Washington sentinel., 1854-07-14
PROSP ECTU s
.wAsHINGTON SENTINEL"

II PROPOSE TO publish in the city of Washing
i ton, in September, political newspaper, un-
der the name of the WASHINGTON SENTl-
MEL.
In doing so, il is proper / should make known
the principles il will maintain, and the policy IT
will advocate
|, 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
ment of the Government except in so far as an in
dependent maintenance of the doctrines of that
party may represent its opinions and express It's
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 are common TO the genuine
Democracy of the Union, and by the condemna-
ton of all such as may conflict with them, from
whatever quarter they may come. IL will seek TO
be land il will endeavor to deserve the title) 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.
stitution as 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 the States, or TO their separate govern
ments. The exercise of any powers beyond these
thus delegated, Isl 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 Statss-under
the Constitution-and thus by sedulously guarding
the latter, it will the more efectually 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 II
shall not seek to attain indirectly an object through
the exercise of constitutional poacer for the direc
attainment Of which il has no delegation of potcer
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 concerns-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.
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 frmness with liberality
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 vii
| pursue.
| The national policy Of the world in this age il
| r. n
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 us 10 avoid il in the affairs OF other coun-
tres unless by their foreign or 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 e
dangerous and unfriendly rival, such policy must
be resisted by remonstrancc, and, if need be, by
war.
Our foreign policy should, indeed, be defensive
but TO be properly defenSiUe il must sometimes be
dpparentiv aRgreSsipe. Our administration should
be vigant watchful, and energetic. The world
is full Of important movements, commercial and
political, deeply concerning American trade and
American power. III Is tlnlC we naO an american
foreign policy. We must have il. We cannot
avoid il il 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
a worn-out, anarchcsl 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 10
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 contnent, TO a great extent, un-
explored and exhaustless IN its yet hidden wealth
at our feet European trade seeks the great East
through avenues which are at our doors, or mus
| be made through own limits. Europe, Asia
Africa and the isles OF the sea, lying all around
US, look 10 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 superst
ton Of the millions Of the world. And shall such
| a people refuse TO lay hold upon their destiny, and
| act upon the high mission 10 which il is callcdi
| A mission so full Of hope, though so laden with
responsibility, which, il properly directed, must
| make our confederacy the harbinger OF peace &c
the world, as well as the peaceful arbter of il:
destiny.
| The SENTINEL will, therefore, advocate bold
and earnest f0Teign p0ficy such as lne cohdNloh O
the country demands; but il will advocate il undei
the flag ofihe country--nowhere else. Its foreign
policy must be consistent with the spotless honoi
and unimpcachable good faith Of the country. Tc
be respectable nj home and abroad and to be grea
| in the eyes of the world, il must ask for nothing
but what is right, and submit 10 nothing that j;
wrong. II must be liberal and magnanimous tC
the rights of others, and firm and immoveable IL
insisting on its own II must, in fine, be true tC
it's own interests, rights, and honorit cannot ther
| be false TO those OF other nations.
| Such, then, is the chart by which we shall bc
guided. Independent and Free we shall endeavo
| TO be honest and truthful The true friends o
democratic principles we shall cordially suppor
| 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 th'
rival Of no press of its own party-the persona
enemy of none Of the other.
The present Democratic Administration has on
best wishes for its success in the establishment o
the great principles upon which il came into power
and in its honest abors TO attain such an end
will find the SENTINEL its friend and coadjutor.
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