Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-04-18

NnOWS1NOtnIHS DcLlocTdt CaiE assign lot
voting against Mr.. Wise in the present
contest, or upon what grounds any KNOW
Nothing Wing expects them to do so.
To say the worse they may Of the Dem,
ocratic ticket, it is certainly less objection
able to Democrats than the one presented
by our Know Nothing Opponents. + pr.
Wise has been endorsed as the Democrat
ic elector fof the two last Presidential elec-
tions, and Isl at this time the chosen stand
ard bearer Of our party, and most nobly
does lie sustain our cause and the high re-
putation he has acquired as An able states
man. HowEis it witEfthe tieket presented
by our opponents, at the head of which
stands Thomas s. Flournoy. 4 rank aid
unadulterated WHICH, man who will
use his best efforts to break down aid
bring in disrtpute the; and measures
Of the Democracy. II is true he has two
renegade epnocrats hanging to his skirts;
but if | am NOT very much deceived, they
will be unable to draw any good and true
Democrat after them into the Wing party
one of who m has, at some period Of his
life, belonged to every political party THU:
has existed in. Virginia. 1t i II gull aud
deceive the Democracy that this ticket has
been formed. But our Wing .Know-No J.
thing oppone nts will discover that the
Democrats of the country have sufficient
sagacity to see through the trick, and will
treat it with that con!drnpt all such efforts
to deceive AM 4 mislead the people so rich
ly deserve. They have, lawyer like, tai
ken to themselves the oyster Ind gwen tY
us the shells. Wings may readily swal-
low the oyster, but they will find it. rath-
er hard to cram the shells down tic throatB
of the Democfa lacy y: III ! /.
The Demot rats proclaim their princi-
pies, which are known and read of all men
everywhere. The Know Nothings opt
pose the men and measures of our party.
What better, ben, are they than the old
Federalsts, or the same party underwhat
ever name they have existed? They did
the same and n . more. What reason do
they assign to induce Democrats to leave
their own party and join an organization
composed of their old political opponents?
that "Ameritans should rule America. y
Who, ! ask, but Americans have ruled
America from the foundation Of the Gov
ernmcnt dowu'to the present time? The
old British Fed eral party tried It, but was
dri'cn out By tie Republican party under
MIR. Jefferson. The same party have tried
if under various names, bnt with no bet
ter success. They are now tryinsito de-
ceisa 4lIeyef,le anassn sin to ,ss
a new. Nance pr4i'-S>ing one thing and aim
ing at another.>i With professions of neu-
trality upon thdif>lipss hey are at heart
Striving, day and night, to secure the tri-
umph OF theirdl1> parry and its oft repu
dia,qd anti-DenMciatic principles. Will
the people, after tlNir object Ia, become SO
apparent, suffer- thisNaud to beplactised
upon them? There isAo reason whx they
should; but abun damt reasons why they
should not. Then | appeahI 70 any farmer
to say y, was there time undefQny Admin
istration, State Or Federal, thatvle could
20 forth to pillow lis fields or SOW his grain
with stronger assurance, in due tine, of
reaping more abundant reward forAthe
labor Of his hands than at~>the precent?A77
When did the products of the farm com-N
mand better prices, or meet with more
Ready sales? When has the Democratic
party failed to st md by the poor mans in
chartered rights and priv
ileyIed nlo4opoli4s, created that the favor
ed few might eat out the substance of the
toiling millions2 Who haze lab3ted more
than Democrats fto suppress irresponsible
banking Northumberland the mechanics
and laborers of lie country might not be.
subjected to periodical loss by tie failing,
and breaking up P' those rotten aud swind-
ling concerns. What party in allthe his,
tory Of this natioEl has stood in tho forum
or councils Of Il e country, and battled
with more zeal or greater effect for the
rights of the MASSES, than the Democratic
party? =, -. \ /
Why, then, d. mocrats, should You de-
sert your own pa ty for ONE whose prin-
ciples are aver>e Eto the best interests of
the great boly Of the p.opEt?- party
which has always dislrusted your honesty
and capacity to determine ariyht.in mat
TOYS Of po' i,,ical Importance BY destroy
ing the Democratic party you have eve
~ thing to lose and nothing to GAIN
When this is As char as the sun al noon
day, why should an!>one who Las truly at
heart the common welfare and interests Of
all, desire to supIaant the Democracy by
party whose principles are 50 odiQus that
they are folced I'd keep them concealed
from public sorutiny?-who fight rnder
false colors, and ID midnight darkness hy,
their treacherous plans, which are to bind
you, fellow Democrats, to support Wing
men and Wing mi pastures, under the plea
ofnoFarty; but W no, if successful, will
throw oflheir dis uise and YOU will then
discover, when 1t is too lac, that you have
aided in placing in power your old politi-
raj enemies with all their Latelu, princi-
pies. .'.."r.. ...i W. =. I[t T.
Democrats. you have been deceived,
and occupy false position as members Of
this clark lantern party A duty you
owe to yourselves and your party calls up
on you to withdraw, at once, and renounce
your d junction with this Order. They
are endcavoring to use you 10 accomplish
their dctestable and selfish ends. Give
them to understand at once that, you will
not be made tho willing instrument Of
your owl defeat and political degradation.
But that you intend to sustain your old
party and its princiPlcs-the PRINCIPLES Of