The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-11-25
ME NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
NEW VOLUME.


on the sth Of September. 1861, THE NEW YORK
WEEKLY TRIBUNE commenced the a1st year OF its
existence, the Daily 1rbue being some months Older,
aud the Semi Weekly Tribune somewhat younger =
For more than 90 Years this Journal has laborcd In
what its conductors have felt TO he the cause OF Hu
manits Justice and Freedom, o. deasoring to meorale
the oppre aud unfortunate, 10 hon
and encourage useful exertion in whatever sphere
and to promote ny all means the moral intellectual
and mate rial nd an cement Of our country. IL bias
aimed 10 be right rather than popular and 10 espoase
commend 10 day the truth thai others may NOT ne
willing 70 accept ill tomorrow In pursuing th's
cou nistak have doubtless been made and faults
committed, but having in allhings ihced our readers
IN think and Judge Tor themselves rather than adopt
blndl, others conclusions, We believe We
ny fairly claim for this janrnsliie credit OF having
qual its readers to detect and expose events own
errors. To develop the minds Of The young by the
most general thorough and practical Education, and
to encourage and stimulate Productive INDUSTRY
through free grants az public lands 10 actual settlers
and cuivstors asnso through the protection of I'm
mature or peculiarly exposed branches from too pow
erful foreign competition, are among the aims 10
hch this journal has adhered through good and evil
report. aud whchit steadasty commend 10 American
patriotism and philanthropy.
As 10 the CIVIL War NOV d CIV astating the country
hold to have originated in rebellion more wan'on,
wick ed and inc BILE than was ever before known
rebellion In the interest OF the few against Tire
mau,--a rebellion design ed Is raise higher the walls
of caste and tighten the chains oil oppression. Having
done all could without surrender OF vital prnci-
pies avoid this and Witnessed the for6earanee
meekncss and long suffering with which the Federal
Government sought TO avert it's horrors we hold IL our
clear duty with that ofevery other citizen TO stand by
the HAApn ana Its fAlflN CHOSEN 10
with all energies heir Efforts 10 uphold The Union
the Constitution and the supremacy Of the Laws And
though the rebellion has become through nsurpaiion
deception terrorism and spoliaton. fearfuts strong,
We believe the American Republic far stronger, and
that the unanimous earnest efforts Of loyal hearts an
hands will insure IT. overthrow. but all ones. io =
affecting The objects the scope and duration Of this
extraordinary contest, We defer TO those whom
the American peolie have clothed with authority
holding unity VI purpose and OF acton Indispensable
| In grave an emergency
! In crisis like the present our columns must be
largely with the current history or the war
for the Union and with fluctuations ots most striking
incidents. We shall not, however, remit that aten.
tion 10 Literature. To Foreign Afsrs 10 Agricultural
Progress to Crops, Markets, SC. &c, which has al
ready We trust. won for the TRIBUNE an honorable
position nng It's cptemporares Our main object -
ana shall he TO produce II comprehensive newspaper.
| from whicha careful reader may CLEAN vivid and
faithful history Of III times hot merely in the domain
Of Action bot IN That opinion also A. our fa iites
acQniring alton increase with years
that Improvement in the contents of our journal IL
perceptihle and that nthe variety and tullDess OF In
dAs critic on the last - In this hope, solicit
continuance Of The generous measure of patronage
hitherto accorded TO our journal.
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