Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-04-30
Democrats, Bewar !!

One OF the great apostles Of liberty,
THOMAS JEFFERSON, left as an heritage
to all patriots and lovers Of republican
ism, the solemn warning, that ''Eterna!
vigilance is the price ofliberty,", With.
ii the last two years we hay . seen the
enemies Of republicanisn, and ofthe Con.
stitution Of our country, by deception
and fraud. by hideous test -oaths and
chicansry, by every device that it was
( possible for the enemies Of our free insti-
tutiohs, and Of liberty, to conceive Of,
was brought to bear upon tho ignorant,
but honest and unsuspecting vote Of
the country, to aid in trampling under
footthat inestimable boone guaranteed by
the Constitution itself, Of civil and reli7
sgious liberty. Nor was it for this alone
They even went further in their mad CAT
reer Of fanaticism and folly-they estab+
lished an oligarchy that.was 70 sit in the
city Of New York--their votaries were
sworn by a solemn oath TO- be controlled
by them sin all things appertaining TO
national politics. This power vested
insthe national jupto, formed a: once a
despotie government thai was to swallow
up the liberties of-the people. With the
clap-trap cry that American shall rule
America" they overrun the Northern
States. The friends Of civil aid religious
liberty, of the Co institution and Of the
Union, were ovsrpowered and fana:iioism
ruled the hour re-" + H* T.
The rulers of this despotic power, with
the dark lantern in hand, invaded the fail.
fields and humble cottages of the people
of the Southern States, through their EN-
issaries in our midst. But fottunate for
the institutions Of our country fortunate
for the oppressed of every cline; fortu-
nate for liberty itself, the first election in
the South came of Virginia, where the
noble and gallant WISE, who \ as always
been a sentinel upon the atch-tower Of
liberty, had been made the champion Of
the free suoters Of the Union Eoving, in.
domitable Democracy of Virginia. By
his chivalric and noble bearing his bold.
ness and his eloquence, the turbid wa
tiers Of the tide Of fanaticism " AS stayed, 4
and Sam" the poor, misera Bile devil,
was. conquered, and hurled back to the
land Of Abolitiohism and fanat icism BY
the Herculean strength and iny incibility
Of the champion Of the Virginia Democ-
racy, for which he deserves the gratitude
Of every lover Of liberty in e very land
and in every. cline. T.. If III
Who was here in our midst that aided
in deceiving, in decoying into the dark
caverns and culverts of Putnam during
this mighty contest between the lovers
: Of liberty and despotism ?-wh no? The
answer Of every patriot will be, JAMS
w. Hoor. BEN. MoRR1s and NELSON
. HAsDIEr, who are trying to become the
controlling influences and rulers Of the
people Of Putnam. Who a mong the
whole elan SO worthy totrepres ent the in
terests Of this detestable organisation, in
the State Convention, to nominate a cam
didateo for Governor, as JANIS w. HOOK,
who, together with his coadjutors, when
they met in Winchester on the Sabbath
day. received the dark frowns Of Jeho-
yah, and the very Sabbath itself became
black, and win ever be known in the an
mails Of time as the Black Sunday. Frown.
Cd upon BY the people Of Virgins; by
the great God,of the Universe, will you,
the honest yeomanry Of Putna %, act in
defiance Of such warnings? / -.