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

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tie last number Of your paper, in which
your correspondent, III. j.. j., !" attempts
10 give some Of his prominentrobje ctions
to the American Party. lnthe first place,
he says he q young, but he does not sci
himself up as 4 dictator or adviser. !,
unfortunately. Ike him. am too young to
know much about the government under
which live; but would that ! were
more conycsant with il, and, aboTeall, !
wish that could warn my corntrymen Of
the danger that Is threatning them; the
cause olwhich Is the baneful effects o.
Foreign Influence, but Of that will speak
hereafter.
A short time since. there was an article
IN your paper over tte signature Of ga.
to- He barely notices tho exictence Of
= third party in Virginia. and males d
bare suggestion as 10 what may be the
probable result Of said party. That com.
municstion has beenanswered By two OF
three different persons, the last Of watch
Is n. j. jr., and as Cato his retired
from the contest. for reasons best known
to himself, feel that | am bat doing ny
duty in attempting to answer the charges
made against the American Party, by in.
active men, who are striving, By fdtsi.yre-
presenting the principles and objects Of
that party, to avoid all connection with
such party, or even informing them
selves in regard to the principles Of the
same, for q single reason that Is obvious 70
every thinking man. They know that
whel iheprinciples Of the American party
are made known to all true patriots, who
are not bound By the trammeis Of party,
that they viii, with the enthusiasm Of
American freemen,, rejoice at the fornla-
ton Of . National party, whose aim is to
perpetuate cur present happy and auspi-
cious rDyernment--the best the world ey.
er witnessed, the one bequeathed 70 us by
those brave patriots who fought and bled
upon the ensanguincd fields Of the Reyo.
luton.
But III. j., ir.," asserts that the OBJ
iect Of The American party is to prescribe
all foreigners; he also says: cannot such
men as Pulaski and Kosiusko and host
Of others be trusted?" Iwould ask III.
j., ir." where are those men he mentions?
Have va such mon as Pulaski and those
other brave foreigners among US now?-
No, sir. They have long since been food
for worms, and their last remains are now
living motionless beneath the sod OF the
land Of their adoption, but their memory
is cherished by every true patriot But
because their memories are cherished BY
the American people, IT'S no reason we
should Clasp every filthy foreigner in our
embrace, who may { fortunately for him,
have been convicted OF some crime, the
punishment Of whichis Punishment TO the
peaceful shores Of the American continent.
Yes, It's almost sacrilege to mention the
names ofIPulaski and those other ilustri-
GUS foreigners in connection with the FL
thy emigrants Of the present day, whose
only recommendation is that they are fell
ons or paupers, who have been sent to this
country BY the authority Of their own gov
eminent, and forbid returning to the same
under cIpenalty Of death. Such menIas
these aredaily pouring into ourcountry, and
turned loose upon society, without means,
and they resort to their old game Of beg
gary and theft, and the consequence IL,
they are arrested and sent to prison or the
aims. house, and the citizens must groan
under bnrthensome tax, for the sup
port Of foreign paupers and criminals.
Such, my friends, are the emigrants Of
the present day, Cor majority Of them
and to prohibit the emigration hithcr Of
such men, is one Of the grand features Of
the American party. Who can object to
that? Are we reduced so low that we will
submit to such gross outrages being prac-
tieed uponlus, and not resist it? No. BY
heaven! so long as / can utter single
sentence, 50 long will ! urge upon my
countrymcn the necessity Of resisting the
landing Of foreign criminals and paupers
upon the soil Of America.
"II. J., jr.,' also says that "the object
Of the American party is TO null down our
present government" or words Of the
same meaning) Ipresume that he is ems
tireIy ignorant Of the objects.of the Amer
lean party, II not, he has uttered base,
calumny against the party, and one that
is obvious 10 every man who has seen the
principles Of the same. Indeed, so far
from trying TO pull down our present gov
ernment, tits their sole object to perpetu-
ate it, and restore tito is original state Of
purity, as ii existed in the days Of the i'm
mortal father Of his country, For proof
OF nv assertion, ! refer you to the organ
OF the party, published in Washington
City. But this is not the only thing that
s"H. J.,ir.," has grossly misrepresented.
He says, .they are bound by the most hor-
rid solutions and blasphemous oaths to
prescribe orpersecute nasiye.born citizens
for daring 70 worship God as their con-
sciences may dictate. :" How strange it
IS, that man can have the assurance to
make such broad and unfounded asser-
tons about ! party that he, himself, I'D.
mits he knows nothing about; and in this,
10 in the whole Of bis argument, he does
The identical thing thathe accuses "Ca-
o., Of doing making assertions, but pro.
ducing NO proof. Have we not as good
4 right 10 believe Cato" rs we have the
assertions Of III. j., jr.T' But II, as be
admits, he knows nothing about the organ
isation, why does be attempt TO caution the
people against II? How does be know
but lis the very thing the people should
join? But, no; be says BY his reasoning
that. "Iknov nothing about il. and ] do
not desire that any other person should