Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-04

make tUCH Attnuan9 50SuWs pUVt sAtSAM W.
, hays learned all they know by their owl
tire.sidcs--incn WHO have nothad DID id
yapta aes 81 an education as Ne Las7-h,
| who thinks that every poor man ought t
humble himself to Him, Or stiRd and TAX,
ill cane upon bis head. lie says, lIweh
/. to..relate d The cfedulous and weak
Il minded, with solemn phiz and watniil.
voice the delphic words from - Bulia
/, loi' Who eyer heard Of mo having i
borrow words Of any body, and who eve
heard Of the Democratic partyIof Putnam
county being weak minded? They ihay,
proved that they were not weak-mindet
enough to believe him when he recon
mended the principles Of that hydra Head
Ned, aristocralic, insidious, dishonest dark
4 lantern party called Know othings,l bu
flocked 10 tie polls, with brave and pat
| triotic Rcarts, and putt down ~ oncIsin-
! gle stroke. May God in his infinite NOR
ley, bless them aud theirchildrel and theil
descendants 6reses with q free and IL
! dependent government. for they are wor.
I.thy of their sircs. Anhhere 4 wish e
1say something ii regprd y tlio Wliigs
Iwho were honest enough to refuse TO vote
with them, but voted tie Democratic tick
tet. They are now tllrcatning TO turn them
out Of Office at the next Spring election! ~
Watch them, patriots, and keep them III,
there il no danger Of them doing is In
jury. If they have been Wings, vote for
them, Democrats, and sustain them. ~
4 TheyEare good, honest fellows. Guard
!, them as th6apple Of your eye, fof they
! are worthy. And, he says, Gle toiled
sedulously and with zeal worthy Of a
betterIeause." Now. | d. not think j
could have been engaged in d berter cause,
! except ! had have beena preaelef'of tie
| Gospel, and then, | expeets / should haze
left thfpulpit and taken the stump till at
ter thcelcction. And as to my rilihg III
haste, 4 acknowledge That, and | often
thought at night chat, HE Mcdonald, |
had lettmy .bayqIlet. sticking III The backk
of some torys, And AZ 10 the. price Of
my treason Unity pieces of silverin NH
Pocka --tha1!'s a lie And as 10 my del
ceiNiHgt Lanlam, ithat il another HE; bud
be willihylyrsiSa4d that letter; besides, 4
the WORLD can see that die man was In al
state Of insanity when Ee signed the Two
last letters, forthey contradict themselves.
He says: II was induced 10 taka the
Course have towards Thu Amoriean ,5ir.
rs, in withdrawing from il, and in 'tlmI
.Spb*equent publication, 5br the Indictments
and Influence Of a! d. TRomassN 4snd
again, he says Now although ! iuteid-
ed to. withdraw from Tie party Ifgr lsa-
sons Of my own. ;" Is not lisrt>a pointed
contradiction in ond shprttleiter : Does
this not show insanity? 4 thtnk.it does.
y know that persons whUdo not kuow.thcI
m'tn will think. be Il con dtmpusr taeatlas.
LIE signed two letters ID tile same day
dos this look like hc Vas ii III rf.ht
mind, Or dies i look Ike lie man whol
c&tortod II from him Was III hisssense&2 and
as to:hfn stating that he. difl no; under !
stand ttl1c position that Since then, I'LL
t'uential Wings Of the>counts, knowing
me TO BE- 4 Whig. have called upon me,S
apd used their. best endeayols to PREVAIL
pr64 meto reconsider the propr'idty oft
WFthfWwing -=to remain with Them; ,lFat
M obje&t OF tic order was 10 benefit tha
WIhis parity aud the election of,Whigs %
office" when he first agreed: for nc to
publish letter, 10 such words lal been
lSfd, as know f,IaHd itfwas only 10 bell
written with his GbjcGGons ID did partv, N
ont YIN the evening Of Me Next day, heE
mPNdown and told me Of $40 gentleman /
who thRd been o see him Tint day,and Il
nad4 use Of those remarks. lie>said that II
| would be clad VI have Thai i
q. uSc=-4tha: Ill would have tendency ID Il
pen thrAfyes of tho Democrats, mid II i
vas. glad Tand tlrtnked him for. telling me;1
nd then, Naftfr two days, | brought tae ],
,Aer 10 hhu aud read ii, he looking oyet ]
nc Shoulder and WiIlinm il. Thomas 1
Yer tie otRrr; and they are byth as GOOD J,
nad$rs as am; and | read every word ]
, him and aSked him how he liked it, and =
e ahswciedE VERY we'll" III reached y
i'm us pencil :;uld he signed ii, and tlleu I
raised up aaa. again read tile words 10 y
'llhanh ThomaS, that the two gentlemen
nd used about the interchangeable WliirI
lrly, and Iwltatfinio il should have Ia,
IN place, apd Lanham stood hid heard H
fcry word ofIit, Apd gave I'LL consent; q
ID hef(was not excited at ALL But yeryfo'nl
" words passed, and after saw the z,
sntradictory letters, I spoke very abfupt. q
To- him about it, and lie told HE thatlI =
lght bot t. Talk that way, for lie h,ta Y
zen nearly crazy forlsome time, SO after r
got ii good humor ] was very sorry Y
at | had named i to Ahiln, for fir be itiac
'm me 70 Try and get any one To disc. II,
J his aPristocIatic god, Hfor it is my wish p 2
reHeryIindiyidual 70 worship hill god drll:N
IDS agreeable 10 the dittales Of lis owll ~ "
nSciencc. a% t. 81
Ilh , ire b great many false reports -
culaiedEaghi,ist income of then, Is that -,
wished 70 be.a candidate f6r tile Lcgis- ~
ure, annd tais, they said, was Tie re.,. ~ \
took. the course l did. NON, ifl g
q have been ! degree member. and had M'
"a to have gotten the nomination, there " Y
uld have been better grounds for that rs
'ort. did neither; but on the contra lnns
l,eXpreSSsed my determination ID with i ~
w y week before the nomination. This 10
an prove; Now there IS i gentleman ah'
ms county is making his brags .
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