Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-18

WASHINGTON, d. c.

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PROSPECTUS or THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE
NATIONAL ERA.
a pArLEy, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
JOHN @. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
WASHINGTON, D. G.
The National Era Is weekly newspaper,
devoted to Literature and Politics.
La Literature, it aims to unite the Beautiful
with the True, and to make both Immediately
sabseryient to the practical purposes OF every
day life.
la 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-
lation the Selfshness Of Capital, the Tyranny
Of Combination, the Oppression Of a Majority,
or the Exactions of Party.
II holds no fellowship with the Wing and
Democratic organisations, believing that the
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 tho love OF LAP
erty natural to the American mind, and TO
subjugate the American People to its rule pis-
claiming all connection with them it yet syni-
honestly seeking through them to advance the
Substantial interests OF tho country, although
it must believe that they have not chosen the
better way.
1t ia a supporter Of tho lndependent Democ-
racy, which holds that the Truths Of the Dec
laration Of independence are practical, that IN
their light the Constitution OF the United
States is to be interpreted, that to them the
lawa 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 Law, not for the sake Of Law, but for the
Protection Of Human Rights and Interests
the only sure foundation of order and concord
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independent claiming to speak by author
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The Eighth Volume Of the Era will COM
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enlarged by the addition Of four columns. We
have neglected no means that could promise to
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enabled to keep constant watch upon the ac-
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to all questions at issue between Liberty and
Slavery.
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Government, representing the Anti-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 10 perpetuste the curse or
Slavery.
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In Politics, it will advocate the Rights OF
Man, and the Equality of Rights, and oppose
whatever violates Or tonds to violate them,
whether this be Involuntary Personal Servi
tude, Civil Despotism, Spiritual Absolutsm,
Class Legislation, tho Sofshness Of Capital
the tyranny Of Combination, the Oppression Of
a Majority, or the Exactions Of Party.
II will hold no fellowship with the Wing
and Democratic organizations, believing that
the main Issues on which they have bsen ar
raycd against each other are obsolete or settled,
and that they are now chiefly uscd BY the SEQ