Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-07-04
WING PRINCIPLES.-Nu. 3.

CLAY AND THE CONSTITUTION
ed. Just restraints to the Executive Pow
er, embracing further restriction on the exer-
else of the Veto"
II the Federal party cannot consummate
their measures in any other way, they are de-
termlned to annihiiate every conservative fea-
thre in the Constitution. Every body is ac-
gualnted with the fact, that the war which
that party are now wcging against the Veto
power, originated with Mr. Clay, because Mfr.
Tyler, as President, had conscientious scru
ples," which, he said, would not permit him
to give his signature to the Bill for chartsring
National Bank, at the frst-regular session of
cf'the Wing Congress. That bill, if the Veto
power mad not been used, would have now
6eer the law Of the land. Had not t.ct pow
er been exercised, a National Bank would have
been saddled upon the nation, contrary to the
will Of the people; because the Wing party
were not "candd" nor ''firn" enough, in
fs4O, to bring the issue before the people, of
bank or 10 bank; and it is well known. that
the PEOPLE have subsequently spoken, in the
State elections, most unequivocal1y against
Bank. The fact, that they, in their sovereign
capacity, have changed the WING majority in
the Senate, proves that the PEOPLE-the
SOVEREIGN PEOPLE, are opposed to
the establishment of National Bank And vet
Mr.. Clay and his party would overleaps the
barrier to the consummation of their end
which the Constitution interposes- they would
annihilate the only safeguard the people have
against hasty unconstitutional legislation
10 put into operation their system of measures.
Such is Federalisln-such was Federalism
when the Constitution was adopted-and such
win Federalism ever continue to be, as long
as the provisions of that instrument are oppos-
ed to Federalism, (and it cannot be otherwise
until that instrument is annihilated)
In connection with the above article of Wing
faith, many of the Clay papers have flying at
their mast head, '"Ctay and the Constitution. ;"
This sounds well; and it is certainly consis-
tent-pery They are dissatisfied with the
Constitution. they would erase from it the pro-
lection, and the only protection, we have "a
gainst injudcious or party Legislation. They
might with more propriety say, clay to pull
ao,c,, the Constitutional Whether they will
acknowledge the truth or not, such is the onty
construction that can be placed upon the con-
nection of the article above quoted with their
motto, '.Clay and the Constitution.
THAT New LIGHT.-'' More Abuse. >
The Editor Oft Harrisonburg REpUBLIcAS,
1--WE should have pfeixed Democratic Whg'j
says that we made ''a very discourteous and
ungenslemanly attack upon him, IN our paper
of last week. The remarks to which the Re
publican takes exception, were IN. relation to
the assertion, by the S.lun,ao5ss gentleman
who presides with 50 much dignity rover the
editorial department Of that ''lunlnary;" that
his was ssthc first Democratic Whig fuper
eper published in Rockingham" We objected
to his putting on the " Lions skin'-DE'io-
ceAcy-for no other purpose than that Of de-
.e;r;ne the honest and msophisticated yeo-
many of the :. Tenth Eegion'' and her belov-
ed sister, OIp RocK1EefIasi--afthough we
were persuaded that the people would, reoog-
Mise the ANIMAL by his bsay, his hoots, and
his ems. (Now. neigi.bor, good 'ttin'ii'oas
arvr1EmAN." don't get 'wrathy;' we are as
courteous toward you as you hare been To-
ward u.s..
The Democrats Wig" edite7 q tbs re