The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-12-28
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
Monday, the I'd OF January ensuing. IshaIl
issue The first uumber of

Monday, the I'd OF January ensuing. Ishal
issue The first uumber of
TIE DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
shall do this a. the urgent solicitation fmany
friends, in Congress and out of it, who say thal
a weekly paper, extended as its circulation may
be, connot supply The place OF daily-the in
tfuence Of The one being continuous. that of
the other intermitien'; that press with a daily
and weekly edition operates with twnio!d force
on The Public Mind: that SO long as Freedom is
without Daily in the Capital of the Union to
represent lis interests, while there ate four
Dales here committed actively to the tupport
o Slavery, or are silently submissive 10 its rule,
The conflicting Principles wage an uneque s,rug-
gle, that the Nationality of the movement
"hch seeks TO apply the Democratic Principle
10 Slavery. as well as all other great practical
qnes'ions cunnot have its proper weight with
the People, and in Congress till is nature and
claims be exhibited in the columns of Daily
Press, at the seat of The Federal Governmen,,
prepared 10 sustain the Representatives of Ere;
dom, TO correct ut once the misrepresentation 10
WHICH they are LIABLE. 10 meet the arguments
and appeals OF the supporters of Slavery on
their first u!terance, and TO expose the treacbery
or cowardce OF nme-servers or trimmers in its
inception; that the position occupied by the
tended 10 il by the friends OF free priuciple-a
patronage enjoyed by no other Washington
Press-give them a claim upon me to omit no
means within my power to aid in The accomplish
ment OF their great object. | yield 10 this rea-
soDing. and shall no longer postpone wha, seems
| inevitable.
Let the difficulties OF the undertaking, how
ever, be clearly understood. Sacha rape can
mol e&pecf, tor long lime, subscription worth
| naming, IN lhls District. Advertisements, which
IN other Cities furnish the life-blood of the daily
press, are comparatively few and unprotitable
IN city like Washington which, is neither
commei cial nor manufacturing; and whatever
may be their value here, they will not be d :
vented from newspapers representing the pre-
valllng sentiment OF the community, to a new
journal advocating unpopular opiniors Off:
cal advertisements, Withheld for last five wears
from The Weekly Era, in fragrant violation of
'a%. viii! be withheld from the Daily. Federal
patronage, which has always been extended TO
The support of the Washington organs of the
cid parties, can never be expected for such
paper as propose; nor in any even, could |, in
accordance with principles to which am com.
mitted, consent 10 receive it. in this place.
men, can look ior no efficient supro.t for this
new enterprise.
competition. II cannot look for couttry cir
cuIa'ion; it must ask subscriptions in the cities
and towns on the great ihoroughrares of travel.
reached by the daily mail: bu, these are already
pre- coupled by the enterpri,ing Dailies Of New
YORK, which it can hardly hope to rival rs
general newspaper. Nor can it expect TO share
lar gely IN that advertising patronage, which has
40 long flowed through their columns, ana on
which they chiefly subsist. Even IN the rarge
Eastern cities, the attempt 10 start new Daily
is always attended with vast expense ana 'he
calculation ie, to make an outlay oi ten, htseen
or twenty thousand dollars. before any return
can be expected.
With this view before them, my frier de will
hardly blame my hesltancy in embarking in this
now enterprise But, the time for action has
come. and shall go forward. No fund has
been raj ed TO assist in the work. ask for none.
No advertisements have been engaged; no sub
,criptions have been obtained. NV only resour
ces are, the proceeds of The subscription lis, of
the Weekly Era, and the exertions of those
friends OF the cause who may deem the enter
prise Of vital importance. | shall commence
the publication of the Daily, Monday, the Cd
OF January, and continue il, whether | have
fifty subscribers or five thousand. II canno,