Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-12-04
NEW.YoRK TRIBUNE-NEw voLuMK

IN Z " oRh i MD Nobt
~ On the seventh of September, 1861, THE
NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE com m enced the
twenty-frst year of its existence the THE DAI-
LY TRIBUNE being some months older and HE
SEMI TRIBUNE somewhat younger.
For more than twenty years. this journal has Ia
bored in what its conductors have felt to be the
cause of Humanity, Justice and Freedom, endeav- :
oring to meliorate the condition of the oppressed
and unfortunate, to honor and encourage useful
exertion in whatever sphere, and, to promote by
all means the moral, intellectual and materi al ad
vancement of our country. 1t 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 tomorrow. In pursuing
this course mistakes have doubtless been made
and faults committed but, having in all things
melted our readers TO think and judge for them
selves rather than adopt blindly our own or 9TH
ers' conclusions, we believe may fairly claim
for this journal the credit Of having qualified it's
readers to detect and expose even its own errors.
To develop the minds of the young by tn most
general. thorough and practical Education, and to
encourage and stimulate Productive Industry,
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tiers and cultivators as also through the proteo-
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from too powerful foreign competition, among
the aims to which this journal has adhered
through good and evil report, and which it stead
fasly commends to American patriotism and
philanthropy.
As to the Civil War now devastating our coun-
try, we hold it to have originated in n Rebellion
more wanton. wicked inexcusabe, then was ey-
before known-a Rebellion in the interest of
the few against the many-a Rebellion designed
to raise higher the walls of caste and tighten the
chains of oppression. Having done all we could
without a surrender of vital principle to avoid
this War and witnessed the forbearance, meek
ness and long suffering with which the Federal
Government sought to avert its horrors we hold
it our clear duty with that of every other citizen
to stand by the nation and its fairly chosen ru
lers and to second with all our energies their eff
forts to uphold the Union the Constitution and
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belion las become, through usnrpation, deception
terroism, and spoilation, fearfully strong. we be-
lieye the American Republic far stronger and
that the unanimous earnest efforts uf loyal hearts
and hands will insure its overthrow. But on all
questions affecting the objects, the scope and du-
ration of this most extraordinary contest we de-
fer to those whom the American People have
clothed with authority, holding unity of purpose
and of action indispensable in so grave an emer-
gency
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be largely engrossed with the current history of
the War for the Union, and with calculations of
Its more striking incidents. We shall not how
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in the variety and funess of intelligence afford
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on the last.'' In this hope, we solicit continu-
ance of the generous measure Of patronage hith-
erto accorded to our journal.
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