Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-10-23
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
NEW YORK TRIBUNE.

u is now in the mid die of its fifteenth yeal
Vo. XIV. OF its weekly issue commenced o
the LIST Of September. The American publ
:. need not now be made acquainted with it
! character or claims to consideration. Wit
. but subordinate regard for prudence, polio
h or popularity, 1t has aimed 10 stand for Righ
leousness, for Truth for Humonity, against Tor
tined lniGuity, Fraud and Oppression. Their
Il not slave. trader on this continent, thougI
he may never read anything but his bills of sal,
and notes payable who does not know and hat,
THE TRIBUNE; there is not an extensive FAB
ricat0r OF drugged and poisonous Liquors who
does not consider il very dangerous and i'm
moral paper, and wonder why its publication (
| tolerated in commercial, Cotton buying Cit,
like New York. The New York Mercury once
iorcibly remarked that il had never known q
hard gripping, sore wing avaricious employer
who was not hostile to THE TRIBUNE, nor
one emnently gen erous and kindly who did not
like II. Prompt and plain-spoken in ITS de-
nunciatons of iniqul,y and abuses of power,
while ella inning no exemption from human fall
ibllitiy, il may have done temporary injustice to
individuals, but 1t has never been unfaithful to
Principle, nor deaf to the cries of the wronged
and suffering. In its columns the advocates of
novel and unpopular theories contemplating
the meioratiOn OF human woes, especially
those Of the voicelcss a d down trodden, have
ever found audience and hospitality; while it
has ardently resisted, and will persistently com.
Dat, every attempt 10 prescribe and degrade any
class ecause Of diverslties Of Nativity, Greco :,
or Color.
In defiance of calumnics the most atrocious,
and oil hostilitits the most deadly and untiring,
! THE TRIBUNE has already grown in public
appreciation from the day of its origin. It's
means of serving the public have been aug
mented in proportion. Instead of a single edi-
tor with one or two assistants, its organization
now comprises numerous body of writer's
each fitted by special accomplishment and ey-
perience for the particular line of discussion
TO which his pen is devoted; the daily amount
Of reading matter given more than quadruples
that of its earliest issues; staff Of valued cor
respondents encircles the globe, transmitting
early and intelligent narralions of whatever is
most worthy of attention; while Politics, Legis-
lation, Literature, Art, History-in short what
ever affects the social well being of mankind,
POlemic Theology alone excepted-fnds here
the freest and most searching discussion.
Attached by profound conviction to the ben-
Efficient policy Of Industrial development and
Internal lntercommunication whose most con-
spicuous champion through the last Half.Cen
tury was HENRY CLAY-imbued, moreover,
with that spirit of forbearance toward our
weaker neighhors and toward the much wrong
ed Aborigines of this Continent and of Peace
with All which will ballow the name of Wing,
THE TRIBUNE, " lille surrendeiing no lot of
its proper independence compared earnestly
and ardently with the Whig party so long as its
vitality was preserved When in 1862 and
attempt was made to nterpolate slave hunting
into its creed, we sternly resisted that imposl,
ton; when at the close of the last Presidcn.
tial canvass, il was seen that a large portion of
the wings preferred to defeat their own party
rather than allow its Anti Slavery wing to
share its triumph, even under q conservative
Chiei on Pro Slavery platform we knew and
proclaimed that the Wing party was no more
Subsequent events, including the rise and cul.
minatlon Of the Know. Nothing conspiracy and
the speedy absorption therein of the whole
force of Pro.Slavery Whgsm, only confirmed
our undoul ting anticipations. With no sickly
lamentations, therefore, for the inevitably by
gone, but with hope, and joy, and, sympathy,
and words Of cheer, have we hailed the begin.
ming and watched the progress of that mighty
REPUBLICAN movement which, impelled by
the Pcrfdi us violation of the Missouri Com
pact, ani STIMULATED by the astounding outra-
yes whereof the rights of the Free Settlers of
kaiisas have been the victims-by the repea.
ted and utter vitiatiOn of their elections by
an armed NIB collected by conspiracy and
hurled suddenly upon them from the border
counties OF tie :eighborlng Slave State, is des
tnedt swc. away the land marks of old par
ty feuds and unite the true hearts and strong
arms Of the lree-Souled in one mighty effort to
conline the scourge and scandal OF our country
within The limits OF the States which unwisely
uphold it. To the success of this effort the
energies OF THE TRIBUNE will be sternly
devoted: while the TEMPERANCE REFORM,
including the entire suppression of the Traffic
Rpvnrn,rnc sx,in end in,
hitherto, an earnest and unlinching cham
pion.
commencing as daily folio sheet OF moder-
ATE size, and with scarcely shadow of patron
age, The TRIBUNE is now issued in quarto
from DAILY Qhree distinct editions)-Semi-
Weeklyand Weekly, on sheet "A 10y "a inch.
es, eight ample pages of six columns each.-
Its circulation has steadily grown from nothing
tc the following aggregates:
Daily issues (evening and morn
ing) 2S,25O comics.
Semi-weekly l4,O75 "
Weekly 136. 500
weekly california edition 5000
Total circulation. 1S4,S25
We believe no other newspaper in the world
has subscription list over half so large as this;
and no periodical of any sort can rival it,
ANA while It's extreme cheapness rendering an
increase of paying readers only TN indirect
pecunlary advantage TO us, has doubtless large
ly swelled its subscription II list, it would be alb.
surdity not to perceive in this unprecedented
patronage some evidence of public approval
ana esteem.
TERMS,
THE TRIBUNE employs no travelling agents
and sends out no papers on trust. If it is no.
stopped when the term paid for expires, ana
the subscribers do not choose further to pay for
i, we resort to no legal process to compel him.
On the Weekly, we mean to stop every paper
on the expiration Of the advance payment,
awaiting fresh remittance from the subscr.
Der. II none comes, the account is closed
We pay no local agents: wish no money paid to
any when the payer cannot trust him 10 mail or
otherwise send it 10 us; once mailed, its safety
is at our risk, (and serious risk il often
proves;) but are grateful to every one who
deems Ii good work to obtain ard forward
the names and money of his friends and neigh
bon. Our terms invariably are-for the
Daily Tribune, So per annum.
Semi Weekly, $3; two copies for IS; five for
$1l,25.
Weekly. 80; three copies for $5; five copies
for $S; ten copies for $l2; twenty copies to one
address for $40; larger clubs, 81 each subscri-
Der.