Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-06-30
TUESDAY, JUNE 3o, 1857
i Trick Exposed.

thc Star. as ali editorial
/. Il gentleman Of Virginia assures us
that the movement of'Mr Thaver at the
head 81 the HdmasteadAid Society which.
ras Incorporated BIZ the last Legislature
Or New York, is not apoliticals but I bu-
siness one. He seems toEbe invited py
ths citizens Of fredericksburg to that 70.
ealitv. as appears BIZ the proceedings ~
4tll3at city. which We insert IL our paper
III to-day With such assurances, we
Nave H. hesitation in rendering to MI.
Thaver and his associates an invltati0n'
ID The valleys and mountains Of kanawha.
nv gentlemen Of enterprise and capital,
! M county offers greater Inducements,
possessing as ours does, inestimable
mineral and agricultural wealth
Tie gentleman Of VTginia'' referred
% in the above article, remained for sey.
eraf DAYS, last week, il this place at the
Kanawha House, and there registered
lie residence % Montgomery Co., "a,
MI are very decidedly Of the opinion
that this gentleman IF Virgins Is by
birth and By education q thorough Yam
kee. But this, Of itself, Is ino political
sid. and I'VE make no objection to him
On account oflhis place q birth Or edu-
cation, on the contrary, as Yirgginlans,
va take pride in seeing the hills and val;
leys Of Trans Allegheny Virginia peo-
pied with honest laboring men, seeking
Is make an honestliving NJ an honest
way. Nor do We object 70 them being
catholics 81 foreigners or Northern PEG
pie, provided they come amongst rs as
individuals, and solely in their indiFidrf-
alcharaeter. I'VE feel well assured that
thus coming amongst ms, they will be
moulded into the Virginiaicflaracter and
viii soon become welded to our soil and
our institutions. But we soleTnnly pro
test against Ell Eli 'Thayera and his associates
coming into DUR midst, united together
into 4 society who are dramatically op-
posed Is the cherished institutions of the
State, and Who boast IN the public news
papers Of their intention to revolntionlze
and abolitionize the Old Donainion-
Such a movement We regard as promo.
tire 81 no good, but On the contrary, Ct
much evil
The yHomestead Aid Society Ct
which Eli Tbayeris the leading man, is
It'd legitimate offspring Of th h Black Re-
publican party 81 the New York Legis-
latare, which Of itself is sufficient to con
denim the society in the opinion Of good,
respectable citizens. Andt the sgentle-
man Of Virginia above referred TO j. an
aliy and associate Of that society, not
w~ithstanding I'D would have our good
people believe that he Is q resident of
Montgomery county, Va. I'll proof u
which We refer tothe fact that tho allies
aud associates Of the Homestead Aid
Society' are going through certain parts
iii kentucky and Eirginia and e~ndeavor-
ins 70 pet ~viillags newspapers 70 publish,
as editorials, such articles as the above
communicated which was handed totht
publishers Of this paper, BY the " gen.
tleu,an aos Virginia. !, And for what
pssrpose il iris done? What IS the OF.
.iect 81 this aHonlestead Aid Society,"
III Its objects ara two.foid. First; that tht
New York Herald, et'ssiaf oasas geaas. mat
have something to boast oyesonaethinG
to brag about--the wonderfulsprsadl!) o
Black Republicaaism in Virginia an'
kentucky 4 And, secondly that tn
leaders of this political movement maj
mako ii profitable "a themselves, ,.
buying large tracts IF land ii WesterI
Virginia, for 4 mere songeanss IL
Tile Il north aotkiag-and than selling
tho same lands out in small parcels u
their fanatfcal dupes for handsome sun
OF rnoacy. .s
These arc what We really believe TO b
the tras obiocts Of the Ef ThaFef swim
do lid iaambug. Tho leaders snd IS
soeiasss want to make money and politi
cal 6apital out Of the transaction Ant
"a en- assure them that TIA FIRST intima
tion made 81 any ono 81 their society 50
;oasning IN Tic Kanawia Valley. in an,
vise derogatory ef the cherished institu
.ions Of Virginia, viii cost thc Perso'
milking he intimation ! JaH sait Of f.
saaa featbsrs. The people u Virgins q
very tenacious oftheir political rights
aid they win not. on their own soil. tol
srato The slightest infringement upol
thasa, 81 intqfmeddIins Yankees Prov
ling through lie State.
TIC honest yeqnnarrY n the NortaeF
States Who desire d purchase lauas an'
sstsla ii Virginia. Should avoid being =
.5oisszd. ii any wise, with Tho PHI Iha5
j. tsoysnens for lis name viii castsac
= sSinas i 81 al ersonscoanesssa Wy
Inn. Z. woau make such psrs',ns 81
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