The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1850-02-01
PROSPECTUS FOR 1850.
THE NAT I0NAL AL.saliERA.

LII W. NAL LUNA LAdlEKA.
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| g. BAILEY, EDITOR AND 4PROPRIE-
TOR. JOHN &. WHITTIER CORES.
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INHE NATIONAL; ERA is, an, AMI,
Slavery, Political, and ,ILilenry
Newspaper. $1,000, .i,., '' ,so NJ ssls \
n Asbrief summary Of the principles and
measures we are prepared at,all proper
times 70 sustain, will serve 70 show The
character and, course or ihe Era, 4
We hold that Slavery i, tepagnansi ID
Natural Right, The Law Or Christianity
the Spirit Of The Age, and The essential
nature q our Republican Institutions: I, I
That Emancipation, without zcompul.
sory expairiation, is a, high duty, de.
'nanded mar d .,alligF alike BY Justice and Expe.
diency; !, vt eW =
That there is but one safe and effec.
lpal mode Of abolishing Slavery; and
that is BY law, 10 be enacted BY the States
in which It exists: W Se' iil
That Slavery can have no lawful being
| In Territory under the exclusive iuris.
diction Of The United States: NlsR ' I
That Congress is bound 10 10, exclnde /,
from all Territory now belonging orthai
may hereafter belong 10 the United
States: g 03i Ids7 s'lf .1''T Sflc :
That the American Union, as ,he bond
Iof Peace, the organ Of one Language
and one Civilization, the medium Of Free
Trade, among the numerous States and
Territories stretching from The Atlantic
TO the Pacific shores Of this Continent.
as the Refuge Of suffering millions from
the Old World, and Safeguard against
IFS Ambition and Intrigue, is Of priceless
value 10 the Cause Of. Human Ptogress
and that there is enough intelligence and
virtue in its members to extihguish Sla.
very, the single cause that disturbs It's
liarmonies, impairs It's energies, alloys its
good, and threatens its stability:
That the Federal Constitution ought
to be so amended as TO place the eiec.
ton ofa President in the hands Of the
People, directly, and to limit his term Of
office to four years, making him there
after Ineligible; and to Re sill further
amended so as 10 give the People OF
the several States the election Of their
United Stales Senators, changing the
term Of office from six to four years:
Thattlle Post Office Department ought
TO be separated from The Chief Execu.
live, the Postmaster General and all The
local Possmas!efs being elective by The
People, and the power ofremoval for Just
and sufficient cause lodged in the hands
of the Postmaster General: .a2iiS' I"
y That postage on all pewspdpers, Of 4
certain size; for all distances, should be
one cent; on all letters, under halr an
ounce, for all distances, two cents PIE
paid that the ffankirg privilege should
be abolished :and negotiations be- insti-
'tuted for the purpose ofsecuring free ex-
changes within reasonable limits be-
tween the newspapers oi Europe and the
United States, and a reduction 10 the
lowest point possible ia The postage on
letters passing between foreign countries
and our own: fi9inf3 NiJ6lfsl''f ? ~
That the public lands shall be held as
a trust for the benefit of The People of
the United States, TO be donated in lin
tied quantities. To- actual settlers who are
lahdless:s ? Ie201sib b'h ! isireoei
THAT the homestead ought 10 be OK
empt from sale Of execution for debt: 3
That restrictions on commerce among
the several States, and between alli ma.
lions, ought TO be removed: nol'f7i9e
That Congress ought ID make due ap-.
preparations for improvements dema nded
by the interests Of commerce with for
eign nations, or among The States, .proyi-
ded they be not purely local in Their ben
e6ts, and be not proper subjects for State
or individual enterprise. @s9a'in =
In maintaining our views, we slall fear
lessly nsa the rights, while we respect
the courtesies, Of Free Discussion, con-
ceding 10 those who may differ from us,
what We claim for ourselves, the credit
Of honest motives. s# f'I 1r'FoI -
Such reports of the proceedings Of
Congress will be given as will convey .
correct idea not only OF ils action, but of
| its spirit and policy. ang'9s9 'l4 s9I'i
We have lately Completed such ar.
fangemenls for The Foreign Correspon-
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