Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-01-06
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THE
NEW-Y0RK TRIBUNE.

gENIIE TRIBUNE-Now moro than Eighteen
u Years old, and having over two hundred
Thousand subscribers, constant purchasers, dii-
fused through every State and Territory OF our
Uniou-wi continue in essence what it has been
the earnest champion Of Liberty, Progress, and ct
whatever will conduce to our national growth II
Virtue, Industry, knowledge, and Prosperity. Il
will continue to urge the emancipation not only oil
the Black Laborer from chattelism and legal mpo
tence hut of the " hte likewise from Land Mouo-
poly, Intemperance, Ignorance, and that depen-
dence on remote Markets which paralyzes exertion
by denying to Toll any adequate and morally GER
tain reward. believing that the chief evil Of our
time is tic inordnate multiplication and dlspropor
ton of Non-Producers, it will continue TO war
against whatever tends to degrade Manuel Labor or
deprive it OF its just and fuil recompense. 1t will
inhexibly commend the, policy of winning hther
from Europe the Useful Arts, and, wherever they
may be needed, the Artisans as well, Tor whose
products our country is now iunnng reckessiy into
debt. while our labolers r0am in iruitleSs quest Of
employment, leaving their children IN want OF
bread, though the farmer is too often compelled TO
sell his crops at most inadequate prices In short
while battling against filluusterisn and every other
manifestation of that evil spirit which seeks through
the sppliltion OF other countries that aggfandize-
IacLt which is to be truly attained only through
tie development and cultivation of our Internal
resources, II will urgenly advocate more effect
IveIy discriminating Tariff, the Freedom Of the
Public Lands, the construction OF Railroad from
the naNigaDe waters OF the mississippi to those of
the Pacific, and every other measure which seems
to US calculated to enhance The dignity or the re-
ccrpensc of Labor and promote the we'll beng OF
Mankind.
The .sirrepres conflicts between Darkness
and light, Inertia and Progress, Slavery and Free
dom, moves steadily onward. Isolated acts OF
folly ard madness nay or the moment give Seeii-
ing advantage 10 Wrong; but God still relgns, and
the Ages are true TO Humanity aud Right The
year 1860 must witness memorable conflict be-
tween these irreconc liable antagonists. The ques-
toI--'Shal Human Slavery be further strength
ened and 'diGused by the power aud uadcr he fiag
of the Federal Uai0n 70 is now to receive a IuO-
menteus if conclusive answer. Land for the
Landless, versus Negroes Tor the Negroless" IS the
battlc.cry Of the embodied Millions who, having
just swept Pennsylvania, Ohio and the ORTIZ W es,
appear il tue Congress, backed by nearly every
Free State, to demand recognition OF every
mans right 10 cultivate and improve nodcnIa OF
tho earth's surface wherever he mas not bee antici-
pated by the States ceSSOn to another. Free
Homes, and the ccBSecrat.ol CT the virgin soil OF
the Territories 10 Free La9or-IWo requirements.
hnt one Po!lc5--must LugeIy absefb TIC attcuiion
of Congress through snSaiug sessicn, as ot the
People in tiie succeeding Presidential Canvass and
whatever Tie Immediate issue, we cannot doubt
that J.4e ultimate verdict viii be accord at
with the aictates impartial fhiianthroIy and the
| iialienatle Rights of Man.
having made arrangements Tor iulier and moIc
graphic reports of the doinss II Congress, and Of
whatever else transpirlng the Federal Metropolis
thall seem worthy OF public regard aud having ex-
tended both our Eorelgn and Domestic Correspon-
dence and strengthened Editorial statf. we be-
hevo 1 HE TRIBUNE may safely Challenge a conf
| paiison sith any riva, whether exponent oi
| principles Or reliable mirror oi the passing
world. We purpose nvt TO be surpassed nor antl-
cipated IN tile cocction presentation OF lntclll-
gence, though we eschew that reputation Tor enter
prise which Is acquired by bribng messengers and
clerks in public offices to couniyo at the premature
publication of treaties cther official documents.
" e prize accuracy of statement quite highly
EroIp Iptltude, but cDdeyor not To sacrifice the lat
ter while securing tue former Essentially, The
| TRIBUNE viii be what Il las been, while shall
CONSTANTLY study improve its every teaturc, and
''nlaEe each day critic CD the llst. The general
verdict al the Press aud the ubic has affirmed the
success OF PAST labors, and those tie future
sGa be characterized by equal earnestness and
ssSiduiiy. We ask tilOse who bel.eye tue general
influence Of cur JJuiual 10 be sanitary 10 aid us in
/ extending tiial influence thIoagh increase Of our