Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-05
WASHINGTON, d e.
Prospectus OF THE DAILY NATIONAL EkA.

] shall issue, on the I'd day Of January en-
SUNG, the DAHY NATIONAL. Era, a Political
and Literary Newspaper.
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,
Class Legislation, the Selishness Of Capital.
the Tyranny Of Combination, the Oppression Of
Majority, or the Exactons Of Party.
Il will hold no fellowship with the Wing
and Democratic organizations, believing that
the main issues on which they have been ar
rayed against each other are obsolete or settled,
and that they are now chiefly used by the Sec
tional Interest oi Slavery, TO impair the love Of
Liberty natural 10 the American mind, and To
slljugate the American Reope 10 its rule. Dis
claiming all connection with them, il will YET
sympaihize with those Of their adherents who
are honestly seeking through them to advance
the Interests OF the country although
it must believe thai they have not chosen the
better way.
Ii will be supporter OF the Independent
Democracy, which holds thai the Truths Of the
Declaration Of Independence are practical; thai
in their light the Constitution OF the United
States is TO be interpreted; that them the laws
and institutions and usages Of the country
should be coniormed-a Party, whose motto
is Union, not for the sake OF Union, but for the
sake OF Freedom and Progress and La,c, mol
for the sake of Law. but for the Protection OF
Human Rights and lnterests--lhe only sure
foundation of order and concord.
In no sense will il be the organ Of Party, or
mere Party Paper, but absolutely q free and
independent" claiming TO speak by :" "authori-
ty" for nobody except its editor, and recognls-
ing no authority in any quarter to prescribe its
course and policy.
In Literature, it will aim 10 unite the Beau
tilul with The True, and to make both immedi-
ately snbseryient to the practical purposes OF
day life.
Able correspondents, at home and abroad,
have been secured, and ample provision has
been made for its Literary Miscellany.
II will publish condensed reports OF the pro-
ceedings of Congress, explain movements in
that body, the causes Of which do not always
lie upon the surface, and from its position be
able 10 keep constant watch upon the action
of the Federal Government in relation TO all
questions al issue between Liberty and Slavery
The extensive subscription OF the Weekly
Era, which, during the year about to close, has
reached the number OF twenty-eight thousand.
must make il an eligible medium ior>advertisers.
The Daily Era will be issued on sheet as
large as that Of the Daily National htslligsncer.
on the 2d day of January, 1854, and daily there
after. until the lst Of September. 1854, (or long
er, should Congress continue in session. AT
FIVE DOLLARS FOR THAT PERIOD; and should
the result then ARRANr. the publication will be
resumed on The lst Of December following, By
the gear.
As but sixteen days intervene between this
and the I'd Of January, il is important that
subscriptions be forwarded at once.
Payment in adpancs piH be invariably re-
quired q. BAILEY.
Washington, December Is, 1853.