Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-04-03
Commencement Of the Neac .Toluaae.
JANUARY 4. lS45.
THE UNIFIED STATES MAGAZINE,
DEMOCRATIC REVIEW
THE UNI1E
JOHN L. o'sULLIyAN, EDITOR.

JOHN L. o SULL1yAN, EDITOR.
Y11HE Sixteenth Volume Of the Democratic
u Review commences withthe present No
The publisher cannot omit the occasion it af-
tords, 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 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
gloornest depressions, may it not tairly be al
lowed to ask and hope to share now the ben
eft of the triemph and prosperity, Of the De-
mocracy of the countryl 1t has sustained it.
self through considerable portions Of that pc
Rod. only byla-ge pecunary sacrifices caused
| by the delnquencies 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 mucl,
tunrequitted expenditure of both money, time
and intellectual effort. Its Publisher now
feels fairly entitled to invoke an active and
generous fiiendliness 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 on the other side of our great divis.
ion of parties-sto counterfeit as 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 doubtlers to
be sustained by the overf1owng 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, i'll 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 factive interest to procure
it additional adrance paying subscribers
The following are among .he contributors:
Bancroft Park Goodwin, J. L. Stephens,
( j. F. Cooper. Hawthorne, Tiden.
Am. Kendall, Davezac, Whittier,
Paulding, Eames, Bryant,
Sedgwick, a. H. Everett, Cass,
Gilpin, Brownson, c. Ingersoll
Butler, Cambrelerg.
The monthly financial and commercial arti
cles. which have frequently been pronounced
by the most intelligent criticisms during the
past year, IN themselves worth the subscrip-
ton to the work, will be continued from the
same able hand.
TERNs-FWe dollars per annum. payable
IN advance: each number viii contain one
hundred and four closely printed pages, and