Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-12-09
:. FOR CONGRESS,
: ALBERT G.JENklNs,
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.""!Ausopen confession is ,gs6d Tor III,
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! tWeden't mind 7ecoonfessing it now; since
4sts4f5thingism is entirely extinct, and
Abolitionism' PROSTATE and powerless for
at leeastfour years, that4we are weary and
want rcpQ<c. Oar nerves have been har-
raised and .shs:tcrI by the la,e political
contests. 49, 4
/ Tie RIG. progress. and fail OF the
Know -nptli,El parry WAS = wonderful
/ tins"; ~ sasf 2@>,iy grasp il yet Its
Gcsytripnph s was Ghe}elec,ion of con:
stable ina small, New England town
va tremblsd not-thc party increased
-3rapHHv;sit elected Governor in second
Frate Yankee State. We pooh -poohed it
"a a Northernism. 1t came further South,
carried a Southern city we drew up our
person with dignity, surely it can never
Exist in Virginia and particularly in
sparcely settled country like Western
Virginia. An old blue light Wing
;Etose., III our. ear, s'there ARE 1900 in
$haes t~'.4 / saw the registry in Rich
: Fnotsee, = I'd were electrified ~ r.:
~ The peculiar guardian, Of the Kan
**aa ' alley I'VE had taken every pIeeau-
Lion. N Our rear was well fortified and
manned ; We had every confidence in
lie great barriers Of nature--the Alle7
ghsnies and the Blue Ridge-and the
robIe band Of Democrats that clustered
around their base. The place of danger
and honor alike was in front, at the
mouth Of the Valley. It was norplaee
for a raw boy or new hedged Democrat,
- w selected an old line Jaeksonian
Demoerat Of forty years standing, and
babe Linn guard we'll his post. and ever
and anon We signalled him, ''Watchman
what Of the night" The wires were
,treniulous with his emphatic reply. "the
d--n critters dare net cross the river"
Noble odd hard-shell stern old Baptist !!
How ,Hlis message warmed our heart.-
4 saiatand a5ainfwe signalled our senti-
pel, mi always the same reply, '"the
. y = critters dare not cross the riEer7''
One dark morning, however, we tele-;
graphed the usual signal and there was
Was no reply our heart misgave us (
that nislti the Post Office WIS flooded
with an address from our old line Demo
crat,i lie said that FROM his youth up
wards he had believed in the maxim
that Am2ricaus should rule A mcrica, -
and that Tor fifty years, he had been
very. anxious about the POWER of the
Pope" Our sentinel had gone over to
the enemy. T. r.
Our mind was much exercised about a
proper candidate for Congress. We
cast our eye over tn District 10 find a
man Of stauneh pninciplcs and vigorous
intellect. A man who would throw him
leli ii ,t;tc brca&h, anis assist us il bat
lin; hack this Ialkecism \ friend
rushe4 ITO IN one day with breathless
base ne; had found our man-one of
Tho purtst specimens Of Democracy ever
produced BY The, North-wess---a manwho
had the clearest conceptions Of the duty
of the party In the perilous crisis Of its
fate. We readhi letters; they, breathed
undying love for the party and the ut
most readiness to serve US in the next
Congress- Here was the man for the
Richie Convention. We determined
10 make him our nominee. And so he
FTof!.!! 2tsyY been but for a ma stcrly stroke
!. role$$ 81. lie part of our dark-lsntern
1.:e 's: They, met at Parkersburg and
~ ..lated him themselves. Our supple
l',@k Democrat from the North West bad
:ralsf~rred his ,undying love to our op.
ponents, but had retained his willingness
for a seat in Congress. -. ,.= ;
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BIT why specify individual instances,
among the many right-hand defeetionss
and left-hand fallihgsgotf. The long ca
reer of prosperity and power that had
been vouchsafed to the Democratic
party had brought within its folds many
party hacks and, camp-followers. We
viewed with grim satisfaction their
stampede in the first hour Of danger
But our heart sickened within us when
80 saw our young mon, the future pride
Of The party-our Young men, who had
j been brought up. at the very feet Of Cal
houh and Tom Richie. desert us. ~..5....,.
4 We BECAME low spirited and irritable.
Ii We went on the street. the pavement
was covered with red and white triangles.
# We passed corner. a email boy would
shout IN shrill treble, .'hurrah- for
Sam, We feared u embrace our wife,
lest she should tell US. ''to put none but
Americans on guard tonight, We omit
ted 70 correct bur eldest hopeful, for fear
We, shoall BE- toll TIA: "pour hat. Am:ri.
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