The southerner., 1855-05-05
good feelings and kind patronage which
itshall be our chief aim to perpetuate.
The An, er5can Sentinel,

The An, ertcdn Sentinel,
A weekly journal, published in Will
son, N. c., by John w. Potter, for an
association of Native Americans, hav-
ing for its principal object, to advocate
principles of the
AMERICAN PARTY;
to endeaver to find remedy for the
manifold evils which have come upon
US, and which are yearly increasing un-
der the disastrous operation of our
naturalization laws. This paper is to be
established upon the same basis as that of
the "American Organ" from which pa
per we take the following extract:
"Throughout the length and breadth
of this great~and glorious Union, the
masses of the American people have
spontaneously and simultaneously star
ted the inquiry, care not Americans ca
pable ofgoverning their country?' This
| inquiry is as universal as it is natural
and pertinent. The response is being
given in the thousands of associations
springing up in all portions of the Uni
ted States, resting upon the single basis
that,the Native born citizens Of this u
nion have the capacity and the will to
administer their own government, to pro-
tect the rights which they have inheri-
ted and to perpetuate the freedom and
independence Of their native land
Shall we trace the causes Of this sponta-
neous and universal uprising of the
masses of our countrymen? The evils
incident to the indiscriminate immigra-
tion of foreigners into our country
the consequence of permitting such i'm
migration to enjoy the right of suffrage
1-and the degrading effect of elevating
foreigners to posts of honor and trust
under our government: All these have
been seen and known to our peo-
pie for years past, and yet until now,
with few exceptions, the American peo.
pie have seemed to be blind to the
progress of foreignism in the land?"
Americans! We now come forward
to present to you the mode and means
of concentrating your opinions and OF
harmonizing the action of those who are
willing to aid us in our efforts to dissem
mate the principles of this Party, and
to maintain above all accidents Of time
or defeat, the waxing and waning ot
parties those two great principles OF
common sense and human nature, that
the liberties of people are never SAFE
unless the sovereign power, judicial
Legislative and executive is invested
where it rightfully belongs in the na
Itives of the soil; and that popular
government, without the lights of gener
| al edu cation must speedily degenerate
into mere mob of ignorance and folly
the ready tool of faction, unfit for free
dom and incapable of self-control.
The Sentinel will be published week
ly, on medium sheet, containing al
the local and foreign news, the mar
kets, &C., that will be of interest to the
public generally, at $500 per aunum
invariably in advance.
All letters should be addressed a:
follows, JOHN POTTER,
Publishing Agent,
TCare Of H. L. Williford,]
Wilson, n G.
%We have secured the services of {
number of able writers who will contri
butte largely to the columns of the Sen
tinel. The editorial columns will bt
conducted by gentlemen of intelligence
and ability, elected semi-annually by
the Association. Americans, this is a
rare opportunity to subscribe for one o.
the best papers in the United States
Firmly established as it is, no pain:
shall be spared to render it worthy tn,
support of the entire community.
The Sentinel having already acquired
an extensive circulation, offers great in
ducements to advertisers.
Editors throughout the Union, ia
vorable to the objects we propose, will
please give this Prospectus, togcthe
with this note, as many insertions a
convenient, and send US copy of thei
paper containing it,
Know Nothingism.
We hear continually of withdrawal