Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-30

WASHINGTON, d. c.



PRospECrUs OF THE EIGH1H VOLUME OF THE
NATIONAL ERA.
q. BAILEY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
JOHN a. WHITTIER, coRRnsPohDING EDITOR.
WASHINGTON, D. Q.
Tho National Era is weekly newspaper,
devoted to Literature and Politics.
In Literature, it aims to unite the 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 Servitude, Civil
Despotism, Spiritual Absolutism, Class Legs
lation, the Selfshness of Capital, the tyranny
Of Combination, the Oppression Of . Majority,
or tho Exactions of Party.
II holds no fellowship with the Wing ana
Democratic organizations, believing tnat tns
main tissues on which they have been arrayo9
against each other are obsolete or settled, ana
that thev are now chiefly used by the Sectional
Interest Of Slavery, to impair the love OF I'D
orty natural to tho American mind, and TO
subiupate the American People to its rule. Dis-
claiming all connection with them, it yet SYM
pathizcs with those Of their adherents who are
honestly seeking through them to advance the
substantial interests Of tie country althougn
it must believe that they have not chosen the
better way.
Il Is q supporter Of tho Independent Democ-
racy. which holds that the Truths OF the Deo-
laration Of Independence are 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 o0nn-
try should be c0nformed--a Party, whose
motto is, Union, not for the sake Of Union,
but for the sake OF Freedom and Progress
and Law 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 Party, or
mere Party Paper, but absolutely "free and
independent" claiming to speak "by author
itvn for nobody except it's editor, and recogni-
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course and policy.
The Eighth Volume Of the Era will COM
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enlarged by the addition Of four columns. We
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the country can surpass the Era AZ it respects
contributors to its Literary Department.
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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 &C.
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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In 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,
Glass Legislation, the Selfsbness Of Capital,