Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-10
WASHINGTON, ID. G.
Prospectus or THE DAILY NATIONAL ERA


/ shall issue, on The I'd day Of January en-
sung, 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 Seryi-
tude, Civil Despoiism, Spiritual Absolulism,
Class Legislation, the Seliishness Of Capital,
the Tyranny Of Combination, the Oppression Of
Majority, or the Exaciions OF Party.
II will hold no fellowship with the Wing
and Democratic organizations. believing that
the main issues on which they have been ar,
rayed against each other are obsolete or settled,
and that they are now chiefly used by the Sec
tonal Interest Of Slavery, 10 impair the love Of
Liberty natural to The American mind, and 10
subjugate the American People to its rule. Dis
claiming all connection with them, 1t will yet
sympaihize with those OF their adherents who
are honestly seeking through them u advance
the substantial interests OF the country, although
il must believe that they have not chosen the
better way.
Ii will be supporter Of the Independent
Democracy, which holds that the Truths Of the
Declaration Of independence are practical; thar
in their hight the Constitution ol the United
States is TO be interpreted; that to them the laws
and institutions and usages OF the country
should be conformed-a Party, whose motto
is, Union, not for the sake or 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.
In no sense will il be the organ Of a Party, or
mere Party Paper, but absolutely "free and
independent claiming 10 speak by { 'authori-
typ for nobody except It's editor, and recognis-
ing no authority in any quarter to prescribe lis
course and policy.
la Literature, il will aim 10 unite the Beau
tiful with the True, and to make both immedi-
ately subservient 10 the practical purposes OF
every day life.
Able correspondents. at home and abroad,
have been secured, and ample provision has
been made for its Literary Miscellany.
II will publish condensed reports Of the pro-
ceedings of Congress, explain movements in
that body, the causes Of which do not always
lie upon The surface, and from its position be
able TO keep constant watch upon the action
of the Federal Government in relation 10 all
questions al issue between Liberty and Slavery.
The extensive subscription of the Weekly
Era, which, during the year about to close, has
reached the number of twenty eight thousand,
must make III an ellglUie ineuluin lof dufeiuSeiS.
The Daily Era will be issued on a sheet as
large as that Of the Daily National Inteligencer,
on the I'd day Of January, 1854. and daily there
after, until the LIST Of September 1854, (or long
er, should Congress continue in SESSION. AT
FIVE DOLLARS FOR THAT PERIOD; and should
the result then WARRANT. the publication will be
resumed on the LIST Of December following. by
the year.
As but sixteen days intervene between this
and the Cd Of January. il is important thai
subscriptions be forwarded al once.
Payment in adpsncs ,oiH be invariably re
ouired G. BAILEY.
Washington. December 10. 1858.