The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-03-01
THE NEW YORK EVENING POST FOR 1855.
THE OLDEST FREE TRADE PAPER IN THE CoUNTR
WORD WITH OUR FRIENDS.

THE OLDEST FREE TRADE PAPER IN THE COUNTRY
WORD WITH OUR FRIENDS
TO-DAY the EVENING Posr enters upon the Rrry-ruRp
year of its existence Its history reaches back almost
TO the sources of our constitutional existence and its col
umns since then have more or less faithfully reflected for
more than half century the growth OF national power
and the marvellous muuPlica and prosperity OF
people.
able occasion for reminding friends in all parts of the
United States, who appreciate efforts 10 make
full and acceptable paper, that greatly dependent
upon their kind Offices and timely commentator in quar-
tiers where our paper not known and that look
them for renewal obligations which we have here
tofore had occasion time and again &C knowledge
Though have great faith the hereditary virtues
newspapers we feel that the pa history of the EVEN
ING Posr is unnportan guarantee that il will
to preserve its distinctive characteristics
and fidelity the principles of republican
and that so long remains under the control OF
ent conductors will lose its claims the
hdence and regard Of the public
is about twenty five years the EVENING PosT be-
gan plead for Freedom Trade and for those unda-
mental principles of legislation which are at war with all
monopolies having legislative origin. Ii then, and for
years after, stood alone among the Northern jour
ting protective and preferential Ii was one OF
the earliest champions ofe rights of the States under the
system OF internal Improvements which
threatened tho budding enterprise of this country with
the UNEQUAL and fatal competition of the General
ment has opposed special legislation and all grants
special privileges, wherever and whenever its opposition
seemed 10 be required abored with ordinary devo
ton rid the country OF the National Bank, and esiab
lish in lis stead the Treasury system which
mains OF the most durable and conspicuous monu-
devoted as IL of the earliest advocates of Cheap
Postage it has steadily defended the right of Petition
resisted the passage of the last Bankrupt Law resisted
the assumption OF the State Debts has resisted every
effort 10 oxtend tho of Human Slavery and it has
uniformly endeavored to maintain the Supremacy OF the
Laws while they remained such, however unjust they
might be in their character oppressive in their operation
In this State the EVENING Posi- claims 10 have been
of the earliest advoca of the economics policy which
has since been incorporated the Constitution OF 1916
II was almost the hrst and only journal for many months
advocate the call of convention to amend the old
siutlon OF 1921 1t supported all the important reforms
which the new Constitution embodes, and assisted in CIV
ing an impulse to the cause of constitutional science which
has already been communicated to nearly every State in
the Union.
However humble may have been our agency i'll sha-
ping The sentiments of the nation respecting questions OF
post controversy about which the greatest diverses OF
opinion al different times alled and against OF
which the waves and storms OF popular passion beat with
relentless violence for nvgoraes confidence
III The pocy OF our journal 10 hnd Tor the quarter OF
century daring which has been under the charge Of one
or both of its present conductors, that HAs ALWAYS
coRREsPokDED WITH Tux FINAL JUDGMENTS OF THE NATION
they have yet been expressed, and proportions
bly, dinishes soci,ude about the ultimate determine
ton of questions which are yet under discussion before
the people.
During the past year have added features
to the EVENING Posi- which designed 10 commend
to the farming interest OF the country We refer TO the
agrc uural contributions and the Catte Market Reports
We have awaited ourselves Of the services OF OF the
competent upon agricultural subjects in the
country take that department specially in charge, and
our cattle market reports prepared with great by
one whose capacity for the service, we presume. has
already sufficiently vndicatcd itself 10 those who have
been in habit OF pcrusing them the cattle market
this city tho largest The United States, and of
the largest in the world feel thai do e1aggerae
the importance of giving readers, weekly full and
reliable reports of its transactions.
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