Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-02-27
Commencement q the ,Neag Volume.
- JANUARY l.sfs45
THE UNITED STATES MAGAZINE.
DEMOCRATIC REVIEW.
JOHN L. o'sULLlvAN, EDITOR.

JOHN L. o,SULLIyAN, EDITOR.
TEyHE Sixteenth Volume ofathe Democratic
a Review commences withthe present No
The publisher cannot omit the occasion It af
fords, to congratulate its readers and friends,
upon the great victory recently achieved by
the cause Of their common principles vic
tory not less important in its consequences,
than glorious in It's triumph. after the unpre
cedented severity ofthe recent contest of par
ties. Originally established at period of the
deepest depression of the Democratic cause,
in the memorable year of 1857, this Review
has ever taken an active, and, it is believed,
not ineffective part in the long and keenly
contested battles of opinion, by which the
country has been more or less deeply agitated..
Having freely shared the worst disasters, the
gloomiest depfessions, may it not iairly be al.
lowed to ask and hope to share now the ben.
eft of the triemph and prosperity, of the De-
mocracy of the country 1t has sustained it.
self through considerable portions of that Pc
rod, only by'la-ge pecuniary sacrifices caused
by the delinquencles of too many of its sub
scrbers-through seasons when zeal for the
principles to which it was devoted could alone
afford motive for its continuance at so much
unrequitted expenditure Of both money, time
and intellectual effort. Its Publisher now
feels fairly entitled to invoke an active and
generous friendlness of support, on the part
of its subscribers and the intelligent members
of its party generally, for its support. Our
opponents have recently organised extensive
arrangements for the establishment of a SINH.
lar work on the other side of our great divis-
ion of parties-sto counterfeit as it is said,
the perncious influence of the Democratic
Review Established under imposing auspi.
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the ranks of our opponents, and doubtlers to
be sustained by the OVERLOOKING means posses
sed by that party, to sustain a work of that
character, it thus holds out the prospect of all
honorable rivalry, which the Democratic Re
view cheerfully accepts, but which the Dem
ocratlc party must contribute to enable it to
maintain, i'll manner worthy of that party, and
OF its good. great and glorious principles
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Gllp'n, BrownsoH, c.. J Ingersoll,
Butler. Cambreleng.
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