The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-10-24
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
NEW VOLUME.

On the 7th Of September, 1861, THE NEW YORK
WEEKLY TRfBUN commenced the 21s, year OF its
existence, the Daily Tribue being some months Older
and the Semi Weekly Tribune eumew hat younger -
For more than 20 years this journal has laborod IN
what its conductors have felt TO be the cause OF Hu
manity Justice and Freedom, d1ayoFinR 10 meiorate
the condition the and TO hon
encourage useful exeFtion In whatever sphere,
and 10 promote by all means the moral intellectual
and material advancement OF our country. ~ has
aimed be right rather than POPULAR and 10 espouse
commend 10 day the truth thai others ma, not be
willing to accept ill Tomorrow In pursuing THIS
cou mistake have doubtless been made and fAuis
committed having in NIL things melted our readers
TO think and Judge themselves rather than adopt
blindy our own or others conclusions. believe
may fairly claim for this jonrnsl Tie credit OF having
qualified it's readers TO detect and expose events own
errors. To develop the minds Of The young by the
most general thorough aud practical Education, and
TO encourage and stimulate Productive Industry,
through free grants of public lands 10 actual settlers
and cuitivaors. also through the projection of i'm
mature peculiarly, exposed branches from too pow
erfnl foreign competition. are amosg me arms 70
hch this al hns adhered through good and evil
report and which steadfasts commends 10 American
patriotism and philanthropy.
As to The Civil War devastating the country we
hold il to hav originated in rebellion waBtnn.
wick ell and nexcusnG1e than was ever before known
IA rebellion In the Interest OF The lev against we
manya rebellion designed is raise higher the walls
Of caste and tighten the chains OF oppression. having
done all We could without surrender of vital princi-
III to old this and Witnessed the foroearance
m eek ness aud iony suffering with which the Federal
sought to avert its horrors. We hold u our
clear duty with that II every ether citizen to stand BY
with all energies their efforts 10 uphold the Union,
the Constitution and the snpremac OF the Laws And
though the rebellion has become, through nrurpation,
deception terrorism and spoiiaton. fearfuily strong
we believe the American Republic lar stronger, aho
that the unanimous efforts loyal hearts and
hands iii insure liz overthrow. But all qnestiois
affecting tho objects. the scope and duration of this
most extraordinary contest. VIC defer to those whom
the American people have clothed with authority,
ding unity purpose aud of action indispe able
I in 0 grave emergency.
II In ii crisis like The present our columns must DC
largely engros sed with the current histor. OF the war
for the Union and with fluctuations ofs most stik
incidents We shall net, however. remit that atten
ton to Literature. to Foreign Affairs 10 Agricultural
Progress, TO Crops Markets &c. &c. which has ai
4 read, We trust won for the TRIBUNE an honorable
position an one It's cotemporafies Our main object IA
4 and shall be TO produce comprehensive newspaper
! from which careful reader may CLEAN vivid ans
faithful history OF The tnes merely 10 the domain
Of Action but IN that or opinion also As our facilities
for acquiring informatt increase with years. we trs
that in the coDte ns Of our journal
rceptibe aud that IN the variety and liness OF IN
telligence Afforded, may still hope TO .'make eaef
any "A critic on the last In this hope, solicit
| continuance OF the generous meAture OF patronage
hitherto accorded 10 our Journal.