Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-01-16
FE,HE NETWORK TRIBUNE 1ss,e

/ FENHE NETWORK TRIBUNE, 1s55-e.-
N iHE IRlBuzE IS now in the middle Of its fr
teenth year VOL Nv. of Its weekly issue coInrpar
! eed on the lst of September last. The American
! puoiic need not now be made acquainted with it,
character or claims to consideration With bpt
snbofdlnate regard for prudence, policy and pom
uiarlty, IL has AIMED 10 stand for Righteousness
for Truth for Humanity, against fortified I,,;c,i
tg, fraud and Oppression. There is NOT n slave
trader on this Continent, tho he may never read
anything but his bills of sale and notes-psvnlfs
who does not know and hate the TRIBUNE: tbpre ),
not an extensive fabricator of dragged and poison
Gus Liquors who does not consider il n yery dan
gerous and immoral paper. and wonder VIII, ;ts
publication is-tolerated in q commercial. cotton
buying City like New-Ior The Ne4c1Tk Heyc
'y once forcibly rem srked that il had never known
hard. gripping. sereTing avarcious employerYl.s
was not hostile 10 the IRIBCNE, nor one eminep TX
generous and kindly who did Eotlikeiti PromY-
and PLAIN spoken in its denunciatioRs of inioaiiv
ana abuses of power, whilst claiming no exens-
-, t.1n ION human talnbllty, 1t may have done
temporary injustice to individuals but ii has nev-
er boon unfaithfal to Principle nor deaf to he
cr,es OF the wronged and suffering In its column
the advocates OF novel an1 unpopular theories con
teinplatins the mcloration of human woe. .sTa
cialiy those of the yoieeless and down-trodden
nave ever found audience and hospitality: whiIs
II mas already resisted. and will peTsistenv COM
o'Aii every attem topToscTibe and degrade any
eilsS because OF diversitieS of Nativity or Greed
In defiance of caluninies the most atroeious npd
Oh heialltes the most deadly and untrue the TilJ
roc Hl1fIF
rom the Day OF Its origin. It's means of scryins
tue public have been augme nted in propertion.-Z
instead OF a single editor with one or two assist
ants, Its organization now comprises > ron.
body OF wri tcrs--each fitted by special accomplish
Ineht and experience for the particular line of
discussion to which his pen is devoted The daiIy,
untef reading matter given moro than quad
ruples that of its earliest issues; staff OF valued
correspondents encircles the globe tralsnittin,r
early and intelligent narrations of whatever i
most worthy of attention; while Politics, Legisla-
tIon, Literature, Art. Hsiory-n short whatever
affects the social well being of mankind, Poenic
theology alone exeepted-fnds here the freest
and most searching discussion.
Attafhed by profound conviction to the benif-
cent policy of industrial development and Intern
al lntercommuncation whose most conspicuou-
champion through the last haIf-century was HEy-
RI GLAr-=imbued, moreover, with the spirit offCr-
bearance towards our weaker neigh boYs. and tow
ard the much wronEed Aborigines of this CONT
nent and OF Peace with All which will halIow the
name OF Wing, the TRIBUNE, while surrendcrirs
no Jot OF It's proper independence co-operated ca
hesuy antt ardentiy with the Nhig party so long
as It's Vlta'ity was preserved. When in 1902 an
attempt was made TO interpoate savc-hunting in
10 It's creed we sternly resisted that imposition:
when, at the close of the last Presidential cam
vaSs II was seen that large portion of the Whiys
preferred 10 defeat their own party rather than
allow Its Anti4Siaycry wing 10 share its triumph
even under . conservative Chief on 4 Pro-Slayery
party was no more. Subsequent events. including
ihe rise and calumniation of the Know Nothing
e,oisPii' ana iIc speedy absorption therein Of
the whole force of Pro-slaveTy Whigisn. only con
nrmed our undoubting anticpations With 10
slckly lamentations therefore for the inevitably
bygone, but with hope. and joy. and sympathy
and words of cheer have we hailed ha beginning
ana watched the progress of that mighty REPUB-
LICAN movement which impelled by the perfdi-
ous violation of the Missouri Compae and stimu-
lated BY the astounding outrages whereof the
rights OF the Free Settlers of Kansas have been tho
Victflns-by repeated and utter yitiation of their
elections by armed mob collected by conspiracy
ana hurled suddenly upon them from the border
counties OF the neighboring SiBve State is destin-
ed to sweep away the landmarks of old party
teuds, and unite the true hearts and strong arms
OF The frcc-soUieI in mighty effort to coniuo
the sceurge and scandal Of our country within the
limits OF the States which unvscly uphold it. To
the success of this effort the energies of the TRg-
ByNE win be sternly devoted; while the TEMPER
AN CE REFORM, including the entire suppression
of the traie Intoxicating beverages, will find init
As hitherto, an earnest ard unfinching champion
Commencing as a daily folio sheet of moderate
'ize, and with scardely siadow of patronage tho
TRIBU " is issued in Guar to form Daik (thrce
tistinet eiitonsl. Sen,i Wttkiy, and Wetkly, on a
heet - By 81 inches, eight ample Pages of SIX col
INNS each. It's circulation has steadily grown
rom nothing to the following aggregate
Daily issues. and morn : $500 copies
semi-Weekly : I1I75
Neely I36,5Q0
california edition COCO q"