Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-01-15
TRIBuNE-NEw VOLUME

NEW II Ohk i R1B l. NE-NEW VOLUME.
Y On the seventh of September, 1861, THE
NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE comm enced the
twenty first year of its existence; the THE DAI-
LY TRIBUNE being some months older and TIL
SEMl-WEEkLY TRIBUNE somewhat younger.
For more than twenty years, this journal has la
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
exerton in whatever sphere, and to promote by
all means the moral, intellectual and materia 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 we may fairly claim
for this journal the credit of having qualified its
readers to detect and expose even its own errors
To develop the minds of the young by tn c most
general. thorough and practical Education, and to
encourage and stimulate Productive Industry
through free grants of Public Lands to actual set
tlersand cultiVators as also through the protecS
tion 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 it stead
-fastly commends to American patriotism and
philanthropy.
As to the Civil War now devastating our conn
try we hold it to have originated in Rebellion
more wanton, wicked, inexcusable, then was ey-
er 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-suferlng with which the Federal
Government sought to avert its horrors we hold
1t 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
the supremacy of the laws. And, though the Re-
bellion has become, through usurpation,deception.
terro1sm and spoilation, fearfully strong, we be-
lieve the American Republic 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 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 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
ever, remit that attention to Literature to For
eign Affairs, to Agricultural Progress to Crops
Markets, &c. which has already we trust won for
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Win years; we trust tnat an improvement the
contents of our journal is perceptible, and that.
in the variety and fulness of intelligence afford
ed, we may still hope to make each day critic
on the last" In this hope, we solicit a continu
ance of the generous measure of patronage hith-
erto accorded to our journal.
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