Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-11
WASHINGTON, ID. g.
pRosPEcTus OF THK EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE
NATIONAL ERA.

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q. BAILEY, EDITOR AND pRoPRIEToR.
JOHN d. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
WASHINGTON, DC
The National Era is a weekly newspaper,
devoted to Literature and Politics.
n Literature, it aims to unite the Beautiful
with the True, and to make both Immediately
subssvvient to tho 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 Servitude, Civil
Despotism Spiritual Absolutism, Class Legs
lation, the SelGshness Of Capital, the Tyranny
Of Combination, tho Oppression Of Majority,
or the Exactions Of Party - !,
It holds no fellowship with the Wing and
Democratic organizations believing that the
main issues on which they have been arrayod
against each other arc obsolete or settled, ano
that they are now chiefly used by the Sectlonai
Interest Of Slavery, to impair the love OF Lib
erty natural to the American mind, and to
subjngate the American People to its rule. pis-
claiming all connection with them, IT yet sym
pathizes with those of their adherents who arc
honestly seeking through them to advance the
substantial interests Of the country, although
it must believe that they have not chosen the
better way.
IL ia supporter Of the Independent Democ.
raev. which holds that the Truths Of the Dec
Iaration of Independence are practical, that IN
their light the Constitution of the United
States is to be interpreted, that to them the
laws and institutions and usages of the coun-
trv should be conformed--a Party whose
motto ia, Union, not for the sake OF Union,
hut for the sake of Freedom and Progress !;
and Lou, not for the sake of Law, but for the
Protection Of Human Rights and interests
the only sure foundation Of order and concord
In no sense is it the organ Of Party, or a
mere Party Paper, but absolutely free and
independents" claiming to speak by author
ityr for nobody except it's editor, and rccognl-
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
hold, and an efficient co-adjutor to the enlight
ed Politician. It has secured abio correspond
ents at homo 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 606b DOUys bu0 Dhticco Va Wihub ho hoo nAW oyo
Iio upon the surface, and from its position is
enabled to keep y constant watch upon the &c
ton of the Federal Government in relation
to all questions at issue between Liberty and
Slavery.
The only journal at the seat Of the Federal
Govornment representing the Anti-Slayery
Sentiment Of the Republic, while the Pro-Sia-
very Sentiment is represented here by four
daily papers, nearly all of them being liberally
sustained by Governmental patronage, it asks
she support of all who believe, in sincerity, that
the U,.,on was formed to secure tho blessings
Of Liberty, and not to pcrpetunto the curse Of
Slavery.
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