Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-12
viii Inc ssuth Do Her DUTY:

In our last issue, We proposed to the
citizens Of Putnam to hold > meeting TO
take into consideration some method Of
aiding emigration from Southern States
TO Kansas, to counteract the influence Of
the Abolition Aid Societies Of Massachu-
sets, and other Abolition Know Nothing
States, who are sending in emigrant en-
issaries to commit treason in the Terrific
ryof Kansas, BY forming themselves into
. Grand Emcampment and Regiments
Of Kansas LEGION armed by the traitors
Of the North. Why this. excitement
this reasonable design on the part Of the
people of the North to drive out, If they
oannotaecomplish their purposes with
out It, AN those who have gone there from
the Southern States? Have not the peo-
pie Of the South the same rights in tie
Territories, won and purchased by the
blood and treasure Of the Union, as the
fanatics and traitors Of Massachusetts, or
New York? Their rights are the same,
yet the Northern people are shout to de-
~, or attempt to deny. to the. Southern
people The rights guaranteed to them BY
the laws and constitution Of our common
country, One of the greatest principles
that has and and will continue to control
the Democratic party is, that the Federal
government has no right to establish or
prohibit slavery in either of the States or
Territories. This is the only principle,
the only patriotic view Of the subject en-
s.rtained by the entire Democratic party
North and South: They leave this dan.
gerous subject Of slavery, alone to those
who are effected one way or the other by
1.-THE people Of the States and Terrific
ries, respectively. Not so with the IA
natics of the North, a combination Of the
isms having been brought about BY the
most dangerous one ever devised by the
traitors, both in regard to the precepts of
God and the Constitution Of our country,
Know-Nothi ugism-has given them a ma.
jority in Congress, Though, thank God,
the Southern KNOWN othings are coming
to their senses and are likelyto vote with
The Democratic party in Congress) has
stimulated fanatieism Of the North to get
up "Aid Societies" and tosend arms and
munitions Of war to the traitors Of Kan
sas, to put down the law and order, the
patriotic and conservative party Of Kan
.sas. by the force Of arms. Will the peo-t
pie Of the South stand by and see their
brethren shot down, and driven. out of
the Territory Will the patriotic and
valiant sons of the Old Dominion fold
their arms and DO nothing for the cause
Of humanity, and the rights Of the people
Of the south-those rights guaranteed TO-
them BY the laws and constitution Of the
Unionf Will notthe citizens Of Putnam,
sh, Of Kanawha. too, arouse themselves
call public pmeetings-adopt strong re.
zsolutions-and aid, BY a liberal subscrip.
tion on the part Of those who are able to
assist, the patriotic young men Of West
ern Virginia to emigrate to Kansas? The
time has come when the fanatics Of the
North must be put down, i'Now's the
day and now's the hour. to act. If you
would have our noble institutions pre-
served, the constitution and laws main.
tained uhimpaired, let every patriot do
his duty, III III e. = . y. /