Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-02-14

For the f'Stdr Of the Kanawha Valley
MEssRsf EDrroRs: Living in,the western
I part uEVifginia, where the tide Of dn,mi-
grafton has not yet feunl its way, VIC can
scarcely estimate the dangers that are now
tllrcatnims to subvert the blessed iristitu-
tons Of Sqr country. We IRE behind the
age, il the political communicationswhich
have appeared in Your paper, are any evil
dfnce dfthe sentiments of Ibis commuili-
IT,. WeaFc far behind the age. for ne
principles involved IN those communitaE
tjpNs, would have been much better hdapt
ted totle qountry thirty orf5rtys years 40,
when emigration only announced to afcw
:: tho usand year, than atthe present time,
when Europe is sendingoyerhe her hundreds
Of THOUSAND Us Of paupers, conyicts and her
rterbulent and discontentel spirits. whom
tie is glad 10 get;rid Of, and when we
consider what an immense influence these
foreigners mustexert upon theadministraE
ti@n ola government, where all power orit
CLIMATES y The people, then itis that We can
realize the alarming condiction Of the
country; Chen it is that we become fully
sensible Of the danger Of allowing foreign+
ers, fresh from their native lind, any par
ttiepation in the affairs Of n.goverinent,
tho institutionso Of which they are scarcely
able to understand, much less appreciate.
Led on byE ambitious and aspiring men,
they efotn1inS political societies all over
the country, the general objects Of which
are to amend the constitution. to abolish
the Office Of President &C., and all such
reforms asItheir vague and uncertain ideas
of liberty'f would suggest. Even in Rich
mond, the livery centre Of Mo Old Denim
ion, tho strong hold Of the 'unterifed' |
one of these societies has been formed.
All this, call for reform, all true lovers OF
their country place shoulder to shoulder
to. repell the common danger that is eating
to the bears coe ofthe Republic. n
The KNOWN Nothing party was formed!
1toriginatfd in the necessity of the times.
| rs objett i to eflcctall these reforms, and
by keeping out all foreigners Of low aud
dcprayGd description, by a wiser and more
efficient system of naturalization laws to
preserye,ii oil their purity, the institutions
of our country. h. ft.. / i =: =. # /
! What objections can BE- urged against
such n society? Tho very enemies
of hS1order do not object to the prin.
ciples of the party, it is to- the secrecy and
on that ground oppose it, But who are
those enemies? You will find that those
who have been accustomed to ride into
Office, OH the votes Of those same foreign-
ers, and thPsc over whom they may have
inf uence, Ore its most bitter opposers; and
what real grounds are there 10 fear from
the secrecy Of the order? Have there not
been secret societies from time immemo-
rial? and was there any dangcr apprehcn-
| d4d from them bsfore?fNo, sir. WHY
now should there be any changes felt? Il
itbecause demagogues, political aspirants,
DC, have become harmed and have rails.
ed this hue and cry againstit.f But il not
tlis secrecy perfectly UNSUITABLE, when
we consider the nature ofI the enemy. ID
whom wo aae opposed? When we LOOK a
the efforts that are being made, to Hrivk
upon the minds Of the American peppk,
the blind supcrstitions Of tile churcllof
Rome; when we reflect that Tie greatIpo-.
| portion Of foreigners coming To our slJres
are Roman| Catholics, then X is thai the
heartofa dill true patriotsmust become alarm.
ed, then It was that this secrecy, as tlebest
means of opposing a secret and in4duous.
enemy, was resorted to, !.
.~.5I MI IAN AMERICAN.