Freeman's champion., 1858-09-16
The New York Tribune, lS5S-59

Asia and Northern Africa lie within
an hours distance from our shores,
and the battle which decides the fate
Of a kingdom, the capture OF a Wen
na or Gibraltar, the fall Of adynasty,
the t.iumph of au.urpation, the birth
of an heir to royalty, the death OF a
Nicholas or Wellington, in any coun-
Try which touches the Mediterranean,
the Euxine, the Black Sea or the Ger
man Oce, n, will be published 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 neigh
borhood of the whole civilized and u
large port on Of the semi i-barbanous
world. The rise and fall of stocks in
London or Paris will henceforth be
reported from day TO day in the jour
nails of our seaborl cities. The bold
est operators in Wall-Street will re-
fuse TO buy or sell until they have
read the quotations Of that days bu-
siness on the Royal Exchange and at
the Bours', whose transactions VIII
have closed an hour or so before ours
can begin. A revolution in Paris,
an important vote in Parl'an mt, an
insurrection in Italy, a fire in Con-
ntantinople, will be discussed around
the brcaklast-tables of New York a
few hours after its occurrence. A
mighty though silent transformation
in the conditions of human existence
has lust been effected by the little wire
Stretc ling across the oceans bed from
the coast Of Ireland to that of British
America, AMI one inevitable result of
this must he an unexampled commu-
nity OF feeling and interest among the
nations of Uhristenlom, and conSe-
ouent desire for more intimate ac'
ouaintance with each others doings
through the medium Of the Newspa-
per Press. 1t seems hardly possible
chat thousands should not henceIorth
regularly read their own journals,
who have hitherto been content with
an occasional glance at those taken
by their neighbors; while many who
have hitherto been content with a
Weekly issue will now require a
Semi Weekly or Daily. In short,
intelligence, always a vital element
OF growth in wisdom, su cess and
business, or enjoyment of life, has
now become indispensable to all.
The New YoR8 TRIBUNE. now
more than seventeen years old, which
was the first journal in the world
that appeared regularly on an impe.
rial eignt-page sheet ut so low price
as two cents, and which has attained
the unparalleled aggregate Of more
than 200, 900 subscriptions, respect
fully solicits its share of the new pat
ronage which the Metropolitan Press
is hencelorth constrained, at u heavy
weekly cost, to deserve. It asks es-
pecially the patronage and active IA
vor OF REPuBMoANs--'of those who
hate al forms of oppression, and 'le-
sire that every rational being shall
be free to employ hisfaculties in such
Innocent manner as he shall deem
beSt--of those who would extend I.ib-
erty and limit Slavery but 1t further
app ,als likewise to all who look and
labor for the return Of National thrift,
plenty, prosperity, through the Pro-
lection Of American Industry by
wisely discriminating duties on I'M
port,--all who avor Nltionl Pro-
gress through Internal development
and meioration rather than by exter.
; nal aggression and extension-all who
would rather have the National re-
sources devoted to the construction
Of r ,iIroad to the Pacific than tc
the purchase or conquest OF Mexico
Nicaragua or Caba--all who would
: relrench radically our present inordi
4 nate Federal expenditures by ab lich'
4 ing or immensely reducing the Army
aud Navy, and expendiny tho money
J thus saved On works of beneicenc,
) which will endure to bless our child
: renal who profoundly realize ths
i" RIGHTEOUSNESS eXalIeth nation,
and that no real advantage can eve
ac ,rue to any person Y communit.
- from acquisitions or saccessee achieveI
+ by msans which contravine the law
J. OF Eternal Right. The free allot
4 msnt Of limited portions OF the Pub
n lie Lands to Actual Settlers thereon
!. aud every hopeful plan intended I
diminish the sum Of human miser.
from death of employment or inale
y quate recompenSe--every scheme es
! pecially that seeks to help tho unIor
tsaao by enabling and teaching then
to help themselvos---must comman
y our earnest sympathy and coop
GRAFTON,