Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-02-29
MISCELLANEOUS.
A SHORT CHRONICLE.

/. Aud it came to pass in the latter
days in the goody land of Columbia. thai
a powerful party arose yclep'd the Fed
eral party.
9. tnd they were men of wealth. and
men Of renown. and Jared sumptuons! y
every day. especially in tie days of John
the elder.
3. And his wise men and his counsel
lors approached King John. the elder,
and said % King live forever
4. Let now decree be passed. that
whosoevel. shall speak word against
The king or his administration, the same
shall be cruciLied.
5. SO they passed the Sedition act
and they SAID, Behold, how verify is our
power established "a
6. But there arose in those days man
named i n0mas. who is surnamed Faith
fuI, and lie spake unto the people the
words Of wisdom and truth.
T. And the people hea:kered unto
Thomas the Faithful, and they arose in
their najesty like the upheavIng ocean /:
and To- they knocked Federalism into Il
cooked hat. and in the twinkling Of a
beGpost made perfect .fummix' of the
whole concern. ARD laid it away pros
trate in the outer pats OF the camp Of
freedom, where it remained with a slight
interruption until this day.
s. Nevertheless the Feds repented not
but continued to do that which was
evil in the sight Of the Goddess Of Liberty
even as before.
9. aud ii cone to pass in about three
score years after the land had become
freed from George, surnamed the Third.
that one James. weaver. who weayeth
the treJb of decelt:
10. Who is also called Watson; but
who is no. the son If Waits by JUG
full.
IL. The same came unto The Federal
lists saying:
IL. Let Us change orr names; and lei
MS no more be called az heretofore; but
let US call ourselves Wings.
Is. And it shall come TO pass. wher
the people see our icigs, they will rever-
eace the heads of our party.
IL. And the federal OF cameleon par
ty spake one TO another saying:
is. The counsel of cur brothers plea.
seth us well; let US adopt it-yea, let u!
even call ourselves democratic Nhigs.'
is. And ,hev found man namcs
William, "a mighty man Of valor,' as they
said; ard they determined to make hin
king. mr..
II. And partly by accident and partly
by craft they put before the people al
honest man. whose name was John, {
Irzer of the Masonic Lodge in Virginia
18. And William was surnamed Tip
pecanoe, which signifies that the canoe
Of whisery is TO be tipped over.
49,. And they raised the city and ten.
ME of whigery, and called that dag sold
Tips raising
90. But it came to pass that in q
month William the King was gathered
unto his fathers. s mst
2l. And the Eipers mourned exceed
;noIy, for their confidence in John ex
cent as an understrapper was by nj
means excessive.
%. Now all the rest. of the acts oil
Kiao William. and all that he did, ant
n little more TOO, are they hot written II
Federai memoirs and lives, embalmed ir
eoon-skin Iyricks, and celebrated in Tip
.s.rerapoe melodies, of the year 1910.
2s. Nevertheless they say, Now il
The day Of our power; and to establish
the same let US create a monster like
rrto which. Andrew demolished; so shall
10 he rulers over the land, and we viii
rule as with rod OF IRON.
Oh. But honest John perceived theii
.nn;ng. and his zeal was kindled.
OK And he put forth his edict saying
r....lamen. YOU can't come IL. $3.50
o.. And Whigery was exceedingl,
9th and reared up and kicked ant
Naortetl: albeit il prevailed ao..
OF. And about this time terrible dis
ease from the south-a disease common