American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-17
THE TRIBUNE FOR 1864
PR0SPECTIIS.


THE New YoRK TRIBUNE, first issued April TO- ls41,
has to-day larger aggregate circulation than any other
newspaper pubshedin America or 1--WE bclieve) in the
world Compelled since to increase the price of
its several issues submit TO the pecunary ruin of its
propetors from the very magnitude of its circulation it
has probably since parted with patron whom
its remarkable cheapness controlling Recommended
tion; but others have taken their place. and il has
than Hundred Thousand subscribers and regu-
lar purchasersan of at least Fifty Thousand
those of any rival And this unprecedented currency it
has achieved by very liberal expenditures in procuring
early and authentic intelligence, by the fearless expires
sion of convictions by the free employment ofaby and
Industry wherever it might contribute to excellence in
any department Of enterprise and by unshrinkng
fidelity to the dictates of Justice, Humanity and Free
dom.
BY very large outays for early and authentic ayces
by telegraph and otherwise from Its correspondents
with the various armies of the Union and by special ef
forts to furnish such information respecting Markets,
Crops, discoveries improvements in Agriculture
&c must specially interest farmers have assidousy
labored to make journal calculated 10 meet the wants
and subserve tho interests Of the Producing Casses
That end we have at least measuraby attained for
other newspaper exists in America or Europe which Is
habituay read by nearly so many farmers and their fam
lilies is THE TRIBUNE to-day We shall labor increase
both the number and the satisfaction of this by far the
most numerous class Of its patrons.
During the existence of the Whg party, this paper
supported that party, though always sympathzing with
the more liberal progressive, AntiSayery wing there
Of When new issues dissolved transformed old orgon
zatons through the spontaneous uprising of the people
Of the Free States against the reputation Of the Missouri
Restriction The Tribune heartily participated in that
movement, and was known Republican. when the
long smoldering conspiracy to divide and destroy
country reduce entire to complete abasement to the
Slave Power eliminated in overt treason aud rebellion
it naturally necessarily regarded resistance this
spiracy paramount to all other considerations and de-
voted all lis energies and efforts to the maintenance of our
Union. In every great controversy which has divided
ourcountry, 1t has been found that side which
rally commands the sympathy and support Of the large
majority Of schoolhouses and the decided minority of
grog-shors. and doubtless will be to to the last
Ardently desiring and striving for the early and endu
ring adjustment of National dis fractions The Tribune
leaves the time the nature and the conditions OF that ad
iustment implicitly those lawfully in authority
fding in their wisdom and patriotism, anxious to aid
them TO the utmost in their arduous responsibilities and
not to embarrass them by possibility. Firmly be
eyng in the Apostolic rue-"First pure then peacea-
beholding that the total and final eXtirpaon Of Sla
very is the true and only absolute for National
is-that any expedient that stops short of this
have but transient and lusory successive vet pro-
pound no theory of reconstruction" and ndorse
that has been propoundad by another-nether Sum
ners, nor Writings, any Of the various Copperhead
public into the power of its tratorous fOesbu exhor
ting, the American People to have faith in their Govern
men TO reenforce their armies and repensh their treas
ny we believe that if they but do their duty benign
Providence will In due time b ing this fearful struggle
our country and the permanent wel-being of mankind
We respectfully solicit the subscriptions and active
exertons Of our friends and of all whose views and con-
ytctiOns substantially with ours.
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