The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-02-28
Prospectus Of the NationaI
Era-VOl. ". 1851. !
G. BAILEY, PRoPRrEroR AND EDlroR
}. q. WHITTlER, CORRESPONDING EDIroR
rTHE NATIONAL ERA is an Au
Slaverv n p.,I;,,coI .nd I ;tara
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principles and measures we are prepare
| atall proper times 10 maintain will serv
70 show the character and course Eth
Era. u
We hold--that Slavery is repungnar
10 Naidral Right, the Law Of Christianity
the Spirit Of the age, and the esseniia
nature Of our Republican inaiiiutions:s .
That Emancipation, without compulsu
[fy expiration, is high duty, demande,
like by Justice and Expediency:
That there is but one safe and effect
nal mode Of abolishing Slavery; and tina
is BY law, to be enacted by the State IL
which il exists: F e \
That Slavery can have no lawful heinz
in Territory under the exclusive jurisdi
iion ofthe United States. - :
That Congress- is bound to exclude i
from all Territory now belonging or iha
may hereafter belong to the Unite.
States: ~ -. =
That the American Union, as the bol.t
of Peace, the organ ofone language ant
one Civilization, The medium Of Free
Trade, among the numerous States ant
Territories stretching from the Atlantic
10 the Pacific shores of the Continent, a.
The Refuge ofsrhiering millions from the
Old World. and the safeguard against its
Ambition and Intrigue, is of priceless:
value 10 the Cause OF Human progress
and that there is enough intelligence ane
vlrine in its members to extinguish SID.
very, llle single cause that dislnrbs It's
harmouies, impails its energies, alloys
lis benefits, and threatens its stability: 8
That the Federal Constitution oughI
to be so amended as TO place the elec.
iion Of President in the hands Of the
people, directly, and 10 limit his tern
of office to four years, muking him there
aier ineligible; and to be still further
amended so as 10 give to the People Of
The several Stats the election of their
United States Senators, changing the
terms of office from six TO fonr Yeas:
That the Post Office Department ough!
10 be separated from the Chief Execu-
live; the Postmaster General and all
The local Pos,mnsters being elective ny
The People, and the power OF removal for
just and sufficient cause lodged in the
hands Of The Postmaster General.
That postage on all newspapers Of a
certain size, for all distances, should be
| cent; on all letters, under half an ounce,
for all distances, two cents prepaid; that
the frauking p~i,ilegc shoull be abolished; |;
aud that the negotiations ought 10 be
instituted for tho purpose Of securing
a red C ion to the loves! point PTS
she in the postage on letters passipYYo
between foreign countries and our own;
That the public lands should be held
as rust for the benefit of The People
G The United States, TO be granted IL.
limited quantities to actual set'lcis VIII"
are landleis:
That the homestead ought to be
,x"mpt from sale or execution for debts:
That resirIctions on commerce among
the several States, and between all na-
tioDs, ough, TO be removed:
That Congress ought 10 make due
appropriation !or improvements demanded
by the interests Of commerce with foreign
nations, or among the States, provided
they he not purely local in their benefits,
and he not proper subject for State or in
dividual enteiprizc.
In maintaining our views, we. shall
learlessly use the rights, while we respect.
the courtesies, Of Free Discussion, Con-
ceding to ltose who may differ from US,
what we claim for ourselves, the credit.
Of honest motives.
Such reports Of the proceedings Of
Congress will be given as will convey
couec, idea mol only Of its acton, but Of
lis spirit ndpolicy. q
The Foreign Correspondence Of the
Era, is at leas, equal in value and inter-
est to that Of any Journal in the country.
The Literary Miscellany Of the Era
amply provided for. JOHN G. WHIrTIER;s
the Poet, will continue Corresponding
Editor. BY an arrangement with that
popular writer, GRAcE Greenwood, her,
services have b en- secured for the Era
prclusipely, beginning on the lsi of Jan
uary next. Mrs. Emma d. E. N. South
worth, the American Novelist, who
first became known TO the public thought
lhc columns Of, our paper, has ehgagedto
furnish a story for our new volume. f'''
Among other contributors we may
name Mr.. William Eldet, the. Hon.
B. Stanton Martha Russell, Mary Irving,
and Alice and Phoebe Carey.
Having thus made ample arrangements
FOR the General Departments oflhc Paper
we sha devote ourselves more particu.
arly to Auli Slavery aud political Dis.
taking care to keep our readers
advised of all important. reform move
nen,s and current events, h2'.'e
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'ending us two NEW subscribers, shall
ave the three copies for FIVE dollars.
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