The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-16
LOO PER ANNUM:
THE PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE
PROSPECTUS FOR 1850.

The coming presidential year promises 10 be
the most eyentful and thrilling in a politica.
sense that we have ever Witnessed, and VIII
determine questions of the most vital i'm port
ance to every citizen Of the State and nation
1t is not improbable-indeed,i 1t is almost Ger
tain that, upon the determination of these
questions, viii depend the perpetuity of our
present system of free government,
These questions will be thoroughly discussed
during the present session of Congress.
The Sentinel has arranged for first-class,
experienced special correspondent at WASH
count of all the general proceedings in that
body, will give the leading speeches of our
most prominent statesmen, and without de-
reading matter. The Sentinel win hereafter
contain a supplement, making in all sixty
Columns of composition.
In word, IL is the purpose OF the Sentinel.
as steadfaSt Waterman OF public intelligence
tn do its whole duty in affording information
to Its subscribers upon all these topics Of such
AS In IS SO in 80 Indiana will be called upon
TO take first position IN the front OF the great
contest, and upon the success or failure of the
great and gallant Democracy Of our State viii
depend the fate of issues the most portentous
ever submitted to the arsitrament of s free
people Shan o,.o sneo,ouv coll o..on.,on from,
day to day, as occasion may require, to an
tirely New Phase In the politics of our State
we mean the forced emigration for temporary
partisan purposes OF pauper negroes from hAa
South into Indiana. The managers and lead :
ers of the Republican party, in our State and
at Washington, are now engaged in this nefar-
ious work, and are attempting by every
means In their power TO promote its advance
ment. They have failed, utterly failed, to COM
vince our people of the correctness of their po-
Htical principles by reason or arguments
their appeals to hatred and prejudice nave
allen harmless: their lavish and corrupt ex-
penditures OF public and private moneys have
proved wholly futile. They propose now by
an African invasion Of worse than q vandal
uorde OF beggars and mendicants to override
me voice of the people Of the State, and to
grown the Democratic majority. The last
FlfNrV1
the picket assail1ng CORPS of Republication IN
Indiana, ie thus MADE up-not from The
Of the State; not from the intelligence or
ability OF that party, but is composed of
motley. Parti-colored gang of wretched field
of this worthless importation are made use OF
to destroy the free franchise of resident citi-
zens. and to tax our means of home labor and
domestic subsistence for the support Of the
political tonets Of q defeated faction.
The sleepless Sentinel, upon the heights OF
Pop.u,isr rlgnas ana popular liberty, predicts
With respect to this before unheard OF
method of manufacturing party msjorities In
State, we shall at all times give the latest and
most reliable Intelligence.
The American Democracy, the Federal
Union, the rights of the people and the States,
one and tpseparable-now and forever.
The merits of the Sentinel as general news
paper arc so Wen known among the farmers
OF this State, especially those Of the Demo-
is deemed superfiuous. We will add, however,
that the management has arranged and fully
determined that no paper shall furnish so
great practical value to its patrons for the
money.
In its news, Its editorials, its literary and
miscellany-in word, in it's general reading
It shall not be surpassed by any paper circu.
lated In tho State.
1t will be particularly adapted TO the family
circle. We do not believe that any reading,
thinking man I'm the State can afford to 60
with the Weekly Sentinel at the small cost
st which 1t In furnished.