Washington sentinel., 1854-06-04
PR OSPECT US
"wAsHINGTON SENTINEL, ,,

In doing so, il is proper | should make known
ne principles II will maintain, and the policy II
will advocate.
Il will support cordially and earnestly the prn
ciples OF The Democratic party Of Me Utted Sfates.
II does noi propose TO be the organ of any Depart
nent OF the Government, except IN 80 far as an in
dependent maintenance of the doctrines Of that
party may represent its opinions and express its
views. a"
1t 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
>entiinents which are common 10 the genuine
Democracy of the Union, and by the condemna-
ion 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
,rgan 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 as compact; by which, also they created
the Federal Government, and delegated 10 il,
as their common agent, the powers expressly
specified in il, 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.
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, il will the more efecrually strengthen
and perpetnate the former. ~
With regard 10 the exercise Of the powers Of the
Federal Government, the SENTINEL will take
the principles OF lis action, that Congress shall
ercise no power which has not been delegated by
the Constitution, according to a 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 potcer for the direct
attainment Of which il has no allegation Of pourr.
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
iernal polcy:-that this Government will bes,
promote the freedom and prosperity of the people
Of the States, by being less ambitious 10 exercise
power, and more anxious TO preserve liberty and
by leaving TO the individual States the manage
,nent OF all their domeaic coRcerns--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 il. .
The SENTINEL will advocate such progressive
foreign policy as will suit itself to the exigencies,
and correspond with the expanding interests of the
country. Tha, policy should be energetic and de-
cded; but should temper frmness with lberality
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 restlessness of others, com
mon motive to colonial extension has developed
iself.
Our settled determination to repel Interference
from abroad with our domestic concerns, will
prompt TO avoid IL in the affairs OF other coun-
tries uuieSs by their foreign or colonial policy our
peace should be threatened, our security endan-
gered, or interests invaded. For when the
selfish interests of other nations prompt a foreign
or colonial policy which infringes upon our rights
and places in the pathway of our commerce
dangerous and unfriendy rival, such policy must
be resisted by remonstrance, and, if need be, ay
war.
Our foreign policy should indeed, be defensive;
hut TO be property detsnsipe, it must sometimes be
apparently agSresare Our administration should
be vigilant, watchfu 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 il if we 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 continent, with no neighbors but colony, and
q worn-out, anarchical dcspotism. We the
only people whose own laud, 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-onr mineral and manufacturing
resources 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 great extent un.
explored and exhaustless in its yet hidden wealth
Us at 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
,ngs of liberty civilization. and religion, are des-
tined TO triumph over the barbarlsm and snpersii-
tion of the millions of the world. And shall such
a people refuse 10 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
which, il properly directed, must
make our confcderacy the harbinger of peace TO
the world, as well as the peaceful arbiter of its
destiny.
The SENTINEL WILL therefore, advocate bold
and earnest foreign policy, such the condition OF
the country demands but il will advocate il under
the flag ofthe country-nowhere else. Its foreign
policy must be consistent with the spotless honor
and unimpeachable good faith OF the country. To
be respectable at home and abroad and to be grea
in the eyes of the world, il must ask for nothing
but what is right. and submit to nothing that j.
wrong. Ii must be liberal and magnanmous TO
the rights Of others, and firm and immoveabe in
insisting on its own. II must, in fine, be true to
its own interests, rights and honor--t cannot then
be false 10 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 oil
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 present Democratic Administration has our
best wishes for its in the establishment OF
the grea, principles upon which il came into power
and in its honest labors 10 attain such an end il
will find the SENTINEL It's friend and coadjutor.
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