Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-17
WASHINGTON, D. 9.
pRosPEcrus OF THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE
NATIONAL ERA.

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WASHINGTON, D. @.
Tho National Era is weekly newspaper,
devoted to Literature and Politics.
In Literature, it rims to unite the Beautiful
with the True and to make both immediately
subservient 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-
lation, tho Seifshness Of Capital the Tyranny
Of Combination, the Oppression OF Majority,
or the Exactions Of Party.
IL holds no fellowship with the Whig and
Democratic organizations, believing that the
main issues on which they have been arrayed
against each other are obsolete or settled, and
thnt 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
subjugate the American People to its rule. Dis
claiming all connection with them, It yet sym
pathixes with those of their adhcrents 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 a supporter of the Independent 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 il to be interpreted, that to them the
laws and institutions and usages of the coun-
try should be conformed--a Party, whose
motto il, Union, not for the sake of Union,
but for the sake Of Freedom and Progress
and Lar 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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mere Party Paper, but absolutely free and
independent claiming to speak 9 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
msnce 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. Il has secured able correspond
ents at home and abroad, and no journal in
tho country can surpass the Era rs 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 surface, and from its 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 all of them being literally
sustained by Governmental patronage, it asks
the support of all who believe, in sincerity, that
the Union was formed to secure tho blessings
Of Liberty, and not to perpetuate the 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.
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 Serv
tudc, Civil Despotism, Spiritual Absolutism,
Class Legislation, the Sel6shness of Capital,
the Tyranny Of Combination the Oppression Of
q Majority, or the Exactions Of Party.