The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-02-17
THE
NEW YORK TRIB UNE,
For. 1879.

The consolidation of Italy, so long ffag-
nientary and impetent, 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 Bourbons from the Spanish
throne, and the substitution for them Of
scion of the most liberal among royal housess
the virtual absorption OF the. kingdoms Of
Saxony, Wurten1burg, Bavaria, with Baden,
Hesse, the Hanse Towns, etc., under the
headship of Prussia, into the triumphant and
powerful empire of Germany; and the arnl-
ing of Russia to reassert her preponderancc
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 dleeaying 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 FeudalisIn and Eeclesi-
astieism 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
ffa ufYifo n
aster, aud seeming chaos, fairer and hap.
pier future for the toiling masses OF mankind
In our own country, a war upon colruption
and raseality in office has been inaugurated
in our City. whereby the government of our
State has been revolutienize,l 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-
flying influence is destined to be felt in every
part of the Union, rebuking venality, expos
ing robbery, Wrestling power from politicians
by trade. and confiding it in those worthiest
and fittest to WELD it. To this benefcent
devote its best energies, regardless of per-
sonal interests or party predictions, esteenl-
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 peIi-
tics of half their bygone intensity, However,
parties may heneeforth rise or fall, it is clear
that the fundamental principles which have
hitherto honorably distinguished the Repub-
licans are hencefortli 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 tho
law-the inability of a State to enslave any.
portion of its peeple-the duty of the Union
to guarantee to every citizen the full enjoy
ment of his liberty until he forfeits it by
crime-sueh are the broad and firm foufltta
tons of our National edifice; and palsie.l be
the hand that shall seek to displaec them {.
Though not yet twenty years old, the Repuh-,
iean party has completed the noble fabric oct
Emancipation, and may fairly invoke there
on the sternest Judgment of Man and the be-
nignaAt smile of God.
Heneeforth the mission of our Republic Is
one of Peaceful Progress. To protect tho
weak and the humble from violence and OPP
pression-to extend the boundaries asd diff.
fuse the blessings of Civilization-to stimu--
late Ingenuity to the production of new in
yentions for ieeonomizing Labor and thus
eRlarging Production-to draw nearer To,
each other the producers of Food and Fab
| RIGS, of Grains and of Metals, and thus en-
nance the gains of Industry by reducing the,
cost of transportation and exchanges between
farmers and artisans-sueh 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. To this great and good work. The Isi.
bi1ae contributes its jealous, persistent efforts.
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out such journal as The Tribune. And We
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engaged in other departments of Productive
I Labor. We spend more and more money ON
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! generous patronage enables us to do; and We
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