Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-03-13
Commencement Of Me Neac poieme.
JANUARY !. 1915,
THE UNITED STATES MAGAZINE,
DEMOCRATIC REVIEW.
JOHN /. o'suLLlvAN, EDITOR.

. JOHN " . Y LA a ELI ORs
YGyHE Sixteenth Volume Of the Democratic
III 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 IFS triumph, after the UMPIRE
cedented severity Of the recent contest of par
ties. Originally established at period OF the
deepesl depression of the Democratic cause,
in the memorable year Of 1887, 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 OF less deeply agitated.
Having freely shared the worst disasters, the
gloomiest depressions, may it not fairly 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 lelinquencIes of too many OF its sub
scribers-through seasons when zeal for the
principles to which it was devoted could alone
afford motive for its continuance at SO much
mnrequitted expenditure of both money, time
! and intellectual effort. Its Publisher now
feels fairly entitled to invoke an active and
generous friendliness 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 SINH
lar work OIL the other side of our great divis-
ion of parties-'to counterfeit it is said,
| the pernicious influence of the Democratic
Review Established under imposing auspi
| ces Of eminent political and literary names in
the ranks of our opponents, and doubt!ers to
be sustained by the overlooking means posses
sed by that party, to sustain work of that
character, it thus holds out the prospect Of an
honorable rivalry, which the Democratic Re-
view cheerfuily accepts, but which the Dem
ocratic party must contribute to enable it to
maintain, in manner worthy OF that party, and
of its good, great and glorious principles
The way TO serve it, and to aid in that pur-
pose, is, at once to remit promptly the debts
which are its just and well earned due, and
take some degree of active interest to procure
it additional aduance paying subscribers.
The following are among she contributors:
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Am. Kendall, Davezac, Whittier,
Paulding, Eames, Bryant
Sedgwick, A. Ii. Everett, Cass.
Gilpin, Brownson, c. j Ingersoll,
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by the most intelligent criticisms during the
past year, in themselves worth the subscrip-
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