White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-09-23
THENgV YORK TRIBUkE--Is5f-S.

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i II on the 10Th of April, 1871. Its Week
II edition was commenced in September Of the
same year; its Semi-W eekly in May, 1885,
It was she irst daily in America to issue dou-
BILE or eight-page sheet at low price, and It has
kent at least even With the foremost Of its rivas
IN the rapid expansion Of Newspaper enterprise,
which the great extension Of Railroads, and the
establishment of the Telegraph system have
crowded into these last sixteen sventful 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 intellectual la
Dor. Il employs correspondents regularly IN the
leading capitals Of Europe, and at the most i'm
port1nt points on this continent. with liberal
stat of writer's and reporters at home, regarding
full, early and accurate information as the first
object Of Newspaper, and the timely and
thorough calculation thereof as the chief end OF
its Editorials. In that spirit, the Tribune has
been and will be conducted, extending and per-
feeting its correspondence so fast as the increase
of its patronage will justify the expense. Should
the current attempt to connect the Old with the
New World by the magnetic wire prove success
full We shall very soon, at heavy cost TO our
selves, and, we trust, corresponding advantage
TO our readers, publish each morning a synopsis
of the preceding DAYS occurrences throughout
Europe, Northern Africa and Western Asia, with
pacts and harvest prospects Of hither Europe.
With good atlas beside him and his daily pa
per On his Preside table, the American farmer or
srtizan within days ride Of the city may then
study each evening the doinss Of the civilized
world throughout the day preceding; and Il
seems hardly possible that any who can read,
but especially one who has children to educate,
will longer deny himself the pleasure and profit
Of daily journal. The same is true measure
.fw,n r. fhoao x-t,,l ftrft tnla
where mails are unfrequent, Semi Weekly, or
even q Weekly paper may seem sufficient.
THE TRIBUNE deals with questions of Po-
iftlcal Economy, Public Policy, Ethics, Material
Progress, and whatever may affect the Intellec-
tual, Moral, Social and Physical WeIl-beiDg of
mankind, dogmatic Theology alone excepted.
Its 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 Slavery under all its as
poets, to Intemperanee in whatever form or de-
gree with its accessories, TO War save in the de-
fence of Country and Liberty against actual in
vasion, and to every form of Gambling desiring
to see Production extended and encouraged,
while wild Speculation and useless Traffic are
curtailed, it favors the policy of sustaining and
diversifying Home Industry by discriminating
Tariff policy which tends to increase the
price Of Grain to the farmer, while diminishing
that Of Bread to the artisan, by reducing the dis
lance across which their respective products are
exchanged, and, of course, reducing the cost OF
their transfer. Regarding Fillibusterism in all
its phases, and every form and device of Ma
tional coYetousness, with unqualified adherence
as the baue Of Republics, and in their triumph
the grave of Equal Human Rights, we seek by
every means to WOO and win the attention of our
countrymen from projects of aggrandizcment
abroad 70 enterprises Of development and benef- !
cence athome, foremost among which we rank a
Railroad through the heart of our Territory to
connect the waters of the Atlantic with those of
the Pacific Believing that the goods of this
life are not vet fairly distributed, and thatnO one
ready TO work should ever famish in unwilling
idleness, it lends an open ear to every sugges-
ton of Social Improvement which does not cOun-
teFFail the dictates of eternal Morality nor war
upon that natural right Of every one to whatso !
ever he has fairly produced or honestly acquired,
whose denial must sink mankind into the chaos |
and night of barbarism and universal squalor.
With profound consciousness that idlers, drunk |
ards, libeytines AMI prOhigates can never be 9TH
er Gin the fuain) than needy and wretched, it
bears aiOf the great truth that Prevention is bet
4erfhan PGni shment-that the child trained up
in the wav he should go, will rarely in after |
years desert that way for the thOrny paths of
Vice and Crimc-that a true Eiucation-Relig 1
ious, Mnal and Industrial well as Intellectu- /
sl>is't imoste Festive temporal antidote to the
errors and woes OF Ourrace. Recognizing in the /
most de sraded specimen of Humanity, a divine |
,patklWhiei AOuld ne reverently cherished, not
-uthiessiy trod den out, We have charity for all
form of evil bu : those which seek personal adj
vantage thrauglI the debasement of our fellow |
.eiDgs. The ch ampion Of no class or caste, the
ievotee.of 70 sc ct, we would fain be the inter
oreter to each other of mems better impulses and
.spirations, the harbinger O. general concord be-
tween Labor and Capital, and among those whom
or misapprehe1siOns have thrown
into unnatural aRtGg oDism. A cotemporary once
observed thathe never knew hard, grasping,
niggardly employer who did MT hate the Tri-
bune, nor genuine, iarge-souIed, kindly one,
willing to 1--we and let live, who did not like it.
We ask no higher praise, no wartser attHstation.
The circulation Of the Tribune is at this time
as follows: Daily, $4,000 copies; Weekly,
us, 500 copiess .Semi-Weekly, 10000 cop
les, CaliforhiS aEd European, 0,OOO copies;
Total, 230ss00 copies. That of the Semi
Weakly and W eekly, we believe to be exceeded
By no other newspaper published in the world;
that of the Daily falls behind that of some of
ouricotemporaries. Had our hostility to Human
Slavery and the Liquor Traffic been more quar-
ded and polite, eur Daily issues would now be
some thousands heavier, and our advertising far
more lucrative; bat Of our patronage generally
we have no reason, no wish 20 complain.
OF late, concerted effort has been made to
diminish our rural circulation through the iuau-
ence of the P0stmasters, some Of whom embark
in it eagerly, others under Political constraint;
while large number, We are happy, for the sake
Of Human Nature, ts state, refuse to be dragoon-
ed into It ct all. Still, we have been made to
feel the heavy hand Of Power, and have doubt
less lost thousands Of subscribers in consequence.
Pretextsito which no individual in his private
capacity weuid have stopped, have been relied
On to Justify the stoppage Of our papers within
reach Of their subscribers and rightful owners,
and their retention in the Post Olhea till their
value wasdestroyed. Post Masters have been
schooled by rival journals-sevoral eff them liv-
Ing on their elfproclaimeda ability toserv as an
antidote TO the TribuRe--as to their political
duty TO promote at our expense the dissemination
Of gaEettes Ofadverse politics. We shall outlive
this warfare, but We do not affect indifference to
Il. In the open field Of discussion, we fear moth
Ing; but in the tens of thousands of rural
where the Post Master can induce
many of his quiet neighbors to take the journal
be recommends, We have already lost some pat
rons, and expect to lose more as our subscrip-
tons for this year expire We appeal, therefore,
10 the hearty faithful fearless advocates of Free
Labor and Free Soil throughout and to take
care that this Official warfare on O1feireulation
be not prosecuted without counteraetion. We
employ no travelling agents, for we will not con-
sent to have the public harassed with the solicit
tati0hs Of strangers in our behalf We strike the
name Of each subscriber to our Weekly or Semi
"a rlxf- II, ne ko.l