Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-01-23

eyed loved one foated through his mind
as he was led out to be dubbed brave.
But alas! not knowing when to stop. all
his bright dreams and anticipations were
cut short, ami be was. laid low inS the
grave byhis TOO eager graspat an old hat
on the end ola ramrod. Ia t+s ..ls
BAD Frm tie Washington Union. us
Patrick Hsniy'S speech Against Knsx.
zss5,a NIB NOthhglSm. ~ sisIy
We beg the, reader not to be sur,
rrised at our caption. II is literally
true that Patrick Henry, tho great
|reSolutio ndry orator and patriot, sig
nalized his splendid career as"Both
orator and patriot by an eloquent
speech against one of the, articles il,
the creed Of know nothingisrn, anu
that one, too, which arelna MS as the
solitary plank of a once much Wanted
national platform. The speech was
ma lie soon after the close of the re-
volution. During the war many
Americans had left the country and
sought refuge in Europe. Mr., Henry
intro luced 4 bill into the Virginia
Legislature authorizing themto return.
For this he was sassailel, and in his
reply I'D discussed the question oi
soreig On Immigration as few men could
discuss it, We invite our know.
nothing friends to listen to Patrick
Henry on the only remaining plank
in their platform. lie speaks as fol.
lows taaE1tg - .Ltph fisJG HI - /
Ay The personal feelings Of a politi-
elan ought not to be permitted to en-
ter, these walls, The question is 4
national one. .ani In deciIing it, five
act wisely, nothing win be regarded
bnt the Interests OF the nation. on
the altar of my country's good | am
willing to sacrifice all personal resent
ments, all private wrongs; AMI fiat
ter myselfthat ] am not the only man
n the House who is. capable Iof max.
n,g, spcli a sacrifice, We have sir,
an extensive country, actthout popuI
lahoh; what can be more obvious
policy than that this country ought
TO he peoplea9 People, sir, form the
strength, and constitute the wealth OF
a nation. / want to see our vast for,
ests filled MP by some process a, little
more speedy than the or linary course
Of Nature. ! wish, to see these States
rapidly ascen ling to that rank which
their na5ural advantages authorize
them to hold among tile nations of the
earth. 2sN s@5 @:+E 'It" @f II t"3"E e*T
Cast yourI eyes sir. over this exi
tens.ve country, observe the salubrity
of Your climate. the variety and fsr-
tility Of your soil; and soc, that soil
intersected in every quarter BY boll,|
navigable streams, flowing to the east
and to the west. as If the finger OF
Heaven we're marking out the course
Of Your settlements, inviting you 10
enterprise and pointing the way to
wealth. 'sSir.l Won are destined, at1
some time or other, to become o great
agricultural and commercial people.
the only question is whether Won
choose to rench; the, point by slow
graluat 'ons, an at some distant per,
liol, lingering, on through a long and
sickly min ority. subjected meanwhile
Eto/fhe Vaccinations, insults, and
Expressions Of yohr enemies, both
foreign AMI domestic. without suf-
c;ent strength to resist and chss.
tise them; or whether you choose
rather TO- rush OF once, as it1were, to
the full enjoyment Of those high des.
TIMES. and toIbe able to cope. single
.[haudei, withEthe proudest oppressor
Of the Old Woril ~ Won prefer the
latter course. as trust you, do, en-.
courage emigration encourage the
husbandman. the mechanics, tile. NOR
chants OF the : Old World, to- come
lana settle I'M this, land Of promise;
make it the home Of the skil1ful, the
industrious, the fortunate, AMI happy.
US well as the asylum ofthe distressed;
lfll up the measure of4your poppla5
Ition, as, spec lily as you can BY, the
means which Heaven HAS placed, in
4 your power; and VENTURE 70 prophe.
~ there are those now living who
viii see this favored land among the
most powerfalon earth; able, Dir, to
take care oftherself, without resort
ling TO thatpolicy which j. always so
dangerous, though sometimes una.
lyoidable, of calling in foreign aid
4 Yes, sir. they will seeIl,cr great arts
and arms; her golden liaryests wav-
ling over fields Of, immeasurable cx.
tent, her commerce penetrating the
most distant seas, and her cannon
silencing the vain boast Of those who
now proudly affect to rule the waves.
| But, sir, You musthave men; you
cannot get along without them. Those
heavy forests Of valuable timber, nm
der which your. lanls are grooming.
4 must be cleared away; these vast
riches which cover the face Of your
soil, as well al those which lie hid in
Its bosom, are to be developed and
gathered only By the skin and en-.
terprise Of men /; yonr timber sir,