The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-02-07
PROSPECTUS FOR 1850.
THE NATIONAL ERA.
w. bAlLEf, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR; JOHN @
WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
WASHINGTON, D. G.

TIE NATIONAL ERA ia an Apti-Saverv poI;,,.,, -,
- Literary Newspaper.
brief summary OF the principles and measnres va ar.
prepared At all proper times to sustain will serve 10 show IN.
character and course Of the Era
! We bold
That Slavery is repugnAnt TO Natural Right the Law Of
Christianity the Spirit Of the Age and the essential nature
| Of our Republican Institutions:
That Emancipation without compulsory expatraton
high duty, demanded alike by Justice and Expediency:
That there is but safe eectua mode Of aboshing
Slavery aud that by law be enacted by the States I'm
which it exists:
That Slavery can have lawful being Territory under
the exclusive jurisdiction of the Uni.sd St&ses4
That Congress is bound To exclude IL from all Territory
now belonging or that may hereafter belong United
States:
That the American Union the OF Peace the organ
ofone Language and Civilization the medium of Free
Trade among the and Territories stretch
Ing from the Atlantic to the Pacific this
a. the Refuge Of suffering millions from the Oh World and
Safeguard against its Ambition and Intrigue Of price
less value to the Cause Human Progress and that there
enough intelligence and vrtae 10 its members to extin
guish Slavery the single that dsturbs it's harmones
imPairs its energies alloys its good and threatens it's eta
bity;
That the Federal Constitution ought SO amended as
to place the election Of Pres dent In the hands Of the Peo
Pile directly and to limit his Of office four years
making him thereafter ineligible; and TO he still further
amended to give to the People Of the several States
election Of their United States Senators changing the term
Of office from six TO four years:
That the Post Office Department ought be separated
from the Chief Executive the Postmaster General and all
the local POstmasers being elective by the People the
Of removal for just sufficient cause lodged In the
hands Of the Postmaster General:
That postage on ai newspapers certain size for all
distances saeal s.,.4 IL letters, psSe, ail
ounce for all distances two cents prepaid that nkng
privilege should be abolished and negotiations be instituted
for the purpose OF securing exchanges within reasonable
mts between the newspapers Europe and the United
States aud reduction to the point possible In the
postage on letters passing between foreign countries and our
own:
That the public lands shall be held as trust for the ben
eft Of the People OF the United States to be donated in lin
tied quantities to actual settlers who are Iandess
That the homestead ought to be exempt from sale or exc
cution for debt
That restrictions among the several States
and between all nations ought to be removed:
That Congress ought make due appropriations for i'm
provements demanded by the interests OF commerce with
foreign nations among the States provided they be not
purely local in their benefits and be proper subjects for
State or individual enterprise.
In maintaining our views, we shall fearsssly use the
rights while respect the courteses Of Free Discussion
concedng TO those who may differ from u.s. what claim for
ourselves, the credit Of honest motives
Such reports the proceedings Congress will be given
will convey idea only it's action but Of ts
spirit and policy.
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PARTMRNr
JOHN q. WHITTIER will continue Correspondent. Editor
DIR. WILLIAM ELDER and HEsRy r STANTON author OF
Mofern REFORMS and R.formerS Il other writer Of
merit, will contribute Philosophical Hstor CAL or Critical
| Essays.
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ist Of PoErIcAL Continuous, nothing more need be
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