Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-06-01

all, [appIause, and whose flag, Itrust,
will ever float in the spiri, ofvictory. |
came to give my aid and corporation
in the good work; and | trust in God
That we shall prove ourselves worthy of
| The high trust which has been canfded
to us, and equal to The crisis. Loud
{ applause. ~ ~
INTERESTING sS CoRRESPON-
DENCE--THE VIEWS OF GEN.
ERAL WORTH ON POLITICAL
| QUESTIONS. ga
TAcusAYA, (Mexico,) April II.
! My Dear Sir':-Your favor Of the
18Th ultimo reached me last evening.
The return courier leaves in a, few
hours, and as another opportunity will
not probably oceurin The next two
weeks, Ehope you will excuse me for
substituting the enclosed copies of re-
plies 10 two other friends, as answers,
in part, to the inquiries you have adj
dressed to me. 10 many cemmubica-
lions on the same subject, from citizens
of different States, these are the only
answers, other than simple acknowl-
edgements Of civllity, that ! have felt
at liberty to make. In each case, the
writer was already named-or looked
to be named-a member of the Demo.
cratic Convention, to meet in May.
To that extent these replies embody,
distinctly and truly, my sentiments and
opinions. In respect to the additional
points presented by yourself, shall
now as distinctly and truly answer.
lst. "Graduation and reduction Of
the price ofpubIlc lands" 81 : !:
would voteany reduction necessary
to place farms within the reach
of industrious bona fds settlers
or emlgran's, regarding he early
occupation and cultivation Of the
public domain as the richest public
treasure; hoping stillto see an annual
surplus over and above expenses of adj
ministratlon-as surveys, sales, &c..
carried to the public treasury, to be app
propriased, among other national o5-
jects,':o The improvement of our great
lakes and rivers, to the extent of COM
stitutional permission. 1t is my settled
conviction, that within twenty years
the commerce Of the great lakes and
western rivers will reach magnitude
far exceeding, and ever thereafter taa
king the Lead of, that flowing to and
from the Atlantic; and when our lines
of communication, with the points now
attained on the Pacific are once estab-
lished and opened 20 the enterprise Of
our people, there will hardly be found 4
term ofcomparison. We shall! exhibit
the extraordinary spectacle, under dit
free and glorious institutions, of clutchs
ing and controlling the commerce of
Europe with one hand, and the riches
of China with the other. I.speak Of
riches; bat the fulflment of our high pos
Htical and social destiny is the pronis
nent and grand consideration. = t;'''
. Cd. "'The Veto power"
This l regard as the ;ribunitial powa
er, essentially democratic, popular and
conserval,ve-placed by the cons:ita1
tion in the hands Of the Chief Magise
trate, to represent, in his person, tie
absolute sovereignty of the people;' and
il must be an extraordinary abuse, Of
which We have had no example, that
would induce me to vote any change
or alteration. l have supposed that
the Constitution only looked to its exi
erclse in the case Of hasty or unconssr'
tu,ional legislation, or { an insupposabls
case, fraudulent or reasonable legisla'
| finn ii. .,-t, go i.
Sd. "'rhe right Of the people Of the
different sections of the Union to carry
their property [of whatever kind OF
comp'ex'onl "to, and participate in,
the territory abou: to be acquired from
Mexlco," Tor acquired from any other
posoer on this continent, Icannot sup
poseto be seriously questioned. When
the acquired territory shall be admitted
into the sisterhood Of States, it will be
for the admitted States TO determine all
things relating to their own social con-
dition. Congress, in its recognition Of
these views, will doubtless ever recur
to the principles of that great landmark
the Missouri Compromise-to guide
its decision. - &t.'.e
| remain, my dear sir,
Your friend and obi servt.,
!: So w: J!WORTH.
Hon. F. w. BowDEr, M. c.,
Washington D. D.
P. S.-May it not be well doubted,
whether,he public domain and the Post
Office Department: are legitimate, or