Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-07-18

tie occasion, will be given to our readers.
We said nothing against the proprietor
OF the Republican personally: for We have
not the honor of personal acquaintance
with the luminous gentleman spoke
with exclusive reference to his enterprise. =
That enterprise is nothing more nor less than
An attempt to prove that we who edit Demo
crate papers. are not entitled to that appella-
tion-that he alone is the luminous gentleman
the pre- eminently sensible and intelligent
exponent OF Democratic principles. 1t was a
gainst this impudent and presumptuous as
sumption that e object d '-Stnti"ei
:" 1t is hardly necessary for us to say lat least
to our own readers, that the above assertion
IS wholly destitute of truth. The editor OF
the Sentinel. however, takes the ground as
eumed by our nc ghbors of the Regster-that
| it is the height Of rMruDKNcE and FREsUMP-
ruoUs ARnoaAscE' to print Il Ehig paper,
and ar0,o EFhig principles within the limits
OF Father Ritchle's 'cwn loved Tenth Legion
of paftnt neuocracvl There's the rub! The
Sentinel and Register, jointly and severally.
have ruled the Democracy without let or hin
drance, for twenty years past. The exercise
Of political power has become so habtual to
bhSti, mat tiiS ii'H ~ 'f WIN ~ N''''
every nerve with emotions of hostility 70 the
intruder (oursef) ard stimulates every evil
passion to war against us '-Hayrisonburg
Republican,
What part of our remarks is wholly destl-
tute of truth!' He certainly does not mean
that we did assail him personally; :or howev-
CT vulnerable he might be in that respect, we
assure him that we would not harm hair on
his head His meaning is, that he denies ha-
wing set himself up as the sensible and intel
ligent' expounder of Democratic principles
Oh, thou subtle, prevaricating tergiversator-
did you not say in your first issue, that it was
the first number of the first Democratic Wing
paper ever published in Rockingham Or Ian
guage to that effect? Now, if we understand
the meaning of this language, it is that none
but JFhigs are DEMOCRATS. Then, does it
not follow as corolary, ''ttat 'ce scho edit
Democratic papers, are not entitled to that ap-
peltation 2' Every intelligent man will see
the miserable quibbling of the Republican, by
contrasting our assertions with his reply.
We propose to show, that, according to uni
versage usage, the editor of the Republican
has no right to apply to himself personally, Or
to the cause which he adyotes, the term Demo
cratic The past history Of political parties
in this country, sustains US in our position
Names, when applied to parties, designate the
principles of such parties. Suppose, for in
stance, the Democratic party, or portion Of,
it, were 10 make proclamation that they were
Iphigs-7shat would be the impression produ
ced upon the minds of the people? Why, ev
cry Democrat would conclude, and very Justly
too. that those thus calling themselves Wings
had embraced the principles Of the Whig par
ty;-and the Wings (and the Republican am
ong them) would publish them as changes in
favor of Whigery. So it would be, if Wing
were to declare himself Democrat. unaccom-
panied by declaration of his princip ies-he
would be considered Democrat. Whether
there is any meaning in name or not, taking
this view Of this subject, it is the very climax
of impudence and presumption for an editor, or
other person, to apply to himself the name of
one party, and prolnulgate the principles and
doctrines of another. In this light we shall
continue to view the editor of the Republican,
until he learns to make a proper use of party
names:
In order that our readers may see how " can
did, the editor of the Republican is in the is
sue between as, a few words only are necessa-
~. fIe says that we take the same ground
assumed by the Register that it is the
height of g mpudence and pres,unptuoots asst
rance, ITO print Whig paper and aeoec Uhig
principles" Sc Now, reader, take view
of what we said, as quoted by the Republican
above, and then say whether there is word Of
truth in the assertion of the Republican, in re-
gard to the ''ground" we take We said not
one word about his right to establish ga Wing
paper" or "acoacing 'chig principles" we on
ly objected to his applying to himself the term
Democratic. That alone was the portion Of
his "enterpri>e" to which we took exception.
We care not farthing if the editor Of the Re
publican establishes fifty "U'hig papers, in
Rockingham, or in the ''Old Tenth" herself
Such an event, if it had any effect at all
would rather contribute to our prosperity than
otherwise nor would we feel envious toward
him, if he should prosper in his basket and his
''store" to an extent unparalleled in the histo-
~ of the editorial corps. We hold him res
possible alone for his public acts, and shall
never enter~the sanctum of his private charac-
ter, unless he should first throw the gauntlet
The very learned (and Sensible and intel
ligent," don't forget that) editor of the Repub-
| lican, concludes the article from which We
have quoted above, as follows:
''Scarce had our first number appeared be
fore the game of destruction and abuse com
menced. The editor Of the Sentinel, though
living out of the county, feels for the condition
of his brother ofthe Register, and came to hi
aid. armed with the same honorable weapons
with which the latter delights to combat. HI
could not stand quietly by. land look cahnl.
on al our unparalleled arrogance"
'He sorrowed with the Register chqne il
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