Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-15

WASHINGTON. d. 9.


PROSPECTUS or THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE
NATIONAL xRA
a RAu.ry. EDITOR AND PRoPRIEToR.
JOHN q. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
WASHINGTON, DC.
The National Era il weekly newspaper,
devoted TO Literature and Politics
In Literature, it aims to unite the Beautiful
with the True and 10 mako both Immediately
subseryient to tho practical purposes Of every
day life.
In Politics, il 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 Scrvitudc, Civil
Despotism, Spiritual AbsolutismT Class Legls
lation, tho SelGshness Of Capital the tyranny
Of Combination, the Oppression Of Majority,
or the Exactions of Party.
II holds no fellowship with the Whig and
Democratic organisations, believing that the
main issues on which they have been arrayed
against each other are obsolete or settled, and
chat they arc now chiefly used by the Sectional
Interest Of Slavery to impair the love OF lib
ertv natural to the American mind, and 70
subiugate the American People to its rule DIS
claiming all connection with them, 1t yet sym
pathizcs 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 is q supporter Of the independent Democ-
raoy, which holds that the Truths OF the Dec
laration of Independence are pfdcticdt that IN
their light the Consultation OF the United
States is to be interpreted, that 70 them the
laws and institutions and usagcs OF the coun-
u u x~nl-- nrtu q rvh
motto ia Union, not for the sake Of Union,
but for the sake Of Freedom and Progress
and LaaO, not for the sake Of Law, but for the
Protection Of Human Rights and lnterests--
the only sure foundation Of order and concord.
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mere Party Paper, but absolutely " free and
independents" claiming to spcak by author
ityr for nobody except its editor, and recogni-
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course and policy
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mence on the first Of january ensuing and be
enlarged by the addition Of four columns. We
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to all questions at issue between Liberty and
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the Uaion was formed to secure the blessings
Of Liberty, and not to perpetnate the curse OF
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and Literary Newspaper.
In Politics, it will adyocate tho Rights oi
Man, and tho 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, tho Sel6shness Of Capital
the Tyranny Of Combination, the Oppression OF
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