The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-09-27
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NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
NEW VOLUME.

On the seventh Of September, 1861, the New
York Weekly Tribune c. mm-nccd the 2lst year
Of its existence; the Daily Tribune being some
months older and the Semi W eekly Tribune
somewhat younger. For more than twenty
years, this Journal has laborel in what its con-
ductUrs have felt 10 be the cause of Humanity,
Justice and Freedom, endea, oring 10 melioratc
the coaditon Of tue oppressed aud unfortu-
nate. to honor and encourage useful exeriion
10 whatever sphere, and, IA promote by all means
the moral intellectual and. material advance
mrnt Of our country. II has aimed to be right
rather than popular. and to espouse and CON-
mend to-day the truth that others may net be
willing to accept ill tomorrow. In punu n I 70
course, mistakes have doubtless been made aud
faults committed; bnt, having in all things in
cited our readers to think ani Judge for them
selves rather than adopt ,blindly our own or
Others conclusions, we believe we may fairly
claim for this journal the credit of having quail
fled its readers to detect aud expose even its
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 Of
Public Lands To actual settlers and cultiyators,
as also through the protection Of immature 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 II steadfis,ly coIi-
mends to American patriotism aud philanthrO-
py.
country, We hold il TO have originated in re-
belion more wanton, wicked, inexcusable, than
was ever before knowu-a rebellion in the in-
terest Of the few against the many-a rebellion
designed To raise higher the walls Of caste and
tighten the chains at oppression. Having done
a 80 A rttoi
pie 10 avoid this war, aud witnessed the forbear-
ance, meekness aud long-suifering with which
the federal Government sought 10 avert its hor
rors, 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 I'M
ion, the Constitution, and the supremacy oi
the laws. And, though the rebellion has be-
come, through usurpation, deception, terror
ism, and spoilation, fearfully strong, We be
lieye the Amerc can Republic far stronger, aud
that the unanimous, earnest efforts OF loyal
hearts and hands will insure its overthrow. But
ON all questions affecting the objects, the scope
and duration Of this most extraordinary con-
test, we defer to those whom the American peo-
pie have clothed with authority, holding unity
Of purpose aud Of action indispensable in 30
grave an emergency
In crisis like the present, our columns must
be largely engrosscd with the current history
of the War for the Union, and with calculations
of its more striking incidents. We shall not,
however. remit that attention to Literature, to
Foreign Affairs, to Agricultural Progress, To
Crops, Markets, &C.. which has already, we
trust, won for the Tribune an honorable posi-
ton among its contemporaries. Our main OBJ
ject is anil shall be To produce II comprehensive
from which q careful reader may
81, oil AL f.it ~ tha m
not merely in the domain of Action. but in that
of Opinion also. As our facilities for acquiring
increase with our years, We trust
that an improvement in the contents OF our
Journal is perceptible, and that, in the variety
and fullLess of intelligence afforded, We may
still hope TO ''make each day q critic on the
last" In this hope, we solicit a continuance
OF the generous measure of patronage hitherto
accorded to our journal.