Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-25
Know.Nothig Literature and Derenry.

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! + .NOthllg Literature and Deeenty.
I We copy ths sui Joined. rich moroccan
rom the Rich Iaond wig, We do it fo
die purpose d letting our readers know
the kind and style Of communications th'
Wig is forced to fill its columns will
Since it has deserted the party which wa'
Won't to claim fall tie decency and intel
gence," and has ctitself up as the pecu'
! liar champion q the Know .Nothinss-'
party which, from its very organization,
! al asserted by IN Ohio paper "canno'
hive any organa' Time was when the
! IIhiS>was q hish toned and dlsniiied pa.
per, and an ablel,xpon ent Of the doctrines
Of the Wing parry; b Vt now it has fallen
from its high estate" and is using all OF
its influence 70 npholdan ignorant, pro
sSriptiyr, tyaniiical Gactioit<the very ex'
i1cntcc of whitlsis a disgrace be, and H.
bSl upon.a free government.
/ las to the autlpr Of the letter. we have
OILY to say, thatswe v you'd be truly NOR
: I'll lied if We werezever to publish anything
irfthe Star that s,ouI d meet his approba:
ti9n.. The Sur il published for the bene
ft of those who ai>h TO inform themselves
upon the variou9impp rtant events Of the
~dity, and to exlAse the errors and enor'
mites Of Know -Sothihgism; and wheney.
crI We find: out tlat W have reached tho
hqsh Of one ofSthe order, through the
Tough hide whirh GENERALLY envelopes sucl
animals, We fca satsfcd that we have
du ne a good ws4k. Now, we have nc
do ubt, from tl1ability displayed in his
. communication, that the author must be q
bri light IuminaryRf the order in these parts
Aid We are mofhoyer convinced that if he
ever read line an the Star in his life, he
~ lst have bcggta borr owed or stol"nit, fol
wd are comlidrntstIat he il not Il subscriber
WE don't feel ta.lcastI mortified, however
AT the estimate ID puts upon it, for we be.
lie ke'it is one 0fkhcfun iamcntal doctrines
ofhis clan abouE herc TO put it down, il
they can; and hS is. only laboring-in his
VOCATION. We Enow Il at such bipeds re.
senble, in theis tastes, a certain unclear
bii i'd, :yclcpt 'Qrlsy, wi ose family; cogno,
. me n is Juzzard: sthey 1--we 10 feed upon
thq filth and garbage Of the land, and any.
!hihg clean and acccn, is revolving to theft
stom achs, aud tscy SIN in it accordingly
Such mcn chooA It paper as the Indian
chooses 4 bride
! ["The Indianaover woos his dear,
! Besm,ared alF over " it'll fat ofbear,
i At three miIes distan &c smells his toast,
f. And sweetest Shc VII stinks the most"
If the author is tot one of the Great Mo
gull" of the order but only one Of their
d"pfs, we will t;ke back what We hayt
written, and apologize in the, language Of
ccle brated poet +.
! .Zodnds we've litthc meddlius fool too hard.
We would scratch it out, but that is con
trary TO our rules what is writ is writ
Wot lld the subject We re worthicr. W.
are howcvers Willinp TO leave it TO M
intelligent community o say whether The
wH@er is a judge 81 drce ncyYor not, and al
so whether the .Hhy has gained an,
credit by suffering such stuff to appear ii
its columns. / II, !, IL. >~>
, r. " !, for the Richmond Wing.
* BrrrAIa Putnam Co., va.,l
/ Il. =, July 9,,1855
! MEssRs ,EpIroRs- -GentlemeB:-I tak'
the liberty of writing b You and maxim:
n few remarks, to let you know how mat
ters and thing ara here in this beautiful
valley Of the great Kanawha. Wheat
crops are very abundant, and farmer:
have commenced harvesting. The back