Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-17
WASHINGTON, d. G.
PROSPECTUS OF THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THH
NATIONAL ERA.
a. BAILEY, EDITOR AND PRoPRiEroR.
JOHN q. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
WASHINGTON, D. @.

a eau.ry. EDITOR AND PRoPRIEToR.
JOHN a. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
WASHINGTON, DC.
The National Era is weekly newspaper,
devoted to Literature and Politics.
In Literature, IL sims to unite the Beautiful
with the True, and to make both Immediately
subseryient to the practical purposes OF every
day life.
IA 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, Civil
Dcspotism Spiritual Absolutism, Class Legis
lation, the Seifshness Of Capital, the Tyranny
OF Combination, tho Oppression of Majority,
or the Exactions Of Party.
II 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, and
that they are now chiefly used by the Sectlona
Interest Of Slavery, to impair the love Of LIB
erty natural to the American mind, and to
subiugatc the American People to its rule. Dis
claiming all connection with them, it yet sym
pathizcs with those Of their adhorents 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 tho Independent Democ-
racy, which holds that tho 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 usagos 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 Law, 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
independent claiming to speak by author
ityn for nobody except its editor, and recogni-
sing no authority in any quarter to prescribe its
course and policy.
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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 enlght-
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the country can surpass the Era as it respects
contributors to its Literary Department.
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proceedings of Congress, explains movements
Ia 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
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tho Union was formed to secure the blessings
of Liberty, and not to perpetuate the curse OF
Slavery.
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