American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-01-30
The Tribune for 1867.

The Tribune enters upon the year 1861 NOR prosper
in business than sver before. The xpediency Of
enlarsing pages-thus making The TRlBuSE the
largest and cheapest newspaper In Americawas doubt
ed By many. We have found account In II. The
our advertising patronage has increased much that
II is difficult 10 print our news than when used
ssmaer tieet and this diaculty We can only meet BY
The close Of the war has imposed upon THf TRIBUNE
the discussion Of momentous and peculiar probems-
We have met them as best We could aboring with sin
cerity for Freedom. Social Progress Potic al Equality
Impartial suffrage-An Rights for All. Republis
President became the enemy Of Repubicanism and we
have been called upon denounce and the
cries Of degraded Administration u not without
pain. certainly not without much thinking. th.t we
made issue with President johnson. The people APP
proved by returning their radical representa-
tives to power. The elections of s66as important TO
the uation Lees surrender-make new duties He
construction is the duty Of the eountrYpoitical
reconstruct ion-reconsructon in finances and tariffs.
We no longer pressed by war necessities, and we
must amend experiments. The present condi-
ton of the currency grievous evil Trade suffers
manufacturing interests in precarious state
dollar does not a dollar, but its fraction 1t
may be sixty cents, 1t may be ten 1t Is sentiment
not fact When the laborer earns his dollar he does
not know whether he has one loaf bread or ten All
business fsverish and unsettled We think this
only be remedied by wise and intrepid policy at WASH
ngtonby reducing the currency to the specie basis
| Upon this we shall iasist.
The necessity for Protection to Labor again presses
upon We regret that this most important meas
ure the Republican partyis divided An honest but
misehievous minority in the West. particularly.
endeavoriug TO createa policy which can only result
in the prostraticn Of American Inlustrye degrada-
on of Labor and tn ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of English cap
ialists During the many years Of our work have
struggled agains this interest. We believe protection
necessary than before, aud shall in
st upon the bToadest and wisest legsalson for the
Rights Of Labor
In the perplexing question Of Reconstruction we see
reason to amend the policy which we have asserted
since the close Of the war 1t then seemed to that
Emancipation Of the Black should be followed by suf-
fage for the Black. We did not the wisdom of n
policy Of promiscuous confscation and hanging. We
had too much blood IN war to ask for blood In peace
even TO graft y angry vengeance IL seemed Important
that the South should concede Suffrage and that the
North should cOncede Amnesty. Some Of our friends
disapproyed Of this but Congress has followed ad
vice. Amnesty has been approved by Congress-to a
greater extent than we claimed In The Tribune. We
have held that the who starved captyes in rebel
dungeons, who murdered surrendered prisoners, who
violated the rules of and aided the assassination OF
Mr.. Line Oln should be ried and punished Congress
and the Administration have agreed that punsr ent
should be inflicted upon who charged with
these crimes and the only measure looking Ike pun
ishment ia the amendment of dsfranchisement from
holding Office which is merely sentimental and not a
practical penalty. On the other hand the passage OF
the Civil Rights BILL the Freedmans Bureau Bill and
the Bill for Suffrage In the District Of Columbia, show
that feconsructon will not be consummated without
suffrage and protection for the Blacks The policy Of
The Tbu has been practically adopted by those who
differed with us during its discussion We never guar
rel with friends who are impatient with Us. We do
them the justice of believing they their way TO what
is right just trust they will do the Justice Of
believing go way to VIII at is right. We work
for the object but perhaps in different ways We
have higher aim than to peace to this nation
an to all naonsliberty, progress, happiness virtue,
aud the universal brotherhood of And for this
we shall continue TO toll In best way.
We have reorganized and strengthened every depar
ment of The Tribune We have correspondents In
every part this country and in every country Of the
world resident correspondents in every capital and
commercial centre in Europe and South America spe-
eial correspondents who follow important movements
in all parts Of the earth. The es ablshment costs
great deal of money and to organize we have invested
many thousands Of dollars When state that there
three hundred people directly indirectly connected
with the editorial department of The Tribune charged
In greateror lesser degree with writing for ITS col
and in giving news and that for every itom Of
pay money, the vast expense Of our publication
may be Imagined. We intend TO enlarge these facilities
and not only gather from all parts Of the world
but to ask the most gifted men of other countries to
write for our columns. With many of them we have
already entered into negotiations which will result in
giving the eaders Of The Tribune series Of essays
that both for their intrinsic value and the fame of their
ilustrious authors will long be memorable in the his.
tory Of journalism. We postpone for the present a
more definite announcement.
Friends Of Impartial Justice and Progressl greet
you the bright prospects before Friends of The
Tribune we appeal to those who believe that in
creased circulation OF The Tribune would conduce to the
POLITICAL Intellectual and moral webeing Of the Re-
public, TO old US in effecting such increase.