Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-06-14
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! will advocate.
1t will support cordially and earnestly the prin
cpes OF the Democratic party of the limited 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 IFS
| views. A4
/ 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
4 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 viii seek to
be (and 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-
4 sttution compact; by which, also they created
| the Federal Government, and delegated TO il,
| as their common agent the powers expressly
/ specified in it, with explicit reservation Of all
others TO the States, 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-U 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.
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
| ercse no power which has not been delegated by
the Constitution according to strict and fair in
depreciation of its language and spirit; and that i
shall not seek to attain indirectly obectthrough
the exercise of constitutional po1osr, for the drec
attainment Of which it has delegation Of potuer
| 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
nculcate this cardinal doctrine Of Democratic in
| erna poicy:--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-whe it 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 oft common rights, and
honor Of the States composing il.
The SENTINEL will advocate such progressive
foreign. policy will suit itself to the exigences,
and correspond with the expanding interests Of the
! country. That policy should be energetic and de-
| cded; but should temper frmness with Eberality
and make its highest ends 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
1 pursue. s.e2y76 si
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 restessness Of others, com
mon motive TO colonial extension has developed
self 81. .THA
Our settled determination to repel interference
from abroad with our domestic concerns, will
prompt us TO avoid in the affairs of other coun-
tries, unless by their foreign colonial policy our
i 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 unfriendly rival, such policy must
be resisted by remonstrance, and, if need be, by
| war; 5a t'3aa
Our foreign policy should, indeed, be defensive |;
but to be properly defensive, ii must sometimes be
| apparently aggressiue. 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 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 a continent, with neighbors but colony, and
! a 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-6ar mineral and manufacturing
resources more vastour facilities and capacity for
internal and foreign commerce more extended
| than those of any other people living under one
! government. A continent, 10 a great extent un-
explored and exhaustless in its yet 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
ngs 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
people refuse to 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
! responsibility, which, if properly directed, must
| make our confederacy the harbinger Of peace to
the world, as well as the peaceful arbter of its
| destiny. 49,
! 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 unimpeachabe good faith of the country. To
be respectable at home and abroad and TO be great
| in the eyes of the world, il must ask for nothing
| but what is right, and submit to nothing that il
| wrong Il 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
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. 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. >st s
/ 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
1 enemy Of none Of the other
The present Democratic Administration has our
best wishes for its in the establishment OF
the great principles upon which il came into power;
and in its honest labors TO attain such an end II
will End the SENTINEL its friend and coadJutor.
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