The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-12-07
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For. 1929
For 1872,

The consolidation Of Italy, SO long In.
,nentary and impotent, into one powerfu, .
State, with Rome as its capital the hun;K.
ating of France through a series Of crp.hi..
defeats, ending with the siege and eapiful..
ton Of her proud and gay metropolis /. Il.
expulsion of the Bourbons from the Spsai,L
| throne, and the substitution for them 81 4
scion Of the most liberal among royal house.
tie virtual absorption OF the kingdom. d
Saxony, Wurtemburg, Bavaria, with Baden
Hesse, the Hanse Towns, etc, under tha
headship Of Prussia, into the triumphant M
| powerful empire of Germany; and the ann.
| ing of Russia to reassert her prepmterane.
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 decaying and IN.
archial dominion Of the Sultan, all combine
| to 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 En-
rope where great movements are in progress
| or imminent, aims to present complete and
instructive panorama of events on that 4con-
tinen:, and to mirror the prolonged struggle
between middle-aged Feudalism and Eeclesi.
| asticism on the one hand and Nineteenth
| Century skepticism and secularism on the
other. Recognizing Divine Providence in
all that proceeds and is, 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 han.
pier future for the toiling masses OF mankind,
In our own country, Il war upon corruption
and rascality in office has been inaugurated
in our City. whereby the government Of cur
State has been revolutionized through an In.
itial triumph of Reform which surpasses the
most sanguine a1lticipations. 1t is morally
certain that the movement thus inaugl,ratcd
any locality or any party, but that its puri-
flying influence is destined to be felt in eyerys
part Of the Union, rebuking venality, exl0sr
ing robbery, wrestling power from politicians
by trade.a and confding it in those worthcst
and tittest to WELD it,. To this beneficent
and vitality needed Reform, The Tribune will
devote its best energies, regardless of per-
sonal interests or party predictions, csteenls
ing the choice of honest and faithful men to
otfice az of all New Departures the most es-
sential and suspicious. s#sss
Tie virtual surrender by the Democratic
party Of its hostility to Equal Rights regar,l-
less Of Color has tlivested our current poIi-i
ties of half their bygone intensity However
parties may hencetorth rise 81. fall, it is clear
that the fundamental principles which have
hitherto honorably distinguished the Repul,-
licans are hencefortl to be regarded as prac-
tically accepted by the whole country. Tho
right OF every man to his own limbs and Sill
eWs-the equality Of all citizens before tho
law-tlie inability Of ii State to cnslave any
portion OF Its people-the duty Of the Union
to guarantee to every citizen the full enioy
ment OF his liberty until he forfeits it Ivy
crlme-stch are the broad and firm f0unda.
tons OF our National edifice; and palsicd be
the hand that shall seek to displuce them
Though not yet twenty years old. the Raprll,-
iiean party has completed the E.oble fabric u
Emancipation, and may fairly invoke theref
on the steInest Judgment of Man and the be-
nisnant smile Of God.
Henceforth the mission of our Republic il
one OF Peaceful Progress. To protect tho
weak and the humble from violence and op-
pression-to extend the boundaries and dit.
fuse the blessings Of Civilization-to stinlu-
late ingenuity to the production of new in-
yentlons Tor. ecOn0mizing Labor and TINS
eniarglng Produetion-to draw nearer to
eaeh other the producers Of Food and Fab
r1cs, OF Grains and Of Metals, and thus en-
nance the gains Of Industry by reducing the
cost OF transportation and exchanges between.
farmers and artisaAs-such is the inspiring
task 70 winch the Nation now addresses itself
ahdhy which 1t would fain contribute TO tho
progress, enlightenment and happiness of our
race. 10 this great and good work, The Tri-
o"ne contributes ITS Tedious, persistent efforts
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