Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-03-26
From the Valley Democrat.
The Enow.NOihIng Ticket.

Our Know Nothing friends seem
highly elated with the nominees 81
the late Philadelphia Convention, and
are moving heaven and earth to imt
pose them upon the country as ID
every way worthy the support and
confidence of the conservative and
patriotic portion Of the people. Il
viii, however, be impossible for the
partazans of Mr.. Fillmore to hide his
deforlnities and his acts under the
cloak of disgusting and fulsome adu-
lation. The course of Mr.. Fillmore
in Congress and his administration
are too fresh. i'll the minds of the peo-
pie for them to be allnred into his sup
port without examination into his fit
ness for the place, land the principles
upon which he will administer the
government. The f,ct Of his being
presented to the American people
without<a platform or basis Of priil-
ciples for his guide, will at once ex-
cite the suspicion Of every patriot, anil
cause them to examine well his pub
lie acts AMI his known principles. -
They will no longer be imposed upon
by mere professions which hold the
word Of promise TO the ear and break
it to the hope. +.
II An examination into the character
an principles Of the nominees Of THE
Know Nothing party will at once dis.
play the deep-laid scheme of fraud TO
be practical upon the people. Mi.
Fillmoreis an old line Wing, of the
Henry Clay onsJlilation school, and
approves ola the olious AMI uncoll-
stitutional measures of the. Federal
party. lie approves Of National
Bank. a High Protective Tariff, III
ternal improvements BY the General
Government, an | stands side BY side
with Northern A bolitionists i'm their
vii Ii and reckless measures Of fanati.
cism. Andrew Jackson Donelson.
who is bearing a name which he pros.
titutes to an anlloly AMI wicked pur-
pose, is the very antipodes Of Mr..
Fillmore in every respect, and. the
ticket TINS formed. with a head for
the North. AMI d tail for the South,
the Know Nothing party console
themselves with the reflection that
hey have spread anctt TO catch birds
of every feather" The dish howey1
or. prepared at The Philadelphia cook
shop, win prove a failure. The mill
stone will be penetrated and the orig
inators Of the ftand exposed to mer-
,itel contempt. ~ 4. ! t
We intenl I'd show who Millarl
Fillmore is-what he<has voted for.
and what he. has done. lie does not
stand before the people without spot
or blemish, but on the contrary his
robes are spotte j with the filth FAB
olitionlsm, and he has been guiltytof
official delinquency. The "WasA.
ingtonianH administration of Millarl
Fillmore stands out in bold relief as
the most corrupt ami cowalaiy that
eyerdisgraced the annals of Amer.
can history. Need we point to the
;Garllner frauds and the insults offered
to the American flag to refresh the
minds Of the people concerning this
"moael' Wing administration! The
people will not soon forget the doom
he pronounced upon our citizens who
went to Cuba-the insults offered to
our flag and nation by the minionsoi
llespotism, an the high handed out
RACES pcrpetrated upon orr citizens,
These things will be treasured up, and
woe betide the nominees Of this mon
grel party. y,
Ifthe people were to listen to the
oppositien press they would irresis-
tably be forced to the conclusion that
Mr.. Fillmore was pure as an angel
in heaven-thathe was uncontamilia-
ted with sectionalism, and every sen.
timent he uttered was like fire that
glowel from the altar of patriotism
But the history of the country teach
es a different tale, and although our
Know Nothing friends may roll up
their eyes'in Holy horror at the charge
OF Mr.. Fillmore being imbued. with
Abolition procl;yities, yet facts will
bear the Democratic party out in its
assertion, that Fillmore is an Abo.
litionist Of the blacklist stamp. No
one, after reaEling the following let.
ter, will have the audacity to deny it:
"a '.BuFFALo, Oct. II. 1888.
ss'sSIR: Y our communication Of the
18th instant, as chairman of a com.
mlttee blythe Anti.Slavery Society 81
the county of Erie, has Just come to
hand. You solicit my answer to the
following interrogatories:
'.1st. Do you believe that petitions
to Congress On the subject Of slavery
or the slave trade oughtto be receiv.
ed, read, and respectfully considered
by the representatives of the peoplei
End. Are you opposed to the an.
nexation of Texas to this Union, I'M.
der any circumstances, so long as
slaves are held thereini
"31. Are you in favor Of Congress
exercising all the constitutional now.