Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-29
WASHINGTON, d. G.
r20spEcTus OK THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE
NATIONAL ERA.

4 BAILEY. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
John q. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
WASHINGTON, D. @.
The National Era is Q weekly newspaper,
devoted to Litersture and Politics.
Ia Literature it aims TO unite the Beautiful
with the True, and to make both Immediately
subssrvient to the practical purposes OF every
day life.
ia Polities, 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 Seryitnde, Civil
Despotism, Spiritual Absolutism, Class Legis-
lation, tho SelGshness Of Crpitai, the Tyranny
Of Combination, the Oppression Of . MaJorisy,
or the Exactions of Party.
1t holds no fellowship with, the Wing and
Democratic oYgansSatiors, believing that the
main issues on which they have been nrrayea
against each other are obsolete or settled, ana
that they are now chiefly used by the Sectional
Interes. Of Slavery, to impair tho love OF LlD-
erty natural to the American mind, and TO
sub;ugate the American People TO its rule. Dis
claiming all connection with them, it yet sym
pathizes with those Of their adhercn.s who are
honestly seeking through them to advance the
substantial interests of the country, although
it must believe that they hayo not chosen the
better way.
1t is supporter Of the Independent Democ-
racy. which holds that the Truths OF the Dec
laration Of Independence are practscal 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-
try should be conformed-a Party whose
motto is Unaon, not for the sake Of Union,
but for the sake Of Freedom and Progress; !;
and Laso, 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 q Party, or .
mere Party Paper, but absolutely free and
independently claiming to speak :" by author
isyn for nobody except its editor, and recognl-
sing no authority in any quarter to prescribe Its
course and policy
The Eighth Volume Of the Era will COM
mencs on tho 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 enhght-
ed Politician. Il has secured able correspond
ents at homo and abroad, and no journal in
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, tho 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 oil 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
tho 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
and readers, to preserve their files unbroken,
and TO enable US TO know how large an edi-
tion of the paper to ISSUE all subscriptions
should be renewed before they expire. We
have no credit-sub bsoribers on our books.