Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-02-21
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For thee star Of the Kanawha Valley"
i Series, No. ,.
4 MEssRss EDrraRs:--In my present com
municatioa / Propose to presentthe secon
and thirtls propositions which were dull
laid dowT In my review Of "Anothe
i Citizenjp (which stand in the followin,
! order. Is
i end, That no one part of America
citizens hib'e the exclusive right to usurI
Legislative authority over, another part .
AmericanS ctizens, under rules that ar
not provided for by The legislative acts.
3rd, That the Know Nothing organ
ization does assume this right by the yer,
nature Of the association,
If it was true, that IN issue did exis
betweenyGatiye born Americans and fol,
eisnemigfants involving claims to suprem
acy in sueh AN event there would not, III
all,probaBflN be n dissenting voice rails
led BY Anisriean citizens, disclaiming oul
fright to ru5c. But, hs Americans always
have, and salways Intend to rule in tbt
IIgoyernnrait of the United States, we mus
look somewhere elsd for. the true issue
land wo fhsd It exists between American
citizens -4pne pait assuming superior
cIaims, as.hatiye citizens, to tie exclusion
Of an othef part' whip have equal claims
This is A89rpc issue; ana it should no
be lost sigla 81. Itsli ould be kept in view
not only because there are grave and i'm
portant issues ihvo.yed--issues in which
all are eqaally concerned, but because
candor ald reas on constitute the beauty
| of all discussions. " :, 49,. i
With this plain view Of the subject be
fore. lis, it5s hot necessary to enter into :
labored cotIrsd Of argument to sustain THO
| propdsiliofSnpw in hand; for there arc
but few, ifiRny, who wilt openly avow the
prerogatiye#of: one part Of American cit,
liens to exercise unconstitutional authori.
ty over anosher partdf American citizens,
hence the $ecret retrcat into private coun.
ell, when pknS may be formed and practic.
cd out publicly by the mutual consent OF
those concenad, which would at once be
rcpudiated Cyan incfnsed public, if made
known. ~
The NOSE plausible argume ut that has
fallen llndcf my observation, in favor Of
the secret paliiical organization, was adj
duced by a New York writer. He, like
many otherss labored to prove what none
denies---thats Americans should rule A.
mcrica. Ana he employed a very appro.
pirate fgurefrcprcsenting the Americans
ms a familysand each member asa legal
claimant to tae interests of the estate, and
that there cogld be nd impropFicty in the
act ola GnmilS claimiri u the light to man
age the interests Of The estate and To- do
this in secreS Now, this is most just
position, 50 fEr as it relates to a family, or
to the American people. There is but one
reason why Ills not conclusive, and tina,
us simply BECAUSE it has no application
what eYrr to Gle ease for which il was EN-
pIoycd- Unkss the issue was between
Americans d,pl foreigners prop or; and in
thai case Ike lrccqssiiy of secrecy would
be excluded, DR. the oPpositiontto foreign
cFs is publiclNayowell and therefore can
have no application to lf!tvor the secret or
ganiza.ion. Put if tho issue Is between
Am riclp. III MS, tlen the argument
must fall wig its own might. For all
must admit lI5tt n6thihg is better calcua.
ted to break ZIP the pence of family, than
for one part y the claimant, OF an estate
to attempt to Ovid and distribute the pro-
pcrty without consulting all con$cerncd
on he slrbicas Besides there is no man
who cntertain3 a just regard for his rcpu
tatlon as sklHul lurist will contend that
>SQch a courA Of proceedings would be
right. And apat this figure does represent
the organizati5 no of So called Know Moth
inga" 1 prQcea l. to apply.
Sd. That lie "Know- Nothin :" organ
iza!ion does assume this rig ht By tbs very
nature Of the ssso4iatiJn.
The readek is not 70 lose sight of the
fact that | ann ot>d iscRssipg the doctrines
Of theordcr-k hcsf are Mptsecrqt t, whether
they are souha ornot can only>bo decided
by those Wig Nrtdrrstand themH They
clam to be Abierfan citizens, and truc.to
the interest If government these arc
not<thc issucsE oth4rs claim to be American
citizens, and @quaIy true to tn interests
OF the governraent and under the rcproseIl.
taton ola family, part of the heirs Of the
estate o:isto }ecre t conclave for the
purpose Of Opposing oft PARTS without
giving o:hei :Sad equaI claimants a voice in
their councilSor d KIN wledge Of the dis.
tribution. Taus IN arbitrary. power and
assumed righss ARD exercised over Ameri.
can citizens Ey the very nature of the as,
sociation. Is, 4 |
And IN eXHntuatidn Of such assumed
rights, hey calm to BE- pirer than Other
men, better Prepared 70 do ju$tiecand per
Petuate our ilhereSts politically and cclc
slastlcaIly. Well they are not the first
who have beea raj led up in the world thai
were too pure' forpublic life And they
should over reach Intensely es in their as
symptoms ots supremacy and of rights
they can claira preccdents and associate.
OF very ancieia date. .-@ +: COLON.
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