The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-06-15
THE
NEW YORK TRIB UNE E,
FOr 1872.


mentarv and ifnpotent, into one powerful
State. with Rome as its capital; the humili-
ating of France through series of crushing
defeats, ending with the siege and capitula-
ton of her proud and gay metropolis; the
expulsion Of the B0urbons from the Spanish
throne, and the substitution for them of
scion of the most liberal among royal houses:
the virtual ABSORPTION of the kingdoms of
Saxony, Wurtemburg, Bavaria, with Baden.
HesN., the Hanse Towns, etc, under the
headship of Prussia, into the triumphant and
powerful empire of Germany and the arm
inc of Russia to reassert her preponderanee
in the Councils of Europe, or to prosecute
her often postponed but never relinquishea
designs ON the great city founded by Con-
stantine and the vast but deeaying and an
archial dominion of the Sultan, all combine
10 invest with profound interest the ever
changing phases of our tidings from the Old
World The Tribune, through trusted cor
respondents stationed at all points in Eu-
rope where great movements are i'll progress
or imminent aims to present complete and
tinent, and to mirror the prolonged struggle
between middle-aged Feudalism and Eceles-
astieism on the one hand and Nineteenth
Century slSepticsm and secularism on the
other. Recognizing Divine Providence in
all that proceeds andsis, it looks hopefully on
the great conflict as destined like our own
recent convulsion) to evolve from strife, dis
aster, aud seeming chaos, fairer and hap
| pier future for the toiling masses of mankind
I In our own country, a war upon corruption
| and rascality in Office has been inaugurated
in our City, whereby the government of our
| State has been revolutionizcd through an in
itial triumph of Reform which surpasses the
most sanguine anticipations. 1t is morally
certain that the movement thus inaugurated
| cannot, in its progress, be circumscribed to
any locality or any party, but that its puri-
| fying influence is destined to be felt in every
part of the Union, febuking yenality, expos
| ing robbery, Wrestling power from politicians
by trade, and conliding it in those wortlliest
and fttest to WELD it. To this benefeent
and vitally needed Reform, The Tribune viii
devote its best energies regardless of per-
sonal interests or party predictions, esteen.-
ing the choice of honest and faithful men to
office as of all New Departures the most es-
sentinl and suspicious.
The virtual surrender by the Democratic
party of its hostility to Equal Rights regard
less of Color has Invested our current poll
ties of half their bygone intensity. However
parties may heneeforth rise or fall, it is clear
that the fundamental principles which have
hitherto llonorably distinguished the Repub-
Leans are hencefortll to be regarded as prac-
tically accepted by the whole country. The
right of every man to his own limbs and sin
ews--the equality of ali citizens before tho
law--the inability of u State to enslaFe any
portion of its people--the duty of the Union
to guarantee to every citizen the full enjoy
ment of his liberty until he forfuits it by
erime-sueh are the broad and firm founda
tons of our National etlifice; and palsied be
the hand that shall seek to displAce them
Though not yet twenty years old. the Repub-
1can party has completed the noble fabric OF
Emancipation, and may fairly invoke there
on the steiliest Judgment of Man and the be-
ngIiant smile OF God.
, Henceforth the mission of our Republic is
! one of Peaceful Progress To protect the
weak and the humble from violence and OPP
fIt.
i,,ss Az hlessin%s II st;,,
late p@en,,ity e. te nroductiaa of new IN
/ an+i,,,Ts 70, .,,ann, ig;nr -. III a..
cnlarging Produetion--to draw nearer to
each other g the producers OF Food and Fab
j RES VI ''ralis aiih Oh Mettis, am. tnus Gu
. nance the gains OF Industry by reducing tho
eost OF transportation anu eAeIlal,Ses between
! task to which the Nation now addresses itself,
anapy when I. u wollid Iahi contribute 20 the
Il pfoFes ~ anu 'pplless On our
bnac contribute its zealoi1s Iersstent cofs
Agriculture, will continue to be more es-
ceasIy eltla.ea u, LIS eehly anu SEM
nJ ,st ',n,sys - t;lIers ~ to soI Iii
! contribute. No farmer who sells $500 wortl,
OF produce per alIunl can afford to do with
J. ont our Market Keports, or others equally
iueld anu comprehensive: Ii ne should fe:a
morning else but what felates 10 ms own cali