Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-02-29

The Democracy have been taught a
lesson in the late contest. Let US profit
quickly, it can't be too soon. We must
rise to that Importance which the nature
of our Country demands. Every Demo-
Graf within the length and breadth of
the land should adequately estimate las
weishtin the concerns of the party and in
which is ultimately connected, the affairs
of the Nation. A Candidate for the
presidency should be presented iE whom
all can repose confidence and whose
name will bring forth from the Cabins OF
the far west to the waves of the Allan
tic, the enthusiastic and energetic sup
port of the whole Democratic party. A
man uniting the reason and the affections
OF the party can overwheim henry Clay
OF any other individual whom the Fed
eral party can select. If the success OF
the party and consequent trlumphant
support OF our great measures, are para
mount TO all other consideration; it is
the pollcy-a duty, absolute and imper-
alive upon the National Convention
which is to meet in May next, to numi
nate such an individual Mr.. Clay, tie
acknowledged leader of the Federal par
tv, is in the field. He, whom you have
twice defeated with the true Republican
and sterling patriot-ANDREw JACKSON,
is to make the last and desperate effort
to procure the consummation of his wish
es. There will be nothing that will moi
be brought into requstion either by him
or his friends to secure the Presidency.
Every thing within the reach of human
lngenuity-within the grasp of human
power, and everything, we are sorry to
say, within the commission of corrupt
human nature will De used to satisfy the
craving ambition of Henry Clay. Cor
ruption, bribery, intrigue and force will
stalk the land. Republicans of Wash
inston county, stand by truth and hon
or. If you love your Country, if you
cherish your principles-the principles
of your fathers which are now SO vio-
lentIy aud recklessly assaled. remain
firm, uncnnquered and unconquerable.
The Tariff and P'fces-1He Cause and
Effect.
III naked assertion is to decide the
Tariff controversy. we may as we'll give
it up.'-N T. Tribune
We asserted that prices generally of
agricultural pruduce, since the late FAR
if, had decreased and that prices general
yof manufactures had increased; and
we based our assertion on the condition
of trade for the year l843. which embra-
ces nearly the whole time the new Tar
itf has been in operation. How did we
prove our assertion, that agricultural
produce generally had declined in price?
We referred to the statistics furnished
by our export trade This certainly was
fair, and the best method of arriving at
truth. We export almost every article
of agricultural produce. and the expor-
ting merchant is required by law to fur
nish the Collector of The exporting port
with the quantity and value of his cargo,
and from these statistical returns, made
by the several Collectors to the Ireasu-
ny Department, we learn the price of all
our agricultural produce for the year.
And from these returns, authenticated
by the Treasury Department, we state
the incontrovertible fact. that the aggre
gate ualue Of oar agricultural produce for
the gear 1S4S, aoas less, IN proportion to
the quantity exported, than any former
year.
Now, in the face of this truth. is it
honorable to select out any particular ar
ticle that may have risen in price, and
state that the whole has risen. The pri.
ces of our agricultural exports are the
prices that the exporting merchants pay
directly or indirectly to the farmers and
planters, and are the same prices that the
farmers and planters realise for what they
sell for home consumption. Consequently, |
these exporting prices show the prices of
agricultural produce generally. The Tri- !
Oune has admitted, not more than three
weeks since, that the money uaIue of the
Vhole Of our exports for the gear i84s !
eas diminished In the face Of this ad. |
and the facts furnished by the
Treasury Department, what must we
think of the veracity of this Wing print?
We advise the Editor of the Tribune TO
De more guarded in what he saws
There IS ho reason nnder heaven, why /,
lie should get wrathy at our wholesome {
'eproofs; particularly as his diet is CHEF !
y vegetable, and his habits temperate,
md his Tribune prosperous. Let him
,e candid and confess, that agricultural
,ro'luce generally has fallen in price
nce the Tariff.
AS to the rise in manufactures gener-
lily, tie fact is so notorious that no SEN
ibIe man will deny it. We have here
ofore exposed the absurdity of accoun-
ing for this rise, in cottoDs for example,
IN account of the rise in the price of the
aw material. The rise in the price of
cottons is greater than the
rise in raw cotton by full $50 per cent
Raw cotton has advanced about 40 per
ent, and cotton goods about 40 per cent
But as raw cotton constitutes only about