Washington sentinel., 1853-10-14
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i ton, in September, political newspaper, un-
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In doing so, il is proper should make known
the principles if will maintain, and the policy il
will advocate.
II will Rapport cordially and earnestly the prin-
cipes of the Democratic party Of The United States
II does not propose to be the organ of any Depart
ment of the Government, exceptin so far as an in
dependent maintenance of the doctrines of that
party may represent its opinions and express its
views.
II will not be ambitious to commend itselfto the
people by blind fattery of their rulers II will
seek public support by the bold avowal Of the
sentiments which common TO the genuine
Democracy Of the Union, and by the condemna-
tion Of all such as may conflict with them, from
whatever quarter they may come. II will seek 10
be (and il will endeavor to deserve the tiile) the
organ Of the Democratic party of the United
States. @H.
The SENTINEL will maintain, as a fundamental
truth of that great pary that the States formed the
Union between them by the ratification of the Con-
stitution as compact; by which also, they created
the Federal Government, and delegated 10 It,
as their common agent, the powers expressly
specified in it, with an explicit reservation of all
others to the States, to their separate govern
ments. The exercise of any powers beyond these
thus delegated is, therefore, an usurpation of the
reserved authority of the States by the agent OF
their own creation
The SENTINEL will uphold and defend the Union
upon the basis Of the rights of the States-under
the Constitution-and thus by sedulously guarding
the latter, it will the more efectualy strengthen
and perpetuate the former
With regard to the exercise Of the powers of the
Federal Government, the SENTINEL will take as
the principles of its action, that Congress shall ex
ercise no power which has not been delegated by
the Constitution, according to strict and fair in
depreciation of its language and spirit; and that IL
shall not seek to attain indirectly an
the exercise OF constitutional Yocey for the direct
attainment of which il has no allegation Of po,cer
In other words, all powers exercised must be
clearly granted, and all granted powers must be
used for no purpose, except such as is clearly in
tended by the Constitution.
In respect to the internal administration of the
Government, the SENTINEL will sustain the settled
policy of the Democratic party. II will labor to
inculcate this cardinal doctrine of Democratic in
ternal policy:-that this Government will best
promote the freedom and prosperity of the people
of the States, by being less ambitious TO exercise
power, and more anxious to preserve liberty; and
by leaving to the individual States the manage,
ment of all their domestic concerRs-while il con-
tents itself with guarding the confederacy from
external violence, and directing the foreign policy
of the country to the promotion of the common
interests, and defence of the common rights, and
honor of the States composing it.
The SENTINEL will advocate such progressive
foreign policy will suit itself to the exigencies
and correspond with the expanding interests of the
country. That policy should be energetic and de-
cided; but should temper firmness with liberality
and make its highest ends consist with the strictcs
principles Of Justice. The real interests of the
country, upon each occasion demanding attention,
will be its guide in the course the SENTINEL will
pursue.
The national policy Of the world in this age is
essentially aggressive. In the growing sense OF
weakness of some of the nations Of the Old World,
and the ambitious restessness Of others, COM
mon motive to colonial extension has developed
itself.
Our settled determination to repel interference
from abroad with our domestic concerns, will
prompt us to avoid il in the affairs of other coun-
tries, unless by their foreign colonial policy our
peace should be threatened, our security endan-
gered, or our interests invaded. For when the
selfish interests of other nations prompt foreign
or colonial policy which infringes upon our rights,
and places in the pathway of our commerce a
dangerous and unfrendly rival, such policy must
be resisted by remonstrance, and, if need be, by
war.
Our foreign policy should, indeed, be defensive; /;
but to be properly defcnsipe it must sometimes be
appaysntky az gressiUe. Our administration should
be vigiant, watchfml, and energetic. The world
is full of important movements, commercial and
political, deeply concerning American trade and
American power. II Is time we had an American
foreign policy. We must have IT, We cannot
avoid it if we would We have larger interests, and
greater stake in the world and its destiny, than
every other people, We occupy the best portion
of continent, with no neighbors but colony, and
a worn-ont, anarchical despotism. We are the
only people whose own land, without colonial de-
tendencies, is washed by the two great oceans OF
the world Our agricultural productions are more
varied and more essential to civilized life, and to
human progreSs-our mineral and manufacturing
resources more vastour facilities and capacity for
internal and foreign commerce more extended
than those of any other people living under one
government. A continent, TO a great extent un-
explored and exhauslless in its yet hidden wealth,
is at our feet. European trade seeksthe great East
- a. n,s l,N~c yartSf
be made through our own limits. Europe, Asia,
Africa and the isles of the sea, lying all around
us, look to the rising power, through the
agency of whose example, and ever widening and
extending, though peaceful influences. the bless
ings Of liberty, civilization. and religion, are des-
tined to triumph over the barbarism and supersti-
ton of the millions of the world. And shall such
people refuse to lay hold upon their destiny, and
act upon the high mission to which il is called
A mission SO full Of hope, though so laden with
responsibility, which, if properly directed, must
make our confederacy the harbnger OF peace to
the world, as well the peaceful arbiter OF its
destiny.
The SENTINEL will, therefore, advocate bold
and earnest foreign policy such as the condition OF
the country demands; but it will advocate il under
the flag ofthe country--nowhere else. Its foreign
policy must be consistent with the spotless honor
and unmpeachable good faith OF the country. To
be respectable at home and abroad and 70 be great
in the eyes of the world il must ask for nothing
but what is right, and submit to nothing that is
wrong. II must be liberal and magnanimous to
the rights Of others, and firm and immoveable in
insisting on its own II must, in fine, be true TO
its own interests, rights and honor-it cannot then
be false TO those of other nations.
Such, then, is the chart by which we shall be
Guided independent and free, we shall endeavor
10 be honest and truthful. The true friends OF
democratic principles we shall cordially support
and defend Its enemies in the field or IN ambush
we shall oppose, and on all proper occasions de-
nounce. ,
To our future brethren of the press we extend
the hand of friendly greeting The Sentinel is the
rival of no press Of its own party--thc personal
enemy Of none of the other.
The preskat Democratic Administration has our
best wishes for its success in the establishment OF
the great principles upon which tcame into power;
and in its honest abors 10 attain such an end II
will find the SENTINEL its friend and coadlntor.
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