Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-10-17
From the Vevay Palladium.
TO OUR DEMOCRATIC FRIENDS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE
m INTlIANA

We. the undersigned, citizens of Switzer-
land county, Ind, having become fully satisfi-
ed that the policy insisted on, and supported
ted by. Henry Clay, and the Wing party. is
not the policy best calculated to promote the
general interest of this nation, have, and here
by do, relinguish all adherence to and political
conneAion with the Wing party
We supported the lamented Harrison in
1910, for the office of Chief Magistrate We
did SO becsuse we had confidence in his patri-
otism, and craftsmanship. We loved and re-
vered the man; for the many and valuable ser
vices he had rendered to his country-and a.
bove all, we did not, and do not, now be-
leve that General Harrison would ever
have sanctioned such Bank bill as either Of
those passed at the extra session of Congress in
l04l. We are also opposed to the present high
protective Tariff; because it taxes the many
for the benefit of the few, and is therefore un-
equal and unjust. We are opposed to Henry
Clay, because he is favorable to this robbery
which goes, by the name of protection. We
further state that we have lost all confidence
in Mr.. Clay oa account of his inconsistencies
and .ergiversations, of which the following are
few examples:
March 10th, 1884, In the Senate, Jan.
he said: s'Thare is pro-I2l, 1913, Mr.. Clay
teciion from one end oIsaid So Garry out
the other Of the Com then, the principles of
promise act m3Gfedlthe Compromise act
AID limited, it IS .Ile t'.soss to revenue alone
but protection neyarthe II the support Of gov
less - srnnent. Do not ra;se
FEB. 23d, 232. III ne question of protec-
Clay. Il fenly % NIr,sio,, which | hoped
Webster in the Senate, had been put to rest
said: His purpose was There is no necessity
protection, and pr5tec f protection f5r pro-
ton alone. He deeply III action"
regretted the course the In his letter to Mr..
Senator from Massacht- ,Merriweather, of Geor-
sets (Mr Webster ria, Oct. End, 1912,
had chosen. to adopt. .sir. Clay said: :" No
who had opposed every more revenue should
thing aad proposed be raised than is neces
nothing" sary to an economical
administration Of the
government" Thus,
Gle wires in, and wires out,
Ard leaves the people still in doubt
Whether the snake that made the track,
Was going South Or coming back
We are opposed % United States Bank,
because we believe the same to be unconstitu-
tional and inexpedient; and we are particular
~ opposed to the election Of Henry Clay, be-
cause he is favorable 70 the hanging over the
American people fifty million monster, in the
shape Of National Bank, and thereby viola
ting that Constitution which has not been al
tered since 1911 when he CLAY declared that
shere was no power given in the Constitution
to authorize Congress to incorporate Bank
Another reason why we cannot support Mr.
Clay. is. that we are in favor Of the annexa-
ton of Texas to the United States, either by
treaty, by an actof Congress, or by any other
legitimate method which is sanctioned by Gus
tom and the law Of. nations; and as we are in
favor of the union OF the f'Iane star of Texas"
with our glorious Constitution we cannot sup
port Mr.. Clay, but welcome j. K. Polk as our
standard bearer. On the annexation of Texas.
Mr.. Clay has three tones to his voice; on the
Bank and Tariff he has two, and on dueling
aae thus:
"Orator Clay looked up to The North
am for Tariff, PROTECTIVE, said he;
Hut turned to the South with his other tone
"a Tariff for revenue only twill be-
"Oorator Clay to the North with squeak
elan for Bank--a National Bank"
Orator Clay to his friends at the South
II confess rny opinions are not very rank
.aca;a. on the IeGas question: In his frs
letter, April'l7sh, 1874, Mr. Clay was une'