Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-04

WASHINGTON, d. e.

WASHINGTON, ID. Z.
PROSPECTUS or THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE
NATIONAL ERA.
nArLry. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
JoHN a. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
WASHINGTON, D. @.
The National Era is weekly newspaper,
devoted to Literature and Politics.
In Literature, it MINIS TO unite tho Beautiful
with the True. and to make both Immediately
subservient to the practical purposes Of every
day life.
In Politics it advocates the Rights OF Man,
and the Equality Of Rights and opposes what
ever violates or tends to violate them, whether
this be Involuntary Personal Seryitude, Civil
Despotism, Spiritual Absolutism, Class Legs
lation, the Selfshness of Capital, the tyranny
OF Combination, the Oppression Of Majority,
or the Exactions Of Party.
Il holds no fellowship with the Wing and
Democratic organizations, believing that the
main issues on which they have beon arrayed
against each other are obsolete or settled, and
that they are now chiefly used by the Sectional
Interest of Slavery, to impair the love OF LIB
erty natural to the American mind and 20
subiugate the American People to it's rule pis-
claiming oil connection with them, u yet sym
pathi1es with those Of their adhcrents 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
tits supporter of the Independents pemoe-
racy. which holds that the Truths of the Dec
laration of Independence arc practical that in
their light the Constitution Of the United
States Il TO be interpreted, that to them the
laws and institutions and usages Of the conn
trv should bc conformed--a Party, whose
motto ia Union, not for the sake Of Union,
but for the sake oil Freedom and Progress;
and Lar, 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 is it the organ Of a Party, or
mere Party Paper, but absolutely afree and
indepcndent,n claiming to speak by author
ity . for nobody except its editor, and recogni-
sing no authority in any quarter to prescribe its
course and policy.
The Eighth Volume of the 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
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ed Politician It has secured able correspond
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the country can surpass tho 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 ac-
ton Of the Federal Government in relation
to all questions at issue between Liberty and
Slavery.
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Sentiment of the Republic, while the Pro-Sla-
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the Union was formed to secure the blessings
of Liberty, and not to perpetuate the curse OF
Slavery.
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i shall issue, on the 2d day Of January en-
suing, the DAILY NATIONAL Era, Political
and Literary Newspaper.
10 Politics, it will advocate the Rights Of
Man, and the Equality of Rights, and oppose
whatever violates or tends to violate them,
whether this be Involuntary Personal Servi
tude, Civil Despotism, Spiritual Absolutism,
Class Legislation, the Sclfshness of Capkil,
the Tyranny Of Combination, the Oppression Of
Majority, or the Exactions Of Party
It will hold no fellowship with the Wing
and Democratic orcanirafi0ns helaying that