Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-16
WASHINGTON, d. &.


a. BArIEY. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
JOHN q. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR
WASHINGTON, D. 90.
The National Era is weekly newspaper,
devoted 10 Literature and Politics.
In Literature, it aims to unite the Beaunful
with the True, and to make both immediately
subserviont to the practical purposes OF every
day life.
In 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 Seryitude, Civil
Dospotism. Spiritual Absolutism, Class Legis-
lation. the Soifshnoss Of Capital, tho Tyranny
of Combination, the Oppression Of q Majority,
or the Exactions Of Party.
II holds no fellowship with the Wing and
Democratic organizations, believing that the
main issues on which they have been arraycd
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 LID
erty natural to the American mind ana 70
subiuCate the American People to its rule. lis
claiming all connection with them, it yet sym
pathizea 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 a 4 supporter Of the independent Democ
racv which holds that the Truths Of the Dec
Iaration of Independence are practical, that IN
their Iipht the Consultation of tho United
States ia 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 LaaO, not for the cake Of Law, but for the
Protection Of Human Rights and Interests
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the Union was formed to secure the blessings
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Slavery.
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