Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1847-12-16
A WING VOICE FROM THE
SEAT OF WAR.

leo for her former offences, and that the
immediate or exciting cause was the
course pursued by Henry Clay and his
friends against the annexation of Tex
as. When Henry Clay's Lexington
speech and resolutions shall reach
Mexico and appear in the Mexican
newspapers. they will no doubt have
as powerful an influence in postponing
the day of peace, as his letter against
the annexation of Texas had in excl
ting the Mexicans to declare war
against us. And should it be read in
the hearing of the different divisions
of the Mexican army, no doubt they
will raise such a shout over it as is sell
dom heard in that country, and every
soldier vii! exclaim, in the language Of
the editor of the "Mexican Diario"-
'the sympaihies Of one entire party in
that country are on my side" TO this
latter conclusion they cannot aroid
coming, should they receive i, In COM
pany with Mr.. Clay's speech, few
copies of the Wing papers in the diff
ferent States of this Union. To show
The influence exercised by the Wing
press owe: the vain glorious and obstl-
nate Mexicans, and to prove that :hei'
course is ROW doing as much to prolong
as i. once did to provoke the war, we
will summon before the public wit
ness whose testimony Henry Clay
himself dare not dispute. We will sum-
mon an officer of the army now in Mex,
leo, WHO WENT THERE A WIG, but
who, if his life is spared, will come
back "to thunder down upon the
mounting, scribbling sycophants Of an
unjust party, the full measure Of an
honest indignation.'' We allude to
Col. F. NJ. WYNKoop, of the Pennsyl-
vania volunteers, now commanding
The "Department of Perote" in Mexi-
CO, who in letter to a friend in his ma
tive State, writes thus :-Democratic
Sentinel.
CASTLE OF PERorE, Sept. 9, 1847.
My DEAR SIR: Having little lei
sure from my daily occupations, and
remembering warmly and freshly sew
eral acts of kindness towards me, il
gives me pleasure to address you,
knowing that you entertain some inter-
est for my welfare. l am now in com
mand ofthis military department, and
am kept quite busy with continual
skirmlshes with guerilIas, and an occa-
signal sharp fight with large forces that
gather between here and the coast, in
order to oppose trains. The health of
my garrison is good, and | have hopes
tha, the great mortality which has ex-
listed in the army is decreasing.
This is hard, laborious, and prrca-
rious service. Many Of our best men
have died, and l truly consider the
in itself, much more formi-
daole enemy than the Mexicans. A
noble and self-denying spirit of endu-
rance actuates the men, and complaint
of any kind is rare. Con,entel to DO
their duty, they risk everything ii the
effort, and with cheerfulness, which
is gratifying to those who command,
step up readily to any work, no mat
ter what the chances. Ii is, as have
before remarked, a hard service, full
of toll, privations, and danger; but it is
willingly encountered and bravely en-
dured. Judge, then, oftbe effect up
on our good men here, when they look
back over the distance which separates
them from their friends, in an effort to
find at home some proper appreciation
Of their self-sacri6cing conduct! 1t is
bitter and humiliating. ! tell you, sir,
there is spirit abroad among the GOOD
Americans engaged in this war, which
will not sleep during futurity spirit
which awaits but their return to thnn-
der down upon the mouthing, scrib-
bling sycophants Of a MOST UNJUST
PARTY the full measure Of an honest in
dignatlon. |. is the same that brood
ed over our land during the war Of the
Revolution and the last war; and men
ofthe present day, palsied with age,
have lived to curse, with tears Of !e-
pentance, the hour when she, with
scorniul finger, marked them for life as
the TORIES Of their country. We,
HERE, can see no difference between
the men who in ZIG succored the Brit
ish, and those who in al gave argu-'
men,s and sympathy to The Mexicans.
This kind Of language from a man who
came into this campaign wing in pol
icy, may sound strange 10 you; Ibut !
have again and again been compelled
to listen to and 10 suffer that
which would have changed the dispo-s
sition and alienaied the affections Of
The most determined partisan. Even
now, / do not object to the leading
and main principles of my old party,