Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-02-07
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NEW VOLUME. On the seventh Of Septen-
Der, 1861, THE NEW-RORK WEEKLY TRIB-
UNh commenced the twenty first year Of. irs exis
tenee: THE DAILY Tribune; being some months
oldef ana the SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE some
what younger For mere than twenty wears ta,s
Journal has labored in what its conductors ave fI
70 he the cause Of Humanity, Justice and Free
ao, endeavoring to meliorate the condition Of the
opDfessea ana unfortunate, to honor and en-
courage usel ~ exertion 10 whatever sphere and to
promote hy all means the moral, intellectual and
material advancement Of our country Ii has
AIMED to be right rather than popular and TO es
peuse and commend to-day 4he tfutb tlsat otbers
may nos be willing to ACCEPT til tomorrow. In
Fasang ~ IS course, mistakes have doubtless been
maue aud faults committed; bHt having IN ali
things melted our readers to tbinE and fn1ss CO.
themselves rather than adopt blindly onr own or
others conclusions, we believe we may fairly Claim
ior thls Journal the credit Of having ouslified its
aSaQsss 20 deteet and expose even It's own errors
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the aims TO which this journal has adhered tr3ng5
good and evil report, and which it steadiasty cou-
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AS to the Civil War now devastating our coun
try, we hold il to have originated in a Rebellion
NH''.tphis a4N&NGti5 iAG&CuSAble. IlaI
@iofe En0wn-a Rebellion in the interests of the
few against the many--a Rebellion designed to
raise higher the walls of caste and tighten tha
chains OF Oppression. Having done al Yge could
@lthous surrender Of vital principles 10 avoid this
War. and witnessed the fortearance meeEness and
long suffering with which the Federal ezovern1nert
sought to avert its horrors, we hold it our clear
duty. with that Of every other Citizen 10 stand nv
the nation and its fairly chosen rulers and to sec
ond with al our energies their efforts to uphold the
nv NFa@ Hffvrfs
the Laws. And, though the Rebellion has become.
through usurpation, deception, terrorism and
spoilatlon, feaTfully strong, we believe the Ameri
can Repu lie far stronger, and 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 ex
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