmitting
the money in advance and in mn case v,ill h,s -
portant rule be departed from. But any one who
wishes take the paper fur period less or greater
than year, can forward us any amount Of money
not less than dollar, and i'll uni him Vriib
he daily, the emi-wCckly or the weekly n he
nav dcsiguatc. to the value of IT, the rates afore
said.
Our friends who -ufFicicntly interested IN ,h,
success of the paper to encounter the trouble viii
please collect and forward IT, us Immediately. The
first number Of the piper will be- issued as soon !.
We can get our Office arranged, say on or aboni the
first Of SCI tcmbcr next. ~
We will gratefully acknou,I edge the litcrsjtv Of
such Wing Editors az may be pleased 10 give his
Prospectus an insertion: our rs,itical b ctbrcn
viii. We know, do a faver which. under similar
circumstances, we would 30 checrfuy rcciprocate
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y X. w HUGHES
I Aug4 J. RICHD LEwEIIEN
! SUPERIOR SWEET oIL.-Jos, received
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