The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-07
PROSPECTUS
or N.Y. rULiiiCAL PAPER, CALLED THE
SOUTHERN STANDARD
TO BE PUBLISHED AZ RICHMOND yIRCINt,
To the X. M lican PUy;u IA,

Not"lthstahuihg thrit signal defeat in ~ the
advocates oil cuuccntrat cd power and Il strong ro-
vcrnmcnt, are determined to make smother and n
vigorous. effort for supremacy in the national coun-
ellis The press is the great engine of rartv in The
present age, and in Virginia our oproncuts orc
making powerful use of this formidable weapon
Aware that the Metropolis is tho great battle.
ground upon which tho heat of the fight is to be
su tame IL is to this impot tam point they are di-
recung their most strenuous exertions. They have
called TO the Wing MIR. Richard H. Tolcr a gen
ticman o, acknowledged abb tiles ano great expc-
ricnce; Messrs. Gailah,r < Baldwin have been
laced at the head nj the called Republican and
acquisition of Mr. w. G. Darlington. who to- The
accomplishments of ripe scholtr. adds the force
II a vigorous intellect.
To this array of forces We have only to opposc
single metropolitan Journal which however
great its ability, ought TO be left to cope single
handed with such host. TO come there ore to
the aid of the Enquircr AMI the Democratic party
II ,hcy will accept of services SO humble We the
undersigned, have resolved to establish another
Democratic paper IL the city Of Richmond. To
this design we have been iustgated chiefly bv the
press NJ aud irequ mt solicita tons of many o the
wiscst and most influential members OF the Demo.
cratic party, aud to its support invoke the aid of
our po itioat friends, cnlv in Virginia but
throughout the Union The press is q tow'er Of
Strength, and to the maint"naucc of our POLITICAL
principles We should chcerfuily contribute our men
t.! powers and our pccuniary means.
ln this journal we will cndcavor, with what
aDilty we may to sustain the principles and doc
trnes of the Republican party in their pristine pu-
rity: Utterly regulating all Agraranism and
Radlcasm, as destructive of the most vaiua bic So
cal institutions and worse than Federalism itself
with which indeed we will not pretend to compare
| it, NC will advocate a imc constructions OF the
| Constitution of the United States believing tina
the plpin and Obvious meaning of its context grants
fall as much power tn thu, General C;ovcrp,ncnt a
1T Is either wise o. polite TO bcsrow upon it,
! When men arc secure in the enjoyment of per.
.onal liberty and the product of their labor the
tive promptings OF individual interest ensure n
much better Investment of labor and capital than
can be obtained by any system devised for the pur-
pose oil divcrting rom its natural into artificial
channels. We shall, thcrcf re, oppose TARIFF
Tor protection, not only because il is unconstitu.
tional but because it is in the highest degree un-
twsc and iinpolitic.
Accountability is the great check upon human
| dcpravity, and CoRPoRATIoNs are corrupt because
their members arc individually irresponsible; they
are, Therefore, to be opposed upon general prnci-
plies, and only to be tolerated occasionally as nc.
cessary evils In the Constitution of the United
States, we find no warrant authority establish
any oil the'c cxcreSccnccS upon The body polite
and in the shape of a BANK, we hold that the pow.
er would bc peculiarly dangerous and objection
We shall always oppose the expenditure of vast
sums upon local objects, as being not less unwisc
! because the fund is always adv admiuister red
wanting the vglant eve of iudiI idu,l inter est
aud unjust, because it lays violent hands upon the
ACQUISITIONS of tho minority, be expended, not for
general AND necessary purposes, bet for local and
individual cmplumcnt.
In short, we esteem the Government of The Uni.
ted States caturc of the Sovereign States of this
Union instituted for particular purposes which
cannot be transcribed without the me st imminent
Tanger oil ovcrthrowing that Union, which it was
the boast of our ancestors to have erected and
which should be our pride it is our interest to
pr, serve
Although these are our own particular views VIC
arc by no means 80 b.gottcd or so illibcral as to
exclude all others from our columns Cur politi-
cal opponents shall always bc welcome, provided
their arguments arc presented in bic and re
spccful FORM all ask, is the opportunity of re-
iu,lng them. With right on our side we are pre-.
Weapons nc wieids; such is our faith in ruth en-.
hodlcd, as we believe il to be, in the principles of
the Republican Party.
Although the political will he the chief it will
not be the only feature of the paper. To the coun-
try paper Agricultural dcpar tment will he add
ed, which it is hoped the experience of ono of The
Editors in that particular line, will enable him to
| make particularly acceptable to the farming com
munity. This department will be handsomely il
| lustratcd with cuta of agricultural implements
when they can be procured. and it is believed it
Will constitute very valuable aud popular feature
in the paper at least, c~crtion part shall
he wanting to make II so. Mechanics and Manu-
iacurers shall also receive their full share Of attcn.
ton and We have engaged the services of ono of
the frs. merchants in this city to take charge of
the Commercial Department Able and tr ust. wor-
thy corresponding will also be procured 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 unnindful OF the variety
OF tastes for which we shall have cater in this de-
partmcnt; but we hope by due admixture of po-
etry and romance, of anccdote. humor and fun to
provide for all, whilst will eudeavor to shock
the sensi ilites of none At least we will promise
! to our readers more intellectual banquet than is
afforded by the 4" boarding boo Miss" order of
| literature, which graccs, or diseraccs rather so
I many of the public journals of America.
we arc well aware of the risk the labor, nd the
| responsibility Of such an undertaking, and We
have encountered them all, after calm and serious
deHbcration; relying for success upon our deter
nina ZION labor diligently in the prosecution Of
our design. The absolute dependence of one and
all Of upon the prosperity Of the pa per- il the
best guarantee for the performance OF this rcsolu
! ton.
| Ofomr own ability for this arduous task II would
not b come us 10 speak. Ono of us has had -ome
five or six years experience in the editorial depart
ment, and another Ia, by profession and practice
lX MT n
of office. We have been promised tho ali of
some of the ablcst pens in the Union, and we start
With The hope of seeing the SOUTHERN STAND
ARD, for such is the name of orr paper; take it's
stand by the side of the FIRST journals Of the dav-
We shall begin with sheet, the size Of " bch Y i'll
be commensurate with our means We know that
nQrc paper can be b 'ught for less money but VIC
! have not yet learned to measure mental produc.
tionS ny the yard, nor to IS idatc the value of
thought ny the extent ofthc medium through which
F.! IT Is conveyed
TERMS
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paper will be published and m1iicd for dollars
1Gr annum the SEMI-W for four, and the
WEEKLY, for t,ro
The paper can only he procured by transmitting
the money in advance; and an will this i'm.
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wishes to take the paper for period less or greater
than year, can forward US any amount of money
not less than a dollar, and 0ill fnrnh him win
.hc daily, the semi weekly or the weekly az he
said. "'O' Z
OR friends who arc sufficiently interested in tho
Success OF INC paper 10 encounter the trOuble
please collect and forward TO Us mmcdiatcjv Tho
first number of the paper will be issued as soon as
we can get our Office arranged, say on or about the
I first Of September next.
! We will gratefully acknowledge the libcraity of
such WING Editors as may nc pleased to give This
! Prospectus an insertion our political b ethrcn
VIII we know, do us taver which, under similar
circumstances we would chccrfuly rcciprocatc
G. r.. Bolts,
". w. HUGHES,
! Ang4 j. RICu'D. LEWELLEN
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