Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-02-07
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perdom, and 50 far. your Star seems As bril-
liantas the Causeitadyoratcs. fIhaye cor
rectly judd ged froniw what / have seen Of it
ID soliciis Contributions aud seems desi
rions TO give every thinker q means L
become useful in his day and genera
ton. z i.
The South hsve 4 peculiar sentiment
which was characteristic Of the wholt
country in her early history, but since
tie subject OF slavery has divided the
two Heinispheres Of the United States
the fraternrl feeling has been, to q conslde'
rable exteat abatcd. .><
The South have brcome jealous Of thei'
peculiar interests, and watch with great
vigilance the movements@f politicians;and
this is right, for therearc those, who should
have different feeling. we. who would takt
away their property and slaves. from the
belief inculc..ed. that it il morally wrong
70 hold slaves, however those who have
examined the subject wish view to make
themselves acquainted with the true state
ofthe case, have arrived 1t a different con-
elusion It thereby becomes the South.
think, to be trrIe to herself and to the
n,tion, especially while she depends upon
the strict construction Of demonstration OF
the United States. BY relying upon il,
she has the friendship Of all true lovers Of
our whole country wnethcrNorthor South;
but when she forsnts herself and f,llow>
=. the '.ignist atas" Of the designing fanaticg
. of the North who have dressed up thcir.
abolitionism in new CARS, b.. which the
true design is conc 'alrd from the South.
we of~the North, who have been friends
10 the, South, because we were friends
!. the Union, feel grievei and astoni>bed to
think that the South is 50 sbor GIFTED
as 70 aid and aI1ct the abolitioni$ts in
their 9 Aaow-.N Nothing" design against tie
institution Of slavery, by ieigned war on
foreigners and Roman Catholics which
Is obviously intended to resusita'e the whig
or Northern partyof the UnitcdSta.es; and
the South are cordially united to assist
under the banner Of a secret political or
/ ganization at once determental 10 the best
: interest Of theU Union swell as to theSouth;
for i apprehend what's generally bad for
the whole country is particularly bad for
the South, for her policyis GENERALLY Ma.
tional-npt so with the North: she is
greatly Elicitous in hcrlcgisla,ion against
negro slavery, and in favor of loom seryi.
tude. = ".
But what il the South should succeed
with her ow,Nothingism, in defeating
democracy, and reinstating whisery? Is
she ready to subscribe to the doctrines now
which she has everloathcd, simplybecaase
che aided Northern abolitionists in bring.
ing it about? +. ~
Should the South consuma.e what sh?
10 now doing in effect viz: Wedding her
self with abolitionisn on the subject Of
Know Nothingism. She must not here
altar complain ir the democracy of The
North should act cody toward her: for ii
it had not been for the remaining North
ern National democracy, Southern cotton,
,o5ato, riee and sugar would now ply
reciprocal duty in foreign ports, sufficient.
~ high to made Southern, people realize
the worthof sbolitiohized.wLiser withits
new secret alley. tx +
But | have only charged confedeiraey
with old Whigery on Know Nothinsism,---
some "Cato" may ask the proof-so / will
anticipate all those Who are cautious
enough to ask proof: LIST, It isaa obvious
fact that in the hitherto democratic states
Of Maine, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, In.
diana. Michigan, New York and Wlscon-
sin, thedemocracy were beaten at the cleo.
ton, n consequence Of fusion Of Anti
Nebraskaites and Know. Nothings, espe-
pecially The remnant Of a party once dig.
fed IS the party of Webster and Clay,
but who during their last great acts would
be Judged bya stranger to be democrats.
Let US look at the Know. Notling gov
ernors, who are claimed by the Anti Me-
braska party-Gardner OF Mass. Pollock
OF Pa. and seven others all claimed by the
Worcester evening Journal.
But let me quote . prophecy from this
same paper, il says. Tile following sta
les We know can be carried to-day BY the
American party, and we attach to each the
number of electoral votes they are emit.
tied 70, viz: Pennsylvania 81, Massacliu.
settsl3,. Delaware 5. New Jersey 7. Indi.
ana IS, Maine. g.. Illinois II. Rhode Is.
land 8, New York 50, Ohio 90, Connect.
cut 6. New Hampshire c, Vermont 5.
making in all I6) electoral votes, being
eleven moro than are required for the
choice Of President. These figures show
that, as q p,rty, we are Independent Of
ANY Southern support whatever, and there.
fore temptation or necessity Of bidding for
Southern votes does not exist, for the two
great States Of the Union are now secured
70 the American (Know-Nothing, party
Ye Southern Know. Nothings, do We see
nothing in that? But he saws further
"The question cannot affect the American
party, for astrhole powers and all is hopes
are north Of Mason and Diron's line. It's
aspirations are for freedom, and when the
party Know Nothing party) is accused
ofbeingpro-slayery, let It's defenders point
the men who utter the base lie to sperv
election hat has occurred since the parry
sprang ihto sristencs.
While we must admit that every North.
ern State which held elections since Know.
Nothingism sprung up has elected free.
soilers, We mnst not forget that every
Southern Stase which held elections since
the advent Of Know-N Nothing doodle dom
has elected Democrats, even such M were