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Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-01-26
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Consisting. in part, Of. the follo~.1


so hds.s prime and common Sugars
40 bags Green Rio Coffee, (spiced)
go do Java do, (prime)
90 hhds prime Matasses
Is tierces & barrels do / !.
Also Loafand Havannxh Sugars, Ride, Msd.
der. Alum, Ginger, Pepper, Afsoice, Tea OK
various kinds, and many other articles.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-01-26
SHENANDOAH COUNTY, SC.
DECEMRER COURT, lS42.
Sarah E. Mitchell, &c.
Us. In Cnaneery.
Frances 6 C,atawo0d &c

US. III ChdHceTy
And the court doth further adjudge. order
and decree. that David Crawford, who is here
by appointed a special ccmissioner for the pur-
pose. do. fafter having been sworn to execute
this docree) at time and place certain to be
named b. himself, after giving four weeks
notice by publication in the newspaper print
ed in Woodstock and in one printed in VIM
chester. proceed to ascertain the outstanding
debts of Clancy Gatewooel, deceased, .eviden>
eed by writing signed by CLANCY Gatewood.
or by some person legally empowered by
him; aud that SAID commissioner do report
what debts there are binding the heirs eviden-
ced by writing signed as aforesaid, made be-
fore the 18TH of March, 1842, the day of the
passage of the act of Assembly entitled 'An
act concerning the administration of real as
SETS d'he said commissioner is directed to
state specially all matters deemed pertinent
by himself, or which any interested may de-
sire to have SO stated-And report to the
court in order to a final decree.
4 copy-Teste, P. WILLIAMS, csc
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-01-26
WINES

ana OiS OF all KINDS;
large assortment of Stone
Ware And number of articles too
tedious to 6senton--I will sell reasonably for
the Cash. Medical Practice attended to as us.
uai. JOHN G. ~SCHMITT.
April 1, 1912.
FOR SALE, A four horse wagon, well
finished. Call and examine for yousself., A
credit of s months will be given. J.G.S.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-01-26
81 sssGGpsg @aooeas",, J,

FESHE Trustees of the SrRAsBuRs ACADEMY
Il take pleasure III recommending to pub
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-01-26
81 c.,.ogo &aAce.a;ou.

SHh arrangements and plan of FEMALE
- SEMINARY, in the family of the subscri.
o1r. nave been brought to state Of thorough
sahlzauon and successful experiment A
large expenditure has been made and much Ia.
Dor bestowed III the prosecution Of the objects
contemplated by thissschool. The SUPERIOR
model OF the building occupied as the semiua,
fy' the spacious apartments forsthe use of the
young iadles, the various embellishments of
the grounds and enclosures, are we'll ca,cula-
eea TO promote the health and personal CON-
,orts OF the inmates of this serninary.-Mrs
JoRnAN VIII give general and maternal SUI
perintendance of the concern-Miss u. 81.
BALLARD will. as heretofore, conduct the lii.
erary department, and Mrs. a. J. Coon, late
OF OIL, Mrs Villains Seminary at Troy, NJ
will give instructions in
IGMou,ic 60, a,.,, r. 90
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-08
MIR ADAMS AND MR.. CLAY.

We have heretofore noticed that Mr..
Clay invited Mr.. Adams to visit him al
Ashland. TO this invitation Mr.. A. re.
lers, in the following passage Of bis speech
TO the kentuekians, at Coyington
Not only have ! received these inyi.
laiions from public bodies, and cities, but
also from individual citizens, among the
first Of whom was that great man, your
own citizen, who, during very large por.
ton OF my public life, and in several in.
stances in matters relating to your inter.
esis, has been my associate aud friend /;
and the recollection of whom brings me 10
acknowledge before this whole assembly,
that in all the various capacities 10 which
| have known him TO act, whether as my
assistant or associate, or as acting Indepen.
IDENTIFY of me and in his individual charac.
ter and capacity, have ever found him
no, only one OF The ablest men whom ey.
or co-operated with, but one Of the most
amiable and mos: worthy. | have recev-
ed a cordial invitation from him 10 visit
him al his residence"
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-08

lion of the Literary Committee to il, and
the Legislature. with commendable una.
nimity, directed lis publication, under the
supervision OF the Public Treasurer. This
duty has been well and accurately perform.
ed, both By the Editor and Publisher. The
result is a neat octave Of 100 pages, with
the following title: "lndexes to Documents
relative 10 North Carolina, during the colo.
NAL existence of said State, now on file in
the offices OF the Board Of Trads and State
Paper Offices in London: Transmitted in
1927 by Mr.. Gallaiin, then the American
Minister in London, and now published by
Resolution Of the Legislature of 1928.
under the direction oflhe Public Treasurer.
Is il too much, to request that The cor
respondence on this subject prefiyed TO this
publication, which viii bes, explain its ma
ture and object, together with pages S4 ard
So as specimen, may be presented TO The
readers OF the Chronicle
! hope TO learn through your columns,
whether you have in your vicinity any
considerable proportion Of the documents
ehtonicled in these pages, aud, If not, whe
iher much anxiety is manifested to obtain
them. Ii IN Wilmington, no enthusiast
can be kndled on this subject, which NAV
serve TO light the torch OF history, We can
scarcely hope 10 excite II elsewhere.
Yours, very respectfully,
81 Il n,s a.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-08
VAN buren, IN a NUTSHELL.

We like 10 read tie graphic aud nerv.
Gus ariie!os ii he Charleston Mercury
" hat a perfect likeness he has drawn ot
Mr.. Van Buren,, in few words A yo-
lume could not express more. In ls40,
the Mercury supported Mr.. Van Buren,,
and no doubt watched his tricks closely.
Now il considers hin unfit for the position
he seeks, and accuses him as the ins.ru-
ment OF defeating the democ ratio party.
We commend TO our readers the following
paragraph from late number Of the Mer.
~. The picture, true TO the life, is very
amusing - Raleigh Register.
alt IVES utterly hopeless from the first,
10 aiicnp. 10 carry Tennessee for Mr.. Van
Bnrcn-he Comes upon them like a chill
they feel nothing genial in hun he gan.
not stir tho deep waters his professions
Of deep sympathy for the people and ea-
thusiasiic devotion 10 their cause are so
calm ia tone, So smiling, so sleek, so roun-
ded aud balanced and polished, that they
look like billiard bals--mighty rice things
TO play with, but mighty useless Cor any
other purpose. They suspect him Of re-
scmblance 10 that bullock which was sac.
raiiced the morning OF Cnsar's death and
found 10 be without heart, tho otherwise,
as /, was said, remarkably fine bullock"
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-08
LoCoFoCo TRICK.

We though, we knew thing or two q
bout Iammany management, but We give
up. This last do Of the Watchmen has
made US ashamed Of our gseenness. We
must explain to strangers that The Watch.
men OF our City are numerous and active
body, and can call out great many votes.
Their pay has been 81 II per nigh. for the
Summer, and 81 % for the Winter months.
Like Oliver Twist, they very naturally
want some more, and they fancied the
eve Of the Election was the nicii OF time TO
secure it. They are now all Locos- the
Wings having been turned on. las, Spring
and they walked into the Council for an
increase. The two Boards, JUS, before the
Election, passed bills net only increasing
their pay for the toture to 81 % per day
AL the year round, gu, giriag them the same
price from the 10Th of Nay last-in effect,
taking some S25 900 out OF the City Trea
sury IN payment Of thousand Loco Foco
electioneeters at the Polls. This was JUS,
what they wanted, and they jumped TO the
work like hearty boys and helped to elect
nearly the entire regular ticket against
all probability. Nov The Election is over,
and they walk up 10 the Captains office
for decentralization aforesaid. But here
they catch left handler right in the mouth
the Moyor has retOed their bill as they
heard for the first time ON Monday evening
So they have go. their labor for their pains,
and grim laugh en- the wrong side Of
their counienances.
Ii there is any peddler Of horn finis or
Eastwood cucumber seeds abou. to set out
on his travels, we advise him TO come down
here aud spend term around Tammany
and our Ciiy Hall. lie would soon dis.
cover that he does not yet know his a B
Cs. Should he venture TO neglect this
caution, and fall ia with any of our run
away City officials on his rounds, he will
inevitably be skinned alive.-N. Y.Iribune.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-08
PROFESSIONS AND TRADES.

From Mr.. Adams Address 10 the Mem
bers Of The Cincinnati Bar, who rendered
him a complimentary Dinner during his
late yisi, to that City, VIC extract tie fol.
loving paragraph.
8" 1t is common TO say that The prolss-
sion Of the Law is the highest, most hon
orablc and most digniiied, that can be eS.
erciscd by man. Possibly sotpe Of you
may think SO. Ii is possible you may have
entered upon the profession with thai i'm.
preston. But that impression IS tot mine.
| do believe that The liberties Of The eoun-
Try depend more upon the members Of the
Bar, than upon any other profession com.
mon to man. Yet | do not consider il, in
point Of dignity, in point Of importance,
beyond that Of the Shoemaker, or the Tai.
Ior, or the Ilouscwrighi or Mason, or any
mechanical profession. consider it not
superior to the profession Of the Healing
arr, desiped to alleviate and remove the
physical evils Of the human race far less
do | consider Il superior 10 that profession
which connects man With the future aud
with God"
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-08
SAYINGS OF A PRINTER.

The man who stops newspaper because
ne is going TO get married, pays poor
compliment 10 his intended, and probably
expects 10 have no children to learn 10 read.
The man who patrcnises fo!eigu paper
IN preference TO one Of his own coun,y,
should DO made 10 pay double for advertise
menls, necessary TO he published 10 The
county, and not 10 be allowed the privilege
OF Inserting either obituary or marriage no.
tlces, without paying for them as advertise.
ments, besides. he should be excluded from
all posts Of trust, profit, or honor.
The man who undertakes 10 run for an
office without taking county paper, should
be struck with string halt, ring bone and
SPAWN, at once, il there be no other way 10
beat him.
The man who orders a paper discontin.
ed without pas ing up, is au unreiieyed sneak,
and ought 10 be set aaoat in the Laxawaxon
on pealed saw log. and landed on the Jer.
sey side Of The Delaware.
The man who takes a paper and pays
for II 10 advance, or which is we'll enough
within the year, is a gentleman aud good
citizen III every sense Of those terms, and
deserves well Of bis country ayne
County Herald.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-08

Resolvsd, That Henry Clay has shown him.
self eminently disqualified for the office which
the Fcderallsts are disposed TO confer upon HIM,
boih by has want of practical wisdom and has u
ter disregard of the constituent body as shown IN
many acts of his political life, and none Of which
stand out more prominently than his support OF
the abominable Bankrupt Law-the destructive
operations of which would have been stayed IL
he had reflected the will of his constituents"
The above is one of the last set Of Reso-
luiions adopted by the Locoiocos of Peters
burg, at their late meeting. In these days
Of high political excitement, when every
mans qualifications are referred TO the
Standard Of Party, we do no, know tina! we
should be surprised at any thing that we
may hear. But really, the broad asscr-
lion that Henry Clay is eminently dis
gsoi,fed" for the Presidency by bis want
Of "practical wisdom" goes bow-shot
beyond every thing that we have YET heard
or imagined. Btnry Gag i-~whose fame
had oyersprcad this vast coniederacy, and
whose name had become as familiar as a
use-hold word, before The mover OF the
Resolution had emerged from his swathing
clothes Henry Ciayi on whose great
shoulders the country leant for support
during the last warl-H Henry Clay who,
when the Missouri question rocked this
Government TO It's very basc--lhrcatening
TO overthrow it-calmed the elements, aud
allaycd the fears Of those who were look.
ing on the fearful crisis with sickeiing ap.
prehension Henry Clay who, when
the dark clouds of disunion rose in the
South, portending The utter destruction Of
our Uuon, and oil the bright hopes which
cluster around it, touched il as it were with
an enchanier's wand, and caused il TO dissi-
patio, bringing forth IN lis place the rain.
bow Of promise and of hope and causing
il TO span our sky This man, this Hen.
ry Clay, is eminently Disqualified" for
the office of President by his swat OF
practical wisdom land that, too, in tho
estimation of one who prefers Martin Van
Buren, for the Presidency TO all men liy-
ing. Well every man 10 his taste as the
old woman said when she kissed her COW
-Peiersburg hteiiigencer.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-08
THE WORDS or MARTIN LrTnER.

I" / would not advise any one to place his
child where the Holy Scriptures are not
regarded as the rule Of life. Every nsti.
tuition where Ged's word is not diligently
studied must become corrupt" Weighiy
words y (says D'Aubigue, "whcl, gov
ernments, fathers, and the learned IN all
ages, would do well to cm.ider.p
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-08
E,ro,roS. GEO., July 18Th, Is43.

DrAg SIR - Conflicting opinions of the
principles YOU now entertain in relation to
the protection OF Domestic manufactures
are held BY many of the citizens of this
State, while all who have acquainted them
selves with your public course Oh this sub
ect acknowledged you TO have been the
distinguished advocate of the system OF
protection.
Many have been induced 10 believe and
TO assert, that your views of II, have un-
dergone If not an entire change at least
some modification.
The opinions VIC have always entertain
cd Of ycGr frankness, candor and lndepen-
dence, and Of your uawilllnguess TO con-
ceal your principles, or TO suffer them TO
be misrepresenled, induce US respectfully
to PROFOUND to you The following questions :
Are you in favor of Tariff for the pro-
ton Of American Manufactures
Have your principles in reference to
this subject undergone change or modifi-
cation
A reply will obligc,
Very respectfully, &C.,
JOEL BRANfIAM.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-08

MIR. F. r. Ilassler, an officer under tho
United States Government, who has been
engaged some years in the coast survey,
died ut Philadelphia few days SINCE
lie was nearly so years of age.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-08
REASONS FOR NOT PAYING FOR THE
PAPER.


Al the late North Carolina conference, o
minister placed 10 cur hands part OF a letter
he had received from another minister, Tor
whom he was requested to attend TO suudry
pecunary matters. Certainly our subscri.
Der deserves premium for his ingenuity
IN finding reasons for cheating the printer.
We yield all hope of ever getting Tho mo-
ney, its clean gone. The author of these
excuses, we are told, goes to Church O.
Sunday with b'g prayer book under his
arm. But he didn't learn bis lesson out OF
HAT book--we know be did'nl. The let.
ter writer says;
Piesss say 10 The Editor Of The Rich.
fnond Christian Advocate that It would
doubtless be we'll TO erase the name of G.
c. from his books, and give up as gone that
81 90. lie says, in the first place he nev.
CT ordered the paper, and If he did, he nev.
er got il, and if he did, twas as au agent
and besides be thinks he paid for it long
ago, and if he didn't he's 90, no.hlng to
pay, and if he had he could plead the &C,
Of limitation"
There's no getting round that subscriber.
We give it all up. But we hope there ls
90. his equal on our whole subscription
Installation Advocate.
Major Moab killed Tylerism BY support.
ins y, IS now DOING tho same good service
Tor Van Butenisln. When Henry CLAW il
inauguraied, he viii walk on 10 Washing.
ten, and Claim The best office tia, may be
going, on the ground OF the aid lie has civ.
60 TO the Wing cause by pretending 10 be
Loco Fgco.- Iritlge.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-08
! our ohcdienl servant.
JAS. \. MERIwETHER.
Erfraet Of letter from Nr. Cloy. 10 NJ. Msri
pgether:

R1tract Of letter from Nr, Clgr, 10 NJ Msri.
9eether:
ASHLAND, % October, ls43.
on are right, so far as The record is
concerned, IN your statemen, that did uai
rote for the Tariff Of 1916 Or 1874; but
supported their principles and baye always
admitted thai was in favor of them.
| did not vote Cor the Tariff Of 1928, rnf
which, however, Mr.. Van Buren, Col. Ben.
ton, Col. johnson, Mr.. Wright, and others
Of cur present opponents, did vote. And il
is remarkable, that from tina; period, my
exertions in Congress, have been directed
10 the reduction sad moderation of Tariffs.
Thus. in 1892, | supported lha, Tariff,
vhich greatly modified and reduced ,hc
Tariff Of lS25, nsomuch that il was sup.
posed by reasonable men. that it would, or
ought TO satisfy the Nriliiers Of South Car
oIiua. The next year, 1888, brought
forward the compromise. In lS4l, sup.
ported the Tariff Of that year. which was
limited to fee articles.
never vas in favor OF what regarded
as a high Tariff. And my present opinion
is in perfect coincidence with that Of the
whole Wing party Of the uoued States, in.
GLIDING Georgia, as understand it. We
all believe that the Revenue for the Gen
eral Governmea! should be derived from
/ the Foreign imports 10 the exclusion Of d..
rect taxes, aud the proceeds Of the sales Of
she pubic lands aud that no more revenue
should be levied than is necessary TO an
economical administration Of tho Govern
eminent; bat that in levying il such dis.
examinations ough, TO DO made as will afford
moderate and reasonable protection to s. er-
ican interests against the rival aud prohibit
tory policy Of Foreign powers.
should have preferred that the Com.
promise IN all its parts, (ncluding the
Home valua.ion) could have been adhered
to. But you will know from what quarters
the opposition came 10 the home valuation,
without the incorporation If which 10 the
! Compromise act, that peyer could have
passed.
think the present Tariff, in the main,
is right, aud working much good. There
may be excuses or defects in II, Of which
| baye not here the means TO Judge and ii
there be they ought TO be corrected by sup
plementa legislation.
am your friend, aud1bl servant,
II. CLAY
Hoa. ]. A. MEaisErugR.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-08
REpEAL AND GENERAL JACKSON.

REPEAL AND GENERAL JACKSON.
1t must, we should think, somew ha, sur.
prise MIR. O'Connell to find the uineiy.six
pound shot as the following wh!zzing obou,
his ears:
II is curious fact, mentioned By Lon.
don correspondent, Of the New York Com.
mercial Advertiser, tina, copicus extracts
from The celebrated proclamation against
publication promulgated by Gen. jackson
have recently been published in the Lon.
don Times, and addressed, with some tri.
fling alteration Of proper names, to Ireland
on the subject Of repeal. Tho proclama-
ton was pronounced TO be, next 10 the De-
claration Of Independence, the most sol.
emn and impressive document ever issued
in America and lis language was put for
the time into mouth Of Queen Victoria.
Those who Tough; a, New Orleans, on
either the British or American side, (says
a writer in the Commercial would hard.
y have credited, eight or twenty years
ago, the fact that, from behind the cotton
bags which poured destruction upon the
gallant troops Of Packcnham, should in al.
ter time emanate the voice Of stern and
solemn warning 10 disaiiocted kingdom
OF the British empire, uttered in the name
Of British Sovereign l--BuGaio Com
mercidl Advertiser.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-08
MR. CLAY'S OPINION OF OUR NATu
RALLIED CITIZENS.

RALLIED CITIZENS.
Extract from Mr.. Clay's celebrated
Speech, delivered in The Senate of the U.
States, February 3, 1882.
"The honest, patient and industrious
German readily un.ies with our people,
establishes himself in some of our ia,
lands, fills his capacious barn apd enjoys
in tranquility, the abundant fruits which
his diligence gathers around him, always
ready TO fly 10 the standard OF his adopted
country, or OF its laws, when called by the
duties OF patriotism. The gay, the versa.
tile, the philosophic ffenchman, accom-.
moda,lng himself cheerfully to all the vi
clssitudes Of life, Incorporates himself
without difficulty in our society. But, Of
all foreigners, none amalgamate them.
selves SO quickly with our people as the
NATIVES OF THE EMERALD ISLE.
In some of the visions which have passed.
through my imagination, | have supposed
that IRELAND was originally part and
parcel Of this continent, and that BY some
extraordinary CONFUSION Of nature il wos
torn from America, and drifting across tho
ocean, il was placed in The unfortunate Vi
emily Of Great Britain. The open-hcart.
edness' the same generous hospitality !;
The same careless ana uncalculating indf-
ference about human life, characterize the
inhabitants Of both countries Kentucky
has been sometimes called ths Ireland of
America. And ! have no doubt, that if
the current Of emigration were reversed,
aud left from America upon the shores of
Europe, instead Of bearing from Europe
to America, every American emigrnut TO
Ireland would there find, as every Irish
emlgraut here fnss, hearty welcome ana
a happy home"
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-08
PARTY ENpLEMs.

Some democratic paper, discoursing
lately abou! party emblems, gives 10 the
Wings the Coon, and takes for the Loco.
foco party in general, the Cock. This is
not altogether right and as We are in ia
yor of Sc fair play" We insist on n cquiia-
bic division OF the emblcms. The Coon
is, most uoquestiouably, wig property,
and though he does stroll o nights, coca.
slonally- what Of ihail be loves tic
" stars" and Affects tic "sirilrs" upon
his tail. / true Republican, no is found,
we believe, only on the North American
Continent. lie is gallant fellow, into the
bargain, and whips puppy al each paw,
easily Aud homely though his coat be,
It's worth money in the market. Give US
the Coon by oil means But the Linden.
weld folks must let 80 the Cock--he's
none OF ihcir's--hos the exclusive proper
" OF their States. Right allies. The Cock
IS vain Of bis fine military clothes flaps
his wings like a gasconading braggar
crows defiance 10 the world; and 0fitn
runs at the pinch Who shall say then,
that the Multiplying Branch are not entitled
to quarter him upon their coat As for
The Van Burcni,es they must confetti
themselves with the Weasel long ago pre-
scented to them by Mr.. Calhoun. Jet them
take the Weaset--he's sinking, little
fellow, fond OF creeping through cracks,
and none, therefore may dispute thcir title
to HIM. He's the very animal, too, that
they want at this particular juncturc--he's
SO good at throniing Cocks, that We are
certain they'll find him useful, Last Ala.
bdmidn.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-08

Confdeniiul.-The good people of Ad.
ans county, Mss, arc making prepare.
tons for grand Agricultural Fair, to be
held at Washington. The editor Of the
Free Trader inserts the following para.
graph in his paper, which he requests his
lady readers to skip:-I! has boon private
iy whispered into our ears, and we now
communicate it TO our readers in the most
strictly confidential manner, trusting it to
20 no further, tour married friends will OF
course not tell their wives that very
pretty miniature cap is in the course oil
construction, 10 be given as premium al
the Fair, for the prettiest b---a--b--y,
exhibited.