Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-03-05
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STARTLING MENT.
! LATEST ARRIVAL FROM THE EAST
r. WEIGH, has jus: returned from the CITY
D a. with a and splendid assortment Of
/ Watches, Jewelry, and Silver -ware-the largest,
9est and cheapest ever brought into Clearhed-eon-
watches gold lockets, gold chains gold Pens, rings
breastpins. spectacles silver forks bracelets sleeve
/ buttons; cuf pins, ear rings, &c, &C., &c.
| Watches and je|eiry repaired on the shortss,
notice. [June 6, '55
| rENHE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, 1856.
| Il The TRIBUNE is now in the middle of its 81
teenth year; Vol. XV. of its weekly issue eornruep
/ ced on the lst OF September last The American
/ public need not now be male acquainted With a
character or claims to consid Grafton. With bnts
| subordinate regard for prudence policy and pop
ularity- It has aimed TO stand for righteousness,
| for Truth, for Humanity against fortified Iniqu
! ty Fraud aad Oppression There is not q slave.
trader on this Continent, tho he may never res3
anything but his bills Of sale and notes-payable,
who does not know and hate the TRIBUST.: :horcs
not an extensive fabrlcatoT OF GTngge1 ara poison
ous Liquors who does rot consider II 4 very dan
geroUs and immoral paper and wonder why;ts
publication IS tolerated il commercial. cctto--
buying Citv like New-YoTk The Nep04rk BIere4-
~ once forcibIy remarked that it had never known
g hard. gripping, screwing avaricious employer Who
was rot hostile to the TRIBUNE, nor one eniiuentlv
generous and kindly who did nOtiike l.! PROMPT
and Plain-sPoken in It's dena2ciations Cf ;CicpiIy
and abuses Of power. whilst claiming 10 rxs--p-
ton frUE human faIl!bility. = may lssre 6ors
heea UuIai-lIfGl % Principle, nor deaf 70 tIs
cries of the wr0nged and suffering. Il its cciurnns
the advocates Of novel and unpopular theoEi=s coa-
templating the melieration of human woes, osPs-
cially those of the voiceless and down-trodden,
have ever found audience and hospitality; while
it has already resisted. and viii persisiently
bat. every attempt toproscribe and degrade any
class because of diyeTsities of Nativity, Greed
In defiance Of calumnies the most atrccious and
of holilities the most deadly and untrue, the TRr
BuNE has grown steadily in public appreciation
from the day of its origin Its means of serving
the public have been augEe nted in proportion
Instead of single editor with or two assist
ants, its organization comprises numerous
body of writers-each fitted by special accom- plish-
ment and experience for the particular line OF
discussion to which his pen Is devoted F; the daily
amount of reading matter given more than quad
ruples that of its earliest issues staff OF valued
correspondents encircies the globe, transmitting
early and intelligent narratioEs o. whatever il
most Uorthy of attention; while Politics Legisls-
ton, Literature, Art History-in short, whatever
affects the social we'll being Of mankind. Poemio
Theology alone excepted-fnds here the frees;
and most searching discussion.
Attached by profound conxcsion to the benih.
cent policy orIndustrial development and Intern
81 Intercommunication whose most conspicuous
champion through the last haIf-century was Hex.
RY CiAY-im bued, moreover, with the spirit effor-
bcarance towards our weaker nei -h bors. and tow
ard the much wronged AboriSines of this Cont
nent and of Peace with All which viii haIIow tho
name OF Hkig, the TRIBUNE, while surrenderinS
10 got OF its proper independence co-operated ca
nestly ana ardentiy with the Whig party so long
as It's vitality was preserved. When IN 1902 an
attempt was made TO interpOlate slave-huntins in
10 its creed, stcrnly resisted that imposition;
when. at the close of the last Presidential can
vaSs 1t was seen that large portion OF the Wings
preferred TO defeat their own party rather than
allow ITS Anti-Slavery wipg TO share its triumph,
even under a conserv arive Chief on a pro-Slayery
platform. we knew and proclaimed that the Whig
party more. Subsequent events. including
the rise and calumniaticn Of the Know Nothing
conspiracy. and the speedy absorption therein OF
the whole force of pro-siayery Whicisn, only con-
frmed undoubtirg anticipations. With ne
sickly lameu utatons therefore. for the inevitably
bygo0e. bat with hope, and joy and sympathy,
and words of cheer. have we hailed the beginning
and watched the progress of that mighty REPUB-
LiCAN movement which impelled by the perfdi-
oss violation of the Missouri Compact; and sti1nu-
lated by the astounding outrages whereof the
rights OF the Free Settlers OF Kansas have been the
victims-by repeated and utter viGation of their
elections by an armed MOB collected by conspiracy
ana hurled suddenly upon them from the border
counties of the neigtborins SIsve State is destin-
ed TO sweep away the landmarks of old party
feuds. and unite the true hearts and strong arms
of the free-souled in one mighty effort to conhae
the seoUTge and scandal of cur country within the
limits OF the States which unwisey uphold it. To
the of this effort the energies of the Tpt
BUNE will be sterBly devoted; while the TEMPER
ANCE REFORM. including the entire suppression
OF the trae IN Intoxicating beverages. viii find it.
as hitherto. an earnest and unfinching chalnpioa
Commencing daily folio sheet Of moderate
size, and with scardely shadow of patronage the
TRIBoyE IS issued in quarto form DAILY fthree
distinct a., itions). Semi Hseyy and Wfrkg,, ON
umns each. Its circulation has steadily grown
from nothing TO the folIo', ing aggregate:
Daily issues. eve. and morn 29,5c0 copies.
Semi Weekly 14I75
seely iS6, 500
California edition 5000
We believe no other newspaper in the world has
a subscription list over half so large as this ara
TO periodical of any sort can riyaI it And while
its extreme cheapness rendering IN increase of
paying readers only as indirect pecuniary advant-
age to Us, has doubtless largely swelled 1t sub
seriptons list it would be absRrdity not perceive
IN this unprecedented patronage some evidence
Of public approval and esteem.
TEAMS The FRiBUNE employs no travelling
agents and sends ont no papers on trust 1T 1t Is
not stopped when the term paid for expires, and
the subscriber does not choose further 10 pay for
1T we resort legal process 10 compel sia-- o.
the Weekly TO stop every paper on tbs
expiration of the advance payment. awaiting g.
fresh rerait+ance from the subscriber II aono
comes the account is closed. We pay no local
agents-wisn ne money paid to any when the pay
er trust hia TO mail other vase sapdit 10
us mailed its safety Is ~ our risk tai-, IS
rious risk 1t often proyes but grateful 70 exss
ry who deems it good work 10 ohtsil az for
ward the nauIes and money Of his friends ard