Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-10-05
ensuing election.
| am, with great respect.
J. M. H BEALE.
NJ 'T,,oc prnc,,,
To the Editor of the Sentinel:
Mr.. I HOS. RIT CHE.

"We have not considered the question
settled, whether the plan heretofore pur-
sued shall be continued, or whether that
recommended by Mr.. CaIhoun's friends
shall be adopted in its stead AS far as
we are able to judge, we are inclined to
the opinion that the friends of MIR. Van
Buren, are disposed to yield their prefer.
ence for the harmony of the party, how
ever much they may cherish the princi-
pie, that every sovereign State has
right to adopt its own method of choosing
delegates to represent it in the Conyen-
ton"
Mr.. Editor, this is giving too much all
at once. Vital rights that are just and
reasonable, should not be surrendered
without general consultation with the
friends of our party. BY such surren-
der, you at once give death Blow to all
the proceedings of the Richmond Con-
yention, you commit whole States upon
mere opinion that MIR. Van Bureaus
friends will abandon right founded up
on precedents long established by usage,
to harmonize few violent Editors. who
seem disposed to hazard every thing for
Mr.. Calhoun. Your opinion is at war
with the deliberate opinion of the Viz
einia Convention, which assembled at
Richmond, from all parts of the STATE,
intended TO give concert of action to our
party; and you intimate surrender of
the sovereignty of independent States
upon a faint belief. Such a surrender
might reduce The strength Of Virginia to
as little weight in the nomination of Pres,
ident, as that of Delaware, when Virgin
ia has a population fifteen times as large.
MIR. Van Buren's friends have already
yielded some points Of preference, as to
the time and place of the meeting O! the
Convention, for the sake of harmony {;
but TO yield and give up State sovereign
ty. would disorganiZe, Instead of hatmo-
nize; and tend 10 weaken our Republi-
can institutions, which are wisely based
on the voice Of the majority. Let the
majority of the delegates from each State
decide the vote of its own State, ard let
the General Convention settle all other
questions by majority of votes thus con-
sttuted, or so constituted that each State
shall count her entire strength in said
Conventions, according to the late federal
apportionment; and let US appoint our
State delegates to the Baltimore Conyen-
ton, in the manner already recommen-
ded by the Richmond Convention, and
all will be well. These are the scnli-
,nents in this region of the Democracy.
TENTH LEGION.
-eSe-
MOVEMENTS IN THE STATES.
Tennessee. A large meeting in tie
county of Nlaury, is raIIying her Repub
lican Party with great spirit-and it is
proposed to hold State Convention on
the Esd of November, 'to appoint Dele
gates for the two Senatorial votes Of the
State, and TO appoint or adopt measures
for the appointment, BY the people of the
severed Congressional districts, Of the re-
manning delegates TO the National Con.
vention.'
Mississippi and alabama A letter has
been received from one of the mos dis
tinsushed Republicans of Mississippi.
lie states, that since the bad Banks have
been arrested, better, and the best cur.
rency begins to be introduced, and a new
spring has been communicated to the
prosperity of the State. He pronounces
Mr.. Van Buren, to be the strongest can
didate, both in Mississippi and Alabama.
The Huntsville Democrat of the 8th
declares, that the popularity of Mr.. Van
Buren, was probably never greater in
North Alabama, than at the present time,
and that he is the decided choice Of al
overwhelming majority of the Repubi-
cans of this DIVISION Of The State for
Presidents The Tuscaloosa Flag Of
the Union; expresses It's belief, That
the Congressional District in which Bel
ser has succeeded FOR Congress is the on
" Calhoun District in the Stale; that is
the only District in which a majority of
the Democratic party prefer the South
Carolina statesman
Election IN .naine.
The Portland Argus claims new tri-
umph for the Democracy of Maine at the
cleo ton Of the Filth inst. -Four ont OF
seven Representatives elected to Con-
gress are Dcmocrats-nOt one Whig-in
the other three districts, 10 election.
Decided majorities are elected in both
houses Of the Legislature, and though it
is not certain, that Anderson (Den. is
elected Governor, on account OF the
scattered vote (some or 5000 being
given to the A5oIitonists, and 5000 or
more TO Kavanagh,) yet Anderson will
be certainly elected by the Legislature.
Electrical Phenomenon.-An English
traveller through the Alps of Savoy,