Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-03-21
Of The Democratic Central Committee.
TO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA!
PART FIRST.


FELLOW CITIZENS I'm the circum-
stances which have transpired since the
adjournment of the Democratic State
Convention. will be found our apology
for addressing you at this time. The
recent development Of their designs,
made by the leaders Of the self styIed
WHICH Party. is calculated to siartle ev-
.ery friend OF free Government. no mat
ter what may be. his political desis
nation. or his preference for men.
The disclosures now more plainly exhib-
tied. of the insldious arts by which they
have endeavored, aud are still endeavor
ing to accomplish these designs, must ex
cite the serious appfehensiops Of every
candid and rejecting mind. Their sue
cess. we verify believe. will not only sap
the foundations of our own glorlous in.
situations, but, if effected by such means,
must shake the confidence of mankind
in the whole scheme of self government.
These designs require our attentive con-
sideration. These articles demand ex.
posure. and deserve the Reproduction oil
every lover OF sincerity and. candor.-
Selected by portion of YOU. amongst
/ those VINO have been particularly charged
TO watch the movements 81 our political
/ adversaies, and to cuunteract their ma
nevres, We should fail in cur duty 10 you
and t0Sour common country, If we did
lint endeavor to warn you against these
dangerous assaults upon your liberties
and norals, and TO arouse. the sentnels
Fol Freedom. throughout the borders Of
eur State, to vigilance and activity.
Every one must see, and every candid
man must admit. that The ieates oil tins
tso-ealed Wing party, in this State. haze
entirely Abandoned tie grounds they as.
uned to occupy in the last Presidential
campaign. Their late State Convention
claiming tospeak in the name of the
whole party. has avowed their advocaoy
Iof measufes.w it is admitted the v
wereI.not prepared to sustain in 1859 40
gand las proclaimed their adherence to
principles. which it is obvious TO all
E.ihey did not then dare even to whisper:
land which on the contrary. they then
deemed it polite 10 dfseiaim. if not to
denounce. Is this doubted by any ones
/ Let him look 70 their Address Of 1870
ans; contrast it with Chat Of 1874. In
1.-The first they commend Gen. Harrison
(then their candidate fur the Presidency
ITO you, as a republican IN principle and
pracuce. Am. 70 provehim such. they
squote his own declaration. that he deems
himself IA Republican Of what is com
comfy called the lid Jeilerspnian school,
because he denies to the General Gov
eminent the exercise 81 any power bni
what is expressly gwen 70 il by the con
stitution, Or what Il essentially necessays
! ia. carry the powers expressly given into
etfe ct'-because he believes that the
lcharter given to ihe Bank Of the u s
was u,iconsf itufional -I II being not QUE 81
+ those. neasures necessary to carry any 81
the expressly granted powers into effects;
land because he believed i'm tie Tendency
Iof 4 large public debt ~ sap the fonntla-
Itions OF The Constitution, BY creating i
inon;ed Aristoeracy. Ihev, at that
time, III effect declared that Gen. Hafri,
son and those who supported him,in Viz.
ginia at least, were 'aHti Bank, anii-ln.
liernal Improvement, and anti Tariff
Iand avered that imputations to the con.
ltrary could only cone from venerable
|demagogues. and stheir younger and
more innocent dlpes.' Fin their last al.
dress of 1914. alter exhnrtiny you mot
| to be misle,l by tile name ut sRepubIi.
cam which they sought 81 earnestly tn
assume III 1910, nor that If Federalist,
(which they then struggled 50 hard to a.