New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-12-12
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
NEW NATIONAL ERA.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS, Editor.

The New NATIONAL ERA will partak2 of a tyo
fold nature-ttat of an Advocate and an Edu.
Gator. As an Advocate it will assert and main
tain every right pertainiRgt to the American Cit
zen, Independent of race, color, or accident OF
birth Il will demand the recognition OF tbes,
rights wherever the Constitution extends or the
national ensign waves. As an Educator, it.
columns will be an especial medium for the
effective diffusion Of right principles and much
needed instruction, and for the incubation o.
those habi:S OF industry, economy, aud selfre.
lance viii b conduce to independent manhood
and give staity ana energy to free government.
insuring in return blessipgsto the governed
While the editors Of the NEW National EcA
are colored men, and the contributors will be-
mainly Colored, vet the columns will be omen for
the discussion of all questions Of vital import.
ance to the country by any { It's citizens. Com.
munica'ions suitable for publication in these
columns, are solicited from our friends IN an
parts Of the country, especially in the Southern
States.
THE POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.
Upon all questions involving the especiaI
terests Of the co!ored American citizen, III.
simple rule of equal Justice for all men will gov
ern the policy of the New NATIONAL ERA. twill
demand the recognition OF no right for ong
| citizen =, ich it will not freely accord to every
otnsT. l. Will oppose any attempt to confe,
privileges upon class, that are withheld from
N4N'LC'i III tue !SEu. II Will demand
'' every itlzen equality before the law, and full
protection of person and property in every State
and Territory OF the National Union.
| lie NEW NATIONAL ERA will take high ground
! upon all public questions, and labor to inspire
an openness OF purpose and encourage unity of
acuon, especially among the newly eufranchised
| people OF the reconstructed States Remem.
bering the past history of the Republican party
and recognizing what it has done for the colored
! people OF the nation, the NEW NATIONAL Era
Will give its hearty support to that party without
reserve This pledge of fidelity to the Republi
can party is given under the conviction, and
with the assurance, that in the future as in the
past that party will be the seai ast and inlexibIa
support OF those principles Of Justice and liberty
winch have now become part Of the organic Law
of the land.
/ THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
BY education the people of free Government,
such as ours is intended to be- are better quail.
fed to discharge their duties to the State, and
TO one another. The nation will ever End its
surest safeguard in the intelligence of its voting
masses, and the journal which would promote
| 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 bHghting in
tinences, have been deprived of the opportuni.
ties enjoyed by their more favored brethren OF
the free States.
THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT.
The industrial interests of the colored peopl
will claim and receive large share of our at.
tention.
The New NATIONAL ERA will be made de.
srable visitor for the family and the freside,
and we earnestly appeal to our friends every.
where to aid US by their subscriptions and their
influence.
The subscription price OF the New NATIONAL
ERA will be 81 80 year for single subscriptions,
or copies for So in advance
Address FREDERICK DOUGLASS, JR.,
Lock Box 81, Washington, d. G..