Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-11-24

with which England's prowess and sue
cesses impressed the world before she
colltended with revolving liberty on this
continet. This is the part of patriotism:
for, on decay, tottering power may be
sustained by opinion, taught by habit to
fear and venerate it. We must, there
lore, expect to see all such liese Eng
iishmen as Dickens, as well as that Gov
ernment's hrengs, find fault with eve
rythng in ibis country that differs, 10
the slightest partiular, from similar things
| in England. How could any one, sup
pose, therefore, that MIR. Dickens -who
has scarcely ever seen the sun in London,
where it is almost always hidden by
clouds, and forever veiled in the smoke
of Stone coal could bear the clear light
Of the day in the genial atmosphere of our
n. metropolis And how could any one
ina NE that MIR. Dickens conld reconcile
it to himself to see the inferior and de-
Graded race 1T Africans dressed in fine
broadcloth, fat, sleek, and saucv, crack
ing thei, own hack Whips and their jokes
| everywhere in the broad avenues .: the
| American capital, when he had been &C
| customed to see, at home, fine specimens
of his own blood-inen and WON en-fair-
haired, b'ue-eved Saxops-sneaking from
door to door, begging crumbs and rags Il
and when, at the same time, be was Sell
sible that this was liberty and enjoy
ment. compared with the condition OF the
wretches in almshouses, and poorhouses,
ane, prisons, which he i,at! himself visit
\ III OF ii ~ ly H. nod
| in his earlier books P Globe.
From .Mersco. the New Orleans Bull :
setin has dates from Mexico city to the
I 18th, aad from Vera Cruz to the 10Th
ultia,o, being fifteen. days later than pre-
yiuus intelligence. The expedition a.
gainst Yucatan sailed on the last of the
above dates, under the general command
of Dan Jose Hicent Minon. General
Bravo has taken upon himself the res
possibilities Of the Executive Office, and
| President Santa Anna has retired to his
| plantation for the benefit OF his health, |
/ which had become enfeebled. In proc
amation to the nation, he promises, as
soon as his health shall permit, to resume
| the Executive functions in accordance
with the expressed public will. In the
! Congress, in lis session Of October Is,
the proposed amendment of the Consti- |
tuition was rejected by a small majority
for the second time. The Federalists
| opposed the pro ject 2n the ground that
its provisions savored too much OF Cen
I tralis,n, and did not sufficiently conform
to the good old Constitution of 1874
This second rejection was considered
hard blow at the popularity Of Santa
Anna.
Smugghag.-fhe apprehens;ons that
smuggling would be encouraged by the
new prohibition tariff are beginning to be
realized. Extensive preparations for
this purpose are in progress along our ex
tenslve frontier, which an army of reye-
nue. officers could not cffectualiy guard. /
| The temptation. too, of connivance will |
not always be resisted by subordinate !,
officers, whose trfling salaries are insig-
nlhcant, in comparison with the rewards
which will be held out to them. IF the
strength and experience Of European
guarded limits, cannot suppress snug
Cling, The efforts of our Government. !
which is much less advantageousy cir
cumstanced for this purpose, must prove
in a great degree, abo.tiye.- Washington
Spectator.
A discovery of much Importance has
just been made by DR.. Squib. He has |
satisfied himself, by close & extensive OBJ.
servation. that the night mare is produc-
ed in nine cases ont of ten, fron oaoing a
bill to the newspaper zsa,. The discoYe-
ny Is important; and if you ever chance
to have the night mare, reflect when you
wake upon this fact, and as soon as morn
ing breaks, 60 to the poor, unfortunate
printer and pay his account. By SO do
ing you will give joy to his lacerated
spirit, and spread peace, like new oil, o.
yer your own troubled bosom-Try it. |
-Sege@
Il .Seri9us Jest.-It is known that The
reluctance of tie English army in Aft. !
ghanistan tie advance, is owing. in great !
measure, to apprehension for the fate of !
the ladies In the possession of AKABAR
KHAN. The latter having desired the
heroic Lady SALE to write. under his /
supervision, to General Mort. advising
him not to advance to Caboo. she is
said to have Immediately writted, sid
Uaace .Aotti'-W Spectator.
EsEqa
Loss dy corn specu1ations. 1t is esti-
mated that the late speeulations in wheat
have inflicted a loss upon the spectators
to the amount of two millions Of pounds /
sterling! This enormous loss is mainly
owing to the annual lottery Of the sliding
scale - Ton9}31 Sim