New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-11-07
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n E W n ATl0NA AL ERA
FREDERICK DOUGLASS, Editor

The NEw NATIONAL Era will partaks Of n two
fold nature-that of an Advocate and an Ed
Gator. A. an Advocate it will assert and mai,
tain every right pertaining to the American c;t'
zen, independent of race, color. or accident a,
birth II will demand the recognition of ibosr
rights wherever the Constitution extends or tho
national ensign waves. As an Educator II
columns will he an especial medium for the
effective diffusion of right principles and much
needed instruction, and for the incubation q
those habi,S ct industry, economy, aud selcre.
lance viii n conducc to independent manhood
ana give tailiy and energy to free government
insuring III return h!cssirgst tn the rovcrneI
While the editors of the New NATIONAL. En-,
are colored men, and the contributors will he
mainly colored, yet thecolumus will be open for
the discussion of all questions of vital import
Hncc to the country hy any f its citizens. Com
mUuica'ions suitable for publication in these
, columns. are solicited FROM our friends in all
parts OF the country, especially in the southern
States.
THE POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.
Upon all questions involving the especial
| tcre>ts Ct t'ie colored American citizen, tn,
! simple rue of equal Justice for all men will gov
! ern the policy of the New NATIONAL ERA. twill
| demand the recognition of no right for ops
citl2cs - ich 1t will not freely accord to every
other. 1t will oppose any attempt to confe,
privileges upon a class, that are withheld from
'.:fa nhiest citizen in the land 1t will demand
>''r' "Ilizen equality before the law, and full
and Territory of the National Union
! The NEw NATIONAL EGi Will take high ground
| upon all phD!ic questions, and labor to inspire
| an openhesS OF purpose and encourage unity of
action, especially among the newly-cntranchised
! people OF the reconstructed States Remem-
! Derlng the past history of the Republican party
aid recognizing what it has done for the colored
people OF the nation, the NEW NATIONAL. ER,
VIII give ts 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 s.eadfasfand inhexibls
support of those principles of Justice and liberty
which have no" become part of the organic law
of the land.
THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
by education the people Of free Government
snch as ours is intended to be, are better ouaI
fed to discharge their duties to the State, and
to one another. The nation viii ever find its
,urest safeguard in the intelligence of it's voting
niasse7, and the Journal which would promo,e
the highes: good of government and people
mast lend its energies and its power TO the work
IL educating that people Espe cia!lv 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.
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.
teUtOu.
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and we earnestly appeal to our friends every
where to aid US by their subscriptions and their
influence.
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