Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-01-12
THE TRIBUNE FOR 1867.

THE TRIBUNE enters upon the year 1867 prospe.
Ious in business than ever before The expedency Of
iarging psges-thus making The Tribune the gest
and the cheapest newspaper IN Amerc-was doubted by
many. We have found our account in II. The cicua-
tion Of THR TRIBUNE steadily increasing, adver.
tsg patronage has ci ieased b. much that 1t is more diff
6cult print thuh when we used smaller Sheet
and this difficulty we can only meet by frequently publish
ing supplementary pages.
The close Of the has imposed upon The TRluYE
the discussion Of momentous and peculiar problems We
We have them Lest could labor,ng with since
ry for Freedom Social Progress Political Equality, ln.
partial Suffruge-Al Rights IUr all Republican Fresi.
dent became the eieIny Of Repubicanism and we have
been called upon to deuce and expose the eacheres OF
n degraded Administration 1t without pal
tainly not without much thinking, that made
with President Johnson The people approved course
by returning he radical representatives to power. The
elections of s66-as important to the nation Lees
render-nake-new duties Reconsti uction is now the
duty of the country-poltca nstructon-n finances
and tariffs We are no longer pressed by necessities
and we must amend our war experiments. The present
condition of the currency is grevous evil Trade SUFFERS
manufacturing interests are in precarous state.
dollar does dollar but its fraction. II may be
sixty cents, it may be ten. II Is a sentiment not fact
When the abore his dollar he does not know whe-
her he has loaf Of bread All business fevesh
and unsettled We think this can only be remed,ed by n
wise and ntrpd policy Washing reducing The
currency t0 the specie basis. Upon this shall insist
The necessity Of Protection To Labor again presses upon
We regret tina. on this most important measure the
Republican party divided An honest but mischieveus
minority in the West particularly, endeavoring to
American lndusry-the degraon of abor and the ag-
gradizemeB Of English capitalists During the many
of work we have struggled against this interest We
believe Protection more necessary now than before,
aud we shall insist upon the broadest and wscs leg
for the Rights Of Labor.
In the prpexng question Of Reconstruction we see no
amend the policy which have asserted since
the close of the 1t then seemed that Emanc-
patton the Black shoridbe followed by Suage for
Black We did not see the wisdom Of policy Of proms-
cuous cou6scaon and hanging We had too much blood
in for blood in peace-even crafty angry
vengeance. II seemed important that the South should
comcee Suffrage and that the North should concede Am.
nesy Some Of our friends disapoved Of this but Con-
gress has followed our ADVICE Amnesty has been approved
by Congress-toa greater extent than claimed in THK
TRIBUNE We have hel that the who starved cap
tives in Rebel dungeons, who murdered surrendered p
soners who violated the rules Of and aided the
snaon Of Mt. Lincoln, should be tried and punished Con.
gress and the Adm nstuon have agreed that no punish
ment should he inflicted upon who charge
with these crimes and the only looking like pun
shment the amendment of aisiranchsement from hold
ing Office which ismerely sentimental and not practca
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 reconstruction viii
the Blacks The policy OF The Tribune has been pIac
cay adopted by those who differed with during the dis
cusson. We never quarrel with friends who ate impa
tient with We do them the justice Of believing they
go then way to what is right, Just trust they will
do us the Justice of believing we go our way to what il
right We work for the object but perhaps in differ
ent ways. We have higher than to srt ure peac,
to this nation and to all natonsberty progress happi
ness vjItue and the universal of man An
| for this we shall continue To toll In our best way.
We have reoIganized and strengthened every depart
ment Of The Tribune. We have correspondents in ever
part of this country and in every country of the world
resident orespondens in every capital and commercla
Of Europe and South America special coIespon
dents who follow important movements all parts Of tn
earth. This establishment costs great deal Of money,
to organize il have invested many thousands OF dollars
When that there three hundred people direct
w or indirectly nnected with the editorial departme mt
The tribune, charged in greater lessor degree,
writing for ts columns and giving 1t news and that 70
every item Of news we pay money the vast expense Of
publication may be imagined We intend TO enlarge thes
acates and not only to gather from all parts Of tn
world, bot 10 ask the gifted OF other countries
write for our columns. With many Of them we have
ready entered into negotiations which will result givn
10 the readers Of THK TRIBUNE series Of essays
both for their intrinsic value and the fame OF their ilu
trious authors, will ng be memorable IN the history
Journalism we postpone for the present more de6n
announcement.
Friends OF Impartial Justice and Progress! we gre
you the bright prospects before Friends Of 1H
TRisusE appeal 10 those who believe that nerea
ed circulation Of The Tribune would eonduce the pol
teal intellectual and moral wsbeng OF the Repnbli
! to aid us in efeeting such increase.