White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-03-20
Tle New T.rk Tris.l..
new VOLUME.


On the seventh Of September. 1861. THE
NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE COM
1enced the twenty first year Of its existence;
older and THE SEMI-WEEKLY5 TRIBJNE
somewhat younger. For more than twenty
years, this journal has labored in What its con
ductors have felt to be the cause Of Humanity,
Jostics and Freedom. endeavoring TO meliora.e
The condition Of the oppressed and unfortunate,
70 honor and encourage useful exertion in what
syer sphere, and, to promote BY all means the
moral, intellectual and material advancement
Of our country. It has aimed to be right rather
tban 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 themselves rather
chan adopt blindly our own or Others conclu-
sions, We believe We may fairly claim for this
journal the credit of having qualified its readers
70 detect and expose even its own errors. To
develop the minds of the young BY the most
general, thorough and practical Education, and
70 encourage and stimulate Productive Industry.
through free grants Of Public Lands to actual
settlers and cuitivators, also through the pro-
lection 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
Il steadfastly commends to American patriotism
and philanthropy.
As to the Civil War now devastating our
country, We hold it to have originated in Re-
bellion more wanton, wicked, inexcusaole, than
vas ever before known-a Rebellion in the IN
terests the few against the manv-a Rebellion
designed to raise higher the walls of caste and
tighten the chains Of oppression. Having done
oil We could without . surrender OF vital prin-
ciple to avoid this War, and witnessed the for
bearanee, meekness and long-suhering with
which the Federal government sought to avert
lie horrors, We hold 1t our clear duty, with that
ofeverv other citizen, to stand BY the nation
and its fairly chosen rulers, and TO second with
oil our energies their efforts to uph Did the Union,
the Constitution, and the supremacy OF the Law.
And, though the Rebellion has become, through
S.s.f,,i. s,,ono' vs believe III. amsr;can Ps'
nnhl;c a. stranger. and that the unanimous.
ssrnsst efforts fioyaI hearts and hand. viii in.
sn,s II. overthrov Rnt on ali questions affect.
sn.,hs oh;scts tbs acme. and duration of tb;.
most extrsordinary contest, We defer to those
vhom the American Peonle have clothed with
sutho,;av holding uoitv of purnose and ofaction
;nd;snsn.,hIa in so crave an emerpencv.
tn !. cr;s;. lie The nresent. onr coJumn. mu..
h.is,oeiv enorossed with the current history
nf ,he wa, Tor the Union. and with Calculation.
ofie more striking incidents. We shall not.
hovev.r remit that atteut ion To Literature. IN
Fore;on Affairs. tn ApricuItural Progress. IN
Crons- Mari ets. kc-Sc' which has already We
tyu.t, Won for THE TRIBUNE an bonorable
nosition among its Contemporaries. Our main
nrh;ect !. and sSaII he IN nroduce a comnreben.
s;ye nevsnsner. for vbich . careful reader NAV
clean a vivid and faithful history of the times.
not merely in the domain of Acrion but in that
NJ On;n;on aIso AZ our facilities for acou;r;no
Information increase with wears. We trust thai
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