Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-12-07
III L NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
NEW VOLUME.

On the seventh Of September 1901, The New York
WEEKLY TRIBUNE { mmenced the twenty-h st year
vi It's existence; The Daily Tribune being months
Older ahd The Sem- Weekiy Tuhute somewhat younger
For more than twenty yeas this Journal has Aured N
what its Conductors have eli n be the Ui Humanity
anu Freedom Ghue1Vmhg TO meiludte lie cnnd-
;iun q! the opp esscd aud unfortunate 10 honor and en-
counge useful tAetlun In whatever sphere, and, t. pro-
all TIE moral intelIcctual and material aG
vanccment at our country II has aimed 10 be night ralhe
than popular and To cspHuse aid commend to DAY The ttuu
that Urhcrs tay be willing to accept I'll Tomorrow
lupursumg s cnuIse, mistakes have d5uhtess been made
ann a".s comltcui but, having m all things mctted our
readers 10 tI"k and Judge fcr themselves rather than
adopt bIndlY own or uthrts coHrus itleve
may inly cam for this journal the credit Of having
qual he'd its readers 10 detect and expuse even its own
10 develop The minds of the young by thu most
genernl thorough aud pracuc tduca'ia, AND to emcon-
aud stiHuae Productive mdustr through fee giants
ot rublc Lands to actual settlers and cutVHuIs ais
through TIE Hrtechoh u rlIhlue or ptcuIHrv exposed
brahchcs tuu too D"erul tufegu competition, among
the ans t. which his ana has adhered through good
and evil report and which II stcadrasy conuends t.
American patriotism and philanthropy.
As to the civil War devastating our country, we
h'dt T. have originated IL a Rebellion more wnnion,
wicked, uCNcusllt, than NHs ever before kuOwiia Re-
bein the interest of the few against Tie mH'yn tie.
beIon designed to raise high the walls o and ghlen
The chains ui "ppressun Having done all could with.
out surrender OF vital pirc'pei to av"d lhs Wa, and
witnessed The orbenrance, meekmess and long suffering
with which tue Federal G9yeinent sgsht Ia avert IT'S
h1iTnrs we huld II cita dlty, wS that af every
other citizen, standby the ua'iur arj It's fGrF chosen
rers. aud secordwtth al energes their Ell Its "a
uphid the Union, tie CONSTITUTIONS and the supremacy oi
the Laws. And, though the Rebellion has lecunt, thrp
usurpnilnu. deception leIiurIsn and sp"1n, tearuiy
strong. we believe the American Republic far stronger
aud that the unanluns earnest eris of loyal hearts and
hands will insure uverhIuw. But IN ali questions Hf
tCctng the Objects the scope, and duration &C the most
traurdinary refer those wloIa he Arcricar
people have clhcd with aA'h riy. huidug Un'y of Inr
pse and ut action Indispensable IN su grave an emergency
In II crisis ike the present columns must he nrpely
engroseed with the current history uf the War Tor The
Unlu aud with calculations offs striking incidents
We shall not hnwevtr, remit that attention t. Literature
to Foreign Alulrs te As,IcuituIn Progress, Crops
Markets, &c. &c which has Hrendy, trust, won ia
The Trihune an honorable position HmuuC its cntempOra
res Our main ol ect rs aud shall he pr due com
prehPnsve u. wspnper, from which careful reader nay
CLEAN Vivid and faithful history Uf the times, not merely
in the Il Inaiu Of Action bat IN tIn of Opinion nlsn a
onr acies f acquiring information increase wllh years
that an Improvement in the contents u Innrns
spercrplih and that. in the variety ard fnlness of In
ellgcnce nii,Hded. st, hope to 'rHke each dl
a the last" In this hope, solicit cnrtiuuauc
Of The generous measure of patronage hitherto accorded
uur journal