Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-10-24


the subject; nay, you have felt the
injury done to your best interests, by
the temporary triumph of Federalism
in 1910.
The issues before you, fellow-eiti-
zers, are
|. Shall zoe haze National Banje ?
The Federal party have endeavored,
by most remarkable silence, to make
the people believe that the Bank ques-
ton is Of secondary importance only
but, be not deceived. Cast your eyes,
we pray you, back to the second ses-
sion of the whig Congress in 184l;
and remember, that the first concern Of
the whig members of that Congress
was, to repeat the SAB Treasury,
and to bring foraoord q bill for a Nc
tionaJ Bank. They failed, however,
in their attempt to fasten this monster
of iniquity upon the nation, by COM
bination of proyidential circumstances,
well known to the country, and which
been not behere retailed. And this abor-
! tive attempt to establish Bank has
placed the public money in the hands
/ of the president. and have thus them
selves accomplished that which they
charged the Democratic party with
doing, viz: uasjted the purse ard the
'saoord!' that is. the president, who is
by the constitution made commander
in-chief Of the army, has also the con
troll over the purse Of the nation. But
the wings tell US that they were pre-
vented from making provisions for
keeping the public money, by the
death Of their chieftian and the perfdy
OF his successor We have reason to
thank heaven that they were prevented
from passing their bank bill into law!
It is infinitely better for US, and safer
for the government, that they should
remain in the hands of ''honest JOHN
TYLER" than to be entrusted to the
keeping Of National Bank. If the
memory of man could be obIiterated;
if the history of that institution could
be blotted out Of existence; if its to
tai failure to regulate the exchanges
during its existence; if its corrupt law
ISL of its funds upon wings members
of Congress, (and .Nf. clay among
them!) we say if all these things could
be forgotten, the idea of committing
the public funds 10 its keeping would
not be SO abhorrent to the minds Of
all supporters Of Republican princi-
pies.
2. Shall aoe haze Protective Tar
If? Upon this subject, the whig par
ty have said more than upon any other
question; and have assumed as many
attitudes before the country, relative TO
ii, as there are colors in the rainbow.
When they address the manufacturer,
they arouse his cupidity, by telling him
that they are in favor Of high protec-
tive tariff; a tariff that will exclude,
as far as possible, foreign competition,
and thus secure to him monopoly Of
the home market When they address
the agriculturalist, they tell him that
they do not so for "protection for pro-
lection sake'; that they advocate ia
riff for TeUea@e; that they would ex-
tend the same protection to him that
they would to the manufacturer; but
they withhold from him the fact, that
the quantity Of produce imported into
this country is so small, that if it were
altogether prohibited, ii would be Of
but little if any advantage to our far
mers. They also hold out to the far
mer the idea that, if the manufacturing
interests flourish, a home market will
be opened for our agricultural products.
A reference to the census tables Of
1910 will show the utter folly of this
home market. The manufacturing
states themselves can almost supply
the manufactures; Shenandoah & Rock
ingham counties alone could make up
the dehcieicy!-And ii is further made
plain, that the cotton and sugar grow
| inoc Sta4or &c .ho ra,.4h ,n,.r,..,ao .,ae..1.