Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-04-25

Il chivalrous manner, upon bis thofs
i ongh Virginia feelings, and upon hia
Hhaartislt devotion and attachment
\ to HE past, the present md the NJ.
At4,e Of our good old commonwealth.
Aftsr having discussed the leading
principles Of State policy, which he
was. II, favor Or, he asked the ques.E
\ tlon, s.Do | find the people Of Yir-E
/ ginta discussing any one or all Of
\ these qnesiions?" No.was Ills reply
]. On the contrary, he found them nb.
sorbed in the liitlcst Of litsle things
Know o,hingism-a and, upon this
subject, he devoted the remainder Of
his speech {tvo hours and npwards)
4 andneyrr before was any political
\ intrigue Of dtyice 80 completely I'M. !
II masked, and all ia concealed and
/ secltet detorrnity exposed TO public
gaze. He began with the beginning
81 id. NJ Commenced with iii origin in
| Exeter Hall, England. and showed
\ how Twas transplanted into Fanueil
Hall, Massachusetts, was their seiz-
led upon liz The Deisiical School Of
| political preachers and ahdlitionists,
and lint their hands, and through their
| influence, III means Of secret oaths
and midnight eaticussing, had sue.
ccedeIm electingto Congress host
of Free Sellers, Anti.Nebrhska men
and Aholitionists. lie proved clear
lly that ACKNOWLEDGMENT was the,
pet-child Of The Beitish Anil Slavery
Association Of Exeter Habitat It
was Tie legitimate offspring Of Fed
eral Massachusetts, Of Alien md Sc.
ditionNLaw Massachusetts,lo f Hart.
ford Convention Politics, lof Theo-
dore Parker Politicians, and Of the.
Abolitionists efFree Statcst and that
the .Snpreme1 Order Of the STAR
HSpangled Banner" or, III common
Eparlaiice, acknowledgement, was IN
lthe North nrIayed in deadly hostili.
Ety against nearest md dearest
/ rights of tie South. From these
4 prt mises, he argued TINT the very or.
tigin of acknowledgement and its
supporters nj the North, ought to b.
sufficient to keep every Yirginian
1aloof from uny such organization;
and if this were not sufficient, their
secret oath system ought to condemn
Ethemin the estimation Of every good
citizen and independent freeman.
TIL then proceeded to read the
Bluc Book', at the sight Of which
H smile ofrccognitionEwa plaihly man.
H fest upon the countenance Df many
EKnow.Nothings present, and their
looks evidently said, The has found
4 out, he has cot one OF our books. -
\ From this know-Nothing Bible, he
Ilreah iormuln dc onths, requiring
tEcvery one before joining, 70 swear
THAT he would never acknowledge
/ that lie belonged To such an Order,
| or III any. way make known The exis-
ltence of such an organization; and
upon this position Of Know-Nothing.
ism, he poured forth invcctiye, bitter
4 Pronunciation md whitening sarcasm
that surpassed anything Of The kind
cverfbcfore.listened 10 in this part Of
Virginia. He 10 depicted the dee
INCREASING effect Of this sccfet.oath
political society ,in which men swear
atthc moment they join That they
never will admit Or confess That they
have Joined the Qrder--thnt many
looked startled md full Of serious re-
Hflcciion-a and those who had been
.Hinauccdby political Wing intrigilers
Ito ioin the Order, looked as IL they
had been sntllyIdcceiycd, and were
lust beginning ID realize their trnc
position. Indeed, the effect Of this
Hpart ofhis speech cast a snd look Of
reflection upon many Of the audi.
II cnce for lid whole subject ofknow
N Nothingis,n wnsso clearly and fully
Exposed its ticmoralizing effects 20
boldly and hhly brought To light,
that many Know. Nothings them
sci, les appeared perplexed, bothered,
rEconfountlcd. andEto wonder how they
fcoald ever have consented to be so
Fentfappcd.
4 III a word, tie effect DC the whole
speech was remarkable. Here In
iIKanawha--fhe home ofthe Western
G ant Of Virginia Whiggery--anI
Athens Or Know othingism1-Kn Know
Nothing stock Immediately fell flfly
Eper cent; and the bold, strong, pro-
slavery, Southern Rights, Virginia
sentiments 81 our gallant Candidate,
Hathe Fearless Tribune Of the Peo.
Iple,'' were decidedly ~ the ascen-
rldant. Some strong pro-slayery
,lWhjgs openly declared that they
,(coull notand would not vote against
tIIenfy al. Wise for Governor; that
, lthey could not and would mt vote
against aman ID thoroughly imbued
'Iwith true Virginia feeling-one who
Ireally had atRhcart the glory and nd
/ Ivancemcnt orthc Old Dominion, and
II whoIhad the manliness and indepen-
iencc to come out md speak ~ he
4 spoke, and who might H1ellbc called
Y HE lpiag John o. Calhoun Of the
South. Waycripg Democrats, who
had connected themselves with the
.Whig Know Nothing movement, de-
,ltermincd to- withdraw az once from
1.-The Organization; "Old. Liners" ex-
!, claimed from tho fnlness ol heart.
NJ ssyVise II the man for the Jimes!i