Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-03-13
To our Patrons.

Kind and indugent friends, take this occasion to
offer an apology for the embarrassing character OF the
Sentinel since it has been under control The editor,
with the exception of about months Of that time,
has been absent and for four months columns
filed with the debates and proceedings of the Conven
ton to the exclusion of that variety Of reading matter
which gives interest a public journal.
The editor is row at his post seated in his hickory arm
chair with the Constitution for his guide He intends
preaching Democracy in its ancient purity He is now
unencumbered with Office and such he to speak
and write as becomes free man. He intends to make
his paper the organ Of the whole party-the National
Democracy-that Democracy which is broad and COM
prehensve as the Union, and that Democracy which
alone can preserve its existence and transmit to our
children in its purity present happy form of gov
ernment To do this we must bar doors against
sectional animostes and local divisions We must
member that have but country, and that that
country must be united Our country is in extent
reaching from ocean to ocean, embracing twentyfv de-
grees of attude with interests diversified as the
soil and climate All these varied interests should be
protected alike and fosered at the expense Of
another In the eloquent language of Gen. Jackson,
the blessings of government like the dews of Heaven
should descend alike on all unseen and un(e in
freshness LneY u w HiuSs IT,
gard the Constitution the ark OF national saliva
tion The right of every citizen in his person and prop
erty must be guarded with Jealous eye In the spirit
Of concession and compromise our fathers, pure from
tie fires of the revoution made the covenant and
their children must enforce its obligations. Like all
the works of man, it may have its imperleetions; but
for sixty years country has prospered under its uu
ence in a unparalleled in the history OF the
world and if but true to ourselves and TO the
constitutional rights of the States predict
the extent of national prosperity that in store for fu
ture generations. In editorial career, to
be Just end fear not. We shall sustain truth and
fight error, Whenever and wherever it may raise its
head, whether under the broad and open banner Of
Whiggery, or disguised in the mantle of Democracy.
We shall make war the enemies of the Constitution
and the enemies Of the Unon and shall fearlessy
expose those who, under the guise of friendship,
striking at the vtas Of BOTH We have been accused Of
reading out Of the party. This have neither the
right the disposition to do There hundreds Of
questions local in their character which have no con-
nection with party politics. and should be brought
into the arena Among those local to State, we
might mention the adoption rejection the new Con-
sttution, the taxation question: Gov. Wnght's veto
of the improvement bills with their Objectionable iea-
lures the sale Of the States interests in the Georgia
lands and the confirmation of that sale by the Legsla
ture But there are certain well-deined and cardinal
principles, which distinguish the Democratic party
principles that marked the lines of party the ercer
conflicts between the Federalsts and Democrats in the
election of MIR. Jeferson-whch no man deny and
be a Democrat To these we add adherence to the re.
cent Compromise measures Of Congress the subject Of
off
Stare La and further agitation of the slavery question
We have heard the fanatical cry Of human freedom
and painting slaves" until we sick and we believe
the country is heartily tired oil the whole subject.
We hope we now understood. BY these rules we
mean to guide eendnct, and by principles we
will stand, until triumph fall in the last ditch.