Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-06-19
Commencement Of the Nsso Tolune.
JANUARY /, 1916. :
THE UNITED STATES MAGAZINE,
AND
DEMOCRATIC REVIEW.
JOHN L. o'sU1L1vAN, EDITOR.


TIME Sixteenth Volume Of the Democratic
- Review commences withthe present NO
The publisher cannot omit the occasion u al
fords, to congratulate lis readers and friends,
upon the great victory recently achieved ~
the cause Of their common principles. VIC
tory not less important in its consequences,
than glorious in lis triumph, after ,he unpre
cedented severity of the recent contest Of par
ties. Originally established at period Ut .ll'
deepes' depression OF the democratic cause,
IN the memorable year Of 1857, this keyie"
has ever taken an active, and, it IS believed,
not ineffective part, in the long and keenl!
Contested battles of opinion, by which the
country has been more or less deeply agNated.
Having freely shared the worst disasters, the
gloomlest depressions, may 1t not ialry be al
| lowed to ask and hope to share now the ben
etit OF the triemph and prosperity, OF the De
mocracy of the country! 1t has sustained 1t.
, self through considerable portions Of tina, pc
! rod, only by Large pecuniary sacrifices caused
by the delnquencles of too many OF its sub.
scrlbers-through seasons when zeal Tor tn,
principles to which it was devoted could alone
afford a motive for its continuance at so much
| unrequitted expenditure Vt both money, time
and intellectual effort. Its Publisher now
feels fairly entitled to invoke an active ana
generous friendliness of support, on the part
OF ITS subscribers and the intelligent member )
OF its party generally, for its support. Our
opponents have recently organised extensive
arrangements TOR the establishment OF SIM
lar work on the other side of our great d'vls-
ION OF parties-'to counterfeit as it IS said,
the pernicious influence OF the Democratic
Review Established under imposing ausPi
ces OF eminent political and literary names III
the ranks OF our opponents, and douotlers to
be sustained by the overAowing means posses
sed by that party, to sustain a work OF that
character, 1t thus holds out the prospect OF an
honorable rivalry. which the Democratic Re
view cheerfully accepts, but which the Dem
ocratlc 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 we'll earned due, and
take some degree ofactive interest 10 procure
it additional odvance paying subscribers.
The following are among the contributors:
Bancroft. Park Goodwin, J. L. Stephens,
J. F. Cooper. Hawthorne, Tilden.
Am Kendall, Dayezac, Whittier,
Paulding, Eames. Bryant
Sedgwick, A. II. Everett, Cas-.
Gilpin, Brownson, j Ingersoll,
Butler, Cambreleng.
The monthly financial and commercial arti.
Giles, 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
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