New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-07-18
PROSP ECTUS
OF THE
NEW N ATl0NAL ERA.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS, Editor.

The New NATIONAL ERA will partake Of a two.
fold naiure.-thai ofan Advocate and an Educator
A. an Advocate, ii will assert and maintain everv
right pertaining to the American citizen, indie.
pendent of race, color or accident of birth II
will demand the recognition Of these rights
wherever the Constitution extends or the ma.
tional ensign waves. AS an Educator, its col.
nms will be an especial medium for the effective
diffusion OF right principles and much needed in.
structon, and for The medication OF those habits
industry, economy, and selEreliance which con.
duce to independent; manhood, and give vitality
ana energy 10 Tree government, nsuring in return
blessings TO the governed.
While the editors of the NEw national ER.ar
colored men. and the contributors will be mainly
colored, yet the columns will be open for the
discussion OF all questions of vital importance N
the country by any OF it's citizens Communico
tons suitable for publication in these columns
are solicited from our friends in all parts of the
country especially !" the Southern States
THE POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.
tpon all questions involving the especial inter
ests OF the colored American citizen, the simnje
rule OF equal justice for all men will govern the
policy 1.-THE NEW NATIONAL ERA. 1t will demand
the recognition oil no right for one citizen which
1t will not freely accord to every other, II will
oppose any attempt 10 confer privileges unon a
class that are withheld from the humblest citizen
In the land. II will demand for eyery citizen
equality before the law, and full protection OF
person and property in every State and Territory
OF the National Union.
Inc NEW NATIONAL Era will take high ground
upon all publlc questions, and labor to inspire
oneness OF purpose and encourage unity OF
action, esI,ecial, among the newly .e1francbised
people OF the Reconstructed States Remem.
oer'ng the past history of the Republican party,
anu iecognizing what it has done for the colored
people OIL the nation, The NEW NATIONAL ERA
viii give ITS hearty support to that party without
reserve. This pledge Of fidelity to the Renubli
can party is given under The conviction. and
with the assurance, that in the future, as in the
past, That party will be the steadast and inflexi.
be support OF those principles of Justice and
hDer'y which have now become IL Part of the
organic law of the land.
THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
by education the people of a free Government,
SUCH as ours is intended to be, are better Quail.
NED TO discharge their duties to the State,
and to one another The nation will ever End
It's snrest safeguard in the intelligence of its
voting masses, and the journal which would pro.
mote ,he highest good of government and people
must iend 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, coiOred 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.
TIE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT.
The industrial interests of the colored people
Will Claim and receive large share of our at
| tention.
| The New NATIONAL ERA will be made a desi.
rabie visitor for the family and the fireside, and
We earnestly appeal to our friends everywhere
to aid us by their subscriptions and their inAu
| ence.
:, The subscription price Of the New NATIONAL
ERA Will be 81. Goa year for single subscriptions,
or copies for $40, in advance.
Address FREDERICK DOUGLASS, Jr.,
Lock Box 81, Washington, d. C.