Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-22

WASHINGTON, ID. @.
paoePECTua or THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF TH
NATIONAL ERA.

PaolPECTua OF THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF The
NATIONAL ERA.
a. BAILEY, EDITOR AND PRoPRIEroR.
JOHN a. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
WASHINGTON, DC.
The National Era is . weekly newspaper,
devoted TO Literature and Politics.
In Literature, it rims to unite the Beautiful
with the True, and to make both Immediately
subserviont to the practical purposes of every
ia Politics, il advocates the Rights Of Man,
and the Equality Of Rights and opposes what
ever violates or tcnds to violate thcm, whether
this be Involuntary Personal Seryitude Civli
Despotism, Spiritual Absolutism, Class Legs
lasion, the Seifshness Of Capital the Tyranny
Of Combination the Oppression Of . Majority,
or the Exnctions Of Party.
It holds no fellowship with the Wing ana
Democratic organizations, believing thai the
main issues on which they have becn arrayed
against each other are obsolete or settled, and
that they are now chiefly used by the Sectional
Interest Of Slavery, to impair the love OF Llb-
erty natural to the American mind, ana 20
sub;ugate the American People to its rule. Dis
claiming ali 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 tho Independent Democ-
raoy. which holds that the Truths Of the Dec-
laration Of Independence are PrGctscdt that ~
their light the Constitution OF the United
States is to be interpreted, that to them the
laws and institutions and usages Of the conn-
try should be coniormed-a Party, whose
motto is, Union, not for the sake OF Union,
but for the sake of Freedom and Progress !;
and Lam 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 is it the organ of Party, or q
mere Party Paper, but absolutely free and
independent claiming to speak "by author
isyn for nobody except its editor, and reoogni-
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 en- efficient co-adjutor to the enlight-
ed Politician. 1t has secured able correspond
ents at homo 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 q 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 scat OF the Federal
Government, representing thci Anti-Slayery
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 luton was formed TO secure the blessings
Of Liberty, and not to perpetuatc the curse OF
Slavery.
Payment in advance is invariably required.
To prevent annoyance and loss 10 ourselves
and readers, to preserve their files unbroken,
and to enable us to know how large an edi-
ton Of the paper to issue, all subscriptions
should bc renewed before they expire. We
have no credit-snbscribers on our books.
TERMS.
Single copy "
Three copies
Fivc copies
Ten copies Is
Single copy sr months
len copies StL UoHths
These are the terms for both old and new
ubscribers, forwarding their own subscriptions
AGENTS.
Agents are entitled to fifty cents on each neto
yearly subscriber, and twenty-five cents on
each re,etced subscriber--eIcept in the case Of
cltcbs.
A club Of throe subscribers, one OF whom
may bo an old one, at IS, will entitle the per-
son making itnp 20 copy of the Era for three
months a club Of FIVE, two Of whom may be
old ones, at SO, 70 b copy for Six months; o
club Of ten, five OF whom may be old ones, at
SIS, 10 copy for ono year.
When q club of subscribers has been for
wardcd, additions may be made TO it, on the
same terms.
Money TO be forwarded by mail at our risk
Large amounts may be remittcd in drafts or
certificates of dcpositc When money is sent
notes on tho Banks of Boston, Now York, Phil
sdelphia, or Baltimore, are preferred New
England notes are at less discount than New
York State notes, and these less than Western
notes. G BAILEY.
P.S. Newspapers friendly to our enterprise
will please notice or publish oor Prospectus, as
they may 500 proper.
,.suo,r,-,,-v,s !, :, ~rr- na.vv " MA ATrnuar ruA