White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-02-09
The NEW YORK TRIBUNE
1871.

Through struggle and suffering, at the eost
Of multiform agonies, bereavements, devasta-
tons, the American Idea embodied 10 the pre-.
amble to our fathers Declaration of Indepeu-
dsnce, approaches its complete realization.
The noble, inspiring assertion that call men
are created equal" and endowed BY their
Creator with inalienable rights to life. liberty.
and the pursuit of happiness, is no longer .
glittering generality, p ,et's fancy, philoso-
piers speculation, but the recognized base Of
our political fabric. The benign Revolution.
which dates from the Boston Massacre of l77O.
hnds Its logical completion, just one century
later, in the XVIII Amendment, which gives 70
the equal political and civil rights Of every
man born or naturalized in oar Republic, the
shield and defen-e Of the Federal Constitution.
The pillows of Caste and Privilege may roar
and rage around that rock, and may transient
~ seem on the point of washing il away; but
rs foundations are deep-laid and steadfast, and
the breakers Of Reaction and Slavery are huri-
ed against and dash their spray over il in vain.
We do not underrate the forces Of Prejudice
and Aiistoc.acy. We do not forget that a
very large minority Of the American People
still hold in their inmnst hearts that Backs
have 70 rights which Whites are bound to re.
spect- We fully appreciate the desperation
~hereSith all the warning elements OF hatred
To Renub,ic.n acb;evac.nt ill ha romhined
and hurled AGAINST the b,,,Iemcn,s Of Renub.
lican ascendency in the Pres;deut;aI Election
of 1872. we 40 no. donht ,bat local success.
ca, facilitated by Republican feuds and disscn
sions. will inspire the charging host with 4
saDguine hope of victory. such as uerved il to
put forth its utmost strength in the earlier sta
ges Of the contests Of 1864 and 1868. Yet our
faith is clear and strong that the American
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fields Of our late Civil War, the Union vas up.
held and Slavery destroyed, and will never
consciously decide that the precious blood
thereon poured GU, was lavi>hed in ,sin.
The Tribuae believes in the prosecution Of
the great struggle BY legitimate means to be
nefcent ends. To State Sovereignty, it OPP
poses iLdissonble National Iutegrity; to Sla-
very for Blacks. Liberty for All; to Proscrip-
ton, E.franchisement; to Popular Ignorance,
Universal Education; tn intensity and eternity
Of ~rsthfni Hate, universal and invincible
Good Will. IL would faiD do its utmost to
hasten the glad day when the South shall vie
With the North in eIulta,ion and gratitude
over the disappearance Of the last trace or
faint Of that spirit which impelled Man to ex-
nlt in the ownership and chattelhood Of his
fellow Man.
Profoundly do We realize that the contest 10
not yet ended-thst Millions mourn, more OF
less publicly, the downfall of she Shareholders
Confederacy, and rear their children to hate
those BY whose valor and constancy its over
throw VAS achieved. If We ever seem to diff
fer essentially from other Republicans, our
conviction that magnanimity 10 never weak
ness, that vengeance is never polite, and that
devils are not cast out BY BeeIxebub, must
serye . extiaiD alleged eccentricities whose
perfect v,ndicat.aa We leave to Time aud
Reflection.
The Tribune has Seen, is, and must be, q
jealous advocate of Protection to Home Indus
try. Regarding habitual itIene.s "a tho yre.t.
est foe to human progress. the bane of human
happiness. We seek TO vin our conn.,vmen i,
masses from the en,nar;ng lu,e. NJ SnecuI.t lion
of Traffic, and Of alvays overcrovded Profes
siopa. 10 the tranouil maths NJ prodnct;v. In.
dustry. We would gladly denlet. nm, over.
crowded cities, where Thousands vainIv fostie
and crowd in misguided Quest of 81 Sometime
to Do" to cover prairies and nI.;os v;th coi.
opies absorbed in Agriculture Mech.nic. ana
Manufactures, and constantlv nroiect;nc into
the blank, void wilderness The homes and the
works of civilized Man. HOLDING the Protec.
ton of Home IHdustrv nv DISCRIMINATION dut;e.
Oh imported Wares and Fabrics essentiai IN The
rapid, beneflcent diffusion of Production in , n
its phases and departments. and an IN the In.
struction of our people In all the oainfnl .rts
Of Peace, we urge our countrymen 10 adhere
to and uph Id that policy, in undoubtinc faitb
that the true interest, NOT of a class or n sec.
ton, but of each section and everv usefuI
class, Ia thereby subserved and promoted
The Tribune aims to be pre .eminentlv
Ners.paper. Its CORRESPONDENTS traverse eve
~ State, are present on every important bat
tie field, are early advised of every notable
Cabinet decision. obserye the pnoceedioo. of
Congress. of Legislatures. and Of Conventions
and report to us by teleerap nh all that seema of
general interest. We have paid for one dav's
momentous advices from Europe BY Cable,
10 "n'c" 'nose ao''ces Teacne9 our readers.
u '",Fn c.,ay' ans,eeppg ''gnance' anu un.
oounoeo iailn 10 ,ne iioe,ahty anu diseernment
OF the reso'ns puoic' VIII enable US 10 make
journal "hlcn mas no superior IN the accuracy
y, sn1 freshness OF us cohtentS' Ihe
. 1 ar sa Ue sa .Sd ~ Jsa,sa
have devoted, and shall persi.tcntIv devote.
more meas and space than any Of our rivals.
We aim to make make The Weekly Tribune such a
however widely his politics may differ from
nurs. Our reports Of tn, Cattle. 'Horse. Pro-
luce. and General Markets. are so full and
accurate: our essays in calculation of the far
mer's calling, and our regular reports Of the
rarmef. C'uo ana kindre' gatherings. are so
ME es''ns, that .he poorest farmer VIII nnd
'h-rein a mine oil suggestion and counsel oil
sh'ch ne cannot remain ignorant without pos
tive and serious loss. we sell The weekly
% Clubs Tor les than IFS value in dwellings Tor
49, P"Pe, a"u, '"ous" ns su"se'P'%n
MILAN more farmer. viii, take !, xbsnever !,
,h,Ii he commenied m ,h.,r .,,en,;on ".