Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-05-23
A New Paper for the Canvass Of 1914
LIE DOLLAR GlORE.

paper IOf InG DTeSlQeItidi 6lGCIlOn. CneefeQ
by the strongest hopes of a glorious result
Nothing is wanting to insure success to the
democratic party in the coming contest, but
united effort in the nomination of the demo-
cratic convention at Baltimore. The federal
party have met with but disaster and de,
feat wherever the democratic party have
been united, since the eyes of the nation were
opened by the monstrous measures urged on
by Mr.. Clay as dictator in Congress, and
who is again presented to the nation as an ex-
ecutive dictator to the country. In no State
of the Union, except Rhode Island. has feder-
alism achieved success since 1910, except
where divisions in the democratic party, in re-
gard to their fayorite presidential candidates,
have paralyzed its efforts, and suppressed its
full suffrage at the polls. 1t is alone on our
discontents, and divisions about favorites, that
federalism counts. Can it indulge the hope
that now, when its monstrous visage is fully
unmasked, the true-hearted, intelligent, reso-
lutte people of this country, who have ALWAYS
hated tyranny in every form, will embrace
it? Is a'national bark, the browning object
of all Mr.. Clay's designs, just at the moment
when the dissolution of the last oppressor of
this sort has made manifest its corruption, its
abominable abuses, its attempt to suppress
free suffrage, its success in pollutng the le-
gislation of the country, State and national,
its interference with the elections, and utter
prostitution, through its MEANS OF the funda-
mental support of free institutions,-is such
an Incorporated government now to meet the
favor of such a people? Is national debt,
to bolster up such a bank and support the
government here in defiance of the popular
will, as it does in England, already originated
by Mr.. Clay during his short reign in the
coon-skin Congress, calculated to give him
the suffrages of the natiou for the presiden-
cy9 Is the dishonest, fraudulent, and exhor-
bitant tariff of Mr.. Clay's Congress, levying
taxes upon the people for the necessaries of
life, 100 per cent, Beyond the revenue duty,
for the benefit of the overgrown capitalists,
likely to promote his further political adj
vancement' Is his distribution law, wasting
the proceeds ofthe public domain, provided
by our revolutionary fathers as sacred fund
for the defence of our republic, and gradual,
ly to be extended as homes for actual settlers,
as our population expands, after being con.
demned BY the people, suddenly to increase
the popularity ofthe author of the nefarious
scheme, which he himself denounced III the
earlier and better days of his political career?
Is his bankrupt act, violating the obligation
of contracts, stripping one man of his proper
ty, to give it to another, who had betrayed his
confdence-thus extingusfing the very idea
of justice in the popular mind, and making
government itself the pander to every species
of iniquity, perjury, and fraud-lIkely to pro-
mote his SUGGEST In 4 word, what is there
in all Mr.. Cly's principles and measures, de.
yeloped in long course of artful manage.
ment, which has at every step fallen under
the ban of the people, to recommend him to
station which will ENABLE him to bring up
on their devoted heads visitation of all his
accused measures at oncei There is not one
great feature in his policy that is not stamped
lndehby with aristoCracY. War upon the
many for the benefit of the few, extortion
from the poor for the advantage of the rich.
oppression of the weak to give power to the
strong, are the most striking characteristics
OF Mr.. Glay's policy He looks TO the pow
erful. the rich, the srtfll associates Of the
non-producing classes with his interests. to
overwhelm, by concerted efforts, the great
masses OF the country, and give him the pow>
er to make them spoil. Seduction, deluson
persuasion, mixed with oyerbearing authority
will all be employed to make those of our
countrymen who look only to government for
protection, consgn it to the hands of man
who will make it what government has al
ways been elsewhere the means of the sub
Iugaton OF the honest multitude to the woke
OF the arttu and interested few. We do not
believe that the independent and intelligent
spirit OF this country is yet prepared for such
a change. And so believing, we look to the
result of the November election as another
great triumph Of the cause of democracy in
in this country. To promote this result, we
revive the publication of our cheap periodi
cal paper And to increase its efficacy, we
tn, 1,,bI;cIr e
week, at the same price as formerly. We
propose, too, to add to its strength by indu-
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our country to contribute to its columns y
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of its appearance, shall be devoted to give it
interest and usefulness; and, with Gods bless
ing. we trust it will render some service to
our country.
The publication will commence with the
proceedings and address of the Baltimore
democratic convention. 1t will embrace all
the important discussions during the canvass,
and concludge by summing up its results, Civ
ing the votes for the presidential candidates
in every State in the Union. 1t viii, in one
word, be brief history of the eventful period
it embraces; and, as it will have an index for
easy reference, will make a volume worthy
Of preservation.
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