Litchfield enquirer., 1851-01-30
OPINIONS oFTHE PRESS,

THE New YoRK TRi BUNE. The Pr0Di-
dence r. ~ .l0'Ming mirror says: We
THINK no candid person will fan 10 recognize
a true likeness OF the leading American JourA.
al in the following from the Boston Bee.
.At the head and front III the journals OF
New York, we at once. without reservation,
place The .Neso York Tribune. Inis may,
perhaps, be thought strong assertion, bot we
sincerely think il true one. This Tribune Is
paper that presents many sterling merits.
which no one OF the least dlscclnment can faii
10 discover, nor OF the least canIor who VIII
but acknowledge. We are all we'll aware that
il sometimes takes grounds and expresses opin-
ions not at once always endorsed by the great
bublic. nor perhaps by its own iriends-but
yet Its history and the times has hitherto proy+
ed, Tor the most part. those g,0unds aud those
opinions 10 be correct. Ii has shown that il
has remarkable judgemant and sagacliy and
| that, while lis sentiments and doctrines may
sometimes. for The hour. appear as unsound
and visionary, they are only so because IN ad
vance aud slightly above the general opinion.
Among the chef characteristics ot The iris
bune are judgement, reliability, power, homes
| ~, candor and great common sense.
The editorials Vt The Tribune are marked
by good sense. strength OF position, tra,,spa.
| rency, good temper. and as general iacl, good
logic. They are always read like The produc-
| ti0ns OF men al experience, Of strong common
sense-and invariably are possessed a manly
tone. Politically, they are courteo $, though
sometimes almost iearfuly severe and it an
| opponent il to be executed, IL is done with as
,nut h consideration and leniency as the coca.
sion and person will admit. Its political col
umns are characterized by the most signal abil.
ny, and 10 day, probably carry more weight
and confidence throughout the coualry than
any other journal in america"
THE New YoRK TRIBUNE This powerful
Journal. which ia a perpetual fountain Of
thought and opinion upon all moral aud polil-
ical subjects. seems full of its original yigor
and freshness. The Tribune is everywhere
along the thickest Of the fight. Al one mo-
menl its broad shoulder lend conservative sup.
port 10 some cracking arch in our political
frame, at another time il 10 found dealing pom
deTous blows upon some venerable fortress OF
human wrongs. Sometimes The Tribune may
be wrong. end in its impulsiye zeal il may
sometimes run things into the ground, but il
is always straightforward. honest, fearless-and
generally comes Out about right Wisconsin
Herald.
New YORK TRIBuNE.-Alihoughw we differ
from this print in several important matters Of
.. political economy, we are none the less willing
TO acknowledge its unequaled merit as an
American press: generally dignifed. always
talented. and ever marked by heat felt de-
sire for the true elevation Of the people. We
are content. even democrat as we .re 10 rec,
Commend The Tribune-for we believe that
what Of truth il incuicates will be apt 10 rise
again in the minds OF lie readers; while its
errors must eventually die amid their wor.
shiPeEs.'- B, OOkiyn freeman.
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE FOR 1851 Upon
the merits Of The Tribune il is unneces AIRY 10
enlarge. known as il has long been. the model
newspaper Of the world. and the reading pub.
lie both Of this country and Europe regard il
rs journal in the statements and views Of
which the highest eonf1eure may be safely re-
POSED PiftsOS (Pena.) GAazefe.