Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-06-20
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! ImPOsSiS9ie out That the uiHerinS oTgHHs
would bc brought into collision with eacl
other. This was the. case with US AND
| what we.once called our neiyhbor al IL.
mouth Of the river; but, now. the rejected
aiis. fion our exchange list. In this con,
Itro,crsys repeated assaults were made
against hur private character, which We
then thoaght and still think was proper
forms tosneet,, This No did; not BY re-
,nliatiop. bu. by population, the presenta'
ton Of hcis. and BY arguments: But
when Kps had fully vindica.cd oarselre.
before ~, reading public. that paper reck'
lcssly costinued p reassert what Ind been
disprovedl and, looking upon such con-
duct as u destitute Of that dignity that
should cliaractcrise the editorial fraternity
we cut il from our list of exchanges =
This appears to have rckindled the spirit
of wrath, and the last weeks issue Of thai
! papcris weighed down with such a volley
Of abuse n must endanser the author y
IL forfeiturs Of his reputation with all in.
tcllisont aA respectable men.
Butt isiiot our present purpose TO ez.
tend the controversy; the man who will
close dsagainstevery rily oflight, close
his cars against tho voice Of reason, show
himself SO lestitutc Of the principles Of
common Humanity, and throw Himself
undor tho Shield Of vulgarity. can take
the field, so Mar rs words are conccrned.---
Besides, sorte Of the readers Of that paper
may know that the forms on which il
is printed arc washed with lye and that
the spirit Of sl,at kind Of liquid, which is
used IN boiliag soap, Is SO profuscly dis;
scnlinaied thsough the sheet, that it is not
70 be relied pon as 3 medium Of truth,
The simple scason why we cut tho paper
from our exclango list. is, because We ar"
admonished II the propriety Of keeping
good compaus in order to sustain d god
reputation; a1d VIC do not intend to suf.
fer tho Sdr u be degraded with the lpui
stains Of the Rtpu1liepn. .r ia ill.,.
But, fearing the abusive article allud.
cd 10, and ssnilar illusions that may
yet issue fronp the same source, may do
the author msch~harn,, VIC have thought
proper to otfes a few remarks By way
Of acknowledgment apology for he tditot,
His patrons alfknow tia. his unbending
energies were Al devoted 70 the interests
Of his supposed;@eat political leader SAM
and having ireG access tp the inner court,
was permitted ito sec. from time to time.
him whom 10 same other. WAS invisible,
AMI thereby learned that he was not IN.
rinei6le. And about the Time the palsicd
features of Sac began 10 strike terror
home to the hca5'ts Of biz conductors, this
editor unfortunstely got into a carasb
with n"ighbofFng sheet, and numerous
'sags through tfeeountry say that "he
was badly u~d ap,;" And while lie was
wri,hing under DE effects Of the polemical
defeat, his sreatdst earthly friend, SAM. !"
died; this was more than his weak mind
could sustain under the circumstances
Hence he gave fall vent 10 his unbridled
passions. It's possible he will do better
after few months rest. But il not, his
example will be Il some importance, as
men and things src sometimes better I'm
derstool By .cpnbarison than otherwise,
At all events, wetounsel the people to ex-
creise patience a4l forbearancc; especial,
II hi: patrons, arla some good may be the
result < I - a'"
Our attention "A now directed to the
ease Of i weak nia,ded young man who
was saved BY the Blindness Of bis friends.
Ills name We VIII got giSei Out " - saiu
to have occurred il Virginia, and not ma
ny hundred miles drom this place. Ac-
cordipg to the storss the young man aIlu.
dcd to was discarded by a young lady,
aud forthwith he Concluded 10 rid the
world Of one incumbent, or at least make
such an Impressions Hence lie repaired
to the Ohio river, and left such signals on
the beach rs were calculated 10 fix the i'm.
preston tbathe had found a watery tomb.
And about the timcStlat tho crocodile tears
had dried up, which, had been shed over
the SILLY boy. who Sas supposed to have
gone down TO the region Of catfish, letter
was received from, d point in Ohio, adj
DRESSED to his faihes stating that, If his
father would send fJs him, lie would not
hang HIMSELF As sthat young man is
stilllsing, we viii aptexposc his name,
for fear he might BE- Sprompted 10 repeat
similar deeds Of dsriag /! We merely al.
ludc p this modern legend to show how a
desperate case may ~ saved By kindness.
Nor,will We speak paRicularly Of the dele.
gata while in Cincinnati; and of his pre-.
tensions to visit ! "pate1 cdaea'' while
there, having taken tint sircuitous route
to the Winchester know Nothing Con.