State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-08-13
PROSPECTUS
THE vICKsBURG SENTINEL.
By JAMES HAGAN,

@SeSVS NSS1 4 IVPEbCS"s
This paper has benin operation neatly TIVE years
and half; and without the aid of party patronage,
It has pressed ats way to pubic favor.
Early foreseeing the desoating effects of our bank.
ing stem every prcies of industry II the state
commercial, agrif nltural and mechanical-the Sen.
tinel waged unreleniing war on its injustice oppres
sion md tyranny. Its defects have BE- en- exposed
aus selhshness and sWindling denounced, and the
whole machinery by which it deranged commerce,
monopOlized trade, and transferred the profits Of Ia
Dor to the pockets of few penniless SPECTATORS.
have been demonstrated 20 the satisfaction of the
most casual observess In assuming this bold posi-
ton. the Senne has found the mon1ed power of the
country wedffed oy an organized band of swindIers
and spectators, ViruIently arayed against it. Con-
trolling as this band does either directly or indirect
81, large portion of the presses of the State, and
stimulated as they are by avarice, and tire most de-
grading passions of human nature, the war has been
carried on aRteTRecienem. But reaction has Just
commenced; time, demonstration, and above Al,
the workings OF the vicious system, have conspired
70 arouse the people to just sense of their danger
They have taken the alarm, and preparing 10
cooperate IN every calculated to PROSTATE
the system OF swindling nv which the people of the
State have been most shamefully plundered for the
last two years.
To extend the usefulness OF the Sentinel, and to
increase the paying subscribers, this prospectus is
issued.
The politics Of the Sentinel are State Rights as
laid down IN the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
of '98 and 49, and approving most cordially IN the
leading principles both of the State and Federal ad.
mnistration, its energies will be sreniously devoted
10 the support of both. The bold stand taken by
Gov. M'Nutt against the issue Of irredeemable pa.
per- and his lucid exposition of the evils of our bank
ing system, entie him to the support of all who pre-
fer the prosperity of the great mass OF the people, to
the Interests of few spectators and Bank mana.
gers.
The policy Of Mr. Van Buren,, in braaking up all
connection between the ranks and state 1t s beliey
ed will have the most salutary effect on the future
destnies of the United states, and particuarly on
the CONNIE cial, Agricultural, and political inter.
ests of the south. The entire exclusion Of all bank
paper from the fiscal operations OF government will
1t is believed, be found absolutely necessary to {. rrp
those caismitons fluctuations to which :hisUnion
has neen subjected every few years since IFS fiscal
concerns have been bIendeI With the private bust
ness of corporations and individuals.
Particular attention will be paid to the FOREIGN
AMI Domestic Markets: and whatever ma . effect the
interests of our Merchants and planters. will he
cafelly collated aud promptly laid before our read
efs. The money markets, and the movements of
capitalists and statesmen abroad which NAV either
proximatelS remotely effect the price of our great
ataple, willbe carefully watched.
Literature aud the news of the day will receive a
due portion of editorial attention.
The sentinel will as heretofore be published dailv
and weekly-the former at A12 and the latter al
SIS per annura IN Advance.
Being excluded fom the pa e of bank accommo-
daiions, our expenses being high and all cash. we
are constrained to require all subscriptions TO be pad
in advance. We risk the iransmissions bv mail.
Vicksburg, May 1882.