Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-05-16
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TIE WING PROCESSION.
The hurry burly is done -.
But the battle neither fought or won't

i he " fliG PROCESSION.
The hurry bury is done ....
Bat the battle neither fought or won -
u, The grand effort is over. Folly has
had It's triumph. Excitement has ceas-
ell 10 reign; and now will come to the
mad worsbippers al! the. bitterness of
recollection and reflection. The great
neral party have made an exhibition of
their striking claims to exclusive decen-
cy. They have again shown that man
can sink below the. falls Of contempt
Such scenes will not bear repetition
instinct, IF net reason, will cry forbear.
" Guild that every democrat in the land
could have beheld this effort of the bank
"Orshiprers; it might have made him
mourn for his kind, but 1t would also
have made him wiser and "a better man.
Stand here aud behr!d the nenaserie. -
They are coming in open day, but the
sun refuses its light; and the clouds form,
as 1t. were, a vel, to conceal the meIan-
chOly apec;abIs from the eyes Of just
men made perfect
The econ is the favorito deity. He
has even usurped the log cabin; which,
in the long line of procession. is no
where to be seen. The great 'embodi-
ment' is compelled TO act subordinate
part to this animal Of. the woods
Wherever he is seen, loud hurrahs rend
the air. The heads ofthousands are un-
covered TO DO him worship, while youth
and age, The beardless boy, and the old
man with gray hairs, fast ripening for the
grave, struggled in rivalry to do this 'em-
HEM the greatest reverence. How will
the historian blush if a sense of duty
compel him to record these degrading
scenes upon the page of the republics
history! Next in glorifcation was Hem
~ Clay. It was a, hard struggle for VIC
terry between the man and the coon. -
The next governor Of Maryland, once the
caucus. editor, now the expounder of
wing principles, had a full statute of the
twice beaten candidate standing in bold
relief over the Patriot Office: and here
went up loud h0sannas; knees that doubt
less had never bowed to the Almighty,
seemed 10 wayer before the image OF a
man. Even the coon, for the time be-,
ing, had TO hide his diminished head.'
But why continue the humilitating pic
ture? Tie spectacle was essentially
whig ira whis; but many of the party
were not spectators; and, from appear
ances, hundreds of our moral and upright
adversareS discountenanccd the whole
affair by refusing TO loin the racks.
There were live Coons.
There we're dead coons.
There was an owl,
There was a hog.
There was dead chicken cock.
There was negroes carrying banners.
There were was hawk. .r~
81 here WIS singing of songs and about
nine thousand men and boys, with BAN
neFs flying, and ell under deep excite
ment, making up the whole procession.
We torbear comment; but high sense
Of duty compeis US to warn parents to
exercise parental authority, in prevent
ing their sons from uniting in such
scenes. We speak from what has fallen
under our own eye. Youth, wild with
excitement; without experience; conf
dent from example; protected By SYM
pathetic tolerance of feeling; with unre-
strained and pen: up passions, and in
Fatuated by new and exhilarating indul-
gences,-m one short week SOW the
seeds OF moral and physical decay which
brings 'hem oan early grave; or worse.
to infamy aud disgrace. Never send
them to such a school TO learn political
principles, The only foundation. Of which
is pure morality, and can never be gar
nered amidst a.mntbid enthusiasm or a
reckless excitement What has been
sad is truth uudefiled truth; thousands
can prove it; aud il the principle is ear !.
RED out that whom the gods intend TO
destroy. they first make mad he nams
of whigsm will soon be IAN obsolete
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