Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-11
AuOw.Nothing National Convention.


opinions ofthe North and tlp South upon
one Of the MO st dangerous and difficult
subjects that has ever agitatel tl,is nation.
We allale to the institution Of slavery as
it exits in the SoutEc Tn and some Of the
Western Statcs-that institution which
las made the savage and british negro of
Africa civilized and Christian man, a
useful member Of society, aad which has
caused The barren and waste -Plhces of
New En- gland to tncm with wealAlHnd lux
ury; bui lt up and supported Ter mPapu'ae7
tories: G Etendei her. commerce, and supp
ported i rr toiIing millions. 1t las now
been rutlle~sly assailc,l, aml AL Of the
BLESSING which lave llswel u tl4cm from
it's benign aid Heaven. directed Influence,
is to bye broken down Rnl<delfoycd; tbs
glorious confcderNcy d States severed iii
twain, and the last hope Of the oppressed
Of earth 10 set in anarchy and blood, BY "
set Of bi goted fanatics and Iyppc11tes VIII"
shaye wax I'd rich and hauSlty and rproul
upon their labor, and who, now haze no
thing eTse TO do but to viIlify and abusr
: The very Institution which has made. thclh
what they are, that they may build upon
is ruins an imaginary Utopia.
The. Abolition party at the North, as il
+ formerly existed, or rather Tie ltnaliral
and labid portion Of it, were Lowerl'~s for
harm, until the organization Of this Know
Nothing party. The vas! majority. Of tn"
Wing parry ofthc North wore always tb-
olitionists but wele held in check by the
conservative. portion of tine Democracy,
3 who held lthc balance of power, alrl when
united with llte South, i'll every scetioa!
struggle, always carried the day,'and Pre-
vented the mischief tha:..would lave en-
sued wilhd ut their aiItf This party is
now power less, AMI thcya;are been made
SO by this orlcr, which We verify bclitye
was instituted for that very purpose. = II
you look to the Sonh. the vast majority.
of its supporters are Wigs, and they are
claiming for ii a nationality which it does
not deserve. And we cant help think
ing that tho Southern man Who; IT His
time, sticks 10 that organization, must be
stricken with judicial blindness, or else is
an aspiring and traitorous ksavc, seeking
for temporal and trapstory honorS, and
trying to ride into high places upon the
back OF the ID himself, who's the IA
Thereof II. ! lc mustEe pos<cssct ! vii that
spirit which prompted the deliberations Of
that mighty fallen angel when seated M
on the pillows Of the fiery and burning
lake into which lie was cast for bis .un-
holy neutrality-suspicious.. reiynin, lwlEtltan
serve in heaven" We think this must
be the feeling IS ofsuch men as Pike, Ray
ner,and otheFs--men Of high but per-
yertcd talents, burning for notorety and
distinction, but lacking pure and holy for
tilude, which teaches the Just. 10 rather
seek the good Of. their country in privacy
and obscurity, and wait until a grateful
people find them seated at the foot,of the
table, and say unto them, "Why: ST ye
here; come UP higher" They rush into
this political error-this horrid monsterpf
fanaticism-lcld on the blind fury Of It's
misguided followers, regardless Of the ru-
: in and misery thai will rifcyitabIy follow,
il they succeed in d,cir hrlkdilcc.ed de-
signs. 1t is such men at these who arc
dangerous and who giveto fluatiei;m and
biyotry force and power which ir never
otherwise would obtain, for tn IN asses arc
honest, and would shrink with horror
from them, ifthcir eyes could but be open..
ed to the truth; but unfortunately the,men
who take the lead insuch tliinss hire plau-
sible, talented ahd great in intellect, and
they deceive many. Of ali things, such
ought TO be Stunned, Cor they have been
the overthrow II every good thing upon
the face Of tie earth. : #
Thsman who pIo1td Of popular applause,
. Would.prosiituieh his talents in cause
His judgmen, dtsapproyes, because the crowd