The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04
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The PAPER FOB The PEOPLE
PROSPECTUS FOR 1850.

The coming presidential year promises to be
the most eventful Snd thrilling In a political
sense that we have ever witnessed, and will
determine questions of the most vital import
ance to every citizen OF the State and nation,
1t is not mprobable-indeed, il 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 a first-claSs,
experienced special correspondent at WASH
ingtOn, and, in addition to giving a true ac-
count OF all the general proceedings in that
body, will give the leading speeches of our
most prominent statesmen, and without de-
prtving our patrons OF the usual amount OF
reading matter. The Sentinel viii hereafter
contain a supplement. making in all Sixty
Columns of com position.
In word, IL is the purpose OF the Sentinel.
as steadfast Waterman of public intelligence
to do its whole duty in affording information
to its subscribers upon all these topics of such
Asin rs 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 will
depend the fate OF issues the most FOrtentOus
ever submitted TO the arbitrament of free
people.
We shall also specially call attention, from
day to day, as occasion may require, to an en-
tirely New Phase in the politics of our State
we mean the forced emigration for temporary
partisan purposes of pauper negroes from the
South into Indiana. The managers and lead
ers of the Republican party, in our State and
tous work, and are attempting by every
means In their power TO promote its advance
ment. They have failed, utterly failed, TO con-
vince our people of the correctness of their po-
litical principles by reason or argument;
tneir appeals to hatred and prejudice nave
fallen 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 yandal
the voice OF the people OF the State, and to
drown the Democratic majority. The last
resort, the forlorn hope. the aSsaultiHg party,
the picket assailing corps of Republicanfsm In
Indiana, is thus mace up-not from the
Hunters, narrisons Heilmans or Shacklefords
of the State; not from the intelligence OF
ability of that party, but is composed of q
motley, parti-colored gang OF -wretched field
negroes from the South. The froth and scum
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 tenets of a defeated faction.
The sleepless Sentinel, upon the heights CT
popular rights and popular liberty, predicts
that this movement will also be failure.
With respect to this before unhesrd OF
method OF MISUNDERSTANDING party majorities 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 insepareble-now and forever.
The merits of the Sentinel as general news
paper are so well known among the farmers
of this State. especially those of the Demo-
cratic persuasion, that commendation of IL
is deemed superfluous. We will add, however,
\. that the management has arranged and fully
7 determined that no paper shall furnish so
great practical value to its patrons for the
money.
In its news, its editorials, its literary and
mlscellany-in word, in its general reading
1t shall net ue surpassed by any paper circu-
, lated in the State.
, 1t will be particularly adapted TO the family
circle. We do not believe that any reading,
thinking man in the state AFFORD to do
without the Weekly Sentinel at the small cost
at which il is furnished.