Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-01-02
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THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, $685..
THE TRIBUNE is In the middle of Its fifteenth
year; Vol XIV, of its weekly issue commenced on the
fst OF September last The American public need not
be made acquainted with its character caimes to
consideration With but subordinate regard for pru-
denee, policy or popularity It has aimed to stand for
Righteousness for Truth, for Humanity, against fortified
inquity, Fraud and Oppression. There Is not slave.
trader on this Continent, though he may read any
thing but his bill Of sale and notes payable, who does not
know and hate THE TRIBUNE; there is extensive
abricator of drugged and poisonous Liquors who does
not consider It very dangerous and Immoral paper and
wonder why its publication is tolerated in commercial
cotton buying City like New York. The Ne,cdrk Nercu
~ once forcbly remarked that 1t had known
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and kindly who did like it, Prompt pla.spoken In
its denunciatons of nquy and abuses OF power, while
| claiming no exemption from human falibiy, it may
have done temporary injustice TO individuals but 1t
never been unfaithu to Principle, deaf the cries
of the wronged and suffering In It's columns the
Gates of novel and unpopular theories contemplating the
meloraton of human especially those ofhe voice
less and down-trodden have found guiience and
hospitality while it has ardenty resisted and will per-
sisently combat every attempt prescribe and degrade
class because of dversIties of Nativity, Creed
| Color. .. -.H.f s..,--.
In defiance of calumnies the most atrocious and of
hostties the most deadly and unring, THE TRIBUNE
has grown steadily in public appreciation from the day
OF its origin Its means Of serving the public have been
augmented In proportion. Instead of single editor with
one or two assistants, its organization comprises
numerous body of writer's each fitted by special
plshmen and experience for the particular line of dis
csson to which his pen devoted; the daily Of
reading matter given more than auadruples that Of
earliest issues staff Of valued correspondents encircles
the globe, transmitting earlier and intelligent variations Of
whatever is most worthy of attention; while Politics. Leg
islation, Literature Art Hstoryn short whatever e
fects the social webeng Of mankind Polemic Theology
alone exceptednds here the frees and most searching
| discussion.
Attached by profound conviction the benefsent pol.
icy of Industrial development and Internal Intercommu
| IIalf-Century HENRY CLAY--imbued, moreover,
with that spirit of forbearance toward weaker neigh
bors and towards the much wronged Aborgines of this
Continent and of Peace with All which will hallow the
name of Wing THE TRIBUNE, while surrendcrng no jot
of its proper independence co-operatcd earnestly and
ardenty with the Wing party long its vitality
preserved. When in ls5O1 attempt made to in
erpoate slavehuntng into its creed sterny resisted
that npos ition; when at the close The last Presden
tal canvass that large portion the Wings
preferred to defeat their party rather than allow
Antislavery wing to share its triumph, even under
conservative Chief Pro-Savery PLATFORM we knew
and proclaimed that theWhg party more. Sub.
sequen including the rise and elimination the
therein Of the whole force Of Pro slavery Whig only
confirmed undoubting anticipatons. With no sickly
with hope and joy, and sympathy and words of cheer
have hailed the beginning and watched the progress
of that mighty REPUBLICAN movement which, impeled
by the perdious violation of the Missouri Compact and
stimulated by the astounding ouragcs whereof the right
of the Free Settlers of Kansas have been the victmes
by the repeated and utter vtaon of their elections by
armed mob collected by conspiracy and hurled sud-
denly upon them from the border counties of the neigh
boring Slave state is destined to sweep away the land
marks of old party feuds and unite the hearts and
strong arms OF the free-soied in mighty effort to
fine the scourge and scandal of country within the
Of this effort the energies Of rE TRIBUNE Will BE-
sternly devoted; while the TEMPERANCE REFORM, In
GLIDING the entire suppression OF the Traffic in Intoxca
ting Beverages will find in it, hitherto, earnest and
unfiinching champion. NspF sasr...a enr ar va
Commencing daily folio sheet of moderate size and
with scarcely shadow of patronage. THE TRIBUNE is
issued in quarto form Daily three distinct
Semi Weekly and Weekly, Sheet A by "a inches
eight ample pages Of six columns each circulation
has steadily grown from nothing to the following aggre
gates: is' ss.f r.s. e. Is tr.tsz ITS o., -. - "a
Daily issues teyening and morning $500 copies
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weekly ..::.... ....-.- 1s1 100
california edition. 900 Z"
We believe other newspaper In the world has sub.
scrption list half large as this and periodical
of any sort rival il And while its extreme cheap
rendering Increase of paying readers only in
direct pecuniary advantage to has doubtless largely
swelled its subscription list ii would be absurdty
perceive in this unprecedented patronage evidence
Of public approval and esteem. i. d. =
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