Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-02-20
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Il would appear by an editorial in the
Eaaasha Republican Of tho 9Th instant,
that Maj. PANS represents the county Of
Kanawha alone in the Senate, aad not the
Senatorial District composed Of the
counties of Logan. Boone, Wyoming,
Putnam and Kanawha. We think We,
can show conclusively that Maj. PARks
does not even represent the interest Of
Kanawha, without attempting to show
! that Kanawha county is not the Senate
rial District that he was elected 10 repre-
[ sent, were We not aimonished by the an
tfdRurian editor who slam6ers over the
columns Of Che Republican, that twill
be deemed, We have no doubt, by our
readers, 8 hopeless tssk even 70 atLemp TO
refu:e the attacks upon the Ksnawhs
Delegates, made BY the Star !f he Ea.
"aHha 7Hailey." Feeling not only our
= selves "The success of the most vitality
important measures Of general interest
! before the Legislature" bat believing
: that this entire Senatorial ID istrict feel rs
much interest in tie. success Of those
measures Of rital Importance, without At.
tempting to show that We place the '..suc.
cess Of party above the most vitality i'm.
p0rtant measures Of general interest be.
fore the Legislature" we beg leave to
draw the attention Of the good people Of
this Senatorial District d the fact that
Maj. PARKs represents not their interest,
nor even the interest Of Kanawhs county,
when he attempts to SO amend the bill
= making an appropriations to. the Coving.
and Ohio Railroad rs to prevent ito pas.
sage, By forcing the Railroad to erect
warehouses and handle freight intended
Hr the canal, free Of charge. Il "
i The Kanavha Republican says tha,
Maj. Packs voted for this reasonable
condition" Very reasonable indeed, to so
trsmmel and fetter the Coviugton and
Ohio Railroad as to make il mere por:
tage and tax the road. even il its friends
=, were to accept such proposition to get
On appropriation! thousands Of dollars
per annum Why do it, and for what
purpose? lsit for the purpose Of sna.
bling me caialt6 pay the interest upon
her gusrantied bonds, Us the Republican
would have US beliers' II this is true,>
Why tax au improvement. the Covington
and Ohio Railroad, tina. must inevitably
pay large revenue iuto the treasury per
anhum to enable lhs canal 70 pay .hsin.
terest upon her bonds. II the argument
Of the RtpuNiIam DO true, then the cana!
ought at once u be abandoned-if il can
NO. pay thSin.ere st upon Ter guaranteed;
bonds without de troying, or greatly in
juring. the BEST ip.eres: Of the Covington
and Ohio Railroad, by . tax upon its rev.
enue oftEousands per annum, i'll the way
Of warehouses and han ding freight, free
efcharge. 4. n.
Il To shield Maj PARIS from the just in
dignation Of an injured constituency, the
. Republican falsely asserts that "the canal
is State work BY such plumbers as
these our antedit4rian frie nd has earned
the so6riquet Of 4old Sleepy" When
he penned l,iseditorial be must have
been taking one OF those sweet slumbers,
from which. W hen aroused, he exclaim-
ed, Breeder is every inch 8 mani" It's
true that the State. has an interest in the
James River and Kanawha improvement
of some eight or ten millions of dollars;
but very large amount of stock ID the
said James River and Kxnswha Compa-
ny il owned by banks. cities and indi-
yiduals. Without giving the amount Of
stock owned by the State, banks, cities,
snd individuals. we viii merely give the
interests represented in the meeting Of
the Company, held in Richmond. which
We find in the last Annual Report Of
the President to the Stockholders Of the
James River and Kanawha Company"
''Ths meeting convened agrseably TO
adjournment E.#L- + \
Present: ri" votes
The Bank Of Virginia. by ALFRED
= T. Harris and Archibald Thorn
IS. proxies. having. 4 1857
The City Of Richmond, by James
). A. Scott, proxy. having, 1449
The City of Lyme burg. by James
r. Payne, proxy. having I76
Individual Stockholders in person, II,
having, IT,. $3.50
Individual s.ockhol ders, by proxy, i
having. ss7
!, ~ ri. IA / t':- 49,
+ lz.l 1865
The Commonwealth having
number Of votes equal to two
ii "a 4 - n & 4 I