Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-20

WASHINGTON, ID. G.

WASHINGTON, ID. G.
PR0sPEcrUE OF THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE
NATIONAL ERA.
q p.,Lry rprroR AND PROPRIETOR.
JoHN a. WHITTIER CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
@ WASHINGTON, D. @.
The National Era is weekly newspaper,
devoted to Literature and Politics.
In Literature, it eims to unite the Beautiful
with the True. and to make both Immediately
subservient 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 Servitnde Civil
Despotisrn. Spiritual Absolutism, Class Legls-
lation, the Scltishness Of Capital, tho tyranny
Of Combination, the Oppression Of . Majority,
or the Exactions of Party
Il holds no fellowship with the Wing ana
Democratic organisations, believing that tne
main issues on which they have been arrayed
against each other are obsolete or settled, and
that thcy are now chiefly used by the Sectional
Interest Of Slavery, to impair tho love OF Lib
ertv natural to the American mind, and ~
subiugate the American People to its rule DIS
claiming all connection with them, it yet sym.
pathiscs with those Of their adherents who are
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 supporter Of tho independent Democ-
racy, which holds that tho Truths OF the Dec
laration Of Independence are praetscah that 10
their light the Constitution OF the Unlsed
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, Union, not for the sake OF Union,
but for the sake of Freedom and Progress
and Lasc, not for the sake of Law, but for the
Protection Of Human Rights and Interests
the only sure foundation OF order and concord.
H ! ln no sense is it the organ Of Party, or
nero Party Paper, but absolutely free and
independent" claiming to speak BY author
ityn for nobody except its editor, and recogni-
sing no authority in any quarter to prescribe Its
course and policy.
The Eighth Volume Of the Era will COM
rnence 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 an efficient co-adjutor to the enight-
cd Politician Il has secured able correspond.
ents at home and abroad, .and no journal in
the country can surpass the En- as 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 surfaoc, and from its position is
enabled to keep constant watch upon the ac-
ton Of the Federal Government in relation
e. all questions at issue between Liberty and
Slavery.
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Government, representing the Ant-Slavery
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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suing, the DAILY NATIONAL ERA, Political
and Literary Newspaper
In Politics, il 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 Scrvi
tude Civil Despotism, Spiritual Absolutism,
Class Legislation, the Scl6shness Of Capital,
the Tyranny Of Combination, the Oppression OF
a Majority or the Exactions Of Party.
It will hold no fellowship with the Whig
.ud rcr,oorat;c oru1a, yaf,o,as helievlno that