New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-05-28
PROSPECTUS
OF TIE
new NATIONAL ERA.
LEWIS II. DOUGLASS, EDITOR.

The NEW NATIONAL ERA will partake OF a two
| told nature-that of an Advocate anI an Edu-
Gator. AS an Advocate it will assert and main.
tain every right pertaining to the American citi-
| zen, independent Of race, color, or accident of
olrth. 1t will demand the recognition of thess
rights wherever the Constitution extends or thu
national ensign waves. As an Educator il,
columns will be especial medium for tbs
effective diffusion Of right principles and much
needed instruction, and for the incubation of
those habits OF industry, economy. and selEre.
nance winch conduce to Independent manhood,
and give vitality and energy to free government,
insurlng IN return blessingsto the governed.
While the editors of the New national Err.
are colored men, and the contributors will be
mainly colCred, yet the columns will be open for
the discussion Of all questions of vital import
ance to the country by any Of its citizens Com.
mumcations 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 IN
terests Of the colored American citizen, the
simple rule of equal justice for all men will gov
ern the policy Of the New NATIONAL Era 1t vii.
demand the recognition OF no right for one
citizen which it will not freely accord to every
other 1t will oppose any attempt to confer
privileges upon class, that are withheld from
the humbiest citizen in the land. 1t will demand
Tor every citizen equality before tie law, and full
protection OF person and property i'll every State
and Territory of the National Union.
The n EW NATIONAL Era will 10 10 III ,rou,Y
upon all PUBLIC questions, and labor to il. spre
an opehness of purpose and encourage unity OF
action, especially among the newly -enlranchissd
people OF the reconstructed States ltemem-
Dering the past history of the Republican party,
anu recognizing what it has done for the colored
people OF the nation, the New NAriovAL Era
Will give ITS hearty support to that party without
| reserve. This pledge of fidelity to thu, 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 seadfast and inexible
support of those principl of justice and liberty
which 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 ouali
hed to discharge their duties to the State, and
to one another. The nation will ever find its
surest safeguard in the intelligence of its voting
masses, and the journal which would promote
the highest good of government and neonle
must lend ITS energies and its power to the work
OF educating that people. Especially is the
agency ct the press needed by that portion Of
the people, colored and white, who, either in
slavery or under the ban Of its blighting in.
tiuences, have been deprived of the opportuni.
ties enjoyed by their more favored brethren O
the free States.
THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT.
The industrial interests of the colored people
Will claim and receive a large share of our at
tention. ~
The New NATIONAL Era will be made de
| srable visitor for the family and the fresida,
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 So. so year for single subscriptions,
or copies for $40. in advance.
Address FREDERICK DOUGLASS, Jw.
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