Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-01-23
rasIIE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE 1s,.e

THNHE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE. Is5s-e
n IHE IRIBUNE IS now in the middle of it, &c
seenth year; Vol. Nv of its weekly issue oomp,an-
ced on the Ist of September last. The American
public need not now be made acquainted with H.
character or claims to consid Grafton With bpt
subordinate regard for prudence. policy and non
ularity, 1t has aimed to stand for Righteousness
for Truth. for Humanity, against fortified Ipioui,
ty, Fraud and Oppression. There is not a slave
trader on this Continent tho he may never road
ything but his bills of sale and notes-pavabI.
who does not know and hate the TRIBUYE; there; !,
not an extensive fabricator of drugged and poison
Liquors who does not consider it a very dan
gerous and immoral paper, and wonder why il.
publication is tolerated in commercial. cotton
buying City like New-York. The Netrayk J{ey,,
~ once forcibly remarked that 1t had never known
a hard. gripping, screwing avarcious employer who
was not hostile TO the TRIBUNE. eminently
generous and kindly who did notlikciti Prompt
and plaln-spoken IN Its dcnunclations Of iniQuitv
and abuses of power, whilst claiming no exemp.
tion from human fallibility, it may have done
temporary injustice TO individuals but il has neY-
CT been unfaithful 70 Principle nor deaf to the
cries Of the wronged and suffering. In It's column,
the advocates Of novel and unpopular theories cor
tempiating the melioration of human woes ospe
ciaity those of the yoiceless and 6own-trodaSr
have ever found audience and hospitality Will
lt has already resisted, and viii peEsstentlv com
bat every attempt toproscribe and degrade apv
class because OF diversities of Nativity, Greed
In defiance OF ealumnleS the most atrocioUs, and
OF holtlitcs the most deadly and untrue. the TRt-
BUNE has grown steadily in public appreciation
from the day of its origin. Its means of serving
the public have been augme nted in proportione
Instead of single editor with one or two assist
ants, its organization comprises numerous
body OF writers-cach fitted by special accom- plish.
ment and experience for the particular line az
discussion TO which his pen is devoted the daily
amount OF reading matter given more than quad.
Tuples that of its earliest issues staff of valued
correspondents encircies the globe, transmitting
early and intelligent narrations of whatever is
most worthy of attention; while Politics Legisla-
ton, Literature, Art. History-in short, whatever
affects the social well-being of mankind, PoIemio
Theology alone excepted-hnds here the freest
and most searching discussion.
Attached by profound conviction to the benii-
cent policy of Industrial development and Intern
al REORGANIZATION whose most conspicuous
champion through the last half-century was HEN
nY CLAY-imbued moreover, with the spirit offor-
bearance towards our weaker neighbors. and tow
ard the much wronged Aborigines of this Conti-
nent and of Peace with All which will haIlou tho
name of Whig, the TRIBUNE, while surrendering
no lot of its proper Independence co-opcrated ca
nesty and ardently with the Wing party so long
as its vitality was preserved. When in 1852 an
attempt was made to interpolate slave-hunting in
to ats creed, we stcrnly resisted that imposition
when, at the close of the last Presidential can
vass, II was seen that large portion of the Wings
preferred to defeat their own party rather than
allow its Anti-Slayery wing to share its triumph
even. under a conservative Chief on Pro-Slavcry
PLATFORM we knew and proclaimed that the Whir
party more Subsequent events including
the rise and caumniation of the Know Nothing
conspiracy, and the speedy absorption therein or
the whole force of Pro-slavery Whigism, only con-
frmed our undoubting anticipations With no
sickly lamentations therefore for the inevitably
byGone, but 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 impelIed by the perfdi-
Gus violation of the Missouri Compact, and stimu-
lated by the astounding outrages whereof the
rights OF the Free Settlers of Kansas have been tho
yictiins-by repeated and utter vtiation of their
elections by armed mob collected by conspiracy
and hurled suddenly upon them from the border
counties of the neighboring SlByo State, is destn
ed to sweep away the landmarks of old party
feUEs, and unite the true hearts and strong
OF the frce-sou1ed in mighty effort to conhuo
tho scourgc and scandal OF country within the
limits of the States which unwisely uphold it. To
the success of this effort the energies Of tho TRI-
BUNE viii be sternly devoted; while the TEMPER
ANCE REFORM, including the entire suppression
of the trafc in Intoxicating beverages viii find in it,
as hitherto, earnest and unflinching champion
Commencing as a daily folio sheet of moderate
size, aud with scardely shadow of patronage, tho
TRIBUNE is issued in quarto form Daily trlree
distinct editons) Semi Weekly, and WeIkiv, a
sheet II by 81 inches, eight ample pages of six COL
umns each. Its circulation has steadily grown
from nothing to the following aggregate
Daily issues and morn 2S,500 copies.
weeiy 1se,5o0
California edition :: 5000