Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-11
WASHINGTON, ID. q.
pR0spYcrUs or THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE
NATIONAL ERA.


a. BAILEY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
John a. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
WASHINGTON, DO.
The National Era is weekly newspaper,
devoted TO Literature and Politics.
In Literature, il oims to unite the Beautiful
with the True, and To make both Immediately
subservient to tho practical purposes Of every
day life.
Ia Politics, il 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 Servtude, Civil
Despotisrn, Spiritual Absolutism, Class Legis
lation, the Selfshness Of Capital, the Tyranny
of Combination, the Oppression Of q Majority,
or the Exactions of Party.
It holds no fellowship with the Wing and
Democratic organisations, believing that the
main issues ON which they have been arrayed
against each other are obsolete or settled, apd
that they are now chiefly used by the Sectional
Interest Of Slavery to impair tho love Of lab
erty natural to the American mind, and to
subjugate the American People to it's rule Dis
claiming all connection with them, it yet sym
pathiscs with those Of their adhcrants who are
honestly seeking through them to advance thc
substantial interests of tho country, although
it must believe that they have not chosen the
better way.
It is supporter of the Independent Democ-
racy which holds that tho Truths Of tho Dec
laration Of independence are praeHeal 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 tho sake OF Union,
but for the sake of Freedom and Progress
4 &, Lo nf hnt fnr ~
Protection Of Human Rights and Interests
tho only sure foundation Of order and concord.
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mere Party Paper, but absolutely free and
independents claiming to speak "by author
ityr for nobody except it's editor, and recogni-
sing no authority in any quarter to prescribe its
course and policy.
The Eighth Volume Of the Era will COM
mence 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 home and abroad, and no journal in
the country can surpass the Era as 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 it's 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, it asks
the support of all who believe in sincerity, that
the Union was formed to secure the blessings
Of Liberty, aud not to perpetuate the curse OF
Slavery.
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