American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-05-18
THE TRIBUNE FOR 1864.
PROSPECTUS.

THE NEW YoRK TRIBUNE, first issued April TO- 1871,
has to-day larger aggregate circulation than any other
newspaper publishedin America 1--WE beieve) in the
world Compelled year since to increase the price Of
its several issues, submit to the pecunary ruin of its
proprieor from the magnitude of its circulation 1t
has probably since parted with some patrons to whom
its remarkable cheapness was controlling recommenda
ton but others have taken their place and it has
more than Hundred Thousand subscribers and regu-
lar purchascrsan of at least Ety Thousand
those of rival And this unprecedented currency 1t
has achieved by liberal expenditures in procuring
early and authentic intelligence by the fearless express
sion of convictions by the free employment ofabity and
industry wherever 1t might contribute TO excellence In
any department of enterprise, and by urishrinkng
fidelity to the dictates of Justice, Humanity and Free
dom.
by very large ouays for early and authentic adyices
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 new discoveries improvements in Agriculture,
&C., must specially interest farmers have assdiousy
labored to make journal calculated 10 meet the wants
and subserve the interests Of the Producing Classes
That end we have at least measuraby attained; for
other newspaper exists in America Europe which is
habituay read by nearly many farmers and their fam
lilies is The TRIBUNE to-day We shall aborto increase
both the number and the satisfaction Of this by far the
most numerous class of its patrons.
During the existence Of the Wing party, this paper
supported that party, though always sympathzing with
the more LIBERAL progressive, AntiSayery wing there
Of When issues disso, ed transformed old orgin
zatons through the spontaneous uprising of the people
of the Free States against the epudaon of the Mi snu
Restriction, The Tribune heartily participated in that
movement, and was known as Republican. When the
long smoldering conspiracy divide and destroy
country reduce entire to complete abasement to the
Slave Power eliminated in overt treas and rebellion
it naturally necessarily regarded resistance To- this con-
spiracy paramount to ali other Jnsleratns and de
voted all its energies and Efforts the maintenance #
Union In every great controversy which has divided
ourcounrg it has been found that side which nltu
rally commands the sympathy ami support # the Largo
majority Of schoohduscs and the decided minority OF
grogsh0ls and 50 doubtless will he tu to the last.
Ardeny desiring ant striyin for the early and ondu
ring adjustment Of National distractions The Tribune
leaves the time the nature and the conditions OF that adj
justment implicitly to those Iagiuy in authority. CON
hdng in their wisdom and Patriotism anxious To aid
them to the utmost in their duou- resp nsblities and
not to enibarrass them by possibility Firmly be-
lieving in the Apostolic rule"First pure then peacea
ble-hodng that the total and final extrpation of sla
very the true and only absolute for National
ills-that any expcdient that stops short of this
have but transient and iusory successive yet pro-
pound theory of reconstruction and indorse
that has been propoundad by another-neither Sum
ners nor Writings any of the various CoppeIRead
devices for achieving Peace by surrounding the
public into the power Of its ratorous foesbut, exhor
ting, the American People to have faith in their Govern
ment to reeoroc their armies and repenish their treas
ury, believe that If they but do their duty benign
Providence will in due time bring this fearful struggle
such close az will best subserye the true greatness Of
our country and the permanent well-being Of mankind
We respectfully solicit the subscriptions and active
exerons of friends and of all whose views and con-
| yictiOns substantially with ours.
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