New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
Ne " NATIONAL ERA.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS, Editor.

The NEY NATIONAL ERA will partake of a two.
fold nature-ti at Of an Advocate and an Edu.
Gator. As an Advocate it will assert and main
tain every right pertaining to the American citi.
zen, jndpr eEdent ct race, color, or accident of
birth. H. Wi demand the recognition of these
rights wherever the Constitution extends or the
national! ensign waves. As an Educator it.
columns will he an especial medium for the
effective diffusion of right principles and much
needed instruction, and for the inculcation of
those habits OF industry, economy, and selfre-
lance which conduce to independent manhood,
and give vitality and energy to free government,
insuring in return blessirgsto the governed
While the editors of the New NATIONAL ERA
are colored men, and the contributors will be
mainly colored, yet the columns will be open for
the discussion OF all questions of vital import
ance TO the country by any Ct its citizens Com
munications suitable for publication in these
columns solicited from our friends in all
parts of the country. especially in the Southern
Safes.
THE POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.
Upon all questions involving the especial in.
terests of the colored Anne rican citizen, the
simple rule Of equal justice for all men will gov.
ern the policy of the New NATIONAL ERA 1t will
demand the recognition of no right for one
citizen which it will not freely accord to eyery
other. 1t will oppose any attempt to confer
privileges upon class, that are withheld from
the humblest citizen in the land. It will demand
for every citizen equality before the law, and full
and Territory OF the National Union.
The NEW NATIONAL Era will take high ground
upon all public questions, and labor to inspire
an openness of purpose and encourage unity of
action, especially among the newly enfranchised
people OF the reconstructed States. Remem-
herring 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 tho
past, that party will be the steadfast and infexible
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.
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 find its
surest safeguard in the intelligence of it's 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 blightins in.
fuences, 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 peopi.
will claim and receive large share of our at
tentiou.
The New NATIONAL ERA will be made de.
sirable visitor for the family and the Preside.
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 so year for single subscriptions,
or copies for SO, in advance.
Address FREDERICK DOUGLASS. JR.,
Lock Box 81, Washington, D. C.