Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-17
WASHINGTON, d. g.
pRosPECrus OF THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE
NATIONAL ERA.

@. BAILEY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
John q. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
WASHINGTON, DC.
The National Era is weekly newspaper,
devoted to Literature and Politics
In Literature, it aims to unto tho Beautiful
with the Truc, and to make both Immediately
subscrvient 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 Servitude Civi
Despotism, Spiritual Absolutism, Class Legs
lation, the Selfshness Of Capital the Tyranny
Of Combination, tho 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 ana
that they are now chiefly used by the Sectional
Interest of Slavery, to impair the love OF LID
erty natural to the American mind, and to
subiugate the American People to its rule Dis
claiming oil connection with them, it 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.
II is q supporter Of the Independent Denoc-
raoy. which holds that tho Truths OF the Dec
Iaration Of Independence are practscaL 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 conformed--a Party, whose
motto is Union, not for the sake OF Union,
but for the sake Of Freedom and Progress
and LGsc, not for the sake of Law, but Tor the
Protection of Human Rights and Interests
the only sure foundation Of order and concord.
In no sense is it the organ OF Party or
mere Party Paper, but absolutely free and
independents claiming to speak by author
itv, 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
mcnce 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-
ed Politician. Il has secured able correspond
ents at homo and abroad, and no journal in
the country can surpass the Era as 1T respects
contributors to its Literary Department.
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proceedings of Congress, explains movements
n 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-
ton 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, 1t asks
the support of all who believe, in sincerity, that
the Union was formed to secure the blessings
of Liberty and not to perpetuate the curse OF
Slavery.
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