Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-15
WASHINGTON, ID. G.
PROSPECTUS OF THE EIaHTH VOLUME OF TIE
NATIONAL ERA.

q aArtry. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
John q. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
WASHINGTON, D. c.
The National Era is weekly newspaper,
devoted to Literature and Politics.
n Literature it sms to unite the Beautiful
with the True, and to make both immediately
snbservient to tho practical purposes OF every
day life.
In Politics, il advocates tho Rights of Man,
and the Equality Of Rights, and opposes what
ever violates or tends to violate them, whether
this bc Involuntary Personal Servitude, Civil
Dcspotism. Spiritual Absolutsm, Class Legs
.Iation, the Seifishness Of Capital the Tyranny
of Combination, the Oppression OF MAJORITY,
or the Exactions of Party.
lt 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 and
that they are now chiefly used by the Sectional
Interest or Slavery, to impair the love OF LID
erty natural to the American mind, and 10
subjugate the American People to its rule. us
claiming all connection with them, II YET SYM
pathizes with those of their adherents VINO are
honestly seeking through them to advance the
substantial interests Of the country, although
it must believe that they have not chosen tho
better way.
r = 4 supporter Of the independent Democ-
raev which holds that the Truths of the Dec.
laration Of Independence are prdcticab that IN
their light the Constitution Of the United
States Is to be interpreted, that to them the
laws and institutions and nsages OF the coun-
try should be confOrmcd--a Party, whose
motto ia Union, not for the sake of Union,
but for the sake of Freedom and Progress;
and Ldu, not for the sake Of Law, but tor 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,u claiming to speak by author
ityn for nobody except its editor, and recogni-
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course and policy.
The Eighth Volume Of the Era will conf
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enlarged by the addition Of four columns. We
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hold. and an efficient co-adjutor to the enlight-
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contributors to its Literary Department.
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proceedings Of Congress, explains movements
in that body, the causes of which do not always
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enabled to keep constant watch upon the ac-
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to all questions ut issue between Liberty and
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the Union was formed to secure the blessings
of Liberty, and not to perpctuate the curse OF
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