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

the grave editor OF the "kanawha
Republican, in his able editorial of
the 18th inst, to notice my commu-
nication that appeared inlthe '.Star"
Of last week, in which he has accused
me Of misrepresenting the mighty
mammoth convention. IIsay that my
statements are correct jpn regard to
the manner in which it Was cotiduc-
ted, and instead OF me making false
statements, he has not only misrep.
resented il, but has made false state
inents in regard to the convention
/ ask for proof, when he. says that ]
have ''concocted suclfa tissue OF ex-
aggcration and Misrepresentation il
one short article" My article con-
tains nothing but facts, and Fans able
to sustain everything that ! have
charged the convention with. ( | will
say to that wise editor. if he fancies
that | cannot sustain lnyself- in this,
let him point ont my false hoods. + Is
it false that Mr.. Farley lid d twQ bro
theirs in the convention, or that an
other Of. tile aspirants folio wea UP the
district conventions from Coal tpSis-
sonyillei Does not this look a good
deal like wire working ingentlityi =,
But gentlemen, the secret Iis, this
Aurola.Boredkis editor ofthe IRE
/ publican, and a few others, would
palm off the nominees of the, man.
moth convention as the n ominces of
fair and impartial eonyen tiou, and
thereby tic the party tothem by mis-
representing the convention, however
unfair and unsatisfactory the nomi-
nations were made to the majority Of
the American party Of Kanawha.-
Mr.. Farley is q gentleman, la true
man, hence he should con mand the.
entire respect of the American party
in the estimation of the editor Of the
''Republican;" because he has deser-.
ted the Democratic party, and come
underth care Of this wise. and grave
editor! But if one of the party hap
pens to think harshly Of a few of its
members, he must be damned in the
estimation of the editor of the Gre
publican" + -. .T]~zF, .
But again, he would have me Grim
= mated for sending my communica-
ton TO the ''Star." | will plead my
own cause against this great offence.
I was aware, sir, that You were first
inrthat corrupt convention, Or at least
in getting it up. You, like other
members of that convention, had
your own selfish ends to accomplish
in procuring certain nominations;
therefore, l could not expect you to: !
give publicity to your own evil deeds. !
It would have been ungrateful in me
to have requested an honorable gen
tleman to publish his own acts, es-
pecially when those acts woh ld have
putthe devilto shame. This, sir, is |
why l rushed into the ''Star of the
Kanqwha Valley: But, perhaps,
you are by the Star like Lam BY |
the cDnvention-you have no love for
its proprietors. i i
But, sir, / fancy that, with all Your
wire-working ingenuityof. the press,
you cannot get the majority Of the
American party to; endorse the NOM
inees of your mammoth contention. |
Your editorial reminds me very much
of what a gentleman told me of the
system of your nominees eledtioneer-
ing lie says that your nominee saysl
to the people that he does npt want
the sheriffalty only two years. and
that it is only to show the gopd peo-
pie that it is the sheriff that. makes
the tax SO high This is,character-
1istic Of such: conventions. :: T. h.
q Now, gentlemen. those of you who
are acquainted with the proceedings
of the convention, and have+read the
editorial to, which / have referred.
and then follow the. nominees as Il
have done, you win agree with me.
when | say that those two gentlemen
have adopted the same system for the
purpose Of defeating Mr.. SLACK in his
election. Butifhis friends will do
their duty, he, viii be triumphant,
md the. nominee of the wire-workingI
convention will be knocked into al
'scocked hat To use the ancient
editors own language, ''we shall with
Q cheerful confidence await the de-
cision Of the intelligent voters Iof this
county. They have an unmistakable
opportunity of showing their indie
/ pendence of the dictation of an ire
sponsible caucus or convention. -
The above is q quotation from the ed
itorial Of the ssKanawha Republican y
in reference to the Chenille Conyen-
ton which nominated Hon. Charles
B. Lewis for Congress in 1854.
Caususes nowadays are the means
used BY designing demagogues to
cheat the people out of the elective
franchise for their own aggrandize-
ent. These conventions are not a