Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-04-04
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proper q lay before fis Constituents . brief
review ofhis course ii the last Lsglslat'.re
Of virginia-in this, he was prompted Dy
considerations which We may not under,
sand, nor have right 70 suqnire aiter'
albeit he was acting on his own respops'-
bili.y, and in his official capacity--his
address was published iuIthc Star. Near
do sane time, senator Hall published a
similar address to bis constituents, through
the columns Of the Independent Rspadlledn,
With postscript requesting Us to copy i,
which We did. A ishort time after. sena'
tor HALL appeared through the columns
Eof the Rrpublieap again, in review Of Col
ItHAaysY address, with 4 request that we
copy il also, which We declined, As We
were not disposed TO abandon our estab'
lisbed rules prohibiting the discussion OF
ali personal mattcr through our columns.
Hence. the rejection Of Senator Halls
last communication excluded Col HAK.
yrr from any claims upon our columns IN
/ reply 10 Mr.. HALL; but the REPUBLICAN
was committed, according 70 every rule OF
Justice, 70 admit tho reply; and to supply
their lack Of duty, in refusing 10 extend
such act Of justice, is the. only conditions
upon which Col HARvEr's reply is now now
admitted, They say that justice required
them to publish il. - FL .aor.L>,a. 3
"Tnx REpLy Of Col. n I. Harvey TO
senator Hall, has been received, but too
late for this weeks issue. Although IL is
lengthy, and not entirely Of q style Of eem,
position to suit our columns, yet we think
Justice requires that we should give i
publication. We shall endeayor to give il
q place at an early day" e.
The foregoing quotation is taken from
the issue Of the Repultiean bearing date
March 1 5th. in which they say, JUSTICE
requires that we (they) should giyHe,. i
publication, i" and they promise to publish
il, On the principle Of Justice But in
ltheir issue Of the 2aud Of March, Justice
has "turned the corner" according to the
following; ! ...../.r ......
"DEcLISED.z-upon consideration, VIC
think il best to decline the publication O
Col. Haryey's communication, for the
simple reason tina, il fhe controversy goes
further, there is no AcllingIwhen or where
i will stop. We are disposed to do jus
lice to all parties/so far as i is in our pow
Or, but our duties to the public require tina
! we should not ill our Columns with tn
discussion Of personal matters, Of little q
no interest to the general reader, w
shall invariably adhere to our rule IN suel
natteyS, no matter who may be the parties
i How fortunateiit would have been !
kthey had reached Just conclusions y
regard to ,heiy duties to the public,
before they passed the Rubicon> in thy
case, and thought correctly on the princi
Die Of Justice" before they placed them
selyes in q condition that excludes then
from the right to do Justice" and \haT
thrown themselves under the protection 3
their h'rule in such matters" before the!
tioldted that "rule." :" !. =
| ifthcse points had been July observed
xc would have been saved. from an emer
geney in publishing the communication
which otherwise never would have ap
pearod through our columns. Is M's
specimen Of he conduct of The "prRE'
i American party. If not, we shall expec
them to avoid, in future, such one-side
acts, as lay US under the necessity Of doin
their work. ~ S-s =, :~: