Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-25
"Nonl Dc Gnsrrtr...rol. :. ThOmas.

juno. n writer evcrthe signature Of Nom
De Guevre"' attempts to place Col. THoM-
! As, the delegate elect to the next House
Of Delegates, from Mason. in a position
! We think that the facts connected with the
election does not warrant. "ln the first
place, then, as certain as two and tw"
make four" THOMAS was elected oyer the
american candidate" by 430 majority.
Whether Col THOMAS was "regular mi.
Hoted member Of the order when elected"
or not, is immaterial, MS this could not
have been the issue. Col. Thomas was
an Independent candidate, IN opposition
to the regular Know.Nothing nominee
! And it is further true that the people of
Mason were Influenced by the principles
entertained BY the candidates for the House
Of Delegates upon the internal improve
m"nt policy Of the State. Col. THo%A>F
entertained such views in regard to the
| true policy of Virginia, in the carly and
energetic constructionof the great Central
,,o. chv;no,b, and
Ohio Railroad-that would have done
credit to an older and more experienced
.,...,Ia. ;,,so,e/ 7, his elcct;op
the people of Mason were not looking to
u slssl and Local ;,,erosts Int
,:I,:., ,,,,.,II ,,,h,o o,d ,.o commemorative
.; ,l;or .f ,ho G! r,ou-
,,, /r,o n;,Jo,, oxh;h;,oJ ill., tho
.,,,,,l 10 ,bo bnst IN.
AK, e Io S,o,o and tLo Solcdtion Of
rorroson,at;yc will in the future be
ox;Jo,, to al IL. Tho event of the early
cor,rIot;on Of the, Coyinrton and Ohio
p,;I,o,I :.t
( lis known 10 every friend of this great
;n,,,.o,o,o,t No vol as, cycry well.iu.
f6rnod man in tho State tina, SO soon as
an appr,priation 70 the Covingtdn and
Ohio Road, K made, It then becomes the
interest of tie entire Commonwealth to
make branch railroad from Scary to the
mouth Of the Kanawha, on State account,
70 con,cct with the Gallid and Chinico,hr
Railroad, as this branch will increase the
revenues oftbe main-stem annually to a
sum amounting nearly to the cost of its
construction, ms it will connect by the
Gallia and Chilicothe Road with more
railroads than it will ever be possible for
any other road to connect with in which
VIRGINIA will be Interested. This was so
oy;d.rt that in the last Lcui,lntu,c. had
it not been for the narrow, selfish aud
contracted views entertained by'a few Of
Tia ,orhors rrom Nh. N,rh .Nc.t and
lad nm APPROXIMATION been made 10 the
Cov;rr,nn and Ohio Railroad, the bin in
trnd,,rnd hv Cd. IL,pvry. of pu,u,m,
nal;n,, ~ concentration ., s., 70 aclou,t
w,,,d h,v. nass.d and fhc b ,onrb been
now ,ort;,IIv constructed lis il not
them evident that the pcople Of Mason oc-
ted wisely in rejecting poLsLry, the hnom
uoA;uo "Americou" candidate? The
true no,;cv for VIRGINIA to mn, suc rs in.
Dictated above is Incidentally the interest
Of Mason, T..
Nom De Guevre" saws, .Ilt will be
recollecnd tina, before Mr.. Polsley was
thoucbt Of for nrescn ,aiion to ,be uousc$
Of Delegates he published i communi,.a.
zion in Inc Rcnublic,n in which hoI sand
he was in f,yoT,of maxim. tha road but
if the LEGISLATURE was detorm;n ned to ner-
sist in that. selfish policy, which would
not eraht charter to Mason county, that
she might make a branch railroad up Ka-
nawha liver, through her own lands, at
her own expense, to connect with said
road. He did not think that Mason coun-
tv ought to be taxed to build. the main
stem. This communication was made
touite,a handle Of BY some of The C,l,s
supporters, against Mr.. Polsley." Well
miyht he'supporters Of COL THOMAS mako
n "hand!c" Of this for moro foolish nal.
lev could not be devised BY tho vor,ast
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