Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1855-12-28
,1TtE New Work Trihune, 1856

nencedon tie lst Of September last. The Anne
liran pnblic need net nov be made aequaiiit-
ed Yitlits character or claims 10 cOnsidera-
tion. With but Il subordinate regard Tor prn-
dence. policy or popularity, it has aimed 10
stand iCr Righteousness, Tor Truth, for Iu
niafltv against fortified lniquity. Fraud and
Otprcssiou. There n6t'a slaye-trader this
Goit.ntnt though he may never read anything
lit his bills oil sale and notes payable, who
does net know aud hate THE TRIBUNE; there is
nrt an extensive tabrieator of druegtd and poi
sonous Liquors who does not consider il avery
| dangerous and immoral paper, and wonder why
ilS publication is tolerated ira commercial, cot
toIi-husine City like New York. The Nerark
IleTtugl once forcibiy remarked thati il had ne
yer known a hard, sriping screwing, ayari
cieiS employer WHO was not hostile to TnE
IRlBrNE nor oue enineufly generous and kind
~ Nlo did not like il, Promp and plaln-spo-
ken il It's deBuHciations Of iniquity and abu-
Sc o1 power, Willie claiming no exception from
lGHan fahbility il may bave dune temporary
| iljl tee 10 Individuals but it has never been
uliaitftel to Principle, nor Geafto the cries Of
tie rRIoi gtd aad suffering. N ifs columns the
advocates of novel and unpopular theories
contlm lmplatifg the Moderation ef human woes,
especially those OF the voicecss aud down.
troddeu have ev found audience and haspi-
talty; while il has ardently resisted, ana viii
pcIsis'entl. combat every attempttp prescribe
md degrade any class becalse Of diversltics
| u Nativity. Greed or Coler.
In defiance Of eaumnies the most atroci0us,
and Of hastiiitie> the most dea Hy and untiring,
The TRIBUNE has grown STEADILY in public APP
probation from the day of its origin. It.
means Of serving the pablo have been augs
mented in proportion. Isistead of single
editor with one on two assistants, its organize
tien now comprises numerous body Of wri-
tefs, earh fitted by special accomplishment
she experience for the p5rticuiar liHe Of d.s-
cnssioH 10 which his pen IS devoted; the daily
an,ouHt of reading matter given 'n0rs than
quaGruples that OF its earliett issues; a staff Of
saiaed correspondents eneircles the globe,
transmitting early and intelligent narrations of
Whatever is most worthy Of attentions while
Politics, Legislation. Literature, Art, History
in short whatever affects the social well-be-
lag Of mankind, Poiemic Theology alone OK
cvpted-fads here tbs freest and most search
lEg discussion.
Attached by profound conviction to tie be-
neticeut policy of Industrial development AMI
teraal Interco mH unication, whose most con-
spieaouS champion though the last Hall Cen
tury was HEsRY Clay inbued. moreover.
with that spirit CT forbealanee toward our
weaker nesghbors, and toward the mpch wrong
cd AbpriBines Of this Continent, and of Peace
with All which will haliow the name OF Whig,
F"E fRiEusE, while surrendering no lot OF lis
independence, coopersted earnestly and ar
IDENTITY with the " lig party 70 long as its VII
talty was preserved w hen, in 1852 an
attempt w,.s made TO interpolate slave hunting
INTO stserecd, we s.erny resisted that impo-
sitien; wien, ct the close OF the last presideu-
tlal canvass, il was seen that 4 large portion OF
the Wings preferred 10 defeat their own party
rather man allow its Anti Slavery wing to
share It's triumph, even under conservative
Chief on Pro Slavery platform, We knew and
proclaimed that The Wing party WAS no more.
subsequent events, including the rise and cal
minatloa OF she Know oth.n9 conspiracy,
and the speedy absorption therein # the whole
force Of Pro-Slrery Whigism, only confirm
cd our andoustmg anticipetions. With no
sickiy lamentstious therefore for the iaevit.,-
bis bygone. bu. With hope, and JOY, and sym
patty, and words OF cheer, have We hailed the
beginning and watched the progress of that
mighty REPUBLICAN increment which, inpcll-
ed Dy the peItldious violation Of the Missouri
Gumpa ard ssir5tiiss-ssl toy r,iv- astounding
entTAgts whereof the rights of the Free Set
tiers OF Kansas have been the yiciims-by the
repeatcd and utter Fitiation of their elections
oy an armed mob collected by cons piracy and
hurled suddedly upon them from the border
counties Of the reigh5oging Slave State, is
destined 10 sweep away the landmarks of old
party tsuds, and unite the true hears and
strong arms Of the fAe-sou,tl ia one mighty
etsor. TO eon6ue the sconrge and scandal OF
our coantry within the limits of the States
which uowisely uphold it. To the success OF
this effort the energies OF The TRIBUNE will bc
sierniy devoted; white the PEaPERAscE Re-
FORA, iacluding the entire suppression Of the
Traffic in Intoxicating Beverages, will 6nd in
II, a. hitherto, an earnest and unainching
champion.
Commencing as daily folio sheet Of mode
rate size, and WITH scarcely a shadow Of pat
rona9e, the TraUsE is now issued in auarto
form Daily (three distinct editions) Semi
WeeksI and Weekly, on sheet A by 81 INCH
es, eight ample pages of SIX columns each -
Its circulation has steadily grown from nothing
to the following aggreg stcs:
Daily issues tsvening and morning) 29, 500 copies
Semi sesly, ll.l76 :.
n eekly, $50
California edi1ion, (Oo o
Total. ls7 41s
We oe!ieve no ether newspaper in the world
has q subscription list over half 80 large as
ibis; ami 20 periodical of any sort can rival IL.
And while liz extreile cheapness. rendering NJ,
lncrssse Of paying readers only as indirect me-
cuniary advantaxeso us, has doubtless largely
swelled its suhscri,tinn list, IL would be ahsnr.
dity not to perceive in this unprecedented PAT
rouage soma eyidnce Of public approval and