Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-11-23

they pu0 itrr? they are first rate at an
fafion, Amt they got enough Federal
gas to initiate Democratic Bolloon? No:
they tiled that caper last spring; even
prolusion of fears would not avail! Well,
it cannot be helped, wesuppose.
Discoveries on the Moon, In the Mag
net for this month, the Learned Black
smith, MIR. Elihu Burrett, in letter to
the editor. says that a gentleman ofhis ac-
quaintance sent slad, while in the clair
Uoyant atate.' to the moon! The lad
appears 10 have settled the question, as
to whether the moon is inhabited, beyond
all donbt. lie said that the people on
the moon (are they not lima tlcs?) are
not so large as they are on the GARTH
lie went into house. and among other
things lie saw book and anxious to
understand something of the lingo Of his
new acquaintance, he opened it and at
tempted TO read but he couldn't. He
therefore took the characters in the book
down on piece of paper, and brought
them home with him These characters
were sent to Mr.. Burnett. But he could
not translate lhem-he hasn't learned
tie gyamma, of their language yet. We
would recommend that Mr.. B.. sin the
c1ai, voyant state visit the moon himself
shortly, and acquire knowledge of the
language of the inhabitants.
We are also informed in the letter a
boye alluded to, that preparations are
now making at the north, to send sever
al lads Gin the elairvoyant state) on
tour of discovery to the moon! 1t is pro-
posed that they shall traverse its surface
from east to west, from north to SOUTH
and that each one shall keep all accurate
journal of his misunderstanding
natural curoslties, the general appear
arce of the country, the manners and
customs of the people, and so FORTH
We wish these c5airUoyant gentlemen all
possible. success, in forming an acquain-
lance with the inhabitants (funatics) of
the moon. When they shall have re-
turned to this earth, we shall anxlously
await the publication of their discoveries,
without abridgement'!
We propose that commercial trea-
ty shall be entered into with the inhabl-
tants of the moon, as soon as practlca
Bile. This is matter of no little impor
lance: for if the British find out what we
Yankees are about, they will intrude up
on our plans-perhaps derive to herself
all the advantages of trade, at our ex-
pense. What an suspicious moment is
this for the present head of our govern
ment to glofyy himself! Let him forth
with despatch messenger Gin the clair
voyGnt state) to treat with his majesty's
government, the King of the Moon! If
he should succeed in securing to his
country all the benefits to be derived
from commercial treaty, every one
land even the Wings would cry out,
with Stentorian voice, We'll done, Cap
tain Tyler!
There will no doubt exist much curios-
ty in the minds of the ignorant, as to
the nature of the articles Of trade we
shall receive from the moon-and also
as to those which we shall give in ex-
change for them. We will not venture
at present to enlighten the minds of our
readers fully upon this Interesting sub
iect; but we will venture to guess, that
the staple article which we shall receive,
will be .Moonshinei-an that we will
give in exchange for it the 'JNesmer1c
Fuid,' or Animal Magnetism. Do any
of our readers wish to know what we
fthe Americans) want with 1Noonskane?
We would answer, that it is very use
ful article; an indispensable one. Why,
are not the tides of our great waters re-
gulated by it? and they say that our ag-
riculturists are indebted TO it for their
fine crops. And who among us will be
bold enough to question the value of the
'Huid' we Shall give in exchange for moon
shine? Is it not the medium thro' which
we shall bold familiar converse, and car
ry into effect our treaty stipnlatons with
our newly discovered neishbors of the
moon? And perhaps, if things work to
oar satisfaction in this instance, the day
may arrive, when the Yankees lin the
clairroyaah state) will establish cores
pondence with all the habtabe worlds
that revolve in eternal space. The arti-
Gle we propose to trade ia, is of meal
cuIabIe values; at least as much so as