The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1867-01-24
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1867 more prosperous 10 business than
ever before. The exped;ency of enlar-
ging our pages-thus making TIE TRI-
BUNE the largest and the chea pest news
paper In America-was doubted by many.
We have found our account in it. The
circulation of THE TRIBUNE is steadily
increasing, and our advertising patronage
has increased so much that it is more
difficult TO print our news than when we
used a smaller sheet, and this difficulty
we can only meet by frequently publishing
supplementary pages.
The close of the war fas imposed upon
THE TRIBUNE the discussion of momcn-
tous and peculiar problems We have
met them as best we could, laboring with
sincerity for Freedom, Social Progress,
Political Equality, Impartial Suffrage
All Rights for All. 4 Republican Pres
ident became the enemy of Republicanism,
and we have beef, called upon to denouGce
and expose the treacheries of degraded
Administration. II was not without pain,
certainly not without much thinking,
that we made an issue with President
johnson. The people approved our
course by returning their radical repre-
sentatiyes TO power. The elections of
l866-as important to the nation as Lees
surrender-make new duties. Recon
struction is now the duty OF the country
political Observation-Disclosures
in finances and tariffs. We are no longer
pressed by war necessities, and we must
amend our war experiments. The pres
ent condition of the currency is grie-
vous evil. Trade suffers our manufactu-
ring interests are in a precarious state |
a dollar does not mean dollar, but its |
fraction. 1t may be sixty cents, it may
be ten. 1t is sentiment, not fact
When the laborer earns his dollar, he |
does not know whether he has one loaf |
of bread or ten. All business is 4everlsh |
and unsettled. We think this can only |
be remedied by wise and intrepid policy |
at WashIngton-by reducing the currency |
to the specie basis. Upon this we shall
insist.
The necessity Of Protection to Labor
again presses upon Us. We regret that |
on this most important measure the |
Republican party is divided. An honest |
but mischievous minority in the Wes5, |
particularly, are endeavoring to create a |
policy which can only result in the pros
tration of American Industry-the deg
radiation of Labor aud the aggraUdizement |
of English capitalists. During the many !
years of our work we have struggled |
against this interest. We believe Pro
lection more necessary now than ever |
before, and we shall insist upon the
broadcast and wisest legislation for the |
Rights of Labor
In the perplexing question of Recon
structlon we see no reason to amend the |
policy which we have asserted since the
close of the war. 1t then seemed to US
that Ema nciration of the Black should be |
followed by Suffrage for the Black We |
did not see the wisdom of "a policy of |
promiscuous confscation and hanging
We had too much blood In war to ask for !
blood in peace-even to crafty angry |
vengeance. 1t seemed important that !
the South should concede Suffrage. and |
that the North should concede Amnesty. |
Some of our friends disapproved of this (;
but Congress has followed our advice
Amnesty has been approved by Congress
to greater extent than we claimed !
in THE TRIBUNE. We have held that !
the men who starved ceptiyes in Rebel |
dungeons, who murdered surrendered |
prisoners, who violated the rules Of war,
and aided the assassination of Mr.. Lincoln, |
should be tried and punished. Congress
and the Administration have agreed that |
no punishment should be inflicted even
upon men who are charged with these |
crimes, and the only measure looking like |
punishment is the amendment of dis |
franchisement from holding Office, which |
is merely a sentimental and not practical |
penalty. On the other hand, the passage !
of the Civil Rights Bill, the Freedman's
Bureau Bill, and the Bill for Suffrage in |
the District Of Columbia, show that |
reconstruction will not be consummated !
without suffrage and protection for the !
Blacks. The policy of The TRIBUNE has |
been practically adopted by those who |
differed with US during its discussion We |
never quarrel with friends who are impa- |
tient with US. We do them the justice /
OF believing they go their way to what is
right, just as we trust they will DO US the |
justice of believing we 60 our way to what /
is right. We work for the same object, /
but perhaps in different ways. We have /
no higher aim than to secure peace to this /
nation, and to all uations-Iberty, prog |
ress, happiness, virtue, and the universal |
brotherhood Of man. And for this we
shall continue to toll in our best way.
We have reorganized and strengthened |
every department Of THE TRIBUNE. We /
have correspondents in every part of this |
country and In every country of the |
world: resident correspondents in every