Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-11-03

Detroit every day nfee luiiuftu e"i'
grants. it isestimated, arrived daily IN
Buffalo, destined to pass in some Of the
manv conveniences upon tie Lakes TO the
West some to Ohio, and Indiana, more
to Michigan aud Illinois, and still great
( err number to Wisconsin, to take her by
the hand and lead her into our great Con-
resleracv. Even NOW has she reached
that fitness aud maturity which precede
change. aud we may soon expect to see
Iher drop into respectful curtesy, as she
! is welcomed by her sisters into her new
existence in tie Union. She will come
to bring the wealth of her mines, The pro
duce Of her rich soil, the results OF the
labor Of strong arms and If she do not
help also TO strengthen the already iifm
bulwarks of our national character, then
we are greatly deceived in the influences
upon US Of good climate and rich lands.
and of diversified sceney, Amounting IN
hills and groves and brooks, and al that
is beautiful in natare.
s;Ae will come into the nation not only
with these advantages, but free from de6i,
the results IF sad experience about Ter
to teach her to avoid the wickedness OF O.
theirs. and make her way easy; and with
the opportunity from this condition, CT
exercising moral Influence over her own
people, aud over the other States; and
if she fall in this respect, and omts to
crush the first Statesman who would lead
her into. debt, then will great opportunl-
ty be lost for correcting the hurttul lie,
that "a national debt is a national bless
ing," and she will take h.r place among
those States of the world whose policy it
is TO cheat mankind into incorrect notions
about money, founded upon their interest
in upholding faith in mere promises.
As Journey westward, | hope to be
able to sketch, at lea: roughly some OF
the scenes which are constantly breaking
ir upon my wonder, and will endeavour
not to be tedious in presenting them to
your observation. To the broken down
and disheartcned man of the East, if [
can be useful in lighting up his way into
a more prosperous path, by'givipg wish
fidelity such knowledge as can acquire
of the health ana business Of the West, i'll
that among its pursuits which most en-
cages my thought its agrlculture--lt
will repay me for the trouble of writing.
III it does not you for that OF reading; and
j with the promise to remember that which
is often forgotten, that there ought to be
readers as we'll as a writer OF letter, J
subscribe myself,
Your old correspondent and
/ obetlient servant, g. b. 8.
Y She sailed under the auspices Of the
American Fur Company, and had on
board an enterprlzins citizen. Rumor
says Crooks, who two years before was
obliged TO travesrs the same region in an
open Canoe, in which he was padded
from Buffalo to MacAinaw. The party
who went up in the first Steamboat would
not have sailed down Lake Michigan for
the whole State of Illinois.
Singular Superstat Tt is COM
mon belief among Indians that the rattle
snake possesses supernatural powers to
do evil-hence the supposed worship of
that reptile. The rite, however, is mere
,ly one of propitlation. and not an act
Of worship. They implore the serpent
not to harm them, aud fear, though they
do not adore it. An Indian will on DO ac-
count kill rattlesnake, unless he is will
| ing to incur an awful responsibility; for, in
:, addition to the danger of warning pow
ertul spirit he at once takes upon himself
all the crime which that spirit may have
been guilty of, and commits himself &C.
cordingly. A similar superstition fire.
quently prevents the visitation of justice
; upon the murderer-few being willing to
. answer for his sins.
J Should one of a war party be bitten
r by rat.lesnake during an expedition.
, the whole party Immediately return to
their villages, it being an evil eElen Of
} success.
) Not long since correspondent of ours
: was walking in company with Della,
ware chief.-A large rattesnake was
, found dead Immediately in the path.
; The Indian Immediately drew from his
: pouch some tobacco, placed it near the
, sake, and made his "nediciny" around
, it. "Ah ! said he to the dead reptile,
. as he concluded his rites, al told you
some white man would vet kill you! In
: explanation he related that there was il
Z den of rattlesnakes dose at hand, that
, this identical snake had frequently cross
ed his path, notwithstanding his advice
! and counsel TO it to keep itself more Sc
t Guided ~ 0. Picayuae.
,N;eao II Mod Of Computing Interest,"
: The nest expeditions mode Of computing
. interest, which we have ever seen, is ex.
, planned in The United States Almanac tol
2 1913:
is only necessary, by this process,
: 20 multiply the decimal Of the year BY
} the principal, and the product by the rate
J per cent. The decimal for each year is
given so that the work is Complete In
] terest Table-the result is as easily re-
. qoircd as by Rowlett or Preston. The
ay nj ms tim ia toun ~, the ahova nan, a !.