Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-26
Is ERoB-Nothinsism 4 TruStyFfisnd, Or
aSeePet Foe TO The Best Interest Of the
.CoylngtOn and Ohio Railroad. !,

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It is a. common saying among plain
people that "the proof Of the pudding il
lin chewing the bag iii 4. :
In the election for Governor, DC, las
Spring, acknowledgement labored des
perately, but in vain, to defeat WISE ant
Me- oMAs, who were devoted friends t
the speedy completion Of the railroad.
In the Senatorial election in this Dis
trict, Mr.. BRowS, the Democratic candi
date, by his open, manly and Jealous ad
yocaey Of the Railroad. not only won the
| admiration Of his party, but even extort.
ed the praises of the Know Nothings
themselves. Yet Know-Nothingism
which is omnipotent in Kanawha county
guided, or rather misguided, by the
matchless magic of the dark lantern, yo.
ted him down, and selected a champion,
1.-THE burden of whose song was-the Rail.
road?, No. Our great State works III
the success or failure of which is involved
the glory or shame Of Virginia? No. =
Well, what them Why the American
party-Roman Catholics and foreign cit
izens-themes for ''harp ola Mous and
I strings" 49, .."">>> : =. IL
| 1871. .~..'.. t..fT. ~
Again, there was Dr.. PATRICK, Wing
of olded time, hero Of many wars. who
loved the Railroad as his own offspring
who gave it a name and a place in the
history Of Virginia, witha million of dol.
lars to start with--well, what did Know.
, Nothihgism do for him?-reyerence him
for his virtues, and show gratitude for
his blessings? With a vengeance! No.
II denounced the old Roman as traitor,
and sought out Mr.. Saith. the counsel
and attorney Of the James River and Ka.
nawha Company, as it's chosen represen.
tatiye, whose brother.in-law also enjoys
the fruits ola fat Office in the same cor
poration. "a ! -"
Again, some Of the Know Nothings
who were real friends Of the Railroad, we
are informed, were in favor Of nominating
Mr.. READ to gil the vacancy occasioned
by the death of DR.. THOMPSON. Well,
Mr.. R. was lawyer of ability aud learn
ing, gentleman par excellence, and last
though not least, jealous friend Of the
Railroad. Yet he was put aside by Know
Nothingism in Council, notwithstanding
he twas Pharisee after the most straigt-
est sect, I" being both il Wing and Know
Nothing, and Mr.. RrFFSER chosen, whose
pre-eminent recommendation was sup
posed to have been his great zeal in spread
ing the peculiar feature-tl,e one idea of
Know Nothingism. ~
But again, the James River and Kama
wha Company in is late annual report,
with more zeal than discretion in pressing
the claims of its water-line, has aimed a
deadly stab at the Railroad, and proposes
as q substitute, acontinuous water line,
or mixed plainly sluice and slack
water navigation on the Kanawha and
New Rivers, and u railroad portage across
the Allegheny mountains to connect with
their canal. ..>,~. ....3.5.- -, ..->.
Again, the Legislature has assembled,
after o lapse Of two years, the Kanawha
delegation, all Know-Nothings, represen.
ting -Nothingism (of course, be.
cause sworn in the lodges to do that have
made no move in behalf Of the Railroad,
at least SO far as the public papers dis
close. But one Of them, Mr.. Saith, has
been bold and prompt to press forward
this Company's watsr.line without re.
ceiying any rebuke from his colleagues.
Again, Kanawha used to hold a prom
inent place among her sister counties IN
the Legislature, through her representa-.
tives, upon the most important commit
tees Of both Houses. and not unfrequent.
" furnished the chairman for them
But now, under the rule Of Know Moth
ingism. which, like the deadly upas tree,
blights everything il touches, she figures
conspisuously in the Senate at the tail.
end Of the committee to examine. the Pen.
itentiary, and in the House on the very
unimportant committee, among others, 70
examine enrolled bills. ='i- ~ g.
Now, from the facts Of the case, sim.
pie and short, without gloss or comment,
tell us whether, in your opinion, Know
.Nothingism is likely to aid or injure the
Covington and Ohio Railroad, in the sue
cess Of which we have SO much at stake