Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-06-08

enterprise, their uafaltering tperseye
france ant. fortitude when assalled o.
ali sides BY innumerable foes, and tha'
more formidable enemy the diseases
Of the climate exalt their devoted pa
ltriotism into the highest heroism, ano
gave them right to heprofound graf
'itude Of their country and the admira-
ton Of the word.
Resolped, That the Democratic Ma
ilional Convention of the thirty States
comprising the American Republic,
tender their fratefnal congratulations 10
/ the National Convention Of the Repub-
!! lie Of France, now assembled as the
! free suffrage representatives Of the SOW
ereignty of hirty-Gve millions of Re-
publicans, to establish government on
those eternal principles of equal rights,
for which their LAFAYETTE and our
WASHINGTON fought side by side, in
! The struggle fer our own National indie
pendence; and we would especially
convey to them and to the whole peo-
i pie of France, our earnest wishes for
the consolidation of their Liberties,
through the wisdom that shall guide
their councils, on the basis of a Dem
ocratIc Constitution, not derived from
;he grants or concessions of kings or
dynastics, but originating from the on
ly true source of political power recog-
nized in the States of this Union; the
inherent and inalienabe right of the
people, in their sovereign capacity, to
make and to amend their forms of gov
eminent in such manner as the welfare
of the community may require. -
Resolved, That III the recent devel-
opment of this grand political truth, of
the sovereignty of the people and their
capacity and power for self government,
which is prostrating thrones and erec-
ting Republics on the ruins Of despo-
tism in the old world, we feel that a
high ard sacred duty is devolved, with
increased responsibility upon the dem
octatic party of this country, as the
party ofthe people, to sustain and adj
vance among us constitutional liberty,
equality and fraternity, by continuing
to resist all monopolies and exclusive
legislation for the benefit of the few at
the expense of the many, and by sig-
liant and constant adherence to those
principles and compromises Of the
constitution, which are broad enough
I and strong enough to embrace and up
hold the Union as it is, and the Union
as it shall be in the full expansion of
the energies and capacity of this great
and progressive people.
RESOLVED, That copy Of these res
olutions be forwarded through the
American Minister at Paris to the Ma
tional Convention of the Republic OF
France.
Resozved, That the fruits ofthe great
political triumph Of 1914, which cleo
ted JAMES K. Polk and GEORGE M.
DALLAS President and Vice President
| of the United States, have fulfilled the
hopes of the democracy Of the Union;
in defeating the declared purposes Of
their opponents to create a National
Bank, in preventing the corrupt and
unconstitutional distribution of the land
proceeds, from the common treasury OF
the Union for local purposes, in pro-
tecting the currency and the labor Of
the from ruinous fluctuations, and
guarding the money Of the people fol-
the use Of the people, by the estab.
lishment ofthe Constitutional Treasu-
ny; in the noble impulse given to the
cause of Free Trade, by the repeal Of
the Tariff o!e1842, and the creation Of
the more equal, honest and productive
Tariff Of 1916; and, that,in our opinion.
it would De a fatal error to weaken the
bands of political organization by
which these great reforms have been
achieved, and risk them in the hands
Of :heir known adversaries, with what.
ever delusive appeals they may solicit
our surrender Of that vigilance, which
is the only safeguard Of liberty.
! Rssoyued, That the confidence Of
the Democracy OF the Union, in the
principles, capacity, frmness and in
tegrity of JAMES K. Polk, manifested
by his nomination and election in 1914
has been signally justified by the strict
ness of his adherence to sound demo.
cratic doctrines, by the purity of pur.
pose, the energy and ability which have
characterized his administration in al
our affairs at home and abroad; that WI
] tender TO him or cordial corgratula
tons upon the brilliant success which
!, has hitherto crowned his patriotic eff
forts, anG assure him, in advance, tina
at the expiration of his Presidential
tern be will carry with him to his re
tiremept the esteem, respect and admi
ration of grateful country.