Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-08-06
Democratic Meeting at Winfield.

The Democratic ratification meeting at
Putnam G. H., on Monday the 28th ult.,
/ shewed very eonclusifely that the people
Of this county feel the Importance ofthe
contest now pending The Democracy
are thoroughly aroused, and, if we are
! not mistaken. this county will roll up a
majority uhprecedented-at least 200
- gallant standard bearers of the
al Democracy, Buchanan and
snridgc The speech of Ca: FfH4os,
soRoUN, the Assistant EIector for this
stsict, was equal to the OCCASION This
toung Democrat is destined to make his
mark in the political history of Virginia,
His speech was one of argument and
force, addressed to the sober sense Of the
people. He Showed conelusffelyftha
!. the contest was between Democracy
and Black Republicanism that it was
! the duty Of every patriotic man in the
South, who valued the perpetuity of our
glorious Union, TO rally around the noble
old banner of tie National Uhion-loying
Democracy; as the only hope left the pa
/ triot, an preserving the Constitution and
] the Union. HeTwelt at length upon the
= Cincinnati platiorm-its principles-the
principles of true Republicanism-their
adaptation to the people Of Maine, as we'll
IS the people Of Virginia iliA principles
Of the Democracy the same al the North
as in the Soul. He lucidly explained
| the Kansas.Nebiaska bill; sho wing with.
out caFil or doubt, that It did not con-
tain that odious feature, squatter sover-
eignty-that the people of a territory,
after numbering a sufficient number to
entitle them to be admitted into the
Union, in convention assembled, had the
right to establish or prohibit slavery and
not until. then--tbat no other power or
body of men had right 70 legislate
slavery into or dutxof !. territory-that
State equality and non@interyention on
Ne partof the Federal Government, were
10 great questions at issue between the
!. lemocratic party and the isms and fac
tns in opposition--that the States of the
sutb as well as the States Of the North,
e. =
Id an equal interest in sharing in com
i mn the territories obtained by the blood
al treasury Of the whole people. And
if,he Black Republican party should
succeed in electing Fremont and Dayton,
4 th. equality Of the States, which guaran-
Il tiesexass justiee to all, Will no longer
exis-tis South will be excluded from
the anticipation in the settling of the
u ter,ioriessand the Union rended assun-
der He Ppealea to the Wings, if they
loved the hion, toseome out boldly and
manSlly i the National Democratic
Candidate ".
Thse is 70 probability OF electing
Mr.. FlmoreEho did not even have an
Electoial Tist IN any of the Northern
ststes1xcept New York, They have
since ominad for their Electoral
College the AHition Fremont Ticket Of
Pennsylvania, laid Fremont to defeat
Buchana in thaState, we are sorry that
Col B. "a not pow this. Why r6tc
for rnattwho eaget only a few scatter
ing votesither inbe North or the South
-shouldIhe Kn4 Nothing party by
their madsnaticisA carry one or two Of
the Southa StatesA might throw the
election inthe Hoas Of Representatives.
and therebelect *FHmont, and defeat
the last besiopes Of hn. that noble fab
! ric Of Govehent. beteathed to US to
guard and petuate ! our Fathers. -
Col. Broun cpluded ban elegant eulo-
81 Of Bucha, and Brakinridgess
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