Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-22
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PRospEcrus OF THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THl
NATIONAL ERA

JOHN q. WHITTIER, c0RkEsPohDiNS AD'ioA'
WASHINGTON, D. Q.
Tho National Era il weekly newspaper,
devoted to Literature and Politics.
In Literature, il aims to unite the Beautiful
with tho True, and TO make both immediately
subaeryient to tho practical purposes OF every
day life.
in Politics, il advocates the Rights Of Man,
and the Equality Of Rights, and opposes what
ever violates or tends to violate them, whetner
this be Involuntary Personal Servitude, Civil
Despotism, Spiritual Absolutism, Class Legis-
lation the Selfshness Of Capital, the Tyranny
Of Combination, the Oppression Of Majority,
or the Exactions Of Party.
It holds no fellowship with the Wing ana
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 Lib
crty natural TO the American mind, and TO
subiupate the American People to its rule Dis
claiming all connection with them, it yet SYM
pathixes 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
bottor way.
It is supporter Of the Independents 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
laws and institutions and usages Of the c0un-
try should be c0nfOrmed--a Party, whose
motto Ia Union, not for the sake Of Union,
Int for the sake Of Freedom and Progress
and Laao, 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
independents claiming to speak by author
isy' for nobody except its editor, and recogni-
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course and policy
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mence on the first of January ensuing, and be
enlarged by the addition Of four. columns We
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hold, and an efficient co-adjutor to the enlght-
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contributors TO its Literary Department.
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TO all questions at issue between Liberty and
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tho Union was formed to secure the blessings
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shall issue, on the I'd day Of January en-
suing, the DAILY NATIONAL Era, o 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 Servi-
tude Civil Despotism, Spiritual Absolutism,
Class Legislation, the Sel6shness of Capital,
the Tyranny Of Combination, the Oppression Of
q Majority, or the Exactions of Party.
1t will hold no fellowship with the Wing
and Democratic organisations, 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-
tional Interest Of Slavery, to impair the love Of
Liberty natural to the American mind and TO
subiugase the American People to it's rule. Dis
claiming all connection with them, it will yet
sympathize with those Of their adhcrents who
are honestly seeking through them TO advance
the substantial interests Of tho country, although