Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-21
WASHINGTON, d. G.
pRospECrUs OF THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THH
NATIONAL ERA.

PROSPECTUS OF THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE
NATIONAL ERA.
a. BAILEY EDITOR AND PRoPRIEToR'
JouN a WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
WASHINGTON, D. Q.
The National Era is weekly newspaper,
devoted to Literature and Politics.
In Literature, it Sims to unite the Beautiful
with the True, and to make both immediately
snbscrvient 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, whether
this be Involuntary Personal Servitude, Civil
Despotism. Spiritual Absolntisnl, Class Legis-
lation. the Selfshness of Capital, tho Tyranny
Of Combination, the Oppression Of q Majority,
or tho Exactions of Party.
It holds no fellowship with the Wing ana
Democratic organizations, believing that tne
main issues on which they havc been arrayed
against each other arc obsolete or settled, anu
that they are now chiefly used by the Sectional
Interest of Slavery, to impair tho love OF LIB
erty natural To the American mind, ana 20
subiugatc the American People to it's rule. DIS
claiming all connection with them, it yet sym
pathixes 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.
II is a supporter of the Independent Democ-
raoy, which holds that tho Truths OF the DEG.
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 ooun.
try should be conformed--a Party, whose
motto is Union, not for the sake OF Union,
but for the sake of Freedom and Progress ];
and Lav, 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
independent,n claiming to speak by author
ityr for nobody except it's editor, and reoogni-
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course and policy.
The Eighth Volume of the Era will COM
meuce 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 ON efficient co-adjutOr to the enlight
ed Politician. Il has secured able correspond
ents at home and abroad, and no journal In
the country can surpass the Era az 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 ii
enabled to keep q constant watch upon the ac-
tion of the Federal Government in relation
Go oil questions at issue between Liberty and
Slavery.
The only journal ut the seat Of the Federal
Government, representing the Anti-Slavery
Sentiment of the Republic, while tho Pro-Sla-
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daily papers, nearly oil of them being literally
sustained by Governmental patronage, it asks
the support of oil who believe in sincerity, that
the Union was formed to secure the blessings
OF Liberty, and not to perpetuate the curse OF
Slavery.
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