Washington sentinel., 1854-06-22
PR ECTUS
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! MEL.
In doing so, il is proper should make known
the principles il will maintain, and the policy
will advocate.
\. Ii will support cordially and earnestly the prin
ciples ofthe Democratic party Of the United States
II does not propose 10 be the organ of any Depart
ment ofthe Government, exceptin so far as an in
dependent maintenance of the doctrines of tha
party may represent its opinions and express III
views.
/ II will not be ambitious TO commend itselfto th,
people by blind lattery of their rulers. II viii
seek public support by the bold avowai of the
j sentiments which are common 10 the genuine
i Democracy of the Union, and by the condemna
tion of all such may conflict with them from
i whatever quarter they may come. 1t will seek to
be (and il will endeavor to deserve the tte) the
organ of the Democratic party Of the United
/ States.
! 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
/ sttution compact; by which, also, they created
| the Federal Government, and delegated 10 it,
as their common agent, the powers expressly
| specified in il, with an explicit reservation of all
others 10 the States, to their separate govern.
| ments. The exercise of any powers beyond these
thus delegated, is, therefore, an usurpaton 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 Constution--and thus by seduously guarding
| the latter, il will the more efectualy strengthen
and perpetuate the former.
With regard 10 the exercise Of the powers of the
| Federal Government the SENTINEL will take as
the principles Of its action, that Congress shall
| ercise no power which has not been delegated by
| the Constitution according 10 strict and fair
depreciation ofiis language and spirit; and that il
shall not seek TO attain andirecty object through
the exercise of constitutional poscer, for the direct
attainment of which il has no delegation of poicer.
In nth yvnr nj cad pnpSf h.a
clearly granted, and all granted powers must be
used for no purpose, except such 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 III
| terna 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 coacerns--whie 1t con-
tents itself with guarding the coniederacy 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 SENrINEI. will advocate such progressive
foreign policy as 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 frmness with liberaity
and make its highest ends consist with the strictes
principles of justice. The real interests of the
/ country, upon each occasion demanding attention
will be its guide in the course the SENTINEL viii
! pursue.
The national policy of the world in this age j.
! essentially aggressive In the growing sense o
weakness Of some Of the nations of the Old World
4 and the ambitious restlcssness OF Others a com
mon motive TO colonial extension has developed
/ iself
inn m infa rife anpp
| from abroad with our domestic concerns, will
prompt MS TO avoid il i'll 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 de&nsive
but to be property dfenSiUe, 1t must sometimes be
| apparentk agoressicc. Our administration should
| be vigilant, watchfu and energetic. The world
! lis full of important movements, commercial and
| political, deeply concerning American trade and
| American power. 1t is time we had an American
| foreign policy. We must have it. We cannot
avoid il il would We have larger interests, and
| a greater stake in the world and its destiny, than
| every other people We occupy the best portion
of a continent, with no neighbors but colony, and
| a
! 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 vast-our facilities and capacity for
| internal and foreign commerce more extended
1 than those of any other people living under one
| government. A continent, TO great extent, un-
/ explored and exhaustless IN its yet hidden wealth
is al our feet European trade seeks the great East
1 - l. ~,,r I1~rS nrt et
| 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
| inrs 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 10 lay hold upon their destiny, and
/ act upon the high mission to which 1t is called :
| A mission so full Of hope, though so laden with
respon sbility, 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 will, therefore, advocate a bold
and earnest foreign policy, such as the condition OF
the country demands; but ii will advocate II under
| the flag ofthe country-nowhere else. It's foreign
policy must be consistent with the spotless honor
| and uninlpeachabe good faith of the country. To
be respectable at home and abroad and 10 be great
in the eyes of the world, il must ask for nothing
| but what is right, and submit TO nothing that ls
wrong. II must be liberal and magnanimous TO
the rights of others, and firm and immoveable in
insisting on its own. 1t must. in fine, be true TO
its own interests, rights, and honorit 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-the personal
enemy of none of the other
The present Democratic Administration has our
best wishes for its success in the establishment Of
the great principles upon which came into power
and in its honest labors TO attain such an end II
win find the SENTINEI. its friend and coadjuor.
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