Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-11-28

THRILLING oRAToRY.

On the 4th OF July last, as per the
8 Yankee Blade, a thrilling speech was
made at Lancaster, Wisconsin. The
speaker, after stating that Europe was
no achar; that she was mere obso-
lete idea in comparison to US, procee-
ded in this fashion:
off young America, then in the
cradle, strangled the British lion, and
then afterward backed John Bull
into the briny gulf Of Mexico,
with what ease can our country, now
in the giant strength of manhood, plant
its flag on the shores of the Pacific,
seize Quebec and Gibraltar, blockade
the English Channel, and plant the
stars and stripes upon the Tower of
London. cloud cheers. Americans !!
Remember that your country was born
in blood, baptised in gore, graded in
the war whoop, and bred to the rifle
and bowie knife. We have fort our
way up. First come the war Of the
revolution. The colonies cut their
way out Of it, through blood and car
mage and thunder. They tore their
blanket wide oping. Onst or twist it
looked like mighty slim chance; but
they cut and slaughtered away like
blazes. (Cheering.) They grappled
John Bull like set of bull tarries.-
They took him by the launches; they
grappled his acine-pipe, and at last
they made him below like bloody
thunder. Washington sheathed the
sword. The gentle olive branch wa
we'd her green and luxuriant foliage in
majesty over the shores of Columbia !;
and foreigners focked in and all built
their nests with us among its boughs.
But few years had rolled away down
the railroad track of time, when John
Bull again came believing up the Mis-
sissippi, paving up onto his back the
rich and luxuriant sale of Louisiana,
and horning the banks Of sayd river
and lashing his tail like fury. But just
below New Orleans he found the great
Jackson, and he couldn't shove him
no more than an oxen, he couldn't
share, (Great applause.) Jackson
stood there like a taurieror, and met
John Bull as he advanced erery time.
At last he hit him lick, right back
in under between the horns, that kEoc-
ked the breath out of him, and sent
him off reeling and blasting and bel
lowing like he felt disagreedbIe at the
stomik.
Soldiers of Winnebago war, and in
vincibles of Shaukfurse { Here thir-
teen men arose. Heroes Of bad axel
Veterans of Stillman's fight! Very
nimble men! You have come down
to us from reform of generation
Heaven has bountifully prolongated out
our lives, that you might see the fruit
of your valor. You behold around you
no longer the torch of the savage and
the cleaning of the tomahawk and the
seal ping knife. You no longer watch
the Indian trail and the ambush or hear
the savage yell and the terrific war
whoop. All is peace and quiet. Those
houses that you see around you are the
abodes of civilised and refined white
folks. This spacious edifce that sur
rounds you is not wlgwam; but the
temple Of law and justice. How chan
ged are all things! Under the spur of
the schoolmaster, the very tail of civ
ilization has advanced beyond what
the front ears then was. Glorious
freedom! Great and glorious country
Let me die in contemplation of thy
sublime destiny, exclaiming with my
dying breath, Bear the stars and