The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-04-06
THE
NEW YORK TRIB UNE.
FOR. 1872.
For 1872

lnentary and impotent, into one powerful
State, with Rome as its capital; the humili.
ating of France through a series of crushing
defeats, ending with the siege and eapitula-
ton of her proud and gay metropolis; the
expulsion of the Bourbons 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.
Hesse, the Hanse Towns, ETC., under the
headship of Prussia, into the triumphant and
powerful empire of Germany; and the arm
ing of Russia to reassert her prcponderanee
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 an.
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 Eu-
rope where great movements are in progress
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 Eeclesi.
astieism on the one hand and Nineteenth
Century skepticism and seeularism on the
other. Recognizing a Divine Providence in
all that proceeds and is, it looks hopefully on
the great conflict as destined -(like our own
recent convulsionl to evolve from strife, dis
aster, aud seeming chaos, a fairer and hap
pier future for the toiling masses OF mankind.
In our own country, a war upon corruption
and rascality in Office has been inauguratod
in our City, whereby the government of our
State has been reyolutionized through an IN
itial triumph of Reform which surpasses the
most ,sanguine antieipations. 1t is morally
certain that the movement thus inaugurated
cannot, in its progress, be eircumscribed to
any locality or any party, but that its puri-
flying influence is destined to be felt In every
part of the Union, rebuking vena1ity, expos.
ing robbery, wrestling power from politicians
by trade, and confiding it in those worthiest
and fttest to WELD it. To this beneficeat
and vitality needed Reform, The Tribune Will
devote its best energies, regardless of per
sonal interests or party predictions, esteem
ing the choice of honest and faithful men to
Office as of all New Departures the most es-
sential and suspicious.
The virtual surrender by the Democrats
party of its hostility to Equal Rights regard
less of Color has Invested our current poll
ties of half their byg6ne intensity. However
parties may henceforth rise or fall, it is clear
that the fundamental principles which hays
hitherto honorably distinguished the Rcpub-
heans are henceforth to be regarded as prac-
tically accepted by the whole country. The
right of every man to his own Limbs and sim
ews-the equality of all citizens before the
law-the inability of a State to enslave any
portion OF its people-the duty Of the Union
to guarantee to every citizen the full enjoy
ment OF his liberty until he forfeits it by
erinse-sueh are the broad and firm founda-#
tons of our National edifice; and palsied be
the hand that shall seek to displaco them
Though not yet twenty years old, the Rspub
hcan party has completed the noble fabric of
Emancipation, and may fairly invoke there
on the sternest Judgment of Man and the be-
nignant smile of God.
Heneeforth the mission of our Republic il
one of Peaceful Progress. To protect the
WEAK dlItt TUG ItttDl3 from VIOLENCE anu OBJ
pression-to extend the boundaries and DIFF
fuse the blessings of Civilization--to stimsi-
late Ingenuity to the production of new iEl-
ventions Tor eeonomizing Labor and thus
enlarging Production-@tO draw nearer to
each other the producers of Food and Fab
ries, of Grains and of Metals, and thus en-
hance the gains of Industry BY reducing the
cost of transportation and exchanges between
farmers and artisans-such is the inspiring
task to which the Nation now addresses ITSELF
andby which it would fain contribute to the
progress, enlightenment and happiness of our
race. Fo this great and good work, The Fri.
6s7sc contributes its jealous nersistent effDrte
Agriculture will continue to be more es-
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| and most successful tillers of the soil will
contribute. No farmer who sells $500 wOHtk
of produce per annum can afford to do with
out our Market Reports, or otherB equally
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nothing else but what relates to his own call
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aspire to make it equally valuable to those
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Labor. We spend more and more money on
our columns each year, as our countrymen's
generous patronage enables US to do !. and We
are resolved that eur issues of former wears
shall be exceeded in varied excellence and
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