Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-07-07
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| ii PhOGOSfs 10 puDlisn III tnc CITY OI Wdsnin2
j ton, in September, political newspaper, III,
der the name of the WASHINGTON SENT
MEL
I In doing so, il is proper l should make know
| the principles il viii maintain, and the policy
will advocate.
1t will support cordially and earnestly the prin
ciples of the Democratic party of TIE United State
il does not propose TO be the organ of any Depari
ment of the Government, except in so far as an in
| dependent maintenance Of the doctrines OF tha
party may represent its opinions and express II
| views.
| people by blind fattery of their rulers. II vii
seek public support by the bold avowal of th'
sentiments which common to the genuin'
Democracy of the Union, and by the condemns
ton Of all such as may conflict with them, from
whatever quarter they may come. II will seek {
be (and il will endeayor TO deserve the tte) the
organ Of the Democratic party Of the Unitet
States.
The SENTINEL will maintain, as fundamenta
truth Of that great party that the States formed thu
| Union between them by the ratification of the Con
stituton compact; by which, also, they created
the Federal Government, and delegated TO i
| as their common agent, the powers expressly
specified in il, with explicit reservation of al
others to the States, or to their separate govern
ments. The exercise of any powers beyond thess
thus delegated, is, therefore, an usurpston of the
reserved authority of the States by the agent o
their own creation.
The SENTINEL will uphold and defend the Uniol
upon the basis of the rights of the Statss-unde'
the Constituton-and thus by seduously guarding
the latter. il will the more efectually Strengthen
| and perpetuate the former.
With regard to the exercise Of the powers of th
Federal Government, the SENTINEL will take a,
the principles of its action that Congress shall
ercise no power which has not been delegated b,
the Constitution, according to a strict and fair in
depreciation of lis language and spirit; and that u
shall not seek to attain indirscy object through
the exercise of constitutional posvsr. for the dirs
attainment Of which it has no delegation of poDer
In other words, all powers exercised must be
CLEARLY granted, and all granted powers must b.
used for no purpose, except such as is clearly in.
tended by the Constitution.
In respect to the internal administration of tn,
Government, the SENTINEL will sustain the settles,
policy Of the Democratic party. II will labor Il
incuicaie this cardinal doctrine of Democratic in
ternal policy THAT this Government will best
promote the freedom and prosperity of the peopi.
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--whilc 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 of the common rights, anu
honor of the States composing it.
The SENTINEL will advocate such progressiv,
foreign policy will suit itself to the exigencies
and correspond with the expanding interests of tn,
country. That policy should be energetic and de
| cided; but should temper frmness with liberality
and make its highest ends consist with the strctes
| 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 j.
essentially aggressive. In the growing sense o
I -f.l-. IL
4 and the ambitious restlessness OF others, com
mon motive to colonial extension has developed
| self.
! Our settled determination to repel interference
| from abroad with our domestic concerns, viii
prompt us to avoid il in the affairs of other coun
tries, 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 nfringes upon rights
and places in the pathway of our commerce a
dangerous and unfriendly rival, sucha policy must
be resisted by remonstrance, and, if need be, sy
war.
Our foreign policy should, indeed, be defensive
but 10 be properly defensire II must sometimes be
| apparently aggressire. 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. II is time we had an American
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
a worn-oui, anarchcal 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 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 contiaent, to a great extent, I'M
explored and exhaustless its yet hidden wealth
at our feet European trade seeks the great East
through avenues which are at our doors, or musi
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
ings 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 II is called
A mission so full of hope, though so laden with
responsibility, 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 bold
and earnest forefgn policy, such as the condition o
the country demands; but will advocate il under
the flag ofthe country--nowhere else. Its foreign
policy must be consistent with the spotess honor
and unimpeachabe good faith of the country. To
be respectable at home and abroad and TO be gresi
in the eyes Of the world, il must ask for nothing
but what is right, and submit to nothing that II
wrong. II must be liberal and magnanimous to
the rights of others, and firm and immoveabe in
insisting on its own. II must, in fine, be true tc
its own interests, rights and honorit 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 endeavoI
TO be honest and truthful. The true friends o
democratic principles we shall cordially support
and defend. Its enemies IN the field or in ambush
we shall oppose, md 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 persona
| enemy Of none Of the other.
! The present Democratic Administration has oui
best wishes for its success in the establishment o
the great principles upon which il came into power
! and in its honest labors to attain such an end i
will find the SENTINEL IFS friend and coadjutor.
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