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

49, ~
morning sseai Thofe1c, I'VE con.
sclude that he is neithe|a statesman
nor a philanthropist. There may
be many politicians Connected with
and favorable to the lrganization,
but no statesmen - pne. There
may be many honest nm misled on
the subject, but if so, hat can not
change q plain matt Of fact
I"Your correspondent'imust lay a.
/ side his affinities for Know Moth
ling organization, or sidy the sub:
Iiect better before he ads much ito
the already brilliant shrks Of your
young luminary;;" unks be selects
other subjects-this sid OF the ques-
ton can not endure 70 light-titsI
deeds arc cvil," hence, Y flinching at
that quarter. y szaE i
But be argues TIT protestant
clergy arc procribed iHhe sold Do
minion,'A therefore, theknow-Noth.
ings should be left in le dark and
in silence. Funny arament' that.
Does he. mean to say, ecause pro-.
Etestant clergy, have givn up part Of
their rights, that the inerest of the,
government should batransferred
into the hands Of claspf men who
proposes to "know-ndhing.n Or,
would he enlighten tn public by
telling them that the Rnish clergy
are also restricted by tn, operation
of the same law? Thiste failed to
do. But he did not fa to amuse
himself and others with th assertion
Of some, that we are all breigners,
Yet, he forgot to state, hat some
who are opposed to a seret, mid
might political organization claimed
ito be American citizens, ati are en-,
titled to some respect as sph. I
III onr Latin correspondent rathet
Ilntimates that, for persona interest
he may realize by the hper, he
would like for it to succeed provided
you will not permit il to he'd anv
more light upon the clark lantern"
party. 1t is, true, that yol have a
citizen and property holderin. your
town who would choose to Zee your
/ paper fail rather than propditions OF
public interests should bepublicIy
discussed through it's columns? 1t
appears from the article, that the
author would like to see tie paper
prosper for personal considerations
and the interest he feels 70, the lit
erary. advancement Of theicommu-
nifty. But tell these mohrn fill.
busters to talk about something they
understand bettrr--tiiat thiir read.
ters may be instructed andedifed. j."
( He wants the people Instructed and
| edyted, but not on some particular
subj ects-these are touch me nots.
Your correspondents should sea.
son their communications with Latin
quotations, and then the best in
| formed will be INSTRUCTED and edi
| fed, =on what, ow-Notlingism:
| No verify. Doubtless there hre very
many who can, not read the Know
| Nothing ritual in English. 49, 49,.
I Your Latin correspondent mani
tests some anxiety to know how W.
| find outso much about the Know
i! Nothings }, and appears to be some
what like species Of silly bird
THAT hides its head under some GOV
Eerins and closes its eyes; and, as j
can not see its. pl1rsucrs; supposes
it issnot seen. The days of darins
deeds were, for a time, thought t
haze. been past in this part of thu
country, but. on their return, Their
are other men who possess the termit,
ito penetrate the n6f den, with a
much boldness and sasacity, as dic
""I PUTNAM.
p. Since writing the foregoing
it has occurred to the writer that tn,
word ',gmf' may have been typo
graphical error, and that gueR was
the term employed in the manu-
script. But, if so, in that case thu
sense may be "a little changed, 81
far az the word is concerned, yet tn
entire scope of the article is Of a gul
I3liblc character. >. ~ +.
We are reuuested to say that the publi