Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-11-28

- - i
whatever exccp. the sovereignty 81 the
hi eli States OF .hmcric;s. IS
lgise you the right hand Of fellowship
in opposition to the sumptuary Jaws which
lrns IF Inc wears disgl aced Ape codes Of
ao,ne N DUR States. Why, some Lcgis.
i.,nrs seem 10 have lost the horn.books
e pcfsonil liberty! They Are for fre.
s,il and free negroes. but war upon the
rbsr,ies 81 free white men !! They seem
/, have meyer known that there were such
things, first invented n North America.
y. hills Of rights defining those which arr
;n,t;.nable; and fixing the limits Of legis-
.latiYlI ! Where was the principal Of Lii
,r,,,r laws t., stop9, No wherelshortof in
IaJjua ayery in.lienable fightfof individ-
ual Mill. lfmunicipal law cannot touch
WIS ed rtyhts, much tss can il invade the
natural rf,thts Of the Individual person
la sulh3.a dominion as thai Of England,
thew hardly dare 70 eohtine the lights Of
,,ile perspl, 70 .'air, to light and to flowing
wafer, "'aI this day, bu~hcre there never
was moment, SINCE colonial times, when
the khts Of persons were not infinitely
extended beyond these out Of the reach u
|. lerisIG:ionr. On! butthey say tliat such
laws are sanitary, not sumpt,iary. And
who rnads them llospitalers of Hygeia.
health nurses for the people? Health ais
r. about as private possession, about as
( "intaf Il IN cute..f personal ds any man
ran 81, endowed WIKI Who created n
government to turn Quack and prescribe
pbysif? "Phssie to the dogs :" There
arr other things which destroy health be-
sides alcohol. Eating as well as drink
? iagtglhueny aswell as drunkenness hurts
'sAhralth. VIII any one say that Legislation
may take charge. Of my table, and my
dbl and appetite, and shy whatI shall eat?
J. II they may. prohibit man from buying
aud selling whisky. NAV they not prohibit
r. his planting and sowing on his own fec
simp4e{aoil. Of his buying and selling the
= corn ard rye from which the whisky is
distilled? Again, French cofsets have
hurt nore the health Of whole generations,
have crippled for their own lives and for
their ppsterity too, more women and chill
dren than ever John Barleycprn slew of
men! q Shall a7Iliss committee be allowed
BY law to inspect Madame sand Miss's
chambers. and see whether whalebone
and hard cord encompass ladies', waists
ltqo tight? The1idea would be fridicu.
! .lous. if it was not to insutferable tyran.
nous. You cannot legislate men to NOR
ality; you must educate them to liberty
and rvir.uc. Manners and morals must
begin At the mothers knee: must be
trained in the schools, and home and do
nestle teaching must give to the country
people who will require nd such des.
polio laws. They don't suit d people fit
to be free; they corrupt and demoralizc a
people already fit to4be slaves. The last
source would appeal to, fortemperance
in eating and drinking, is4a Legislature,
: Federal or State. ; O l4ye Metropolitan
high ltyers! what tales Champagne and
London Dock, and canvas backs, and ter.
rapins. and oysters could tell upon your
example Of ahstemiousness ind self de-
/ NAL! How your temperance tells upon
| your livers! and your legislation too, at
times! The truth is, all these ''isms"
como from the Scribes and Pharisecs, who
would take hcare of others dDnscienccs;
they are inyettions of ambitious priest
crafl-1or men who have little worldly.
TO help theirreligious atfairs-pf "preach-
ers Of christian politics." who are sab
tIely aspiring to civil, secular and politi-
cal power--of men who don't render
unto Cesar the things which are Casar's,
nor .tunto God the things which ARE
Gods, p-of hypocritcs who would su I
perseryiceably cut off an cdr for their
Master with the sword, without his orders
andagainst his law, and who would deny
Him thrice before the cock crew ONCE
And these arc aided by cowardly and
knavish poll icians, who either fear or
fawn upon their secret or silister' infu-
enccs. We have only to drive out all
such from the temple, as tho dovcse1lers
were driven ont by the Master whose.
a''pure and unde6lel religion before God
and tie Father is, to visit the widow and
the fatherless, and to keep ones self UNI
spotted from the world !"
= Finally, gentlemen. according with you,
MS / do, in the leading principles sof your
platform / cordially accept yohr Invitation
10 unite with vol in ENGRAVING them up
on thd policy ofthe country. And ! es-
peeially concur with you il the senii-
ment that it is upon principle alone We
ought TO unite and that all coalitions be-
tween those who essentially differ oncar-
dinal points are unprincipled and de-
Z moralizing. And here | might pause;
but, long as this letter is, l have a word
more 10 say. hope l have answered
your kind compliment in its own spirit,
without inquiring whether You have any
] alias+-any other name under Heaven
by which YOU are known among men
than that of National Democrats. | have
purposely. omitted to do so.
Like Yourselves, another body Of Dem
ocrats,of New York, lately approached
me fairly and openly, and 4 responded
gratefully TO them as Idotogou ! was
soon upbraided with having given laid
and comfort to a certain party called
"Softs. Now, some one may say that
/ have likewise givonain adhesion TO the
Hards of New York. Well all ! can say
for myself is, that don't mean 10 know
any Hard or Soft names for my friends
who will unite with me in The mission Of
the Democracy TO proclaim md maintain