The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-12-28
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NEW YORK TRIB UNE.
For 1912.

The consolidation Of Italy, 60 long fts..
mentary and i1npotent, into one powerful
State, with Rome As its capital; the hunili.
| ating Of Franc through series Of cruIhiue
defeats, ending with the siege and sapitas-
ton of her proud and gay nstropolh T.
expulsion of the Bourbons from tho spanhh
throne, and 3the substituti0n TOR thsn II =
scion of tho NEST liberal among royal house, !.
the virtual absorption of the Kingdoms Of
Saxony, Wuztemburg, Bavaria, with Baden
| Hesse. the Hanse Towns, etc, Unler II.
headship of Prussia, into the triumphant and
powerful empire Of Germany; and the arm.
| ing of Russia to reassert her preponderancs
| in the Councils of Europe, or to prosecute
her often postponed but never relinquished
designs on the great city founded by Con-
stantine and the vast but deeaying and an
archial dominion of the Sultan, all combins
to invest with profound interest the eysr.
changing phases of our tidings from the Ola
World The Tribune, through trusted a.
respondents stationed at all points IN 81.
rope where great movements are in proerea.
or imminent, aims to present complete and
instructive panorama of events on that con.
tinent, and to mirror the prolonged struggle
between middle-aged Feudalism and Eecleei.
astieism on the one hand and Nineteenth.
Century skepticism and secularism on II.
other. Recognizing Divine Providenoa IN
all that proceeds and is, il looks hope5 ally a,
the great conflict as destined (1ike our own
recent convulsion) to evolve from strife. di,-
aster, aud seeming chaos, fairer and han
pier future for the toiling masses Of mankind.
In our own country, a war upon corruption
and rascality in Office has been inareur.tAd
in our City, whereby the government Of on,
State has been revolutionized through an in
itial triumph Of Reform which SURPRISES thu
most sanguine anticipations. It is morally
certain that the movement thus inaugursted
cannot, in its progress, be circumscribed "a
any locality OF any party, but that it's pur;.
flying influence is destined to be felt ii eysynv
part of the Union, rebuking venality, e1pss-
ing robbery, wrestling power from politicians
by trade, and confding it in those worthie..
and fttest to WELD it. To This benefcenA
and vitality needed Reform, The Tri6uns viii
devote its best energies, regardless Of mar.
sonal interests or party predictions, esteem
ing the choice of honest and faithful men "a
office as of all New Departures the most -.
sential and suspicious
The virtual surrender by the Democratic
party Of its hostility to Equal Rights regard
less OF Color has Invested our current nos-
tics OF half their bygone intensity. Hovever
parties may henceforth rise or fall. it ia claa,
that the fundamental principles which have
hitherto honorably distinguished the Repuk
Leans are henceforth to be regarded a prao.
tlcaily accepted by tho whole country. The
right OF every man to his own limbe md ~
ews-the equality of all citizens before he
Iaw-the inability of State to enslave arv
por1len OF Its people-the duty of tho Unisn
TO guarantee to every citizen the full enjoy
lhent OF MS liberty until he forfeits IL ~
crime-such are the broad and Arm fonnds.
tons OF our National edifice and palsied he
Inc u, hand that shall seek to displace them
J, i hough not yet twenty years old, tho RaDuh-
Lean party has completed the noble. fahriee-
and may fairly invoke theref
on the sternest Judgment of Man and the ~
nignant smile of God. - -
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one OF Peaceful Progress. To protect tho
weak and the humble from violence and On
pfessIon-tO extend the boundaries and AM
tuse tbo blessings of Civilization-to etimu.
late ingenuity to the production Of new H.
Vent1ons for economizing Labor and, TINS
enlafsng Iroductlon-to draw nearer to
each other the producers Of Food and Fab
l1cs, OF Grains and of Metals. and thus a.
nance the gains Of Industry by reducing fhs
cost CT transportation and exchanges between
farmers and artsans-such is the inspiring
task to Which the Nation now addresaos ftnoH
sndby which 1t would fain contribute to the
progress, enlightenment and happiness of cur
race. 10 this great and good work, TIE ri.
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