The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1861-11-27
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
NEW VOLUME.

On the seventh of September, 1851, the New
York WEEKLY TRIBUNE commenced the
twenty-tirst year of its existence the DAILY
TRIBUNE being some months older and the
I-WEEKLT TRIBUNE some whatvounger
For more than twenty years, this journal has
labored in what its conductors ave felt to be
the cause of humanity, Justice and Freedom.
sudeavoring TO meliorate the condition Of the
oppressed and unfortunate, to honor and en-
courage useful exertion iii whatever sphere,
and to promote by All means the moral. intel
lectual and material advancement of our
country. Il has aimed to be right rather
than popular, and to espouse and commend
o-day the truth that others may not be will
ing 10 accept til Tomorrow. In pursuing
this course. mistakes have doubtless been
made and faults committed but have IN all
things iucited onr readers TO think and judge
for themselves rather than adopt blindly cur
own or Others conclusions, we believe we
may fairly claim for this Journal the credit of
having uuali6ed its readers TO detect and ex-
pose even its errors. To envelope the minds
of the young by the most general, thorough
and practical Education, and 20 encourage
and Stimulate Productive Industry through
free grants of Public Lands to actual settlers
and cultivators as also the protection Of i'm
mature or peculiarly exposed branches from
too powerful foreign competition. are among
the aims to which this journal has adhered
through good and evil report, and which it
stcadfastly commends to American patriotism
and philanthropy
As to the Civil War now devastating our
country we hold it to have originated in a
Rebellion more wanton, wicked, inexcusabie,
than was ever before known-a Rebellion in
the interest of the few against the many-a
Rebellion designed to raise higher the walls
OF caste and tighten the chains of oppression.
Having done all we could without surren-
der of principle to avoid this War, and wit
messed the for5earance, meckness and long
suffering with which the Federal Government
sought to avert its horrors, we hold it our
clear duty, with that of every other citizen,
to,stand by the nation and its fairly chosen
rulers, and to second with all our energies
their efforts TO uphold the Union, the ConSti-
tution and the supremacy of the laws. And,
though the Rebellion has become, through
usurpation, deception. terrorism, and SpOila-
ton, feartully strong, We believe the Ameri-
can Republic far stronger, and that the unan-
imous, earnest efforts of loyal hearts and
hands will insure its overthrow. But on all
questions affecting the objects, the scope and
uuTdtlOIl Oi lllle lHt'cL tAtldcIhlHdiN SOHlcSls
we defer 10 those whom the American Peo-
pie have clothed with authority, holding uni
ty of purpose and of action indispensable in
80 grave an emergency
In a crisis like the present our columns
must be largely engrossed with the current
history of the War for the Union, and with
.sucidatons Of its more striking incidents =
We shall not however remit that attention TO
Literature, to Foreign Affairs, to A. Agricultural
Progress, 10 Crops. Markets, &c, Sc. which
has, already we trust, won for THE TRIBUNE
An honorable position among its cotempora-
ries. Oar object Is ana shall be 90 produce
comprehensive newspaper from which ii care
ful reader may CLEAN a vivid and faithful his
tory OF the times, not merely in the domain OF
Action but in that of Opinion also. AS our
facilities for acquiring information increase
with years, we trust that an improvement in
the contents of our journal is percePtibie, and
that, in the variety and fulnesS OF intelligence
afforded, we may still hofe to make each
day critic on the last" In this hope we so.
licit continuance Of the generous measure
OF patronage hitherto accorded TO our jour
al