Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-15
TIVE NETWORK TRIBUNE, ls55-s.-THt


year Volume XIV. of its weekly issue commenced
on the first OF September last. The American pub
lie need not now be made acquainted with its char
acter or claims to consideration. With but a subor-
dnate regard for prudence, policy popularity it
has aimed to stand for Righteousness, for Truth,
for Humanity, against fortified lniquity, Fraud and
Oppression. There is not slaye-tiader on this
Continent though he may never read anything but
his bills Of sale aud notespayable, who does not know
and hate THE TRIBUNE there IS not an extensive
fabricator ofdrugged and poisonous Liquors who does
not consider it very dan gel and immoral paper
and wonder why its publication is tolerated in a com
mercia cotton.buyng City like NewYolk. THIS
NEWARK MERCURY once ioreiby remarked that it
had never knowna hard gripping, scrcw.ng, avari-
cious employer who was not hostile to TIE TRlB-
UNE, nor one eminently generous aud kindly who
did not like it. Prompt and plain-spoken in its de-
nunciations Of iniquty aud abuses of power while
claiming no exemption from human falbility, it
may have done temporary injustice 10 individuals,
but il has never been unaihu To Principle, nor deaf
to the cIies of the wrongcd and suffering In its col
umns the advocates oil novel and unpopular theories
contemplating the Moderation of human woes espe
ciay those of the voicccsS and down-trodden, have
ever found audience and hospitality while it has
ardently resisted, and will pc'Sistcntly combat ev
cry attempt to prescribe and de rade any class be-
cause of divcrsites of Nativity, Creed, or Color.
In defiance OF Ca amnies the most atrocious and
of hostilitios the most deadly and untirng THE
TRIBUNE has grown steadily in public apprecia-
ton from the day OF its origin. It's means of SER
wing the public have been augmented in proportion.
Instead ola single editor with two assistants.
its organization now comprises numerous body Of
writers, each fitted by special accom- plshment and
experience for the particular line OF discussion to
which bis pen is devoted the daily amount of read
ing matter given more than quadruples that of its
earliest issues staff of valued correspondents
encircles the globe transmitting carly and intelli-
gent variations of whatever is most worthy of at
tention while Politics, Legislation, Literature,
Art History--in short whatever affects he social
well.beng OF mankind. Poiemc Theology alone ex-
cepted--iinds here the freest and most searching
discussion.
Attached by profound conviction to the benefcent
policy Of Industrial development and Internal In
accommodation whose most conspicuous champi-
through the last HALF Century was HENRY
CLAf-imbued. moreover, with that spirit of for
bearance toward our weaker Deighbors and toward
the much wronged Aborigines OF this Continent
and of Peace with All which win hallow the name
of Wing, TIE TRIBUNE, while surrenderiug no
jpt of its proper independence coopelsted earnest
ly and ardenily with the Wing party so long as
its vitality was preserved. When in 1882 an at
tempt was made to iuterpoate slave-hunting into
its creed, We sternly resisted that imposition;
when, at the close of the last Presidential canvass
II was seen that large portion of the Wings prefer
red to defeat their own party rather than allow its
AntiSayery wing to share its triumph, even under
a conservative Chief on Pro-Slavery platform, We
knew aud proclaimed that the Wing party was
more. Subsequent events including the rise and
elimination of the Know. Nothing conspiracy, and
the speedy absorption therein OF the whole force of
Pro-Slavcry Whigism. only confirmed our undnubt.
ing antcipations. With no sickly iamenten:ations.
therefore, for the inevitably bygone, but with hope,
aud joy, and sympathy, and words Of cheer, have
we hailed the beginning aud watched the progress
of that mighty REPUBLICAN movement which,
impeled by the perdions violation Of the Missouri
Compact, and stimulated by the astounding outra-
ges whereof the rights of the Free Settlers of Kan
have been the victims--by the repeated and ut
ter vitiaion of their elections by an armed mob
collected by conspiracy and hurled suddenly upon
them from the border counties of the neighboring
Slave State. is destined to sweep away the land
marks of old party fends and unite the true hearts
aud strong arms of the free-souled in one mighty
effort to coufne the scourge aud scandal of
country within the limits OF the States which un-
wisely uphold it. 10 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 in Intoxicating
Beverages will find in IT, as hitherto, an earnest
and untlinching champion.
Commencing daily folio sheet of moderate
size, and with scarcely shadow Of patronage,
THE TRlBuNEis now issued in quarto form DAILY
tthree distinct editions), SsMi.WssSLy and WEEK
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