Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-08-08

Poitlcs' AS am ever. to be gored
IDy this young mad bull, | had as well
take 1t by the horn at once. Let the
order keepits hands off me the church
1.-THE constitution, and will never
disturb it; but when it creeps from its
den under the name of politics. with
one arm around a acknowledgements
er, and the other round desperate
demagogue, and Introduce them to
me as united by triple oaths in in
dlssoluble bands of wedlocll, | shall
not stop to inquire whether its name
suits Its character, or what the deli
E!cacies of my calling demand of.me:
but under my Christian impulses of
horror,l will pronounce the union
adulterous by the prior espousaI of
the one, and the utter prostitution of
the other. ! will warn the first, bv
the shade of Wesley, to return to
his first love ere his candle-stick be
removed out of its place; and | will
warn the other, by the shade of
Washington, to repent and return to
the principles Of that great man ere
he makes republicanism a(stench it
the nostrils of all true patriots. And
II they heed me not, lvill with God !
help, drive them outof the land, tho
it costs me my life to do it.. When
it throws its lasso into my lecture
room and drags from it to its cave
one of my tosterchildren, and there
lndoctrinates him in random swear
ing, disorganizing plots, religious
persecution, and shocking ethics,
| shall not stop to consult the phra-
ses or place, or to segrcgatc its ho-
ly from its vile; bat, from theinstincts
of my nature will cry aloud sThon
<double faced monster spare the
young! For Gods sake spare the
young! | have taught them frank
ness, openncss, Independent Of
t thought and action, modesty, pru-
dence, reverence for age, and cour-
tcsy to all. DO not, | impIore you,
Substitute for this teaching your cra-
ven tactics, your bandit like 1oaths
and signs and grips and pass words
and nonscnsical forms. Teach them
not to sunder all other ties FROM those
of the Know Nothings. Thr6w one
sacred element into your combustble
combination that shall prevent It
from setting fire to our schools anil
colleges Observation-Disclosures !
.aohig fathers -kuor- Nothing fathers
picture to yourselves your sons
not yet out of his teens, stan ding
amidst motley group, gathered from
every grade of society, with one hand
on the left breast and the other up
bearing the flag of his countrywide
some wretch, perchancc from the
sinks of society, letters him with
.oaths, which arc to seal his indepcn-
dcnce, freedom Of speech, freedom
of action, and freedom of suffrage
forever! If this docs not drive chris
tians out Of the order, welcome be
they to their religion! If this doet,
mot unite every father in solid pha-
lanx against it, let no man covet d
place in aschooI or college in Mis-
sissippi. Yea, verify, | am in my
'dotage,' | am a raving madman, or
the Church and State are on the high
road to ruin. Such is the order OF
which may not speak speak at all,
or only in court phrascl =
Now, gentlemen editors, and
Know-Nothingi youhayc something
sensible and tangible to harp upon
without resorting to rumor. |: am
against you for life. You peek at
INC as though you suppose it would
distress mc,sorcly to lose my place.
You are mistaken, sfrs; was twice
on the point Of resigning it, but by
earnest entreaty wa$induccd to re-
tain it. Be assured, gentlemen, af-
ter filling five chairs for five years,
>andperformingdutic enough to wear
out mostfncn in that time, it will not
cost me sigh to relinquishit. Ney-
err will 4 hold it upon condition that
! must treat Observation-Disclosures with
respect. Y,
As to the insinuations Of that
Vermonter, that students. are en-
couragcd to discIaim on politics, if
he mean in puAIic, it is the very eff.
frontcry of falscho6d, as every one
who has attended our commence
ment' will prove. ! As TO their pirate
defamation, let them speak what
they please--cacoNymgiag not; yes,
there is one subject which allow
them to discuss publicly, and that is
what may have kindIcl Mr.llillyer's
ire-yiz: abot1ioaiSm. Being. from
Vermont, this man is 3oriefa tdcie an
abolitionist. He admits his father
to be one, | understand; and a thou
sand 10 one if the. father has eaten
sour grapes the sons teeth ate on
edge | suppose thri nlidel traitor
+. Parker will neXt take our uniycr-
sity under his care. T. -. .
"A word to the good people of
Mississippi and | have dcne. You
have n University ofwhich you may
Justly feel proud. For harmony and
kindly feeling among the Faculty,
for good order, good morals, gentle
,n,nIy Jemnonnr stIIdyz and nrouress