American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-01-16
The Tribune for 1867

The Tribune enters Upon the 1851 prosp or
Gus n business than ever before, The xpediency
largest and cheapest newspaper In Americawas dou5
! ell by sany. We have found accon1t IN H. The
circulation of The TRrBuNE is steadily Increasing and
cur advertising patronage has Increased much that
it is mee difficult to Print our news than when used
ssinaet ses and this diffculiy we can only meet by
The close - ths ~as has inp2scd UPON TnE TRInrss
We Ss @ ssu Ui a. s. ss sssr ; I
certy for Freedom. Social Progress Poltic Epuaity
Impartial suhrage-Ai Rights fur An. H4 sbll, on
President became the enemy Of Republicanism, and se
have been called mont denounce expose sTroach
cries Of degraded Administration. II NOT without
pain corfniny not without much thinkine-s xhst we
male an Is ue with President Johnson The poople sp
proved our course by ftnrnng their radical
ves t. power The elections Of ls66-as important to
tie nation as Lees snrreuder-make new duties Re-N
consris sion is now the duty of the eountry-politeal
In finances and tariffs
We sre no longer pres ed by war neces. tiles and we
must amend onrwar experiments. The present condl-
our fcturiug Interest," are in precarous state
dollar does not mean dollar but il, fraction II
not hct When the laborcr his dollar he does
not know whether he has loaf Of bread OF ten ali
business Is syerish and unsettled We think this csp
only be remede by awise and intrepid policy at WASH
ngton-by reduc ing the currency the specie basis
| Upon this We shall insist.
The necessity for Protection la Labor as., rr....
upon us etegret that on this important meas
ure th, Republican partyi divided An honet INF
mi.chievou' minority in the West paEticuIariy are
endeasoriug TO ersatea policy which can only fesult
in the prosrat,n of American ln,usry-the degrade
italists During n.Sny ear- o our NPorl We have
struggled against this iutarest. We eleVe ctien
more necessary than ever befTessnd ws shall in
ss upon the broadest and wisest iegisiasan Cor the
Rights of Labor =.
lntlis perpcxins question of Reconstruction ts see
no reason 10 amend the policy which have asseted
since thr close Of the 1t then seemed t. us tltst
Emaneipasn e the Black should be followed by suf-
frage tfNthe Btck. We did not the wisdom of
policy OF prpmiscuous coD6scaon aud hanging. We
had too much Blood t. for blood IN peace
that the South shdald con6ee Suffrage and that the
North should conce!e Aninsstg4 Some Of our friends
dsapproved Of this bnt CoRgrsssh has followed ad
vice. Amnesty has been appr0yedfby Cungress-to a
greater extent than claimed in The Tribune. Wey
have held that the men who starved eatiyes in rebeV
dungeons, who murdered Surrendered fsptrers, wH6
violated the rules of aud aed the assassination Of
MT; Lincoln should be tr',~ and punished Congress
and the administrator have agreed TINT punishm en
should be inflicted upon who ciare ed with
these crimes, and the only incasure okng like pun
,shment IS the amendment of disiranchscmelt from
holding ONCE, which Is merely sentimental and not
practical penalty. On the other hand, the passa OF
the Civil Rguts Bill, the freedInHns Luz eau 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 Trbui has been practically adopted by those who's
differed with us during its discussion. We quar-
rel win Friends who are impatient with MS gwe do
isrght just we trust they VIII do the Justice Of
believing we go our way to what is right We work
iorthe same object but perhaps In different ways We
have no higher aim than TO peace this nation
and to all nationsibery progress, happiness virtue,
7 weshs4i continue to toll In bes, way. -
We have reorganized and streng every depart
ntent Of The Tribune. We have correspondents In
every part Of this country and In every country Of te
wotft resident correspondents In every capital and
commercial Sltre 70 Europe and South America spe.
eai correspondents who fgllow important ments
in all parts Of the earth The es abshmeDt eostsa
great deal OF money and to organize We have
many thousands Of dJars hen We state that
three hnndfed people directly indirectly connected
with the editorial department Of The TrbuHa eAarged,
In greater or lesser degree, with writing for hS sol
umns aud in giving and that for every items Of
news wo pay money the vast expense OF our qualifications
may be imagined We ntnd TO enlarge these facilities
and only to gather from all parts Of the world,
bnt TO ask the most gifted 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 Tue Tribunea series Of essays
that both for their intrinsic value and the fame OF their
utiuus authors will loag be memorable In the his
tory of journalism We postpone for the present O.
. more definite announcement.
ffienls Of Impartial Justice and Progressi greet
you the bright prospects before Friends OF The
rribunci appeal t. those who believe that an In
creased circulation o The Tribune wnpd conduce 10 the
political Intellectual aud rslfwellbeing Of the Re.;
public, T. aid US In efeotins such increase. N'a