Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-01-23
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Several mopshs ago W sxprsssd our
visws very plainly spon the freesoil pro-
clivitiss lof certain Knov.N Nothing hsxs;
papers Publishsd IL this portion Of The
SAis. Wsthsa showed. By extracts from
his papsr, that the editoF Of the Know.
No.hing organ'in wheeling was no. g. %
edit : pspsr M 1lsss.holding ststs
hat tie Wheeling exponent d Know.
Nothingisn .had not only frsesoil procliv.
tiles, but was oat and out an anti-slaysfy
naa. We also then stated that The sage
sxpouhdsr q Know-N oshingism j. IA
nawhs county was somewhat tinctured
with freesoilisn. and IN support 81 this
secusation W rsisrred % De bold stand
De KassUka Rspsbliean had taken n
dslsncs Of Gov. RssDza. We quoted an
articls iron he Rspsbiieas wherein IL
editor declared that '.RElDsa hsd proven
hinsslf every inch : mau;" and ibis dsc.
lsration about Rsspsa he editor mads n
time vhsn ihs whole South were con.
dsmning REsDEs - . Frsssoiler. and u
man un1t 70 BE- Governor Of KansaS. -
We further alleged against The RPsbli.
can that IL columns were filed with q,
tracts from Northern papers. and with
pieces taken from newspapers hostile 70
the institutions Of the South. And how
stand matters now Z The Wheeling cd.
i;or has been removed Oh account Of lis
freesoilism, and in his place there has
been put young gentleman with strong
pro-slsvery views. So Wheeling las
done well. But has Ksusvha made any
change Z No. nor i the,s much proba,
bility Of it. unless We can gel the editor
Eof the. RsprRieas p express his views
boldly and openly upon tie question d
Slavery and the Constitutional Rights Of
ssl0 0Oush. tftt I'LL 53Nasf.t hfi>+. r
To . Democrat. Know. No:hingism Of
itself i dsss enough; but II there b add.
ID 70 Il Freesoilism, II becomes nausea.
ling; therefore. vs say. IL our POLITICAL
opponents will promulgate Know Moth.
ingism let them. in, Virginia ct least.
purge il ofall Freesoilism; and now to
prove that there Is d least ons Know.
Nothing editor In Western Virgins whose
sympathies and prociiyities are rather an
ti-s,syery than pro-slavery. We shall pro.
ceed to add some further testimony to
that already published in ths editorial re-
marks before refsrred to. The editor Of
tbs KaaasAa Rsps5lieaa contends that .
Yirginisn he's no right. ssdsr tie Conss;-
txtion, 70 carry slaves fnto Kansas, and
hold them there u slaves, Now, II this
. not Freesoil doctrine. what Il Fressoil.
ism! To deny 70 the South. the. Consti.
tutional rights y carry slavss into the
common territory Of the United States,
and hold than lhsrs q slaves, islAs ssry
ssssaes y 1ssssoilism. ~ us. i6ra mo.
ment examine The Democratic visw 81
this all.importans and now all-absorbing
question. The Democratic party say
that the territories are ths common pro-
psrty ofthe United States. that they have
BEEN acquired viii the money and By the
blood Of he peopls 81 each and III the
States. sndthss. therefore. the people 81
n ths Ssases have equal rights ID ths tsr.
ritoriss; md that : Vitginian has. much
fishtie carry his slsyss into any serrisc.
u q De United States and hold thsm
thsrs = properly. = ysrmontsr has 70
carr biz horses 70 snch territory and
bold thsm there - properly; and that dis
right belongs % svsty eosthsrnsr 20 long
. he territory remains ] tsrriiory, and
ohiy ceasea when . nljority of the peo-
PIE q . territory, in adopting thsir Con-
stitution and becoming ] STATE, decide
against slavery. Hence The Democratic
party cay The scuthefner hss exactly the
sams right 10 carry his negroes, % pro.
perry. into Kansas. q the Nortkernsr has
70 carry hh mules there . property; and
this right he soutbsrnsr enjoys under
and BY virtue Of The Consultation 81 our
common country. Tor that compact was
made % confer benefits alike equally on
each and Al q the States. and no. gran.
privileges to one.half Of The Union,t and
p deny them tothsrensining halt. Yet
the editor Of RaaarAa 'Rsps5lieaa holds
this latter doctrine; y.s. % says shat !
Virginian has no highlander the Con.
ltitutitn. % carry asgfoes into Kansas
Asdihold them shsss y property, bat at
AaYshlss has ths right under tie Con-
ltitution. y carr. apy. properly whatsc.
sssf ~ snay shav>. INTO Kanlas. and hold
he sans thsssas psopsrty Ard cslths
Rpaliess an llhis doclI rs sduaii.s
ano1e tBs b<opls n yssits Jnioa!.
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