Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-24
WASHINGTON, d. G.
PRosPHCrUs on THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THH
NATIONAL ERA

a RArrry. EDITOR AND PROPRIEToR
John O. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
WASHINGTON, DC.
The National Era is weekly newspaper,
devoted to Literature and Politics
Ia Literature, it aims to unto the Beautiful
with the True, and to make both immediately
subservient to tho practical purposes OF every
day life. -
In Politics, Il advocates tho Rights OF Man,
and tho Equality Of Rights, and opposes what
ever violates or tonds to Violate them, whetner
this be Involuntary Personal Servitude Ciyii
Despotism, Spiritual Absolutism, Glass Legs
lation, the Sel6shness Of Capital tho Tyranny
Of Combination, the Oppression Of Q Ma)orisy,
or the Exactions of Party.
Il holds no fellowship with IL Wing and
Domocratic organizations, believing that the
main issues on which they have been arrayed
against each other are obsolete or settled, anu
TINT they are now chiefly used by the Sectional
Interest Of Slavery, to impair the love OF LID
ertv natural to the American mind, and TO
subiueate the American People to its rule Dis
claiming all connection with them, it yet SYM
pathizes with those OF their adherents who are
honestly seeking through them to advance the
substantial interests Of the country aithough
it must believe that they have not chosen the
better way.
It ia supporter of the Independent Democ-
racv which holds that the Truths Of the Dec
laration Of Independence are practical, that IN
their light the Consultation Of the United
States Is to be interpreted, that to them the
laws and institutions and usages OF the coun
try should be conformed-a Party, whose
motto ia Union, not for the sake OF Union,
but for the sake OF Freedom and Progress;
and LaaC, not for the sake Of Law, but for the
Protection of Human Rights and lntcrcsts-
the only suro foundation OF order and concord.
In no sense is it the organ of Party, or q
mere Party Paper, but absolutely free and
independent claiming to speak "by author
ityn for nobody except its editor, and recogni-
sing no authority in any quarter to prescribe its
course and policy.
The Eighth Volume Of tho Era will COM
mence on the first Of January ensuing and be
enlarged by the addition Of four columns. We
have neglected no means that could promise to
make it an agreeable companion for the House
hold. and an efficient oo-adjntor to the enlight
ed Politician. Il has secured able correspond
ents at home and abroad, and no journal in
the COUNTRY can surpass the Era as it respects
contributors to its Literary Department
The Era publishes condensed reports of the
proceedings of Congress, explains movements
in that BODY, the causes Of which do not always
lie upon the surface, and from its position is
enabled to keep . constant watch upon the 40
ton Of the Federal Government in relation
to all questions at issue between Liberty and
Slavery.
The only journal 1T the seat OF the Federal
Govssnunenf. representing. the Anti-Slavcry
Sentiment Of the Republic, whilc- the Pro-Sla-
very Sentiment is represented here by four
daily papers, nearly oil of them being Literally
sustained by Governmental patronage, u ask
the support of all who believe in sincerity, that
the U,,io, was formed to secure the blessings
of Liberty, and not TO perpctuate tho curse Of
Slavery.
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