Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1847-12-23

EXTRACT OF a LETTER,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SENTINEL,

!, Dated, Washington, Dec, 10. 1847.
DEAR SIR: We are now at the end
of the second week Of Congress, and
nothing in the way of business is ye,
ma'ured. Much, however, has been
Cut out by the committees, bat when
the House and Senate will get under
weigh, it is almost, for one not initiated
into the workings here, impossible 70
say.
Mr.. CALHOUN has shown his hand,
and wish you to notice The scope OF
his resolutions in relation TO Mexico.
He goes against territory as indemnity.
but yet, if the Mexicans viii no, make
peace, the question will be under con,
sidera!ion Of compelling her to pacific
measures, even if the q. S. is driven to
the necessity Of occupying the whole
of Mexico.
Should remain in this city. I will
from tine TO time notice the events oc-
curing here.
Mr.. C2LHoUN is great man, gil
ant in intellect, but erra,ic IN Ills course,
and soured by disappointment, on more
occasions than one, in his aspirations
to the Presidency. He is now, howey-
er, opposed to oar patriotic President
on the Mexican question, and viii do
! all he can toembarrass the Government.
If he should link his prospects to Wing
gerry, as some suppose he viii, in the
vain hope of being their candidate for
the Presidency, he will fall like WEE
sTER, and will only be remembered
with regret, as being identified with
the enemies Of his country.
The Wigs having small acriden :
tai majority in the House of Represen-
tat!veS, are turning out every Dem ocrai,
high or low in office. Yes, this mod.
est, no-spoils party, spare neither old
nor young, faithful or not, it is all tue
same to them; they are Democrats, and
must be removed, notwithstanding,
from the foundation ofthe Government,
the old Federal party have had most
of the subordinate Officers of the Gov.
eminent in their gift, and even at this
day many of them in Office, filing high
places under the Government, and
yet,the Wings in the House are making
clean work in their removals. The
Senate of The u. S. did not touch a
man How magnanlmouS!- there the
Democrats have large and decided
ma orlty, and there are within its con
troll, many Wings in high and low pla
ces, and every man has been retained
! Comment OH the conduct of those meek
and pious Wings Of the House is unhe.
cesSary.
The lion. TnuMAs SMIriI, placed
al the head of The important committee
of Foreign Affairs of the House, IS a
rabid Abcli,ionis'. What think YOU
of this: an AbnIi,ionist at the head of
sha, commiilee?-so also are many of
the chaIrmen of the other committees
appointed by Mr.. Speaker WINTHROP
The committees are unjust to the Pre-
sideht, and fear will do muth TO EN-.
barrass him IN his patrio,ic course in
conducting the war wih Mexico. The
people must stand by him, in his en-
deavors to sustain the honor and rights
of the county, Notwithstanding CLAY,
CALHOUN and CoRw1N may rail, and
rant, and write, and favor Mexico, as
they evidently do, in their unpa,riotic
attacks on the institutions of their own
county. Bat just retribu'ion awaits
them. CoRw1N, CLAY and CALHOUN
will live Ia history as types of those
misguided persons, who played into
The hands of the British, during our
Revolutionary struggle. and left name
of reproach for future ages. So, in This
contest with Mexico he that favors
Mexica, is against his own country,
and as a consequence, will be remem-
bered III all time to come, as an enc
my of this Republic.
| The Wings are making fine calcula-
items with regard to The next presiden-
tial campaign. They are not fairly
welded to Mr.. CLAY, as yet; but his
friends are making grea, efforts to britg
him forward. will inform you, as
they progress in their schemes. Our
friends are looking on, and being pre-
pared for the contest. We Will give
them full play for the fight, and beat
them, too, even if their CLAY should
! SSe their candidate.
The present distinguished citizen,
filing the Office of Secretary of State,
would be a competitor worthy of CLAY,
or any man, and, ifyou think on that
subject as have long done, his name
should float far above all others for the
nomination of our party. lftalent, in
dustry. a fine commanding person,