Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-01-27

'iEdltO18 ANWNtVstWs tsssoy Se :.
Grsr1 r,fES-Allow an occasional
reader Of your paper to thank and
congratulate you upon your very JUST
I and fortunate structures upon me SEN
i tinents Of the Kanawl,a LfePnots.cGn;;
You have begun good work: !
wish to say to You. go on. The char
] acter Of this people .mnst DO vindica.
|. ted, and the sooner the better Lon
have, ms your undertaking, the good
j will of many ont OF your party; some
Il Of whom viii always be kept ont By
i prejudice. The Democratic party.
however. has voters enough. Correct
! public sentiment npon Virginia IN
tcrest. and You want nothing more.
I | feel safe in saying, as one Of his
supporters until the thing BECOME past
Eensilnrance. that the Elitor Of the re
4 publican has for a long time nlisrepre-
! scnted the views Of a large portion Of
1.-The people Of this valley Mary OF
ibis party believe all yon charge upon
, him, and for a long time; and, as the
!, exponent Of their. party. his strong
, treesoil tendencies have been only en-
Fdured from thorough bli1'l party
zeal. but never agreed to. Time has
changed, and abolitionism and tr'ec-
; soilism are ito longer to be counter
j ANGEL by the party Of which be Is the
=. Iea,ler. In speaking OF the Eattor
of the Republican. mcar, the m:s.aa
editorially-the official the public
character; not the private inofensive
g, citizen--the same is also understood
ofanys others to whom allusion may
F., be made hereafter. Its not 80 much
what the Republican advocates Or
/, what PARTICULAR notions its Editor
holds, an Ais o,en right, as it is the
attending. circumstances connected
t with him by his paper--it isI not the
: ability Of his editorials, nor the point
edness of his selections. but there is
a certain surrounding atmosphere
certain tone-not only dangerous to
1.-The unstable ana unreAecting, but
particularly ohjectional TO a large and
stintelligent portiono Of the community.
: ;nasmnch us it has been considered
J the organ of the party in d large re-
gion Of country. And, yet again, as
the organ OF the party. the party has
been grossly abused in this: that its
columns have been nntier the control
8 of certain Dynasty--a sort Of am
q pertain IN impe,ro-a power beh,n
D the throne - which has had in its
keeping the Wing and Know-Noth-
, ing parties.
| Though ostensibly edited BY one
q .mind. it is under sort of lnesmGric
:, influence of a Dynasty (which came
y into power years ago. and which
found, in its present editor willing
stewart. Sometimes f;lvoring abelI-
tionism; sometimes. frecsoilism; al,
n ways Yankeeism in its tendency,
with an awful squirting at al division
of the State, it is not possible to dis.
: connect the course Of the Repu5stca,
:. from the Dynasty; and in comment,
ing upon one yeu will nccessaril,
touch the other.
1t would he an interesting subject
and one hope to see You pnrsne, as
y to how much the interests OF Western
$ Virginia and particularly the interest
n Of this valley have been affected BY
{ the course Of the Republican, as an
$ exponent Of his. party. How much
of appropriations have hcen withheld
from MS on account Of the apparent
! unhealthy state Of public srntimeni
!; in this quarter! Why shonll East
i ern Virginia desire connection with
n a population. led by Yankee. mot
I by birth pnlv--tbat is nothing) bnt a
manxwho is Yankee in his politics.
in his religion, in all his feelings and
y associatiohs--a. man who scarcely
i ever takes Fthe editorial pen but to
!. abuse the State it is either onr
! taxes, or our Governor. or our Lcgis.
), ture-some public man OF State meas.
;, ure. When did he ever find any
: thing worthy of approval inthe State:
e or even in the whole South. Arc we.
as Virginians, 10 cit Sill and hear
8 ourselves abnsed by Yankee free
soiler, for all time to Gomez No.
Forbearahce' has ceased to become a
virtue We have the right Of defense
: and must avail ourselves of It.
= Thus much l feel like saying 10
}you privately, or publicly if you
4 choose, BY way Of encouragement. in
the work yon have BEGIN. Don't
look back. Let Western Virginia be
J redeemed from the stain of abolition.
) so long fixed upon her. There is
, sound Southern sentiment enough
amongst rs to put q check to these
Yankee notions, and we are glad to
! see a prospect ahead Of having It
I done.
> You will please many, not Of lyonr
3 own party, by following mp the sub
T jet.
ARRIVAL OF TIE EMUE.,