The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-12
vWyHE TRIBUNE FOR 1864.
PROSPECTUS.

The New YoRR TRIBUNE, first issued April 10,
1871, has to-day larger aggregate circulation than
any other newspaper published in America, or 1--WE
| beleve) in the world. Compelled year since to
in the price of its several issues, submit to
The no, ,niary ruin of its proprietors from the very
oonit,do a. its circulation, it has probably since
~ :, with some patrons to whom its remarkable
ph aateu y n controlling recommendations but
Others have taken their places, ana u ma" now more
than Two Hundred Tn cusand subs i5;,t,, 'rheSS
ular purchasers--an excess, q at least - -Iont
sand over those of any rival Ant, TINS unprect, -"
ed currency it has achieved by very LIBERAL expen-
ditures in procuring carly and authentic nteig
by the fearless expression Of convictions, by the ie
employment of ability and industry wherever it
might contribute to excellence in any department
of enterprise, and by unshrinking fidelity to the
dictates of Justice, Humanity, and Freedom
By very large OUTLAWS for early and authentic adj
vices by telegraph and otherwise from its own cor
respondents with the various armies of the Union;
and by special efforts to furnish such information
respecting Markets, Crops, new discoveries or inn
proyemeuts in Agriculture, &c, as must specially
interestfarmyrs, we have assiduousy labored to
make journal calculated TO meet the wants and
subserve the interests of the Producing classes
That end we have at least measurably attained; for
no other newspaper exists in America or Europe
which is habitnally read by nearly SO many farmers
and their families is The Tribune to-day. We
shall labor to increase both the number and the sat
siaction of this by far the most class q
its patrons.
During the existence Of the Wing party, this pa
per supported that party, though always sympathi-
zinwg it'll the more liberal, progressive, Ant-Slave-
| ry wing" thereof. When issues dissolved or
transformed old organizations through the spouta-
neOus uprising of the Missouri Restriction. EHE
TRIBUNE heartily participated in that movement,
| and was known us Republican When the long
smoldering conspiracy to divide and destroy
| country reduce it entire to complete abasement
to the Slave Power eliminated in overt treassn and
rebellion, it naturally necessarily regarded resist
ancc to this conspiracy as paramount to all other
Considerations and devoted all its energies and eff
| forts to the mainteDanee of oar LINTON. In every
great controversy which has divided our country it
has been found ON that side which naturally COM
nands the sympathy and support OF the large ma
jory Of scheol-houses and the decided minority of
grog-shops, and doubtless will DO TO the last
Ardently desiring and striving for the early and
enduring adjustment of our National distractions,
The TRIBUNE leaves the time the nature and the
conditions of that adjustment implicitly to those
lawfully in authority, cOntiding in their wisdom
and patriotism, anxious to aid them to the utmost
in their arduous responsibilities and not to embar
rass them even by possibility Firmly believing in
the Apostolic rule First pure, then peaceable'-
holding that the total and final extirpation OF Slave
ry is the true and only absolute for our Ma
tUnal ills-that any eXpedGnt that stops short of
this can haze but transient and ilusory success
we yet PROFOUND no theory Of reconstruction" and
indOrse none that has pTOpOundcd by another
neither Summers dor Writings, nor any of the va
riOus Comprehend devices for achieving Peace by
surrendenng the Republic into the power of its
traitorous ioes-but, exhorting the American Poo
pie to have faith in their Government, to reinforce
their armies and repenish their treasury, we be-
lieve that, ii they but do their duty benign PrOvi
dencc will in due time bring this fearful struggle to
such II close will best sub.erye the true great
ness of our country and the permanent wcll-being
of mankind.
We respectfully solicit the subscriptions and active
exerOns OF friends, and of all whose views and
convictions accord substantially with ours.
New York, Sept 10, 1868.