Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-05-10
PROSPECTUS.
SkMHAMRA.
For the Campaign of 1855.

political contest, contending in our
humble sphere, as we were conscien-
tiously %contending then, for PRINc1'
Plies, the supremacy of which we be-
Iieve will lead to the social and polit>
zeal happiness and greatness of the
American People. Eight years have
greatly changed the face Of our poll
teal afEairs-new and important issues
have arisen, and of such magnitude
as 10 create a great, national and en-
thusiastic party, separate and distinct
from all other parties or political CONS
binations, and which has nearly de-
stroyed both the Wing and Demo-
cratic parties, the great giants that
were battling for power i'll l849.-
The former party has but a few noble
followers left, who, like the clan of
Roderick Dhue, still cling to their
chieftain's cause while hope itself has
persisted: a love for the memory of
the great CLAY is all that keeps toge-
Their the present scattered remnants of
the old Wing party. And where is
the man, boasting of intelligence and
truth, who will lay his hand upon his
heart, and say that the Democratic
party of today is anything else but in
"name," the Democratic party Of 1913?
Like the serpent, it is secret, wiley
and wiry, and if not as venomous, it
pursues its prey with greater rapacity,
and would often infict death if it had
the power it changes its sktn, too, about
as often as the serpent, but differing in
this respect from the DEVILS represen-
tative On earth-the new skin which
succeeds the old is of a different color
and texture. Thus the Democratic
party has been gradually losing the
color Of lis skin for the last eight years,
until now, it is so ~"foreign"in its APP
pearance, that none of its native" or
original colors can be recognised, save
that of the BLACK, which has Won
derfully increased since Mr.. President
Pierce honored men of "black' procIi-
vities with high offices under Govern
ment. Such then is the character Of
the AntirAmerican party, (but still
retaining its popular synonym, "De-
mocratic,") which, assisted by that "fo-
reign influence, y against the insidious
wiles" of which our beloved WASH
rNGToN 50 urgently warned his fell
low countrymen-an imported ally,
strong, boastful, determined and uni
ted-is wa9ing a war of bitter inVec-
tive, calumny and persecution against
those of the American party, which
has no precedent heretofore in the
history of political crusades! We are
upon the wrong side for this "latitude,"
but we are proud to say that WE ARE
ON THE SID OF OUR COUNTRY =
and if health lasts, we expect to do
our duty faithfully and untiringly iii
a which, more than any other
great political cause that has origina-
ted since the foundation of the Gov
eminent, comes nearer home to the
hearts and sympathies Of the Ameri-
can people.
"American," then, to the backbone,
may be fairly judged, is the political
complexion of our paper. We must
beg to say here, however, that we are
the steadfast friend of the immigrant
who seeks an asylum Oh our shores,
not to NEEDLE with our political insti-
tutions, but to find a happy and pros
porous home for himself and family.
trust there are many such who are
now enjoying the blessings of these
institutions within their proud and
contented homes !; and while gazing
upon the loved features Of their Anne
can sons, will declare, upon the holy
altar of their affections, they are still
content, as when they first set foot
upon American soil, that "Americans
shall rule America" :,
Politics, as heretofore, will only
constitute a portion of our Journals !
attention. A faithful compendium of
foreign and domestic news will be
as usual, together with an ap-
propriate space allotted for the arts, :
sciences, agricultural matters, and the
most choice literary reading. The
wants and interests of our town and
will ever receive our first at.
.%ention, irrespective Of party consider.
ations-a course which we have here.
.ofore pursued. In all respects, it is
our aim to make the SENTINEL a '
welcome visitor to evry family, by our 4
lnabated efforts to make its columns
! source OF pleasure and profit, intell
ectualIy, to all classes Of readers.
But we are forced to say to the
Of the American party in this
that it is difficult to conduct
paper with spirit and energy, with I