Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-01-05


, that party has oatainei power by l,npos-
M appeals to the preju'ices and passions
| Of men. N,ie character Of The cclntsy de-
manhs that it shall De speedily arraignad
before the reape, whose Sond sense i; has
ahGaed. If it should be farther found
f!l:it,. instead ef carving into useful eff
feet the principles it prnicssed 10 asi-
vocate. It has pursued, and still threatens
| % follow, Il course almost the reverse Of
that promised ;-soed faith. the sacred
basis Of social union. and the general in
ieres's OF the country, proclaim that il
i should be put down.
Such. i'll our opinion, have been the
course and paiicy Of the leaders Of the
Wing PARTY, ansl such we think ona;:t to
be its Ian'si. the m"rbers Of that par
/; obtained the control Of the gnyernmen.
by il system OF boisterous froiicking and
'heatrica! display. more resembling tie
fttnaiieai pa.eantry of dark and suncr-
stttieus age, than ore ,nn,Ier the boaste,i
influence of common seHse and reason
! they promised reform and retrcnchineu:,
hut at tae threshold q their adIain;stra-
iinn at once beled their profession, by
calling al extra Session Of Congress, to
distract the country, tHrn out Of place
usefa' oisi ;ers in et,er 10 make room for
needy paft!ssnS. and by prolonged and
acWise ie>s;>lation to Increase the ex-
! ;enses of the government. They de-
nounced national debt, but under :heir
reckless management and extavagant
measures it has greatly increased, and
we lear IS still increasing. They pro-
claimed t, thei; m;seu.de,! fo;inwers.
whose wealth ti!eYesaid, had become d.
prcciated. that their entry into power
would ais! one hundred millions To the
value Of national property; but the pro-
ii;' c' years OF Industry ai:.i enterprise
have been sadly curt.,iIed to more than
s!AnoIe ;hAt amount, and tic only relsmp-
.l"n .! their nied{e was the ofitr to sub
,'sixc the States out Of the fand .lestin-
elf y the sIp; t Of the General G,yer:.-
menf. Not satisfied WITH the emphatic
condemnation proaauaceti bY tiae peup.s,
'ga'nst an institution whose nanage:uc:t
hal spread misery at hone, AMI Drostra:-
! Ell onr credit abroad" they made repeat
ed sti,rts to resuscitate It with all is re-
g,'itio1. features, regardless Of their i'm
! pied h'.stiity as indifference daring the
pre,i'!entii! crnyasS towards that uacon
s:itution eassaa Of power. Protesting
! themselves the friends o! State anyl iatl::.
v!,: tJ:iiI, anu t'ie uncotDrranrisia. foes
rs Reputation, they yet passed, with hur.
.iri leg!siatIeh. a bankrupt Law, .uneon-
s''tntlrnsl. because u4l ;;a.t and unequal
in its operation. ami ;lemoralMine in It's
! ten.!cncy, and thus scattering, to the
( Winds, il tie shape Of countless expenses.
millions et property. 10 the people oi
the South they offered the guarantee OF
qliet enjoytnett If that properly. entail
ed upon them By ancient legislation. bat
no saoaer were they established in power
than their Representative attempted to
open the docfs Of Congress to The fire.
brands Of abn.. ton. The compromise Oh
,.i835, wh;c!. disPeile,; lro.a DIR Ilorznu
the threatening cloud of civil war. they
>v:o'ated under the specious FLEA Of sus.
/ tanning the government, and ~ their yea
20 support tie interests oil, few States
at 'he expense ct the majority, tl,ey have
abandoned The finances of. die country tl
a fate almost hopeless; and after thwar.
ins III many Of his patriotic Efforts, aa.
ttantalzing All Executive, Of their own
ci,olce. with an apparently fall, bat ex-
nauste:! treasury. they have sent him i:
begging Tor loans to,a foreign land. MOT
SATISFIED. with tne enjoyment OF power fer
ore term thus hcehiess!y perverted, tacy
seek its continuance during anather. ana
as i! TO pernetuate :lclr m;S!alc by : sys
tenn OF con;rarieties. they lock COR success
through tie name Of statesman. who al
some period Of bis political course has
been opposed to almost every one Of thc;,
lavorite measures. To !nlI the opposi-
ton Of other aspirants, they pretend to
submit the name Of Henry Clay to the
decision ola general convention, thoug
! they have a>Tea;l Y selected him, general
Is, as tAei, camlidate for the, Presidency.
The same Henry Clay whe, in the. prime
and vigor o! manhood, unmarried BY the
promp,ass of ambition. was the eioquen,
n2nouent OF a Cnited States Bark. II.
!. Clay. who inaS35 was the great negotia.
Tor If Tie ''treaty Of peace and amity'
between the producing States IF thc
South anil the manufactar;a. States o
North, but its nnscrupuleus yIoiajor i,
1912. Henry Clay, once tae advocate
of the right Of instruction, But who saw
cd the Bankrupt law by his vote given il
opposi,i,n to he solemn Instructions o
the Kentucky Legislator his rishtfu
continents. Henry Clay who, thougl
reared III the school of.jeiiarson, is nov
at war with his old political associates
the staunoh advocate of a United State
Hank-a Tariff almost prohibitive-th,
Distribution CT the proceeds of the puali,
lands-the expenditure of the public mo
ney on works Of Internal Improvement
land to effect his ends. aims to repca! on
Of the safeguards OF the constitution. :.
Such IS the party, and such the states
man against whom the Republicans Q
Virginia anil the, Union have to contend
land harmony and eneray. the old watch