Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-07-04

thing When they have power.
Aftef Gen. Harrison entered upon III
discharge Of his duties rs Chief Nay istrate
he was 20 bcscl by these .abhorers Of pub
lie Office chat his life became a burthen !
him; aud il is related that he went 10 tn
house Of Hon. Levi Woodbury. Demo
cfat, and begged the shelter Of his roo
for one night. giving as q reason that tn
= importuna;e swarm Of hungry oifiee5seck
ers who had made his life d burtlen Il
him, would never think of looking for hin
there, and he would be enabled to spcnc
one night in peace. Ahd1Ienry Clay, it
the Senate Chamber, when he was UP
braided for the holIown csS Of his probes
sions upon that subject, replied by telling
the anecdote pfsthe boy ) chopping of the
head ofthe young crowS-every lick the
little fellow struck a head few; and an.
other boy cried out, "0h, id it, how
he hicks 'emi". 2Ehus, rs poor old Har-
#rison would scnd vittimk lfter victim to be
.deeapita:cI BY tie political suillotine,
Henry Clay, i'll the Sen ate Chamber, rs
the bead flew, would cry out, ooh, Id
i.it, how he hicks EN-. This, then, is the
only difference between the IDrmoc hats
and the 1Fhiys--the Dem ocrats sry it is
right, and do it; and the Whigs say il is
wrong, and when they gel a chance, they
do the same thidg, "orly ! little.mpre 50.
This has been the pqtctict of both parties
siaec, the formation of our government;
and it cannot be called prescription in the
true meaning of the term. +:
But]a.elythe old FEEDER .l'Whis rar;y,~
or rather the p1oscripti*e and ID >hone$t
portion Of il, tpsAher with a good many
Democrats who have been deceived. and
fooled into it, and aboutall tle nlran ones,
who were unworthy of trust aud conf,
dence, veunitqd together uhd@r the
name Of the Nativc American party. better
Known a. the Know Nothing %arty, which
is inevery sense Of the word prqfcpptiye.
They have banded. together, lihe the Forty
Thieves, and plumber aud lhr >poils of of
fee is die only God they Worship. They
ire sworn to support no man for office,
political or not who is not Of them: and
not. only that--they are swo ln to.support
md vote for onlya certain ,p3r'ionof their I.
'~ ''Il4 members, Thisis The larty all. good
men. ought to strive to put down, for they
Hlye sworn 10 bgcak down and overthrow
,ur free and happy government, and Is. 4
ablish miserable oligarchy in its stead,
y rather a hybrid governme mt-~a cross +
'etwee' the Chinese empirrApd Lhegov-
,fhmcm Of the Pore of R5me. Such
non ought 10 81 turned GU, of office wIcr.
W. VI. 'pnn nd, It Is dangerous TO give them
ne e'. leas' power f0l II they IA ke tie oath /.
# Office 10 support tic Constitution Of the: :
ountry, and fill their Office It ncslIy and
Q the best Of their ability, thdy are fore.
worn, because they kave voluntarily Ia.
ep an oath Of allegiance tJan Drlerwhich ,
laims toeontrol them socially as well rs
and if they are Instructed BY
heir Council 70 rob the. mail, burn lct :
ers, squander the public MONEY, or. do
nything else Of the kind TO break down
he party. opposed to them, it il their duty :
do il, for they are sworn Is do all :
llngs thcyafc objected 10 do for the ,sood
the order, and they justify themselves !,
! the same way the lri>hman did when
e swore to lie: lie put in d plea that 5
had taken an oath neverlto swear To ulc >
uth' and he was only fulfilling lis vow. =
lhe thhow'AoihIng-hes is promoting =.
'e gooa Of hrs country, as taug ht-by the 7
HJority OF HiSorier, and 1t is not perju ;,
for him to injure his enemies. This is "
fahey sketch. Numerous instances are a
record since the formation Of this Of. IL
n which reveals the, melancholy fact. u
at the sahctity Of an oath administered ~
a court of justice, by legal officer, is H
! sufficient to bring tie truth from .
ember of this order, or make him shake
his voluntary sliackles; therefore, ID
'uId not be wrong to pronounce all men us
% have taken this oath unwvJ rtlv of an
st, and turn them out of, office, shqt,,. hab
found The liberties or<the pcooplc cy
nld not b., saftiu their haads, aud it il a
duty ofall.wlro wish ito remain free. IyY
TO put them down--the. honest and liza
'eNed by Kindness and reason, but ,rIle is
lsnIng and knayish by stern rebuke anc
hs ballot-boz whenever they aspire to VIII
o OF any kind; for the man who will in
an oath to be governed in all things, 70
ticais religious and social. BY a secret ane
ETY. is not worthy Of trust in any thing:
i they should ever get The power, D.,
will orerturn the liberties Of tltis 90 =,
ment' And this is. the party alIfgood T.,
and patriots ourht 10 proscr;ba moi {