The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-03-16
HE NEW lOhk IRlBUNE


that "all men are created eoua', :" and on.
dowed by their Creator with innlienabl,.
rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness, is no longer glittering pener
ailty' poets fancy. a philosophers spec
ulatlon, hut he recogni lied base of our DO
liiieal fabric. The benign Revolution.
wnleh dates from the Bos on Massacre of
lU0, hnds its logical completion, lust one
century later. in the XVIII Amendment
Which gives TO the equal political and civil
righls oi every man born or naturalized in
our Republic the shield and defense of tb.
Federal Constitution, The billows nj
waste ana Privilege may roar and rage
around that rock, and may transentiv
seem On the point Of washing il ayay; bn
hs foundations are deep laid and s,eadfast
0nd the breakers of Reaction and Slaverv
are hurled against and dash their snrov
over 1t in VAN
| we do not undcrrate the forces of Pre-.
judicc aud Arislocracy. We do not forge,
that very lnrgc minority of tho American
People rtill hold in their inmost hearts that
Blacks have no ri"hts which Whites ore
bound 10 respect. We fully appreciate the
desperation whcrcwiih all the warring ele.
ments OF hatred TO Republican achieve.
mcnt viii he combined and hur od against
the hnttlcmohts Of Republican ascendcncy
IN tho Presidential Election of 1872. We
do not doubt that local successes, facilitated
by Republican fcuds and dsscntiuns. will
inspire the charging host with n snncuin,
nope OF victory, such MS ncrved il to put
/ forth ITS utmost sire 9Th in the earlier
stages OF the contests of 1864 and 1868
ct our faith 's clear aud strong that the
| American People still bless God that. on
| tue red battle fields Of our late Civil War.
! ihe Union was upheld ami Slavery de-
stroycd ami viii never consciously dec de
that the precious blood thereon poured ont
was lavished in vain.
ThE TRlDuNG belieTes in the prosecution
CT the great struggle by legitimate means
10 benehclent ends. State Sovereignty.
1t opposes indssolu6le National Integrity:
to Slavery for Blacks, Liberty for Al; TO
prescription. Entranchis ament: TO Ponular
ignorance, Universal Education; to inten-
siiy and eternity Of wralhiul Hate. uniypr.
Sal and invinclbIe Good Will, 1t would
IAN dO lts utmost to hasten tbs glad dav
when the South shall vie with :he North in
exuiiatlon and gra itude over the disap-
pearance OF the last trace OF taint oc that
spirit which impelled Man to exult in The
ownership and chattlehood ct his fellow
Man.
Profoundly do Ee realize that the con-
test is moi yet ended-that Ml,IIons mourn.
more or less publicly, the downfall of the
Shareholders Coniederacy, and rear their
children to hate those by whose yalor and
constancy its overthrow was achieved. #
we ever seem TO diier essential v from
other Republicans, cur convictions that
magnanlmlty is never weakness. that ven.
geanee Is never polite, ana that oeylls are
not cast out by Geelzebub. must serve TO
explain alleged ecceniricities whose per-
iect vindicaIon We leave 10 lime and Re-
fectiou
THE TRIBUNE has been, is, and must be-
Jealous advocate of Protection to Home
Industry. Regarding habitual ldleness as
the greatest foe TO haman progress, the bane
OF human happiness, we seek to win our
countrymen IN masses from the ensnarinp
liies Of Speculation, of Traffic, and Of
always over-crowded Professions, to the
tranquil paths Of Productive Industry.
We would gladly deplete our over.crowded
cities, where thousands vanly ios.le ami
crowd IN misguided quests Of "Sonething
te Do 10 cover prairies and plains with
colonies absorbed in Agriculture, Mechan
ics and Manuiacturers, and olstantly pro-
Jectlhg ihfo the blank, void wilderness the
homes and the works of civilized Man.
holdlnS the Protection of Home Industry
by discriminating duties on impol ted Wares
ana eahrlcs essential TO the rapid, bene-
hcleht diuuslOn OF Production in ali its
phases and departments, and so to the in
struction OF our people in all the gainful
arts VI Peace, We urge our cuuntrymen to
auhere 10 ana uphold tha: policy, in uu-
douotAg ialth that the true interest, not of
II c.ass or section, but of each section and
every useful class, is thereby subseryed
and promoted.
THE TRIBUNE aims to be pre-eminently
News paper. Its correspondents trayerse
every State, are present on every impor.
tant battle field, are early advised of eyery
notable Cabiret decision. observe the
proceedings of Congress, of Legislatures,
and of Conventions, and report to us by
telegraph all that seems of general inter-
est We have paid for one days momen-
tous advices from Europe by Cable far more
than our entire receipts for the issue in
which those advices reached our readers
Ii lavish outlay, unsleeping vigilance, and
unbounded faith in the liberaljty and dis.
cernmert OF the reading public, will en-
able us TO make a Journal which has no
superior IN the accuracy, variety, and
freshness of its contents. The TRIBUNE
shall be such a journal.
10 Agriculture ald the subservient arts.
we have devoted, and shall persistently
devote, more means and space than any of
our rivals. We aim to make The WEEKLY
TRIBUNE such paper as no farmer can
afford to do without, however widely his
politics may differ from oars. Our reports
Of the Cattle, Horse, Produce, and Cen
eral Ma kets, ale SO full and accurate, our
essays In elucidation of the Farmers Club
and kindred gatherings, are so interesting,
That the poorest farmer will find therein
mine of suggestions and counsel. of which
lie cannot remain ignorant without posi-
tive and serious loss. We sell TIE WEEKLY
to Clubs for less than its value in dwellings
for waste-paper; aud, although its sub.
serlption is already very large, we believe
that Halt Million more farmers will take
1t whenever it shall he commended to hei,
attention. We ask our friends everywhere
to aid in so commenting it.
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