Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-12-15
THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE. FOR
1872.

Tho consolidation Of Italy so long fragrnentary and
impotent, into powerful State, with Rome it's
capital the humiliation Of Franco through series Of
crushing defeats ending with the siege and capitula
ton Of her proud and gay metropolis the expulsion
Of the Dourbons from the Spanish throne, and the
substitution for them Of scion Of the moot liberal
among royal houses; the virtual absorption Of the
kingdoms Of Saxony wurttemberg, with Baden,
Hesse, the Hanso Towns Sc., under the headship Of
Prussia, into the triumphant and powerful empire Of
Germany; and the arming Of Russia TO reOssert her
preponderance in the councils Of Europe to prose-
cute her often postponed but never renquished de-
4igns on the great city founded BY Constantine and
the vast but decaying and nnarchca dominion Of the
Sultan, all combine to invest with profound interest
the eyer-changng phases of tdii gs from the Ola
World THE TRIBUNE, through trusted correspond
onts Stationed at all points in Europe where great
movements are in progress or imminent, aims to pre-
sent complete and instructive panorama Of events
that continent and to mirror the prolonged strug
81" between middle-age Feudasm and Eccesiasticsm
the one hand and Nineteenth Century skepticsm
and secularism on the other. Recognizing Divine
Providence in all that proceeds and is 1t looks hope
fully the great conflict as destined liko
recent convulsion) to envolve from strife disaster
and seeming chaos airer and happier future for the
toiling masses of mankind
In our own country, war upon corruption and ras-
calty In Office has boon inaugurated in our City
whereby tho government OF our State has been revo
lutonizod through initial triumph OF Reform which
surpAsses the most sanguine ancipatons II is NOR
ally certain that the movement thus inaugurated can
not in its progress be circumscribcd to any locality
any party, but that its purifying influence is der
tined to be felt in every part Of the Union rebukng
venality, exposing robbery, Wrestling power from
politicians by trade and conhding IL in those worthi-
est and httest to WELD it, To this benelcent and vi
tally needed Reform, THE TRIBUNE will devote its
best energies regardless of personal interests party
predictions, esteeming the choice of honest and
faithful to Office as Of all New Departures the
most essential and suspicious.
The virtual surrender by the Democratic party Of
it's hostility to Equal Rights regardless Of Color has
divesied our current politics Of half their bygone
tensity However parties may henceforh rise or fall
It is clear that the fundamental principles which have
hitherto honorably distinguished the Republicans
heaceforh to be regarded as practically accepted by
the whole country. The right Of every man to his
own limbs and sinews-the equality Of all izens be-
fore the law-the inability Of State to ,nslaye any
portion Of it's people-the duty of the Union to guar.
antee to every citizen the full enjoyment Of his lib
crty until he forfeits 1t by crime-such are the broad
and firm foundations Of our National odince; snd
pasied be the hand which shall seek to displace them
Though not yet twenty years old, the Republican
party has completed the nobe fabric of Emancipation
and may fairly invoke thereon the sternest judgment
OF Man and the benignan. smile OF God
Henceforth, the mission of our Republic is one OF
Peaceful Progress. To protect the weak and the hum
| BILE from violence and oppression-to extend the
boundaries and Diff use the blessings Of Civilization