Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-12

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PROSPECTUS or THR EIGHTH VOLUME OF tn
NATIONAL ERA.

Prospectus or THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE
NATIONAL ERA.
. a. BAILEY, EDITOR AND PRoPRIEToR.
,nun q. wHIrTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
WASHINGTON d.
The National Era is weekly newspaper,
devoted to Literature and Politics.
In Literature it aims to unite the Beautiful
with tho True. and to make both immediately
subservient to the practical purposes OF every
day life.
In Politics, it advocates the Rights Of Man,
and the Equality Of Rights, and opposes what
over violates or tends to violate them, whether
this be Involuntary Personal Servitude, Civil
Despotism, Spiritual Absolutism, Class Legs
lntion, the Selfshncss Of Capital, the tyranny
Of Combination, tho Oppression of 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 arc obsolete or settled, and
that they are now chiefly used by the Sectional
Interest OF Slavery, to impair the love OF lib
erty natural to the American mind, and 90
mbiugate the American People TO its rule. DIS
claiming all connection with them, 1t yet SYM
pathizes with those Of their adherents VINO are
honestly seeking through them to advance tne
substantial interests OF the country, although
it must believe that they have not chosen the
better way.
r. ID supporter Of the independent Democ-
raey which holds that tho Truths OF the Dec
laration Of independence are practical, that IN
their light the Constitution of the United
States ID to be interpreted, that to them the
laws and institutions and usages Of the coun-
try should be conformed-a Party, whose
motto ia Union, not for the sake OF Union,
but for the sake of Freedom and Progress !;
and Lar, not for the sake of Law, but for tho
Protection Of Human Rights and interests
the only sure foundation OF order and concord.
In no sense is it the organ Of q Party, or
mere Party Paper, but absolutely free and
independent,n claiming to speak by author
ityr for nobody except its editor, and rccogni-
sing no authority in any quarter to prescribe it's
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. II has secured able correspond
ants 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 &C.
tion 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-
verv Sentiment is represented here by four
daiIy 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, and not to perpetuate the curse OF
Slavery.
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