The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-16
VOLUME 2.--.NO. 81.
PROSPECTUS
OF NEW POLITICAL PAPER CALLED THE
SOUTHERN STANDARD


I Notwithstanding their signal defeat IN IA ,b.
uovocates OF concentrated power and strong go
vernmcnt, are determined to make another and a
vigorous effort for supremacy in the ational coun
ellis The press is the great engine of party in the
present age, and in Virginia our opponents arc
| making powerful use of This Formidable wean"n
Aware that the Metropolis is the great bap,in.
ground upon which the. heat of the 6gbt is to be
sustained it is to this important point they arc di.
called to the Wing Mr.. Richard III. T0lor a zen.
tlcman % acknowledged abilities ant great Spe.
Renee; Messrs. Callaher Baldwin have been
placed at the head IF the called Republican and
tho Compiler has been greatly strengthen by the
| acquisition of MIR. w. c. Darlington, who TO the
OF ripe scholar, adds the forco
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 thereiorr u,
the aid of the Enquirer and the Democratic party
" they will accept of services so humble We the
undersigned, have resolved to establish another
Democratic paper in the city Of Richmond To
this design we have been instigated chiefly bv the
press ng and frequent solicitations of MANY Of the
wiscst and most influential members of the Demo.
cratic party, aud to its support invoke the aid
our poiucai friends, not only in Virginia, but
| throughout the Union The press is a tower of
strength, and to the maintenance of our nol;ticni
principles VIC should cheerfully cont ributc our men
tai powers and our pecuniary means.
aoiiity we may to sustain the principles and doc
trines Of the Republican party in their pristine pu.
rity. Utterly repudiaiing all Agrarianism and
Radcalism as destructive of the most valua bic so.
cia institutions, and worse than Fedora s,n ;tscIf
with which indeed we will not pretend to compare
IT, will advocate a limited construction Of The
Constitution Of the United States, believing TIM I
the plain and obvious meaning of its context grants
foil as much power to the General Government /. !.
| 1t Is either wise or polite to bestow upon it,
When men are secure in the enjoyment of pcr
sona liberty and the product of their La Dor the nc
tive promptings of Individual interest ensure a
much better Investment of labor and capital than
lean be obtained by any system devised for the pur-
pose of diverting it from it's atural into artica
channels. We shall, therefore, oppose TARIrr
for protection, not only because ii is unconstitu
tonal. but because it is in the highest degree un.
wise and mpolitc.
| Accountability is the great check upon human
depravity, and CoapoRArloSs are corrupt because
| their members arc individually irresponsible: they
arc, Therefore, TO be opposed upon genera princi-
pies, and only TO be tolerated occasionally as ne.
] ccssary evils. In the Constitution of the United
States we lind no warrant authority TO establish
any OF these excrescences upon the BODY uoliic :.
and in the shape of BANK, we hold that the pow,
er would be peculiarly dangerous and objection.
able.
We shall always oppose the expenditure of vast
sums upon local objects, as being not less unwise
| because the fund is always BADLY admipste red
wanting the vigIlant eye OF individual intetcst !.
and unjust, because il lays violent hands upon the
acquisitions OF tho minority to be expended not for
general and necessary purposes but for local and
individual cmoluncnt.
| In short, we esteem the Government of the Uni.
ted States eaturc of the Sovereign States of this
| Union, instituted for particular purposes which
| cannot be transcribed without the most Imminent
danger of overtbrowing that Union, which it wac
| the boast of our ancestors have erected md
which should be our pride, it is in tcrest to
preserve
| Although these arc own particular views we
are by no means so b.gotted, so iiberal, as to
| exclude all others from columns. Our politi.
cal opponents shall always be welcome provided
their arguments are presented in n able and re
spcctful form all we ask, is the opportunity of re-
| iuing them. With right on our side we are nrc.
pared TO enoountr any conner, no matter what
weapons he wiclds; such IL our faith in truth EN-.
bodied, we believe it to be, in the princpes of
| the Republican Party.
|
be the only feature of the paper. To tho coun.
| try paper Agricultural department will be add.
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.
lmunity. This department. will be handsomely il.
lustrated with cntD of agricultural implements
when they can be procured. and it is believed il
will constitute very valuable and popular feature
IN the paper; at least, no eHertion part shall
he wanting to make ii so. Mechanics and Manu-
acturers shall also receive their full share of atten
ton; and we have engaged the services of one of
the first merchants in this city to take charge of
the Commercial Department. Able and trust wor
thy correspondents will aso be procured to keep us
constantly advised of the most important news in
the principal cities of the Union
Nor will the claims of polite LITERATURE pass
UNDECIDED. We are not unmindful OF the variety
Of tastes for which shall have to cater in this de-
partment; but we hope by duo admixture of DO
etry and romance, of anecdote, hunor and fun to
provide for all, whilst we will cndeav or 10 shock
the sensil ilities of none. At least, we will promise
TO our readers more intellectual banquet than is
afforded by the 6 boarding school Miss order of
Literature, which graces or dsgraces rather so
many Of the public journals of America.
We arc well aware of the risk the labor and the
responsibility of such undertaking, and we
have encountered them all, after calm and serious
deliberations relying for success upon our deter
nina,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, ia the
best guarantee for the performance OF this rcsoli.
tiou.
ofour ability for this arduous task, il would
not brcomc US 10 speak. One of us has had some
five six years experience in the editorial depart
incnt, and another Is, by profession and practice
thoroughly acquainted with the mechanical duties
of an office. VIC bavc been promised the aid OF
some of the ablest pens in the Union and VIC sta RI
with the hope Of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND.
AID ror Tncn rs the name Of our paper, take it'
We shall begin with sheet, the size of which will
be commensurate with means We know that
more paper can be bought for less money; but we
have not yet learned to measure mental produc.
lions ~ the yard, to 90 iratc the value OF
thought by the extent 9th medium through which
TERMS:
Our motto Is, q Cheap for Cash" The DAILY
paper will be published and mailed for siJ dollars
per aunum,--thc SEMI WEEKLY for four, and the
w EEKLy, for ttrO.
The paper can only be procured by transmitting
the money in advance; and an will this inn
portaut rule be departed from. But any one whc
wishes take the paper for period less or CREATE
than a year can forward us any amount of Snope,,
not less than dollar, and we sill furnish him viii
he daily, the semi-weekly or the weekly as n
may designate, to the value of it, the rates afore
said.
Our friends who sufficiently interested in Tn
SUCCESS OF the paper to encounter the trouble will
please collect and forward 10 us irnmediatelv Tb
fret number of the paper will be issued as soon
VIC can get our office arranged, say on or about III
fret Of September next.
we VIII gratefully acknowledge the libcraity o
such wing boltors as may DO pleased TO give thi
PIo'pectus an Insertion our political brctbrcl
Will we know, do us a favcr which, under simila
circumstances, we would so cheerfully reciprocate
G.. r.. BOTTS,
r. w. HUGHES,
Aug4 J. RICH'D. LEWELLEN.
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