Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-03-12
Foa rzz Pn1srpnncr n 1856,
HON. HENRY A. WISE,
DuByHcf 70 pEcrslor or rHs
NATIONAL coHyRKrIoN.
CORRECTION.

three articles ~ reference 70 the ot0vb
which calls for notice on our part. In
the frst article, be says:
L" The Buffalo Star gives IS . proof
that We are 3 real Freesoiler, that we read
The New York Tribune, the National Era,
the National Patriot and the American
Organ
The Star Of ne KanasAa Valley never
contained any such charge; We only i'd
vised him to quit reading such papers,
and devote his attention for while to
the columns ofthe Richmond Enquirer, %
Richmond, Examiner" "Star Of the
Kanawha Valley" and other pro-slayery
papers, land wei thought that it would
Be admissible to publish, occasionally, an
article from some paper in favor of the
pro-slayery party in Kansas. and then
Ne would believe that he was not Free
soiler. It was not that he read those
Abolition papers that we blamed him. but
because he published extracts from them
abusing southern men and southern in
stitutions without one word Of comment
in contradiction on his part. T..
In the next article he commences by
saying: Il +.
The Star Of the Ranawka Valley, ;
In its last number, advances the broad
proposition, that all who are born aud ed.
ucated where slavery does not exist,
coming into slave States, are Freesoilers
opposed TO the institution of slavery
that the Ethiopian may as soon change
his skin and the Leopard his spots, as a
man from the free States to be 4. true cit
issn Of slave state" D. \
This we fatty deny, and can set il
down a nothing else but wilful per-
version of the text. and intended for
nothing else but to deceive and prejudice
his readers who smigrated to this State
from the North, against the Star" We
win give. again, for tie benefit Of the
Republican" what we did say, and w.,
have not as yet seen ANYTHING IN The
columns Of that paper to make US change
our opinion, but on the contrary much 10
confirm it. r.. .E>
Here Is the extract from our paper:
"We therefore, think we had as well
expect the Ethiopian to change his skin
or the leopard bis spots, as Freesoiier
"a. advocate the rights Of the South. And
II . man By birth and education gets Free.
solism psV grounded INTO him, Il Is impos-
sible for him 10 undergo any radical
change" i 81
Again, the editor endeavors to evade
the forceof our charge BY saying that the
senior editor Of the Star ais of Ohio,
but . year or two from that State, where
runor has it, he was owner Of Freesoil
paper. and some do say. connected with
an Abolition society,"" In reply to this
charge or rather charges, their being three
81 them. all we have TO say is this, if the
editor means by saying that the senior
editor Of the Star il Of Ohio, that he
was born, raised or educated there, we.
pronounce it . tdlsshood. The senior
ofthis paper was born in Baltimore, Md,
sducated in Virgins and Kentucky,
went to Ohio and engaged in the print
ing business, and obtained an interest in
anew paper - printer Or publisher, but
had nothing to do with the editorial de-
partment- 1t was then . Democratic pa
paper and WAS started for the purpose Of
advocating the principles of Democracy.
4 afterward opposed the passage of the
Kansas Nebraska bill andN left the ex-
adjustment - soon as We could extricate
ourself fromit; after : change in the paper,
three weeks before our final leave Of it, we
took control Of the whole paper and sup
pressed al opposition to the Kansas Ne.
braska bill. Our connection with the
concern lasted but eight months. The
insinuation that We were, 1t any time,
connected with an Abolition society is
nothing more Or less than an unqualified
hlsshcod, gotten up for the purpose Of
Of turning public attention from the
chargeagainst the "Republican;" that its
editor il ! Fressoilsr, this we have heard
assersed ~ almost every pro-slavery man
Of our acquaintance, whether Wing,
Know Nothing or Democrat, and they en-
tsrtain and express the opinion from the
character Of the selections upon that sub.
Jest n his papsr..
II the mart article be commences BY
grlvely informing bic readers. that the
SIR 4 pdblishsd 81 miles from Charles
ton. This e the nearest approach he has
mads 70 the truth. in any Of bis srticles.
for Be- i within ssarly mile Of 4 this
tins (tor according to measursment 4 e
only s. m1ss) and be seems u y snr-
prissd . 6ld ut Inst " know % van
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