New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-12-21
THE
New York TriL dne
For 1879.

The consolidation of Italy, so long frag-
mentary and impotent, into one powerful State.
with Rome as its capital the humiliation of
France through series of crushing defeats.
ending with the siege and capituation of her
proud and gay metropolis; the expulsion of the
Bourbous from the Spanish throne, and the sub
stitution for them of q scion of the most liberal
among royal houses the virtual absorption of
the kingdoms of Saxony, Wurttemberg, Bavaria,
with Baden, Hesse, the Hanse Towns, &c,
under the headship Of Prussia, into the triumph
ant and powerful empire of Germany; and the
arming of Russia to reassert her preponderance
in the councils of Europe, or to prosecute her
often postponed but never relinquished designs
on the great city founded by Constantine and the
vast but decaying and ansrchical dominion Of the
Sultan, all combine to invest with profound in.
terest the ever-changing phases of our tidings
from the Old World. The Tribune, through
trusted correspondents stationed at all points in
Europe where great movements are in progress
or imminent, aims to present complete and in
structive panorama of events on that continent,
and to mirror the prolonged struggle between
middle-age Feudalism and Ecclesiasticism on
the one hand and Nineteenth Century skepticism
and secularism on the other. Recognizing a
Divine Providence in all that proceeds and is, it
looks hopefully on the great conflicts as destined
like our own recent convu!sion) to evolve from
strife, disaster, and seeming chaos, fairer and
happier future for the toiling masses of mankind
In our own country war upon corruption and
rascaiity in office has been inaugurated in our
City, whereby the government of our State has
been revoiutionized through an initial triumph
OF Reform which surprises the most sanguine
anticipations. Ii is morally certain that the
movement thus inaugurated cannot, in its pro
gress, be circumscribed to any locality or any
party, but that its purifying influence is destined
to be felt in every part of the Union. rebuking
venaty, exposing robbery, wrestling power from
politicians by trade, and confiding il in those
worthiest and fttest to WELD it. To this benefi-
cent and vitality needed Reform, The Tribune
will devote its best energies, regardless Of per-
sonai interests or party predictions esteeming
the choice of honest and faithful men to Office
as of all New Departures the most essential and
suspicious.
The virtual surrender by the Democratic party
OF its hostility to Equal Rights. regardless OF
Color, has Invested our current politics of half
their by gone intensity. However parties may
henceforth rise or fall it is clear that the fuuda.
mental principles which have hitherto honorably
distinguished the Republicans are henceforth 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 citizens
before the law-the inability OF State to enslaye
any portion of its people-the duty of the Union
to guarantee to every citizen the full enjoymen,
OF his liberty until he forfeits it by crime-sucb
| are the broad and firm foundations of our Ma.
tlonal editce ; and palsied be the hand which
shall seek to displace them Though not vet
twenty years old, the Republican party has com.
pie'ea the NOBLE fabric OF Emancipation, and
| may fairly invoke thereon the sternest Judgment
| OF Man and the benignant smile of God
Henceforth, the mission of our Republic is
one OF PEACEFUL Progress. To protect the weak
and humble from violence and oppression-to
extend the boundaries and difuse the blessings
| OF Civillzation-to stimulate Ingenuity to the
production of new inventions for economisne
Labor and thus enlarging Producton-to draw
! nearer to each other the producers of Food and
Of Fabrics, of Grains and of Metals. and thus
| enhance the gains of Industry by reducing the
| cost OF transportation and exchanges between
| farmers and artisans-such as the inspiring task
to which this Nation now addresses itself, and
| by which 1t would fain contribute to the progress
enlightenment, and happiness of our race. TIC
this great and good work, The Tribune contrib.
| utes its jealous, persistent efforts.
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