Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-11-02

AMERICAN LEAD Err AND WoRK1NG-MEN's
ADyocATE.-We are in receipt of the first
No. of this new paper, published at Philadel-
phia, by Theophilus Fiske, Esq. 1t is a very
large sheet, of excellent typographical execu-
ton, and, as its name indicates, is devoted to
the interests of the Working-men of the Ma
tion-taking for it's motto-"Truth, Justice,
Fraternity; Equal Laws, Equal Rights, Equal
Burdens Equal Benefits" The Editor, Mr..
Fiske, has been. until recently, Editor of the
Portsmouth (Va.) Transcript, and from him
we may expect no f~anatical can't repulsive to
the Working-men, or any others, of the
South. The price of ''The Leader is 50, DO
per year, for single subscribers; eight copies
for $500; twenty copies for $4,000; and
forty copies for, $4,000. We make the fol-
lowing extracts from the prospectus:
For the last thirty years we have devoted our
best energies to the vindication of the rights of
Labor, and to the advancement of the interests
of the producers of wealth. Those who fight our
battles, build our houses, construct our roads,
bridges and canals, who produce all the nece sea.
ries, conven:snces, comforts and Injuries of life,
who are constantly producing wealth and yet con
tinue destitute of all the Injuries they create,
have ever had and ever will have, our b ~eartiest
sympathy and most Jealous championship. We
shall continue to labor in their behalf. We are
about to present them with a~journal at q price
which places it within the limited means of the
most humble. It will be devoted to their inter-
ests and their rights it will earnestly and indus.
triously seek to promote their social, moral and
political elevation and Improvement. We shall
endeayor to obtain for those who toll o higher
freedom than a mere permission to labor. Unforl
tunately for humanity, under our present social
system, few poor men have any larger freedom or
higher hope than to obtain sufficient employment
to keep themselves and those dependent upon
them from absolute starvation. We shall encour.
age q higher hope than this for all we shall en-
deayor to secure for the masses a larger freedom
. freedom from want and all fear of want, which
alone can realize mans mission, satisfy man.
nature, and enable him to realize the higher OBJ.
jects of his creation.
In all matters conn ected with political organiza
tons, this paper win occupy higher ground than
mere seryiiefdeyotion to party. It will eontepC
not only for the ideal in politics, but the actual
not only viii it be elevated in theory, but Q arrest
~ endeavor to reduce the theory to practice. I
will contend for the largest liberty the creates
good of the greatest number the unrsstrictea
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equality in rights, duties, and chances, for an,
man, and for all men. This idea, which is tn.
basis of true political organization, exists, as ye,
only in idea, in the abstract. We shall endeayo
to give this idea substances, form, and active life.
For all-for universal humanity-this new pa
per viii labor. For the multitude, whose highes
privilege is unceasing toll, whose greatest fear
the loss of employment, whose highest hope 70
their children is the same unceasing round :
daily drudgery, and for themselves a hired HON
ia and a quiet though trampled graye-for these W
shall have . word TO speak. Their wrongs N
feel, their burdens We appreciate, their woes "
sympathize with and deplore. They will find
our journal an advocate at all times and under q
circumstances. We ask their friendly aid and q
operation for their own sakss as well as for OF
hDwn.
Neither labor nor expense will be spared I
Egive our readers the earlist intelligence that ca
h.be obtained. We shall secure the services of alb
Correspondents at every desirable or attainab
point, so th at as a medium of the current news
the day our paper shall stand unriyalled.