Washington sentinel., 1854-03-07
PROSPECTUS
..wAsHINGToN SENTINEL

sW WASHINGTON SENTINEL" 4.
II PROPOSE to publish in the city of Washing
u ton, in September, political newspaper, un
der the name of the WASHINGTON SENTI
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In doing so, it is proper / should make known
the principles il will maintain, and the policy it
will advocate. Ga. 33
II will support cordially and earnestly the prin-
ciples of the Democratic party Of the United States
il does not propose to be the organ of any Depart
ent of the Government, except in so far as an in-
dependent maintenance of the doctrines OF that
party may represent its opinions and express its
views. sI a&8@N5 ssae@i fafs9 yl,sE ara atslsltet
II will not be ambitious to commend itself to the
people by blind iattery of their rulers.s II will
seek public support by the bold avowaI of the
sentiments which are 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 win seek to
be (and il will endeavor to deserve the title) the
organ of the Democratic party Of the United
States. - s3a5 b s f0 + e7t M 9asta
The SENTINEL will maintain, as fundamental
truth of that great party that the States formed the
Union between them by the ratification of the Con-
stituton as a 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 or TO their separate govern
ments. The exercise of any powers beyond these
thus delegated, is therefore, usurpation of the
reserved authority Of the States by the agent OF
their own creation. d ~ l#
The SENTINEL will uphold and defend the Union
upon the basis of the rights of the Statss--under
the Constitution-and thus by sedulousy guarding
the latter, it will the more efectually strengthen
and perpetuate the former. fssae4s3
With regard TO the exercise of the powers of the
Federal Government, the SENTINEL will take
the principles of its action that Congress shall
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 object through
the exercise Of constitutional poscey for the dire
attainment of which il has delegation Of p0tcey.
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. eat. a
In respect to the internal administration of the
Government the SENTINEL will sustain the settled
policy of the Democratic party. II will labor to
mcucate 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 conceyns-whie 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 il. 7At
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 der
cided; but should temper firmness with liberality
and make its highest endsconsis with the strictesi
| principles Of Justice The real interests of the
/ country, upon each occasion demanding attention
| will be its guide in the course the SENTINEL vii
pursue. t w t
r.. The national policy of the world in this age il
| essentially aggressive. In the growing sense o.
i weakness of some of the nations Of the Old World
Z iIon he mi SfIa Of 9th n cor,
mon motive to colonial extension has developee
/ iself. II &c.
\ 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, mnisss by their foreign colonial policy otIl
! 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 rights,
and places in the pathway of our commerce a
! dangerous and unfriendy rival, such policy must
be resisted by remonstrance, and, ifneed be, by
1 war. f.fR s s5 t fs i,tala II .fBsu8' l4;s
| Our foreign policy should indeed, be defensive; !;
but to be property dets,sire, il must sometimes be
| apparently aggressive. Our administration should
| be vigilant, watchful, 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
4 foreign policy. We must have it.. We cannon
avoid it if we would. Wehave larger interests, and
| a 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 aworn-out, anarchical despotsm. We are the
only people whose own land, without colonial de-
! tendencies, is washed by the two great oceans of
1 the world. Our agricultural productions are more
varied and more essential to civilized life. and to
human progress--our mineral and manufacturing
resources more vast--our 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 exhaustless in its vet hidden wealth
is at our feet European trade seeks the great East
through avenues which are at our doors, or must
be made through our own limits. Europe, Asia.
Africa and the isles of the sea. lying all around
us look to us as 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-
tion 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 it 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 as the peaceful arbiter of its
destiny.
The SENTINEL viii, therefore, advocate bold
and earnest foreign policy such as the condition OF
the country demands; but il will advocate il under
the flag orthe country-nowherc else. Its foreign
policy must be consistent with the spotless honor
and unimpeachable good faith OF the country. To
be respectable home and abroad, and to be great
in the eyes Of the world, it 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
IFS 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
to 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-
nounoe, ~ go So $50
To our future brethren of the press we extend
the hanthof friendly greeting. The Sentinel is the
rival OF no press of its own party--thc personal
enemy of none a the other.
The present Democratic Administration has
best wishes for its success in the establishment
the great principles upon which il came into power
and In its honest labors to attain such an end IL
will find the SENTINEL its friend and coadjutor.
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