Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-25
WASHINGTON, ID. c.
PROSPECTUS or THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE
NATIONAL ERA.


a. BAILEY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
JOHN q. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
WASHINGTON, DC.
The National Era is weekly newspaper,
devoted to Literature and Politics.
In Literature, it pims to unite the Beautiful
with the True, and to make both immediately
subserviont to the practical purposes Of every
day life
ia Politics, it advocates the Rights Of Man,
and the Equality of Rights, and opposes what
ever violates or tends to violate them, wnesner
this be Involuntary Personal Seryitude, Civil
Desnot;su SpirituM Absolutism, Class Legis-
lat;on. the SeiGshness Of Capital, the Tyranny
Of Combination, the Oppression OF Majority,
or the Exactions Of Party.
Il holds no fellowship with the Whig and
Democratic organisations, believing that, the
main issues on which they have been arrayed
against each other ere obsolete or settled, ana
that thcy are now chiefly used by the Sectional
Interest Of Slavery, to impair the love OF LID
erty natural to the American mind, and TO
eubiugate the American People to it's rule. Dis
claiming all connection with them, it yet sym.
pathiyes with those OF their adherents who are
honestly seeking through them to advance the
substantial interests of the country, although
it must believe that they have not chosen the
better way.
II supporter Of the Independent Democ-
racy, which holds that the Truths of the Dec
laration of Independence are practical, that 10
their light the Constitution OF the United
States is to be interpreted, that to them the
laws and institutions and usages OF the ooun-
try should be coniormed--a Party whose
motto il. Union, not for the sake Of Union,
but for the sake of Freedom and Progress; (;
and Laao, not for the sake of Law, but for the
Protection Of Human Rights and Interests
tho only sure foundation of order and concord
In no sense ia it the organ of Party, or
mere Party Paper, but absolutely |" free and
independent claiming to speak !" by author
ityr for nobody except its editor, and reoogni-
sing no authority In any quarter to prescribe Its
course and policy.
The Eighth Volume Of the Era will COM
mence on the frst 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 Honse
hold, and an efficient co-adjutor to the enlight
ed Politician. II has secured ablc 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 DO0Y, INC CAUSES Oi WulCu w uoe oiWo Jc
lie upon the surface, and from Its position is
enabled to keep constant watch upon the ac-
ton of the Federal Government in relation
to ell questions at issue between Liberty and
Slavery.
The only journal at the seat of the Federal
Government, representing the Anti-Slavery
Sentiment of the Republic, while the Pro Sla-
very Sentiment is represented here By four
daily papers, nearly ell of them being Literally
sustained by Governmental patronage, it asks
the support Of all who believe, in sincerity, that
the Uaion was formed to secure the blessings
of Liberty, and not to perpetuate the curse or
Slavery.
Payment in advance is invariably required.
To prevent annoyance and loss to ourselves
aud readers to preserve their files nnbroken,
and to enable us to know how large an ed-
ton Of the paper to issue, all subscriptions
should be renewed before they expire. We
have no credit-subscribers on our books.
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