Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-03-07


these facts, admonish his wing brethren
of this state, that honesty as the best po-
hey
But We call in another competent wit
ness, to prove that the wings of this state
were guilty of non-committaism in the
last presidential election. In his stric-
lures upon Mr.. Newton's letter. the Sd
itor of the Richmond Wing says;
The vital object. the great end, the
real issue with the wings of 1870, was
to drive from Office the corrupt band of
| 'spoils' hunters, so denominating them
selves, who had obtained power, aud
stroye to retain it by the foulest means.
Whatever this spoils party chose to make
the issue. the true issue with the wings
was to evict the sett in power and to put
honest men in place. To this object the
Bank and the Tariff were altogether
subordinate
What more could be desired to estab-
fish the charge against the federal party
of concealing their principles in 1910 !?
1t is nothing new, however. The charge
was made against them by the republican
party during that memorable campaign,
and was denied most unqualifedly.-
We attach Importance to these admis-
sions only on account of the fact that
they come from the wings.
In order, if possible, to smooth over
this glaring Inconsistency, the Wing
says:
The truth is that the state of opinion
in Virginia aaoac and in 1910, is extreme
ly different
What evidence has the Wing to prove
that change has come over the people
upon the measures of the federal party
Bark, Tariff, Distribution. &c.? IL
it because that party are now compelled
to make these then Subordinate measures
test questions before the people in the
approaching campaign, that the Wing
reads in the sentiments Of the people so
great change p or is it because the in
terests of the nation demand regulator
more now than in 1910? Is the manu-
facturer more urgent in pressing his
claim upon the government for protection
than in 1870 Are the exchanges be-
tween the great mercantile marts of the
nation more unequal now than in 1910? \
Is the mercantile interest in a worse con-
dition Certainly not. So far from the
exchanges being in more disordered
now than IN 1910, we have the
most satisfactory evidence TO the contra
y. The st. Louis New Era says that
he exchanges between that city ard the !
cities of New York, Philadelphia, Bos-
on, Baltimore and New Orleans are at /
par. Indeed, the exchanges generally |
ire in as sound condition as they have !
,een for several and that too in
he absence of a national bank!
If Mr.. Clay was not available IN !
1910, when the cloud of distress spread |
its dark pail over the land, aud when
all those national evils which were pro- !
posed to be cured by bank-the pana-
cea of the whigs-existed in their worst
forms. is it probable that he is more so
now, when everything wears more ia
vorab'e aspect-when every branch of
trade is settling down to a permanent
sustained by its own inhe-
rent vigor; taught not to seek support
from any extraneous source? If such
he the case, we confess that we are in
utter darkness upon the subject.
We have not the least hesitancy in
affirming it as our candid belief that the
federal party would not now consider
Henry Clay available, were it not for his
advanced age; and if it were possible for
him to drink of the life-giving waters Of
the tabled FL Dorado, he never would be
considered available. But he is fast fall
ling into the scar and yellow leaf, and
must soon be gathered to his fathers
Before he dies he must have that honor.
able discharge from public life about
which he used to talk SO eloquentlv.-
His discharge is to lasten upon the ma
ton the whole train OF measures which
have been 50 often condemned by the
people.
CONGRESS.
The Tweniy- FIRST Rule Refained.-
Our readers doubtless observed yester-
DAY, that the twenty-frst rule, being one
OF the rules introduced in Mr. Drom-
coolies report, was by direct vote res
cinded by a majority of twenty votes