Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-08-11
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For some time past / have looked fol
some one in our community to step for
ward and ,vindicate the true republican,
principles. now threatened to be over.
thrown by the measures of the wing par.
tv. but, sir, i have looked in vain. -
Where is sOld Shenandoah? Is he.
like the rest of the democrats, sleeping
on his oars, whilst the wings are using
great exeftlons to reconcile the people
TO their measures, and are endeavoring to
enlist some unwary democrats into their
ranks? Already do they boast that the Y
have gained several to the support Of
Henry Clay. 4AGd will the democrats.
as IN the last canvass, cry, 'fS'ne enough
get. tame enough yet,' and permit, the-ell-
envy to occupy their ground, before one
sword is drawn? Will We learn moth
ing by experience Look at their.exer
tons respecting the tariff. They. charge
the democratic party as being opposed to
tariff, and by implication. at least, as
favoring direct taxation. They justify
the increaseof the tariff, because of the
public debt, and charge that debt to the
democrtic party-although the debt left
unpaid did not exceed one 60. nth Of what
it will be at the expiration Of the present
year. They promised TO reform ami re-
trench the expences Of the government,
when they have actually increased them
over the last year of Mr.. Van Burei's
administering. They charged the dem
ocratic party with expanding forty mil
lions year.and promised to bring down
the expenditures to near cne-feurth of
that amount, and this they UTILIZED BY adj
ding over five millions to the appropria-
tons for the year i64i, and OF estima-
ting the annual expenses at the average
of the expenditures during the admins
tration Of Mr.. Van Buren,. They pro-
claimed that Gen. Harrison was opposed
to bank, and. vet they assert thai by
his election the people have decided in
favor Of such an institution. They were
opposed to disturbing the compromise
tariff act. and yet the leaders now in
congress affirm that the compromise act
is no. binding -.upon them. They de-
nounced Mr.;;Va Ruren for prescription
and yet. in few months, MIR. Grang-
er, the whig pnstmas,er-general, turned
out 200, and haelshe remained longer
in the cabinet, SAYS he would haze dis
missed three thousand mere. :I'hey
charged upon US the improperly of APP
pointing members Of congress and editors
TO office. when they haye-doner the same
thing to greater extent. They charg-
cd upon US that the presidents house
under Mr.. Van Buren's administration
lad become royal palace, unworthy a
republican sovernment-and yet. at the
solicitation Of the wings themselves, six
thousand dollars, in addition to the sales
of old furniture. was appropriated TO add
more furniture to be placed in, the log
cabin for their 'koonskin PRESIDENT
Who has forgotten Ose's speech P
They have passed. the .os'aus bankrupt
law, which, by its operations, destroys
all contracts. they have passed q bill
distributing the proceeds of the public
lands. and at the same time authorize
the president to borrow twelve millions
of dollars to carry on the government
They passed bill violating the compro-
mise act and limiting the distribution Of
the proceeds Of the land fund Thev
have already succeeded in carving thro'
one house a tariff bill almost as odious to
the south as the tariff of 1928. And
yet. under all these.measures, the dem
ocrats seem TO sleep. In the language
OF the old Napoleon of the press.we say
To arms 40 arms!
Gn1ny next number Tpropose 30 take
up and discuss the tariff question, and
TO expose, in some subsequent numbers.
the hollow professions ofthe wings before
the election, compared with their prac-
tees since. STATEsRIGHrs.
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RIOT AND LOSS OF LIEF IND
PROPERTY IN PHILADELPHIA.
We learn from the Phil. Daily Chro
nicIe of the 2nd and Srd. instant that
the southern part Of the city Of Phladel-
phia presented scene terrible to behold
and disastrous in every respect. The
riot commenced at 10 o'clock ia the
morniuv and continued until late at