New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-09-25
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
new NATIONAL ERA
LEWIS II. DOUGLASS.
JOHN II. COOK,

The NV NATIONAL En-, will partaSa O., at..
fold uaiUre-thA. Of an Advocate and an "a
Gator. a an Advocate 10 vii. assert arI ma,
tain every right pertaining 20 the American r..i
zen, independent of race, color, or ageiIar, .
birth. T. will demand the recognition # ,bs,.
rights wherever the Constitution extend. .- ~
national ensign waves. Is an Educator. -.
Co'uwu, wi. be an eSVoC A. medium for H.
effective diffusion Of night principles HrI rrr.s
needed instruction, and for The lqa....t.,o.
tho,, habits Of industry, economy. AID self.
lance viii n couiGce 10 independent m.4bs,4
and give tali'y and energy To free gosrruua,,
iuSuriug IN return 5!rs>IugS'p the governed
While tie editors of the NV N,rI,,,F.,
Ar" cpiorci men, and the contributors g.U a-
mainly color,d, yet the columns vii b. lasr, s-
the discussion Of all questions OF vita. .up.-.
sucs 20 lie country by any @ { It's citizens G.-
mun,Ca,ouS suitable for publication IN ,h...
columns, are solicited from our friends in all
parts of the country, especially in the Sol.h,ra
States.
THE POLITICAL DEPARTMENT
Upon all questions involving the esprg... al.
terrsts Of the colorcd American citizen. ,a.
simple r,t.c OF equal justice for al men a .lI 20.
ern the policy of the Nsw NtrIoNAI Era. IT,.
demand the recognition of no right Tor 3a.
citizen which II Will not freely accord 90 aya-y
other IL will oppose any attempt to coat.,
privileges upon class, that are withheld from
the humh'e,t citizen in the land. Il vii, lemall
for every citizen equality before the .aw. and t..
protection "i person and property in every Sta.
and Territory Of the National Union
The NEW NtrluNN Era will iakrhig gra.gt
anon all pubic questions, and labor 10 inspire
an openncSS of purpose and encourage unity o.
action, especially among the ncwly,auiranch,,.t
people ct the reconstructed States Remt4
herring the past history of the Republican party.
and recognizing wha; 1t has done for the c5lorrt
l a he 81
will give IL hearty support 10 tina; party Uith,u;
reserve. hiS pledge of fidelity to the Repab,
can party il given under the conviction aaI
with the assurance. that in the future a. in u.
past, that party will he the seadtast and lndtxh.
support Of those principles Of Justice and llba-y
which have now become part of the organic -
of the land
THE EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
/ BY education the people OF free Government.
such rs ours Is intended to be, are better 4uAi.
fed to discharge their duties to the State, and
! to one another. The nation will ever find II,
surest safeguard IN the intelligence Of is voting
masses, and the Journal which would promote
I the highest good of government aud people
must lend its energies and its power TO tho " ok
/ of educating that people. Especially i. the
agency of the press needed by that portion ",
/ the people, colored and white, who, either IA
slavery or under the ban of its blgh,ing IA
/ iluences, have been deprived of the oppor;us.
ties enjoyed by their more favored brethren Of
/ the free States.
THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT..
| The industrial interests Of the colorei pe5p,,
will claim and receive a large share of our 1t
| tention.
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