Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-03-21

titi OatS vi tifSfi 'itOtidcS oNt
cruelty require them, contrary to the
fact, to aves that theyshad swallowed the
dose before. 1t would seem too strange
to tell. that some at least Of the State
Rights leaders have now consented in
turn to submit to this operation; possibly
| upon the maxim, iurswe can conjecture
no better reason for it. that zone good
f,ern deserves anntller.: We trust that
+, he great mass Of this patfio.ic and inde,
pendent band will not permit Themselves
to be led into this danseroes, if not dis
graceful condition. Wheu debating
terms 10 their treacherous allies, aud
waglE2 commoa war with them against
" hat thev esteemed, howevefamistaklr g
| iy, a common enemy. on the condition
only that their principles should be saw.
ed, they acted, we admit not uliwortllily
OF themselves. But if they continue this
combined action upon the terms DICTATED
to them in the Address OF 1844<th hey
will have exhibited folly greater thar
his, Who Of old sold his birthright for q
mess Of pottage. We know that many
Of them are opposed to Mr.. Van Buren,
that in his last election they recorded
their Votes against him, and that it is
| tificult to encounter tie reproa,h 81
having changed. We trust to their
| firmness and coed sense to disregard this
argument and to their patriotism and
Gagnanimity to remove the difficulty
| The real change with them will be to
sanction bv their votes tie measures
ROW dictated to them, and to which they
have entertained lifelong opposition
| against which they have hitherto wased
uncompromisiag war. We know that
some of them entertain distfust OF Mr..
Van Buren, We believe much unfoun-
ded distrust Baton the other hand, what
assurance have they that they can trust
to MIR. Clay? How long since, and by
what means have they been convinced OF
his spotiess purity? Was it when he
pledged his faith to the compromise act,
in the most solemn manner, and in rel
terated declarations from 1855 to 1912.
and broke it by his recent sanction OF
the present Tariff? Or has it been pro-
duced by the pompous and inflated eulo
gies of his blind and infatuated followers?
Let this be as it may. they would not
doubtless, select either Of these gentle
men as their candidate for the Presiden-
cy. Are they willing, in a contest be-
tween them, upon any ground of person
al preference to throw away their whole
political creed? Are they prepared. for
the sake of eiecting any man to the Elk
ecutive Department rather than another,
to aid in introducing system of admin
istration, which they believe, if it does not
destroy the whole Government, must
conve It it into despotism, and render
it a curse rather than a blessing to the
country: What will they have gained.
if gaining the Presidency, they lose their
principles? We will not do them the
injustice to suppose. that they can be
guilty Of this double act of folly and Of
crime.
We have yet another question to ask
in reference to this admitted change by
these Federal leaders, of their assumed
position in 1910. We have entleayored
to show that the one they seemed to oc-
cupy in 1S59-'4O, was not aleir actual
position, and to explain the manner in
which, having apparently held it for a
time, they suddenly abandoned it in 1874.
We are anxious TO ascertain the cause
of this sudden abandonmentE What has
since l839-'40 % make this
change polite. prudent or wise? II a
Bank of the United States was declared
unconstitutional then, why's it said that
it is constitutional nova Ii at that day
it WAS admitted to be Unnecessary, why
is It proclaimed, at this, to be absolutely
essentials In 18s9-'4O the currency
was deprecated, and the exchanges wo.
fully deranged theia a U. s. Bank was
wholly unnecessary 844 the cur
rency is admitted TO be sound and The
exchanges equal-noW Bank of the u
nited States is absolutely essential, and
the only means Ut preserving he eutren-
cy and regulating the exchanges, and Tor
the funny reason that they mag, by pos
slbllity, hereafter become as they were
in 1910, when we were told there was
no useafor Bank il was laid ~
pom the shelt-dei.iesl to be an issue ia
the contest pronounced actually dead
and buried forever. fin 1889 40, IL
was declared that the tariff question was
finally settled BY the Compromise act
that It vas no longer an open question,
that i was not in issue between the par
ties, how comes it now that these same
politicians are SO inconsistent, and So
pfesumptuous, as to plume theias selves
On the FariH' Of 1912, by which this lar
RAISING and dangerous question has been
asasa unsettled opened and put il, ssues
Il at that day, a protective tariff was I'm
Just. odious and oppressive, bow. IT this
day. mas il become just, loyeable and be-
Enitieeht7 II The distribution Of the pub.
lie lands were Of so little consequence
ia $40, as not even to deserve an alIu-
sion IN a lengthy address to the people,
why has Il become 50 prominent meas
ure ID 84is Call to mind Iel!ow.citis
zens. all The political events which have
takelt place m the short space Of three
|or four years, since lS59-40. ID this
time. and say what has occurred II that
short period. to produce this pxfraor.;i,,,