Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-12-09

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Il The Tribune was first issued Daily on
the 10th of April, 1S41. Its Weekly edition was
commenced in September of the same 'ar its
Semi-Weekly in May. lS45. 1t was the first daily
in America to issue double or eightpage sheet at
a low price. and it has kept at least with the
foremost of its rivals in the rapid expansion of
Newspaper enterprise, which the great extension
of Railroads, and the establishment Of the Teie-
graph system have crowded into these last sixteen
eyentful years. No larger journal IS afforded at
so low price in any quarter of the world; none
in America no matter at what price Issued, pays
an equal amount weekly or monthly, for lnteiiec-
tual labor 1t EMPLOYS correspondents regularly
in the leading capitals of Europe. ard at the most
important points on this continent, with liberal
staff of writers and reporters at home: regarding
full early and accurate information as the hrst oD-
iect of n Newspaper, and the timely and thorough
eiucidation thereof the chief end Of Its Edlto-
rials. In that spirit, The Tribune has been ana
will be conducted. extending and perfectng lis
correspondence so fast as the Increase OF its pa
tronage will justify the expense should the cur
rent attempt 10 connect the Old with the NewNorld
by the gnetic wire prove successful we shall Ye
~ soon, heavy cost to ourselves and, we trust,
a corresponding advantage 10 our readers publish
each morning a synopsis OF the preceding aay
occurrences throug ghout Europe. Northern Africa
and esterD Asia with regular reports OF the mar
kets the monetary aspects and harvest prospects
of hither Europe. With good atlas beside him
and his daily paper on his fresde table the A.
merican farmer or artisan within a day ride OF
the city may then study each evening the doings
of the civilized world throughout the day preeed-
ing; and it seems hardly possible that any who
can read, but especially one who has children 70
educate, will Ion ger deny himself the pleasure and
profit of daily journal The same Is true mea-
surably of those who live further inland though
where mails are infrequent, a Semi-M eekiy, or C.
/ ven a Weekly, may seem sufficient
The Tribune deals with questions of Political
Economy Public Policy, Ethics Material Progress
| and whatever may affect the Intellectual, Moral
| Social and Physical well beng OF mankind, dog
matte Theology alone excepted: It's leading idea
is the honoring of honest useful Work in whatever
sphere or capacity, and the consequent elevation
/ of the Laboring class in knowledge, virtue and
general esteem 1t is necessarily hostile to Slave
~ under all its aspects. to Inemperance in what
ever form degree with its accessories, to " ar
in the defense Of Country and Liberty agaInst
actual invasion and to every form OF Gam elhS
/ Desiring to see Production extended and encour-
/ aged, while wild Speculation and useless Traffic
are eurtaei it favors the policy of sustaining and
diVcrsifying Home Industry by discriminating
Tariif-a policy which tends to increase the price
of Grain TO the farmer while diminishing that of
Bread TO the artisan, by reducing the distance a.
cross which their respective products are eNchang
ed and of course reducing the cost of their trans
for Regarding FillibusteTism in all its phases,
and every form and device of National covetOus
ness, with unqualified abhorrence as the bane of
Republics and in their triumph the grave of Equal
Human Rights, seek by every means TO WOO
and win the attention of our cOuntrymen from pro-
jects of aggrandizement abroad to enterprises of
devciopemcnt and benefcence at home. foremost
among which rank Railroad through the
heart OF territory to connect the waters OF the
Atlantic with those of the Pacific. Believing that
the goods OF this life are not yet fairly distributed
and that one ready 10 work should ever famlsh
in unwilling idleness it lends open ear to eve
ry suggestion of Social Improvement which does
not coUntervail the dictates of eternal Morality
! nor war upon that natural right of every one TO
whatsoever he has fairly produced or honestly ac-
qUired whose denial must sink mankind into the
chaos and night of barbarism and universal squal
| With a profound consciousness that idlerS,
drunkards libertines and prOfigates can never be
/ other in the main) than needy and wretehed, it
bears aoft the great truth that Prevention is bet
ter than Punishment-that the child trained up in
| the way he should go. will rarely in after years
desert that way for the thorny paths OF Ice and
! Crime-that a true Observation-Disclosures, Moral
and Industrial we'll as InteIlectual-is the most
effective temporal antidote to the errors and
| of race Recognizing in the most degraded
| specimen of Humanity divine spark which should
be reVerently cherished not TuthIeSSly tTodden
out. have charity for all forms of evil but those
which seek personal advantage through the de-
basement of our fellow-beings. The champion of
class caste, the devOtee of no sect. we would
fain be the interpreter 10 each other of mems bet
ter impulses and aspirations the harbinger of
general concord between Labor and Capital, and
among those whom circumstances or misapprehen-
sions haze thrown into unnatural antagonism. 4
/ c0ternpOrary once observed that he never knew 4
I hard. grasping, niggardly employer who did not
hate The Tribune. nor a generous large-souled
kindly one, willing to live and let live, who did
! not like it. We ask no higher praise, no warmer
/ atteStaticn
/ The circulation of The Tribune is at this time
. as follows Daily, $4,000 copies; Weekly. I76-SG0
/ copies; Semi-W eekly. l6OG0 copies California
I and European 6,O0O copies; Total, 500 copies.
That OF the Semi-Weekly and Weekly We believe
TO be exceeded by no other newspaper published
in the world that Of the Daily falls behind that
of some of our cotempOraries Had our hostility
I 10 Human Slavery and the Liquor Traffic been
more guarded and polite. Daily issues would
now be some thousands heavier and our Advertis-
ing far more lucrative; but of our patronage gen.
, orally we have no reason, no wish. TO complain.
OF late 4 concerted effort has been made to di-
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| of the POstmasteTs, some of whom embark in ii
eagerly. others under political restraint while a
[ large number. we are happy, for the sake Human
Nature. state. refuse TO be dragooned into IL
I all Still. we have been made to feel the heavy
| hand of Power and have doubtless lost thousands
Of subscribers in consequence Pretexts to which
| 10 individual in his private capacity would have
stopped have been relied on To Justify the stoppage
Of our papers within reach of their subscribers and
1 rightful owners and their retention in the Post
I Office till their value was destroyed Postmaster
have been schoOled by rival journals-several Of
them living their self-proclamcd ability tC
serve antidote to The Tribune-as TO thei
political duty to promote az our expense the dis
semminatiOn of gazettes of adverse politics. We
shall outlive this warfare but do not affect in
:. difference 70 it. In the open field of discussion
we fear nothing; but in the of thousands o
rural neigh bOrhOods where the Postmaster can in
duce many of his quiet neighboTs 70 take the jour
nal he recOmmeuds,we have already lost some pa
irons. and expect TO lose more su Inscription
for this year expire. We appeal therefore. TO thj
hearty. faithful, fearless advocates of Free Labo
and Free Soil throughout the land to take carr
that this official warfare circulation be no
prosecuted without eounteraction. We employ NJ
| travelling agents, for will not consent 10 hay
the public harrassed with the solicitations of stran
gers in our behalf We strike the name of eacl
subscriber 10 our Weekly and Semi-Weekly from
our books as soon as his term has expired for VI
VIII not haunt our patrons with duns for arrear
which they may say they never intended 10 incur
9 Tor papers which perhaps they never read re
y ior the renewal Of our subscriptions solely ol
the volunteered efforts of those who liking pa
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