The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-10-30
THE NEW YORK TRleuNE.
NEW VOLUME.

On the Tth Of September, THE Nsw YoRx WEEKLY
TRBUYa commenced the twenty first year of its exist
ence; The DAILY TRIBUNE being some months older
and The SKni-W EEKLy TRrBuNE somewhat younger
For than twenty years, this journal has ed
in what its onduciors have felt to be the cause OF
Humanity, Justice and Freedom, endeavoring to
meliorate the condition of the oppressed unfortu-
nate honor and encourage useful exertion In what.
ever sphere, and.to promote by all means the moral
intellectual and material advancement Of our coun.
try. It has aimed to be right rather than popular
and to espouse and commend to-day the truth that
others may not be willing to accept till TO- morrow
In pursuing this course istAk have doubtless been
made. and faas emitted but ha Wing In alithines
melted esdersto think ana judge for
rather than adopt blindly or Others cohclu
,ae credit % having sSasea is readers to etect
and expose even s errors. To develop the m Dis
fthe young by the most general thorough prac.
ducve Industry, through free grants of Public nds
to actual settlers and cultivator as also through the
protection OF immature or peculiarly exposed branch
es from too powerful foreign competition are among
the aims to which this Journal has adhered through
good and evil report and which II steadfastIy com
nends to American patriotism and philanthropy
As to the Ciyil War now devastating our country
we hold It TO have originated In a Rebellion more
wsnton, wicked, inexcssabfe, then vas ever before
knowna Rebellion In the interest OF the few rainst
the many-a Rebellion designed to raise higher the
walls of caste and tighten the chains Of oppression
Having done all We could without surrender of vital
principle to avoid this War, and witnessed the for
bearance, meekr ess, and long-sufering with which
the Federal Cove, nm mt sought toavert its horrors
we hold II our cl AZ duy, with that Of every other
citizen to stand th nation and its fairly chosen
rulers and to ndwlth all energies their e.
forts to uphold the Union, the Constitution, and the
supremacy of the Laws And, though the Rebellion
ism aud spoatior fesrfaffy strong, we believe the
Amerc an Republic far stronger and that the una nj.
nous, earnest efforts Of loyal hearts and hands viii
insure its overthrow. But on all questions affecting
the objects, the scope, and duration Of this
traordinary contest we defer to those whom the
American People have clothed with authority, hold
A Of ind nsalIa in,
SO grave an emergency.
In a crisis like the present, our columns must he
for the Union, and with calculations of more stri
king incidents. We shall not, however, remit that
attention to Literature, to Foreign Aars 10 Agri-
cultural Prcgress to Crops, Markets, &C., &C.. which
has already, we trust, wen for THE TRIBUNE an
position among its contemporaries. Our
main object is and shall be to produce comprehen-
siye newspaper from which a careful rea Ter may
CLEAN vivid and faithful picture of the times not
merely In the domain OF Action but in that of Opin
ion also As our facilities for obtaining Information
increase with years, trust that Improvement in
the contents of our journal is perceptible and that
in the variety and funess of intelligence afforded,
we may still hope to snake each day critic on the
last" In this hope. we solicit continuance Of the
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