Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-05-25
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The sage Of Ashland al one time in,
.Soked A'war, pes,ilenoe and famine
Gather thaa that Military ChMftain
solely oa his military qualifications
should be elevated to the Presidency o
these United States. This note, il
1928 and in 1892, was caught no b,
eyeryfolIo~er ofthe 'idolized' and rune
froan every hill top and through ever,
valley aud mouata;n glen. The whie
| party ia taking this position at tha
time, had particular reference to the
defeating of Gen. Jackson. The oh,
lection, however, had no applicability
to Gea. j., who was lawyer BY pro-
fess;on and had had considerable expe-
nence in civil life. But the wings Their
declared that il would be imm.nentIy
dangerous, yea tfaugh: with all the e.
yils said to have been contained in the
famed Pandora's box, to elect man
10 the presidency who was SO little ex-
perienced in governmental affairs as
even Gen. J.
Well, if this objection was good thsn,
we, in our simplicity, would suppose
that it must hold good no,o. But it
would seem that our whig friends think
differently. Indeed, to exemplify their
sincerity, good portion Of their num-
Der seem determined to move heaven,
earth, and if needs be, hell itself, to
secure the election Of General, fresh
from the battle field, with the frank
confession upon his lips that, so far
from being qualified to conduct the al-
fairs Of state, he has not made up his
mind upon the subjects of N. Bank
and Protective Tariff! o! "ell it not
in Gath, nor publish it in the streets Of
Askalon" that large portion Of that
party who claim call the intelligence, %
and who at one time expressed a lively
conviction that "war, pestilence, and
famine" were preferable to a military
president, are endeavoring to palm off
upon the people man for thatrespon-
sible office who has lived to a good old
age in this newspaper country without
knowing whether he was in favor of
either N. Bank or Protective Tariff!
In this connection we beg leave to
introduce the following extract from a
speech delivered by Joseph L White at
the Clay Mass Meeting in Castle Gar
den N York, some weeks since. And
in doing so we desire TO call the espec-
ial attention Of our whig brethren to
the two interrogatories that we have
italicised. They are undoubtedly
tough questions and place that party in
a most unpleasant dilemma. Blu: re-
collect the questions are propounded BY
one of the faithful. He undoubtedly
comes at you in big way almost
like Thousand o brick He plainly
asks you, gentlemen, were you honest
in your professions in 1928 and 1882:
or are you dishonest now. That IS, &c
simplify as much as possible, did you
purposely atthat time endeavor to chea'
the people by fa)sehood, OF are you en-.
deavoring to do it now! Take either
horn of the dilemma. '-'
81 we'll remember that in 1928, ane
again in 1882, we as a whig party
solemnly committed ourselves to thu
great principle that we would not advo
\ cate the elevation Of military man Il
the presidency solely on account o
his military qualifications. Has any
thing occurred from that time to this
gentlemen, to change this determine
tioni loud cries Of mo! no!') Ha
,ohat vas principle then become aaer'
profession now? We're sce honest the,
or are we dishonest no,o? Really vi
shant answer this last question!] TIL
true principle is, place him IN The 6el'
who is educated for the camp, and hin
| who is educated for statesman in tn
councils Of the nation" applause
/ Cafsias M. Clay,
! The famous being the ind;vidus
\ who 50 enagnapimcusly declined to re