White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-03-11
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE--lss7-sr

TEE NEW TORK TRIBUNE--lsS7.s'
nIHE TRIBUNE was 6rst issued asa Dei-
i ~ on the 10Th OF April, le4l. ls wees
" edition was commenced in September OF ms
same rear; its Semi Weekly in May, le4o--
II was the frst daily in America to issue dou-
bic or eight-page sheet at low prise, andit has
kept at least even with the foremost Of its rivals
in the rapid expansion Of Newspaper entsFpri.es
which the great extension Of Railroads, and the
estahiishment Of the Telegraph system have
crowded into these last sixteen eventual years.
No iarser journals afforded at so low price In
anv ouarter OF the world; none in America, no
matter at what price Issued, pays an equal
.r,o,,nt weekly or monthly, for intellectual Ia
bor. Il employs correspondents regularly In the
leading capitals Of Europe, and at the most in.
portant points on this continent, with Ahoeral
staff Of writer's and reporters at home, regarng
full. early and accurate information a. the nrss
object OF Newspaper, and the timely and
thorough calculation thereof as the chief END o.
its Editorials. In that spirit, the Tribune mas
been and will be conducted. extending aHd par
feoting its correspondence fast As the increase
of its patronage will Justify the expense should
the current attempt to connect The Old win me
New World BY the magnetic wire prove suecsss-
full, we shall very soon, at heavy cost to ouD-
selves. and, We trust, g corresponding advantage
10 our readers, publish each morning synopss
of the preceding DAYS occurrences througnons
Europe, Northern Africa and Western ANA, with
regular reports of the markets, the monetary as
poets and harvest prospects OF hither Europe
With good atlas beside him and his daily pa
uer on his freside table, the American farmer %
artizan within a days ride Of the city may thea
studv each evening the doinEs Of the civilized
world throughout the day preceding; and 70
seems hardly possible that any who can read.
lint especiaIiy one who has children 20 Odueates
will longer deny himself the pleasure and proas
Of daily journal. The same is true neasure-
\ ABLY of those who live further inlsnd; though
/ where mails arc unfreqnent, Semi Weekly' %
I even 4 WeeklV PAPER may seem SUFFICIENT
! THE TRIBUNE deals with questions OF Pc
/ liucal Economy, Public Policy. Ethics, Material
Progress, and whatever my affect the lnteliss-
| tuai, Moral, Social and Physical Well-being OF
mankind, dognaiic Theology alone excepted:
Its leading idea is the hOHoring OF honest, useial
4 Work in whatever sphere or capacity, and ne
consequent elevation Of tiie Iaboring Class n
knovledge, virtue and general esteem. IL 70
necessarily hostile to Slavery under all its as
meets, to Intempcrancs in whatever form or de-
gree with its accessories, TO War save in the Dc.
fence of Country and Liberty against actual IN
rasion. and 70 every form of Gambling, desiring
to see Production extended and encouraged,
while wild Speculation and useless franc Are
curtailed, il favors the policy OF sustaining ana
diversifying Home Industry by discriminating
] TsrifF-a 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 gEp,ss which their respective products are
I 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 aohorrenee
as the bane of Republics, and in their trumPa
the crave Of Equal Human Rights, we seek oy
every means 10 WOO and win the attention Of ouH
countrymen from projects Of aggrandi1emons
abroad 10 enterprises of development and oenenr
lcence at home, foremost among which We rank
Railroad through the heart of our Territory "
connect the waters of the Atlantic with those OF
the Pacific. Believing that the goods OF thie
life are not vet fairly distributed, and thatno one
ready to work should ever famish in unwilling
lidIpness, it lends an open ear to every sugges-
ton of Social Improvement which does not eoun-
tervaiI the dictates of eternal Morality nor vas
mon that natural right Of every one 70 whatso-
ever he has fairly produced or honestly acquired
whose denial must sink mankind into the chaos
and night of barbarism and universal squalos'
With profound consciousness that idlers, drunk
ards, libertines and proHigates can neverbe 9th
or Tin the main) than needy and Wretehsd' H
hears aloft the great truth that Prevention Is bet-
ter than Puuishment-that the child trained up
in the gay he should 90, will rarely in aftec
years desert that way for the thorny paths o.
Vice and Crime-that q true Education-ksig-
ious Moral and Industrial as well as lnteilsetu-
ais the most defective temporal antidoteto the
errors and woes Of our race. Recognizing in the
. most degraded specimen of Humanity, divine
shark which should be reYerently cherished, not
: ruthlessly trodden out, we have charity for al
= form of evil but those which seek personal ad-
, y vantage through the debasement Of our fellow.
beings. The champion of no class or CASTE the
- devotee Of no sect, we would fain be the inter-
preter 10 each other of mems better impulses and
t6ah arh IF eOUcOFQ q.
tween Labor and Capital, and among those whom
circumstances or misapprehensions have thrown
into unnatural antagonism. A contemporary once
= observed that he never knew a hard, grasping.
- niegardly employer who did not hate the Tn
hume, nor genuine, large-souled, kindly one
willing to 1--we and let live, who did not hke IT,
! We ask no higher praise, no warner attestasion'
J. The circulation Of the Tribune is at this tins
as follows: Daily, $4,000 copies; weekly
ZIG, 500 copies; Semi Weekly, 5000 cop
les; California and European, 5000 eepiss;
= Total, 23O,s00 copies. That OF the SEMI
Weekly and Weekly, we believe 10 be exceeded
70 nv no other newspaper published in the WoSldl
le that of the Daily falls behind that Of some q
81 our contemporaries. Had our hostility 70 Human
Slavery and the Liquor Traffic been more guar
ded and polite, our Daily issues would nov b
- some thousands heavier, and our advertising 81
more lucrative; but Of our patronage generally
We have no reason, no Wish-.o complain
- OF late, a concerted effort has been made Y
diminish our rural circulation through the inha
., ence OF the Postmasters, some Of whom embari
in il eagerly, others under Political coHstraint
while large number, we are happy, for the SAX
nd of Human Nature 10 state, refuse 20 be dragon
y. ed into it at all. Still, we have been made
co feel the heavy hand Of Power, and have doubt
less lost thousands Of subscribersin consequence
n Pretexts to which no individual in his privAt
m. capacity would have stopped, have been relle'
on TO justify the stoppage Of our papers Withil
"a reach Of their subscribers and rightful oWnerl
and their retention in the Post O6ies till thei
. value was destroyed. Post Masters have bee
schooled by rival journals-several ef them liV
ing on their self proclaimed ability 70 serve a. a
antidote TO the Tribune-as to their politics
v. duty TO promote at our expense Disseminate
Of gaIettes Of adverse politics. We shall outliS
this warfare, but we do not affect indifference
OF IT, In the open field Of discussion, We fear noth
las ing; but In the tens Of thousands Of rura
in ineighborhoods where the Post Masterean Undue
nil many Of his quiet neighbors TO take the Journ.
'od he recommends, We have already lost some pa
ks rons, and expect TO lose more ~ our sunsefip
W. tons for this year expire We appeal tAere1ors
de- TO the hearty faithful, fearless advocates Of Ere
rs, Labor and Free Sell throughout theland % tax
yer care that this Official warfare on our circulate
be not prosecuted without counteraetion- W
md employ no travelling agents, for We Will not eol
er, sent 10 have the public harassed With tie solie
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