Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-06-27
where the political creed, or the icti-
tious humbugs, of the F'ederalists.

/ 4th. We call upon you to prepare,
and hold full meetings as soon as pos
sihle, in all the counties, for the pur-
pose; Isl, Of ratyying the nominations
Of our candidates, I'd, of appointing
delegates to the State Convention
which is to assemble at Charlottesville,
on the Sd Monday in August next, to
concert measures for the final rally at
the November election-taking care to
appoint delegates who will attend in
person, not by alternates-that they
may, in person, know what IS done,
and reflect back 10 the people the feel
ings Of the combined delegation of the
| State; and, 3dly, and especially, to
give expression to the public senti-
'ment on the question of the speedy re-
annexation Of Texas, This question,
of so great importance to the whole
country, and especially to the South;
so important to the prosperity Of the
Union, and to the security of the South
ern frontier, cannot now be neglected.
/ Texas, once part of our Union, and
acquired under the auspices of our IL
| lustrious JefterSon-Texas, SO unfor-
tunately and unwarrantably coded to
Spain by the treaty of 1919, and then
claimed by Mexico, who has thrown of
the yoke of Mexico, and vindicated her
rights and established her indepen-
dence, by the valor Other people-Tex-
as, offers to throw herself into our
arms, upon the most fair and honora-
bic terms. If we refuse her PROPOSE
ton, Great Britain, who is ever on the
watch to extend her influence and her
commerce, will seek-nay, IS seeking,
to obtain foothold in Texas. And the
question is, whether we shall lose this
"golden opportunity to thw2rt her
desings and promote our own solid IN
terestS. We must not suffer this queS-
ton to be put to sleep. The Senate
of the United States have rejected the
treaty-and but one resource now re-
mains for the present session of Con-
gress. Should this Congress refuse to
admit Texas by joint and direct and
unqualified act or resolution, the friends
of immediate annexation must not
slunber at their posts. The people
must take their own cause into their
own hands--and by public meetings
and animated resolutions, they must
cherish the cause of its friends in the
United States, cheer up the hopes of the
people Of Texas, and prevent them
from looking to other nations for as
sistance and support. Our own vlgi-
lance and enegy must strengthen our
friends in Texas, and defeat the in
trigues of Great Britain. We must en-
courage Texas to wait for wiser coun-
ellis at our next session Of Congress-
And let the sovereign people demand,
In the name Of their respective States,
and of the whole country, that their
voice shall be heard, and their inter-
ests consulted, at the next session, by
the speedy remuneration of Texas.
These are the measures which we
now propose to your immediate adop-
ton. All we desire is, to make COM
bined effort, properly instructed and
properly directed. That we have the
power, we do not for a moment doubt;
and, if we but put forth our strength,
we shall obtain victory which will be
felt for half a century to come.
In our former addresses, we have
presented at full length our views of
the leading principles which divide the
two great parties Of the country. Let
it not be supposed, that because we
now appear with new men, our prin-
ciples are to be new. They are as
unchanged and as bright as the ever
glowing sun. With the exception OF
the great American question of the re-
annexation of Texas superadded, we
contend for the identical States Rights
Democratic doctrines, which have
characterised the Republican party
since it's original organization. In
testimony of this fact, we refer to the
Resolutions lately adopted by the Balti-
more Convention. They contain the
summary of our political creed and
principles. BY them we are willing to
stand or to fall.
| And then view the other side of the
medal. For an exhibition of the Wing
doctrines, we will refer to the Address
of the Wing Convention, assembled in
the city in February last. They now,
for the first time, avow themselves the
opponents Of those principles of gov
eminent and that policy Of administra-
ton which Mr.. Madison first elucidated
by the argument, absolutely irresistible,
Of hls celebrated Report Of '9e-and