The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-09
PROSPECTUS
VI NE NJ , r0L,i, UAL PAPER, CALLED THE
''7 SOUTHERN STANDARD i-r1

advoca tics Of conc Mira, ci power and :, ,,, ~
vcrnmcnt, are determined To make an til, r and n
Vigoruu- eliot Tor suprt macy Ia the conn
CHS The pic-s Is the rcst engine of rartv il, mo
present age, and in Virginia opr onents are
making powerful use of This formidable wcan' N
Aware that the Metropolis is tbc great BATH
ground upon which the beat of the fight Is TO be
su aine., IL Is to ths impor p"iHt they are di
rccumg their most strenuous cxcrtions. They have
called to the Nhig Mr.. Richard n. Tolcr Il gen.
ticnan o, acknowledged adj lilies ant great Spc.
rience; Mcssrs. Gailaher & Baldwin have ~,
aced at The head Of the called Republics and
the ComPier has been greatly siren sthenrd by the
acquisition of MIR w. G. Carrinetcn. Who TO thu, the
ot a vigorous intellect.
To this array Of forces We have only to oppose a
single Mst,opoitan Jnnrna, witch, h,vsevrr
great Us ability. ought not TO be- left to cope single
handed with such II host. To come there orr, to
the aid Of the Enquirer and the Dc,nocr.tic party
II they will accept of services so humble We the
undersigned, have resolved To establish another
Democratic paper in the city Of Rirhniond To
this design We have been ustigatcd chiefly bv the
press ng aud frequent solic ia tons of many OF the
~iscst and most Influential mcmbers OF the Dcno.
cratic party and to its support Invoke the aid of
our our po Inca, friends not ,,nly in Virginia, but
throughout the Union The press is n tower of
strength, aud to the ,naint nance of our roliticnl
principles VIC should chccruly conir ute our men
tai powers and our pccuniory means.
| In this Journal we will cndeavo~ with what
ahiity we may. to sustain the principles and ,oc.
trnes of the Republican party in their prstinc ru
| rlty. Ctcriy repudating all Agrariansm and
Radicasm. as destructive of The M, st valuable so
cal institutions, and worse than Federalism itself
| it, we will advocate a intcl construction of the
Constitution OF the United States bclicv,np Thai
the plain and Obvious meaning of its context Grants
full IA much power to the General Government ~
! 1T Is either wise o. polite to bCsow upon it,
! when men are sccurc in the enjoyment of per.
sonal liberty and the pro uct of their l., Dor he nc.
| tive promptngs al individual intrrc-t ensure
much better investment of Labor md C,p;t,I than
can be obtained by any systcm devised fur the 1ur.
pose OF divertng ii rom its natural into artificial
channels. We shall, therf re. opposc n TAEtrr
for protection, not only bee use il is unco1stitu.
tiona but because il is in the hig hest degree un-
wise and impotic.
4! Accountability is the great check upon humau
dcpravity, and Coz Pos ATOMS corrupt because
their members arc indiviGuhl!y irresponsible: they
are, therefore, to be opposed upon general priuci
pies, and only 10 be tolcra ted occasionally as nc.
ccs airy evils. In the Coast tuition of the United
States, we find no authority TO establish
any OF the c excrcSccnccs upol the body politic
and in the shape of "a BASH we hold that tic u W,
cr would be peculiarly dangerous and objection
We shall always oppose tho cxpci ditutc of vast
sums upon local olicc's, as being rot less nv Use
bcrausc the fund ia always adiy aolni,iis red
wanting the vi%Ilant eye of mdi i,.u | interest
aud unjust, becaHsc il lay violent hands upon II e
ACQUISITIONS OF tho minority, to hr cxpcrdcd not for
general and necessary purposes, bat Tor local and
! individual IN 'uincnt
In sh rt, We esteem tic Government OF The Uni.
ted States enturs OF the Snvcrc gn States of If il
Union instituted for particular purposes which
cannot be transcribed without, the most inn,inent
danger OF overthr"wing that Union, which il wa
til" boast of our ancestors to have erected and
which should he our pride, it il our interest To
| PR serve
| Although these re our own particular views VIC
arc be- no means .gOttcd, so il!ibcral g.. to-
exclude all Dthe's from columns. Our politi-
| cal opponents shall always hc welcome, provided
their arguments are presented in u L. able and re
spcetui form an we ASK Is the opportunity OF re-
U,ing them. With righi on our side we arc ore.
Weapons he wicds; such is our faith in truth en-.
bodied, we believe il TO be, in the principIcs Of
! the Republican Party.
Although The political will be the chief il will
! n al q To M,
/ try paper an Agricultural DEPARTMENT will tc add.
Cd, which IT is hoped tho experience of of ihc
make paI ticuiarly aoc"ptah 10 the farming com
munity. This department. viii be handsomely H.
lusirated with cut- OF agricultural implements,
when thcv can bc procured, and 1T is believed il
VIII constitute very uahlc and Copular feature
IN tie paper; at least, no exc ton part >ha
bc wanting To make il 81. Mechanics and Mann.
actnrcrs shall $50 recirc their full share of attcn
ton; and VIC have engaged the scr,iccs of ere of
the first merchants in this oitv 10 take charge Of
the Commercial Department. Able and trust wot q.
thy oorrcsT on"emts will asu be procured to keep us
constantly advis, Of thc most important news in
the principal cities of the Union.
Nor will the claim of POI tie LITERATURE pass
unhccdcd We arc pot unmindful OF the variety
Of tastes for which shall nave 10 cater in this de.
pertinent; hut We hops by a due a'mixturc of DO
ctry and romance, of aucC dotc, humor and fun To
provide for al, whilst We will endeavor to shock
the srns iics of none. At least we will u, oInis.
to otr readers more intellectual banquet than is
aioi ded by The boarding school Miss" order of
literature, which graccs, OF disgraces rather, so
many OIL the pubnC journals of Amc rlCa.
We are well aware OF rlc risk, the labor nd the
responsibility Of such undertaking, and We
have crcounterc them ALL after calm and serious
deliberations; relying To- success upon our dctcr-
iininatinn TO labor diligently in the prosecution OF
Four design. The absolute Dependence of one and
all of us upon the prosperity of the paper, il the
best guarantee TOR the pcrtrm OF this rcsolu
ton.
Ofour own ability Cor this aida us task, il would
not b to spcak. On, of us has had ono
FIVE six years experience in the editor ia dcnIt
memt, and another il, by profession and practice
thoroughly acqnaint q with the mechanical duties
of an Office We have | cen pfomiscd the aid of
some of the ablcst prns in the Union and we sta ri
With the hope of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND.
MD. Tor snch s TIC uaInc of our paper, take its
stand by the side of the first journals Of the day
we shall brgn with sheet, the size Of which will
be commensurate With onr mcans. We know that
mIore paper con be b ugbt for less money: but
have not yet learned to measure mental pcoduc
tons by the yard, nor to - iratc the value of
thought by the extent ofthc medium through which
TERMS:
Our motto il, ''Cbc,p FIR Cash" The DAILY
paper will be publishcf and mated for dollars
per annum, 1.-The SEMI WEERtY for four, and the
WEEKLY, for tCo
The paper can only I've prororcd by Transmitting
the money in 7dvancc aud in case will this i'm.
PortHn' rude be departed from. Bot any who
wishes take the paper fur period lcss or create
than year, can forward rs any amount of money
not less Than dollar, aud VIC i'll fnrn- h him viii
.bc daily, tho semi weekly the weekly az f.,
may designate to the value of it, The rates afore
said
Our friends who arc sufficiently interested l., H.,
Icc@ss of the paper to encounter the trouble vii
please collect and forward ~ ms immediately ri,
fr-t number If the paper vii bc issncd ,s sI, "
we can get GU Office arranged. say on or ABBOTT III,
first Of Set tcInbcr next.
We will gratefully acknov ledge the IibrraIitv %
sucb Wing Editors as may l,r pleased 10 rive This
PIo8Pcc'da IN insertion; our political h cthrcu
VIII we know, do Gavcr which. under similar
circumstances, VIC would go chccrfuly rcciprocatc
G.. r. Bolts,
u. w. HUGHES,
Aug4 j. RGCn'D. LEWELLEN.