Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-06-08
Affairs ut Washington.
EXTRACT OLA LETTER,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SENTINEL,

FooTE, of Miss, took Mr.. HALE, of
N. HI. in hand once or twice, hu, it is
labor lost on that fanatical man. Mr..
HALE sees nothing, he knows nothing,
and acts in his public career, as if this
whole country and her prosperity and
business, must be laid aside, to pro-
mote his fanatical, ambitions and anil
union conduct. in favor of the negro.
He labors not for his achite fellow-citi-
zens. No indeed; their prosperity is
as nothing to the interes. he feels eof
negro sympathy. But he will have his
day, and when his brief and unpatriotic
sojourn in the Senate of the u. s. is
ended, so ends the public career of MIR.
HALE, of N. H., unregretted by all
honorable men and all well wishers of
our country's prosperity. ! am salts
fed too much notoriety is given to him;
"A the best way TO silence this rene
gS1e from Democracy, is to cease to
notice him in the Senate. This sug-
ges!ion is thrown out, as an argument
to stay him to silence. saa h
am happy to inform yon, that the
nominations, throughout the country,
for President and Vice President, meet
with the decided appreciation os our
Republican friends. CAss and BUT-
,.ER are hailed as the champions Of the
cause; and will be elected by more
superior vote than was given to our
present esteemed and excellent PreSi-
dent, anG his aid, Mr. DALLAS. Thus
much has the nomination of Gov. CAss
the advantage over that of Mr.. Polk;
the Wings Will not be put to the trou-
bic of enquirlng, "Who is LEWIS
CAss?' Itls very well understood
who he is ; and twill be well for them
that the 81 Sec. will not have to be
put in execution during tie 56ua, years
of his administration; for, should i, 5e,
some of the tories in the present war
will find themselves so extended, that
their toes will not touch the earth -,
which, you know, Mr.. Editor, is We
ny ticklish position to be in, for those
who have acted On the superstition,
that they had the right to be enemies
to their country in time oI,war. How
ever, whiggery is perfectly at home on
the question of" Who is LEWIS Ca So"
and by this time, his ilIustrious prede,
cessor is equally as well known. The
only thing to be regretted in Mr.. P. Isl
that he die! not have some of the men
who have been giving "aid and com
fort" to the enemy, brought TO trial.
1t would have had salutary effect on
The future, and taught those persons 2
little more prudence, when prone 70 do
evil, in the sight of God, and against
thei: country.
Very many of the officers Of the Ar
my have been in this city this week
Gen. ScorT is not in good health. He
is, however, able to travel to Freder-
lex, and the Court Martial will resume
their Iabors on Monday. This inves
tlgation is advancing to close; and,
with the exception Of the persecution
Of Col. FREMONT, is the verlest hum
bug, that has ever occurred in our mil
ilary annals. 1t would have a very sa-
lutary effect, if Congress wonld pass a
Joint resolution, requesting the Pfesi-
dent to dismiss from the service the
whole clan engaged in getting up this
ridiculous affair. My word for it, Mr.
Editor, this would put a stop to such
charges for the future. The good of
the service requires that the aristocrat-
&c militarie should be brought down to
the simplicity of our Republican ins'i-
tutions; the people expect it of their
representatives, and now is a most ia
vorable opportunity TO carry it folly in
to effect ose 7e t.
The Wings have mustered pretty
strong in this city this week; they are
vending their way TO Philadelphia
and all of them on the same Grant
4 HCic Ids UccII vi a lCttJtC, vi ldtt,
for that available coon, who can make
the best run, but as far as could
judge, be had not yet been found. As
Gen. TAYLOR has most Of the Wing
members of Congress in his favor, par
tlcularly the active member from the
London District, who is host himself,
altho' engaged in bad cause, public
opinion, here, stands decidedly in his
favor. Mr.. Clay has most friends, but
that availability will not suit the TAY-
LoR division, and Ishonld not be much
surprised, should Gen. TAYLOR be the
nominee Of the Wing Convention
although, from my previous advices,
did not believe any man, could come in
competition with Mr.. CLAY. But
ssThe dell came fiddling through the town,
And danced away with the exciseman p
and so with the prospects of Mr.. c.
Gen. TAYLOR has taken his thunder. -
Alas poor Yorick y e33 81
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