Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-03-06
Commencement Of the New Volume.
JANUARY I. is45
TIE UNITED STATES MAGAZINE,
DEMOCRATIC REVIEW
John l.. o'suLL1vAN. EDITOR.

JOHN L. O SULLIVAN, EDITOR.
yEyHE Sixteenth Volume of the Democratic |
IL Review commences withthe present No |
The publisher cannot omit the occasion il 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 lis triumph, after the unpre
cedented severity Of the recent contest of par.
ties. Originally established at period of the
deepest 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 or less deeply agitated.
/ Having freely shared the worst disasters, the
i gloomiest depressions, may it not fairly be al.
| lowed to ask and hope to share now the ben
eft of the triemph ard prosperity, of the De-
mocracy of the country! 1t has sustained it.
self through considerable portions of that pc
Rod. only by large pecuniary sacrifices caused
| by the delinqnencies 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
unrequitted expenditure of both money, time
and Intellectual effort. Its Publisher now
| feels fairly entitled to invoke an active and
generous frendliness 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-'tO counterfeit as it is said
the perniclous influence OF the Democratic
Review Established under imposing auspi
ces Of eminent political and literary names in
the ranks of our opponents, and doubtlers 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 cheerfully 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 ofactive interest to procure
it additional adrance paying subscribers.
The following are among the contributors:
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Am Kendall, Davezac, Whittier,
Paulding. Eames. Bryant,
Sedgwick, All. Everett, Cass.
Gilpin, Brownson, c. Ingersoll,
| Butler, Cambreleng.
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| by the most intelligent criticisms during the
past year, in themselves worth the subscrp-
ton to the work, Will be continued from the
same able hand
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