Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-25
Por the cesar Of the Kanawha Valley"
pultlpgs BY the Why. z

amount Of matter and manner they were
presented; no atonement however,is here
pledged, only that This may make up for
The want Of lengthi in the last two. m e. 4,
How The "scythe Of time" hath laid
waste the fair prospects Of niany OF the
"sons and daughters Of The earth" IN the
list seven years! and how tho fortunes Of
mel, have boon reversed! On Saturday
morning, the sixth Of July, walked out
to sGallows Gap, from whence ili othet
DAYS I have often looked with intense IN
teicst, over what might be justly called q
|liae yorld ef houses, and Of every size and
model. From that point, Cincinnati, Gov.
ington, Newport, Fulton, jamestown, and
Columbia, with All their suburb villages
present the view of one consolidated CITY.
Tile Ohio and Licking rivers are appsarr--
emily submerged under the sea Of build
ings; aud the ascending smoke from q
thousand machines constantly rolling up
toward tho heavens, might efficiently
breathe tho spirit Of inspiration into 4
modern bard. But, to undertake specif-
IL draft Of the scene thus presented and
the probable growth Of the seyeralIplaccs
ii the last seven years, would be more
like laying out tie ground work Of book
than d newspaper article. Hence. mo Of
fort Of tic kind will be made, only TO re-
mark that that place Is going ahead, as It
BY common consentit Is 70 be the rival Of
every othercity Or set ofcitics, as the great
e,hporium Of this nation.
/ spentthc Sabbath in Newport, and fill
ed the several appointments Of The resident
minister the Southern preacher. At3l
O'Clock P. M, attended the Missionary
Sibbath School, which is composed Of all
the regulars. Schools ID tho city; brother
Sargent, formerly Of Charleston Va, is
Superintendent. Itwould be q pleasure
70 me. 70 give the number Of pupils who
attend this school, but rs they were Just ID
course Of organization, the number was
not then reported. Monday, after trans
acting some business, 1 crossed over into
Tile Queen City, and explored it id part,
and called upon some old friends, amongst
whom was brother r. with whom spent
Tie night. On Teusday, in company with
d ladysfriend, We boarded the Salem, and
while | am writing these dots, she is proud
ElyEbearing up tie .''Jcam;ful riecr' TO-
ward the Old Dominion; and is well
freighted and has registered q heavy list
ofpassengers For a distance OF several
miles above. Cincinnati; the rich foliage Of
THE grippe are spread out to an extent, that
might lead those who are not othe rwise
Instructed, to believe that Fthe vine clad
hills ofJudea" we're transferred to Ohio
and Kentucky. Whether, the cultivation
toflhe vine amongst Us is to result id good
oreyi, morally, remains TO be settled in
the future history, ofour country, VI
.Ifan attempt IS made To- redeem my
promise, which was eondit1onally given,
tonotice the improvements, on the river.
tley are SO numerous and extensive that /
reserve the right 70 ''pass by many pla-
ces that are entitled 70 notice, and 70 be-
gin with Maysyille. But improvements
Tower the left" was the subject Augusta
would present as strong claims Oh any
town on theriyer. The beautifully paved
wharf has literally grown green with dog
ftnnel: Yet, thatwas onceaphce ofgreat
literary .notoriety; and liz any arc curious
t6 know the. cause ofits degcneracy.I they
need only enquire ~ that eventful train
ofIcauses. which resulted inthe forfeiture
! Of the charter Of the College Of that place;
Which gaveit shock that il may not soon
recover. ~,5=
Old Limestone, tile ancient landing
point ofthe western pioneer, in the days
Of peril, is rearing cottage houses andoth-
er buildings high up toward the brows of
the stupendous hills that once oyershad-j
owed the town, while il remained in the
valley below them; and theirlishts in the
night time, present the idea Of afaint effort
To mock the star bedecked heavens us they
throw their brilliant reflections over the
broad and smooth surface OF the waters
that constitutes margin ofIthe town.
The unpropicious way up thc hill, in the
direction Of Washington, where thirty
years ago the writer saw teams passing up
and down when ii was perfect sheet Of
solid ice, has long since been superseded
with d pike Of moderate grade. And
more recently another pike bearing an
easternly direction from that place has
been completed, ascending the Lime Stone
creek and passing through 4 most lovely
portion Of country, BY way Of Jennings
burg. hi t'-.p
Greenupsburg, presents pretty nearly the
same front on the river, that It did when
we had that heavy temperance contest in
the court house. in the fall Of 1910. It's
the present residence Of Rev. J. Fletcher
NJ not the author ofthc works entitled a.
defence Of the Wesleyan Minutes" nor
of short Lessons on Slavery" yet. lie
gives moral lessons in that place.
!. Ironton presents d bold front, consider
'ingIits youth; and from the huge piles Of
metal on the beach, and the volumes Of
smoke rolling up III different parts Of the
place, the natural inference IS that it is do
ing something in the line of businessfrom
whence the name Of the townIis derived.
= The number and characterof.the build
ings in Ashland, lead to the conclusion
thatiit will do for a "yearling." There
have been some fine buildings put up, III
Catlettsburg within the last lfew years. -
Ezra resides in that place; hell not that
prophet who compiled the Old Testament
scriptures, and cxpouGdcd ''the law to the
people," yet, he does publicly explain The
same law, and teach the people in the re-