, 1864-08-21

/ oAce, ahu oeen sWa3ed by no man ont of O
Ice, nor has he hesitated to oppose IN
FoWer, however backed, which seemed I
lam 10 threaten right horne influence, t
coluage the cause Of Freedom. His plu u,
as waved ever In the thickest OF the flgh,
ond &c mas measured distance with the bold
sst and strongest Of the opposition.
! NEW TSPC AND A NEW PRESS.
Durapg tbs summer Of 1855, the apparel c
the TRIBUNE presented quite "seedyn a,
| pearance, much to the annoyance Of the puf
lfshere. On the 2Ath of September 1t dome
| q new and beautiful dress, from the toundr
ofJ. Conner i Son, New York, electrotype
with copper, by the now famous Newto
company, being the first "copper faced
type ever used in this city, or the State q
Illinois. a new fast Hoe press (single cy1io
eeF) was alse introduced, run with steau
power. The TRIBUNE had been worked O,
Northrup press, which is a sort of etepp1n,
stone between hand, press and a cyllnde
press. The proprietors in their cone1atu1a
ton say: 1--WE have the pleasure ofinform
lug the numerous friends and readers of tn
TRIBUNE, that Its present income Is fairh1,
satisfactory; that its circulation ia randi,
increasing; that its advertising was never 8,
arge as during the last quarter. The nun
ber Of dailies now issued and sold is rtsin.
5000; trf.weeklies 500, and weckl!es 4.5o0
In conclusion, the publishers tender thei
sincere thanks to the public" &c.
NEW EDITORS.
On the same day TINT the TRIBUNE appcarei
In ncw type, as printed above, DR.. c. q. RAJ
and j. G. VAUGHAN, were announced unde,
the editorial head as editors. DR. RAT baf
really been the controlling editor Of the pa
per since the March previous, but no publit
announcement had been made Of the fact nm
til this time.
CONGRATULATIONS.
On Tlureday morning, June 12, 1856, con-,
menccd the 10Th volume or year Of the Tim
uSE. On that occasion The publishers Issued
card Of coDsratulation, In which thcy stat.
ed that the paper WAS never before in so
tlourishing condition. During the past
year, the daily circulation increased over 50
per cent, and WAS then gaining at the rate oi
100 per week The TIL -WEEKLY had incrcas,
ed 55 per cert, and the WEEKLY mora than
500 per cent. The financial basis was p1o.
1ounced in healthy condition.
CHANCE OF FIRM.
On the 10th Of August. 1856, a change in
the firm name Of the TRIBUNE took place.
from WR1daT, MEpn.1 g. Co., to that of
VAUGHAN, Raj & MKn11L. The cbanre
Of firm involved no change of proprietors,
although the names Of Vaughan and Raw had
never before been published to the 8orld "a
occupPtng TINT position. The ss1nc parties
firm b. 4
sarS, In order to comply with the rcouIre,
ments OF the law Of Especial partnerships"
under which the firm WAS arranged. Mcssrs
Wright and Webster had been silent n1rt.
ners In the Tribune for several years, bat
had not been active and working partners.
Since tho 9Th day Of June, 1866, Vaughan.
Ray, and Medi}l had been conductors Of the
III Its editorial aud business
departments. Mr. Alfred Cowles, at p,cscst
ore OF the propr'etorR, and Secretary of the
TRIBUNE coarASY, and who had had CHARGE
Of the finances Of the Office from the COM
II encement Of Rag, Medill, and yauehan's
with the office, was at the game
time taken into the firm. The following
gentlemen then constituted the proprietors;
Timothy Wright, J. D. Webster, Cha,lss n.
Ray, Joseph Medi1l, John G. Vaughan and
Alfred Cowlee. The finances Of the Tp1.
nusE, it vas announced, were In prosper.
sus condition, ahd its income satisfactory to
he ptorrictors.
MR.. VAUGHAN GOES OUT,
On the Goth of Mar.h 1857, blr. John T.
1aughan, who had been connected with the |
TRIBUNE for nearly two years, withdrew. in
brit card, In which he states that he goes1
Ito pursuits "promfsing to be mora nd
antageous in pccuniary way" The title
Il the firm then became, Ray, Medil 4 Co.,
nd from that time no change In the name of !
he firm took place until July /, 1858, when
be Tn1DuSE and DEMOCRATIC PREes were
on. olidated. Sometime between the dates
amed above. Messrs. Ray, Mednl & Cowles
urchased the interests Of Timothy Wright
ed J. D. Webster, and at the date of the
onsolidation were exclusive proprletors Of
he Tn1nUSE.
ELEVENTH VOLUME.
at the commencement of the Eleventh
olume, June TO, 1857, the proprietors stated
'at the DAILY circulation was 4,0o0: the
III WEEKLY 500, and the WEE5L4 q o00
b. editors sag that the "TR1DUsE Is IN In.
power in the land. Whatever
~ be the progress Of Chicago and the
'est, it Is bound to keep meek and
nth with their movcmert" Has not this
romtEc been faithfully fulhlleds
GUT DOWN.
E7e1ybcdy rccollects the financial disasters |
the autumn Of 1851. It affected ne 1spa-
RS as well az merchants, bankers. &c
citing upon the theory of judic!ous econ
ny, on the 10th Of November the dfucn.
ons OF the TRIBUNE were reduced one col
In on each 1age--it, In Its curtailed pro.
'rsions, representing e6 by 80 incles-not
any means small sheet From the fact ,
Its great activity, rapid progress and in. .
enee busiEces, no city suffered more &c. l
rely from the disasters than Chicseo. and
arce}y firm Of any Importance escaped
,
From this time until the consolidation. .
hich took place on the LIST Of July, 1853, no I
ent Of importance, affecting the position ! !
character OF the TRIBUNE, occurred, /
ring brought the H1s7oRr OF TIE Cu1cA. i
TRIBUNE up to that poiIt, We must now t
back few 5eafs and give briet history {
the a
DEMOCRATIC PRESS, q
Ehe DEMOCRATIC Press was intrntrcaa to
: public Tor Its support On Thursasy. Sen
nber IL, 185a, under the editorial and p,c. ?
etoET control OF JOHN L. 8cR1rps and r
11IAK BRoss. The PREss announced Il
Elf strsighr supporter OF the Democratic t
IT, and Its policy, sud flew at It's head the =
nes Of FRANKLIN PIERCE and Wu11snR. q
SO for Preside Mt snd Vice President: JoE1,
MAT7EsoS and GrsrATus KoRRsER for ''
vernon and Lieutenant Governor, The e.
tors In their salntatoFy. say: "It is our Il
entifn to make It 4 reliable advocate of II
nocrat'c measures, and firm supporter II
he Denecza'ic pssty-regardiug the lat p
as the only irstrumentality throurh
tca the fo1msr may be conducted t. tri. >.
phsl issue. Weshall sppeal to mems un. y
standing rather than their pre}u.
70, and all times labor to ~ ~
accomplish our ends through y. y.
and heporable means-nclther dfstort- -,
truth on the one hand, nor coucea1ipr it q
The other" = "It is ohr in. -
lion to make the DEMOCRATIC Press cm- ~
ttcally nert paper" Its dimersipu, -
e "a hy 81 Inches, printed On BREWER end -. -
te. The Office was located at IS CLARK -, ~
tt We VIII here state that few changes ~
X place In the manage mcnt and conduct w
he Fess during It's existence. Its history
therefore be brief 49,
HALF YEARLY GREETING ~
1st sH mon.ha after the Inauguration Of io,
DEMOCRATIC PREss, March 10, 1883. It ev
enlarged. by the. addition Of a column fr,
ach page, and corresponding Increase !, fir,
be length Of the columns, "to meet the Pa
:tantly iDcreastpg demand which Ia hefny | en-