Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-07
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WASHlNGlVJIN, ~. -.
paosrRcrus on THE noHrH VOLUME or THE
NATIONAL ERA.
q. BAILEY, EDITOR AND PRoPRIEroR.
JOHN a. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDifoK.
WASHINGTON, DC.
The National Era is weekly newspaper,
devoted to Literature and Politics
In Literature, it sims to unite the Beautifui
with the Truo, and to make both Immediately
snbssrvient TO tho 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 Absolutism, Class Legis
fation, the Soifshness Of Capital the Tyranny
OF Combination, the Oppression Of Majority
or the Exactions of Party.
II holds no Fellowship with the Wing and
Democratic organizations, believing that tnc
main issues on which they have been arrayed
against each other are obsolete or settled, and
that they are now chiefly used by the Sectional
Interest of Slavery, to impair the love OF LIB
erty natural to the American mind, and TO
subiugate the American People to its rule. DIS
claiming all connection with them, u yet SYM
pathizes 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.
Il is q supporter Of tho Independent Democ-
raey. which holds that tho Truths Of the Dec
Iaration Of Independence are practicdi, 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 coun-
try should be conf0rmed-a Party, whose
motto is Union, not for the sake of Union,
but for the sake of Freedom and Progress
and Lau, not for the sake Of Law, but for the
Protection OF Human Rights and Interests
the only sure foundation Of order and concord.
la no sense isit the organ of a Party, or
mere Party Paper but absolutely free and
independent,n 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 volumel If the Era will COM
mence 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 enlight-
cd Politician. II has secured able correspond
ents at home and abroad, and no journal in
the OOttubIy Cui Huoo 1/sU - ~ ASotOSsc
Contributors to it's 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 it's position is
enabled TO keep constant watch upon the ac
tion of the Federal Government in relation
TO all questions at issue between Liberty and
Slavery.
The only journal at the seat of the Federal
Government representing the Anti-Slavery
Sentiment Of the Republic, while the Pro-Sla-
very Sentiment is represented here by four
daily papers, nearly al of them boing literally
sustained by Governmental patronage, it asks
the support of all who believe in sincerity, that
the Union was formed to secure the blessings
Of Liberty, and not to perpetnate tho curse OF
Slavery.
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shall issue, on the I'd day Of January en-
suing, the DAILY NATIONAL Era, Political
and Literary Newspaper.
la 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-
tndc, Civil Despotism, Spiritual Absolutsm,
Class Legislation, the Sol6shness of Capital,
the Tyranny Of Combination, the Oppression OF
a Majority, or the Exactions Of Party.
II will hold no fellowship with the Whig
and Democratic organisations, believing that