The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-08
The New York Tribune
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TNHE successful laying of the transatlantic
l. Telegraph Cable marks new era in the
history Of Human Progress. Henceforth, Eu-
rope, Western A STA, and orthern Africa lie
within an hours distance from our shores, and
the battle which decides the fate of kingdom,
the capture of Vienna or Gibraltar, the fall
of dynasty, the triumph of a usurpation, the
birth of an heir to royalty, the death of Mic
holas or Wellington, in any country which
touches the Mediterranean, the Euxne the
Black Sea or the German Ocean, will be pub
lished in New York the next morning, if not
on the very day of its occurrence In mo-
ment, as it were we have been thrown into the
immediate intellectual eehbo rhood of the
whole civilized and large p, rt;onof the semi
barbarous world. The rise and fall of stocks
in London or Paris will henceforth be rerorted
from day to day in the journals Of our seaboard
cities. The bOldest operators in Wall street
will refuse to buy or sell until they have read
the quotations of that DAYS business on the
Royal Exchange and at the Bourse, whose
transactions will have closed an hour or so be.
fore ours can begin. A revolution in Paris an
importont vote in Parliament, All Instruction
i'll Italy, fire in COnstantinople, will be dis
cussed around the breakfast tables of New Y ork
a lew hours after its occurrence. A mighty
though silent transformation in the conditions
of human existence has Just been effected by
the little wire stretching across the oceans bed
from the coast of Ireland to that of British
America and one inevitable result OF this must
be an unexampled community Of feeling and
interest among the nations of Christendom, and
consequent desire for more intimate &C
quantance with each others doings through
the medium of the Newspaper Press. 1t seems
hardly possible that thousands should not
henceforth read their own journals, who have
fb>ttf haa,, ifb pppociOnat GLANCE
at those taken by their neighbors; while many
who have hitherto been content with Weekly
issue will now require a Semi Weekly or
Daily. In short, Intelligence, always vital
element of growth in wisdom, success in busi-
ness, or enjoyment in life, has now become
indispensable to all.
The NEW YORK TRIBUNE, now
more than seventeen years old, which was the
first journal in the world that appeared regu-
larly OH an imperial eight sheet at so low
price as two cents, and which has attained the
unparalleled aggregate of more than 10000
subscriptions, respectfully solicits it's share of
the new patronage which the Metropolitan
Press is henceforth constrained at heavy
weekly cost to deserve It asks especially the
patronage and active favor of Republicans-of
those who hate all forms of oppression, and
desire that every rational being shall be free to
employ his faculties in such innocent manner
as he shall deem best-of those who would
extend Liberty and limit Slavery-but it fur
Their appeals likewise to all who look and labor
for the return of n ational thrift plenty, pros
pasiSs, through the Protection of American
Industry by wisely discriminating duties on
Imports-all who favor National Progress
through internal development and moderation
rather than by external aggression and extern
sion-all who would rather have tha National
resources devoted to the construction of a rail-
road to the Pacific than to the purchase or con-
quest of Mexico, Nicarauga or Cuba-all who
would retrench radically our present inordi-
nate Federal expenditures by abolishing or
immensely reducing the Army and Navy, and
expanding the money thus saved on works of
benefcence which will endure to bless our
children-all who profoundly realize tnat
" Righteousness exalteth a nation" and that
no real advantage can ever accrue to any per-
son or community from acquisitions or success
ses achieved by means which contravene the
laws of Eternal Right. The free allotment of
limited portions of the Public Lands to Actual
Settlersthere and every hopeful plan intend
ed to diminish the sum of human misery from
dearth of employment or inadequate recon-
penae--every scheme especially tat seeks to
help the unfortunate by enabling them and
teaching them TO help themselves-must COM
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Within the present year, THE TRIBUNE
has provided itself with a new and faster Press
at a cost of $4,000, merely that some of our
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throughout the civilized world. and a staff of
writers chosSE from among the best in the
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like the politics of our sheet concede to ii frank
ness in avowing its convictions and ability in
maintaining them. We appeal, then, to those
who believe that an increased circulation of
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lie, to aid us in etfecting such increase. As
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friend lists of those who would receive and
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