New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-12-28
PROSPECTUS
OF TIE
NEW NATIONAL ERA.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS. Editor


me NEW NATIONAL FRA vii, rs-..t.e
ioid nature--thsto fan Advocate y, tNo'
as an Advocate, n will asser, .nA -. ' i'Huc"'or'
night pertaining to the Amer;cs' :i am every
pendent OF race, color, or accide,t 80 inde-
VIII demand the recognition OF - urn IL
wherever the Constitution extends or hsnS
uonal ensign waves As an Edncsto- ; ma
ums will be an especial medium for tho . ss cor
olnusion OF right principles and much.neeSsS ;D
strneuon, and tor the inculcatiou ofthose bab;,st
INDUSTRY, economy, and selfreliance which Co.
duce to independent manhood. and give v;,aI;,.
ana energy TO tree government, insurins in retur,
blessings 10 the governed
While the editors ofthe NV v ,-,o,,.,
colored men, and the contributors Will he nna;,,i~
eolored, yet the columns will be open for az
discussion OF all questions of vital inheritance 20
the country by any of its citizens. Commrn;o..
tons suitable for publication in these columns
are solicited from our friends in all parts of Tho
country, especially IN the Southern States.
THE POLITICAL DEPARTMENT
Upon all questions involving the especial int0r
ests Of the colored American citizen, the s;p,YIo
rule OF equal justice for all men will govern The
policy o. the NEW NATIONAL ERA 1t will demand
the roooentnon of no right for one citizen which
n Ul.. Dot Freely sccord to every other. Ii will
oppose any att@u ., to confer privileges upop a
class, so 8re withheld from the humblest citizen
IN the aEd Il viii demand for every citizen
equality bs'0re the law, and full protection of
person ana property in every State and Territory
OF the National Union.
The NEw NAr,oNAL Era will take high ground
upon all public questions, and labor 10 inspire
oneness OF purpose and encourage unity of
action, especially among the Observation-Disclosures
people of the Recommended States Remem.
berlng the past history of the Republican party,
and recognizing what it has done for the coIored
people of the nation, the NEw NATIONAL ERA
will give lie hearty support to that party without
reserve This pledge of fidelity to the RepubG.
can party Is given under the conviction, aud
with the assurance, that in the future, as in the
past, that party will be the stesdisst and rnhexi
bic support OF those principles of Justice and
liberty which have now become a part of the
organic law of the land.
THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
BY education the people Of free Government.
sucn as ours is intended to be, are better Quail.
he'd to discharge their duties to the State,
and to one anoLher. The nation will ever find
Its surest safeguard in the intelligence of It's
voting masses, and the journal which would pro.
mote the highest good of government and people
must lend Its energies and its power TO the work
OF educating that people. Especially is the
agency of the press needed by that portion of
the people, colored and white, who, either
In slavery or under the ban of its blighting in.
huences, have been deprived of the opportunities
enjoyed by their more favored brethren of the
free States.
THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT.
The industrial interests of the colored people
will Claim and receive d large share of our at
tention.
The NEW NATIONAL ERA will he made desi
rable visitor for the family and the hreside and
we earnestly appeal to our friends everywhere
to AID US by their subscriptions aud their intiu.
ence.
The subscription price of the Nsw NATIONAL
ERA will be s2.50a year for single subscriptions,
or copies for SO. in advance.
Address FREDERICK DOUGLASS, Jr.,
Lock Box 81 Washington, ID. c..