Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1847-10-28
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WOODS Took
OCTOBER %, lS47.

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eve shall pay our respects to the editor of
the Sentinel, or rather to The County Court
attorney, who in our opinion is the real author
of the articles which have recently appeared in
THAT paper, under The editorial head The per
| tinacity with which he cings to the first er-
ror he committed, and the sneering mannes IN
which he writes, is proof sufficient to indi b
that he is awyer."-RepubAcm.
What can be the motive of this sapient To-
| giclan, in thus asserting that our editorials are
not written by us, but by ''the County Court
attorney 2" Has he any evidence that they
were written by "a lawyer?'' If such evil
dehce exists, we should like to see it; give
us the name of the attorney" by all means.
But we feel confident that the author of the
above article has no such evidence in his pos.
session; and we cannot attribute this dastardly
lnslnuaiion TO any other motive, than that of
presenting us to his readers in a most contemp-
| ,lble light-that of a servile tool in the hands
OF 'sneering' County court attorney Now,
we most heartily despise this contemp;ible.
cowardly guerilla mode of warfare. It NAV
suit the taste and answer the purpose of Mex
lean marauder, but is'repugnant to the feelings Of
a magnanlmous opponent We cahnot conde-
scend to join the editor OF the Republican in the
use OF such dastardly weapons. All we ask is
an open field and an honorable opponent, and
good cause. and we care not for any who
I bend The bow and aim uretrng darts.'
| If we must be vanqnished, let it not be BY the
hands ofthe cowardly assassin. whose cIoak is
midnight darkness, and whose weapons infuse
the venom OF asPs on whomscever they fall.
But we shofld like to know what pon, in
the matter at issue he expects to carry BY in
slnuatlng that we do not write the articles
which appear under the editorial head Of the
Sentinel : Certainly the editor is not so sim
PIE as to suppose, that anything in his favor
would result from the most conclusive proof
that our editorials are written by smother. Such
proof would only be evidence of out inability to
write them, and nothing more.
That the mind of the editor may be satisfied
upon this subject, we will here state, that the
individual whose name appears over the terms,
Is not only the responsible. but the real author
OF the articles which appear under the editori-
al head
In conclusion. we can assure The venerable
caterer for the Republican. that shadow Of
doubt has never rested upon or mind as to
the paternity of the editorials in the columns
of the Republican. No person who has reach.
ed the dignified station of County Court at
t"rney" can be charged with writing them
Never thought of such thingl
In the meantime, venerable sire. be assured
of our distinguished consideration.
eSe
Francis R. Skunk has been elected Cover
no. OF Pennsylvania by majority of about
5000 votes over Invine. the Wing candidate.
The Wings made desperate effort to carry
this State. by endeavoring to make the people
believe that Mr.. Polk had deceived them up-
on the tariff question. but i. would no, do.
-ee-
e5-ln noticing the recent procession Of the
Sons of Temperance at Strasburg. we mad
vertantIy omitted to state, that the marches
were accompanied by the most excellent music
dlseonrsed by the Bands of that place. WIS
hasten to make the amende honorable.
I The Killed end Woundea.-By
statement in the N. @. Delta, it. Sd.
pears that the number killed, woa mled
and missing, in the four divisions of
the army under Gers. Worth, Pill
low, Twiggs and Qnitman, at the DIFF
ferent battles at the city of Mexico,
has been ascertained to be 1623,-viz:
Killed, 23S; wounded, 1888; missing,
Al II will be seen that the number
Der of those killed falls several hum
dred short of the number formerly re-
ported.
IT, The attention of the reader :s
called to the important news from Mex-
leo, which will be found in to-day's
paper.
-<sNHte~
Procession. For the information of
the order, we will say, that the Divi-
sion ofthe $. Of T. contemplate hav.
ing a public procession en- Friday the,
18th Nov. Particulars mex, week