Washington sentinel., 1854-06-23
PROSPE G TUS
.wAsHINGToN SENTINEL.

VIII advocate.
It will, support cordially and earnestly the prin
cipies Of the Democratic party Of the U'ted States
II does not propose 10 be the organ of any Depart
ment ofthe Government, except in so far as an in
| dependent maintenance Of the doctrines Of tha,
party may represent its opinions and express lis
views
Ii will not be ambitious TO commend itselfto the
people by q 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.
lion of all such as may conflict with them, from
whatever quarter they may come. II will seek to
be (and il will endeavor TO deserve The titie) the
organ of the Democratic party Of the United
States.
The SENTINEI. will maintain, as fundamental
truth of that great party, that the States formed the
Union between them by the ratification of the Con
sttntion 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 explicit reservation Of all
others 10 the States or TO their separate govern
ments. The exercise of any powers beyond these
thus delegated is, therefore, an usurpafion of the
reserved authority of the States by the agent OF
their own creation. m ~
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 efectually strengthen
and perpetuate the former.
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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 in
depreciation of its language and spirit; and that
shall seek attain indirectly an object through
the exercise of constitutional po1cer for the direct
attainment of which it has allegation of posoey.
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. It will labor to
nculcate this cardinal doctrine of Democratic in
iernal 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
ment OF all their domestic cosicerns--whe it con-
tents itself with guarding the confederacy from
external violence, and directing the foreign policy
. of the country 10 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. That policy should be energetic and de-
cded ; but should temper firmness with liberality
and make its highest ends consist with the strctest
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. PIE zd
The national policy of the world in, this age is
essentially aggressive. In the growing sense o
weakness OF some of the nations of the Old World
| and the ambitious restlessness Of others, a com
mon motive TO colonial extension has developed
iself Ia. Al t.l9
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, nniess 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 aforeign
or colonial policy which infringes upon our rights
and places in the pathway of our commerce a
dangerous and unfriendly rival, such policy must
be resisted by remonstrance, and, If need be, by
war. asf
Our foreign policy should indeed, be defensive;
but TO be property detenSfre, IT must sometimes be
apparently nggressiue 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. 1t time we had an American
foreign policy. We must have it. We cannot
avoid it ii 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 a continent, with no neighbors but colony and
worn-out, 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 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
is at ourfeet. European trade seeks the great East
through avenues which are at our doors, or must
be made through our own limits. Europe, Asia,
fr,ra onI Slasan nf eenl nj arr n
US, look to us rs 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 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 it is called ?
mission so full of hope, though so laden with
responsibility, which, if properly directed, must
make our confederacy the harbinger of peace 10
the world, as well as the peaceful arbiter of its
destiny fFtas .5 aih iGsf .ag % aeft
The SENTINEL will, therefore, advocate bold
and earnest foreign policy, such as 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 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 s
wrong. II must be liberal and magnanimous to
the rights of others, and firm and immoveabie 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 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 success in the establishment OF
the great principles upon which it came into power
and lin its honest labors 10 attain such an end II
will find the SENTINEL its friend and coadjutor.
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