Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-10-20
tfohpths Rielmollds South.
Identity Of RasteiA and MsSlsr Iirginia

Nothing, NE alS sure, can BE- more un.
inst and grouudlfs than thd suspicion
That he mass Of The people of Western
Virginia are hot tfloroughly pyal To- the
social system of the South. The insihua-
tion Of their infdetity tn the inkttution1o q
domestic Slavery il the gross fabrication
III certain journals Eof notorious 8freetsoil
tendencies, intention ON scattering the
seeds of d~issensjoiS and strife. II will be
repelled with indignation By every true
hearted Virginian and rec0Il with with
Eering effect upon the heads Of the calhm-
%niators. There isIno division of sentI-
uient and feeling among the people. oi
Virginiaupon this or ally other vital sub
such political differences exist
labout minor matters Of State aud Federal
policy as are inseparabls from every com
munitY. True. ahumber of years ago
there was some lutte spirit Of jealousy
and rivalry betwedn the two SECTIONS, and
during the session. of the lase Reform
Convention, this feeling was somewhat
exasperated by thd fntenPcrance and m
dise retion of members from different
quartsfs. But these idle bickeringsd did
not affect the relative soundness Of tle
two sections upon the spbiecto Of Slavery,
and had reference solely 70 alleged inc
qualities of power and influence they re-
speetivee ly enjoyed in the Legislative
councils. Tie RESULTS of thht Gonyen-
ton satisfied the demands NJ the West,
and removed every impeachment t8 perfect
GOOD viii and harmony. Since. there
have been no signs Of Strife, despite The
insidious efforts Oh traitors in disguise t.
lfoment discora, BY industriously promul.
gazing the fd1ulest SANDERS: In the State
canvass Of 1855, which decided the fate
] fKnow hi thlngi4m, the Democracy D
Western n irgnnfiiia proved quite as stauAci
as>their cenfederates D the East. So too,
in the last Presidential election, wher
THE entire Southern Democracy took,tht
lbpldest and most determined Stand upor
ffAe frontier of Southern rights, and pro
claimed secession TO be theiiueN liable re.
suit Of FREMoDST' success, the West con.
tributea- at least tEree-ffths of the i'm
mense majority which Virginia gave t
! BUCHANAN and BREeKENRIDaE. Thest
Historical facts sufficiently attest1the un.
wagering fidelity j four people through
out tho State to the institutions of tht
South, and ttif9iiiulmphantly Nndicate West
ern Virginia from the ealumRious asPer
sion by which Tie defenders of Eel
THAYER have souahtto tarnish her fame
III this connecticut ii iswell 70 state as
another fact worthy Of consideration, lha
RpBERT J. WALK&R's original Kansas
policy found fewer apologies among tn
Democratic Journals Of Western Virginii
than among hose published IinHthis sec
tion of4the State.
In Al recent issue Of The Kanavha Fad
leg Star, these frivolous. charges are sub
1 mitted To a searching examination AM
exposure, and dismissed with the con
tempt they merit st tie hands Of al hon
est people.
3Sayst tie Star, aAlI portions of tn
eommon wealth. feel that Aley hayea com
mon interest and a common destiny.
What promotes Eastern Virginia pro
NOTES Western " lie lia and what adyan
ces Western Va. advances Eastern VIA.
Where Is the foundation for any distfus
OF the people Of Western Virginia? lIo'
aid it originate and uIon what authorit
does II rest? Has there been any public eS
Inhibition of hti.slarery predilection2 Q
4tBe. contrary, does mot the late meeting
Guvandotte, opposing the introduction :
colonization scheme, affor
satisfactory proefof tile utter falsity I
IEal such pFeIudi@ial reports ? iVhene
tlien ae Ire unwoifhy suspicious arise
The Stdfgives usfa proper explanation
'LItthus esffnaates the strength Of Vie Fret
@Soil anti N irSS MIA element in that minus
M susnected region First ofalt, ava
upstbe Ohio river, on a narrow neck
Land between Ohio and Pennsylvania, "
find the WeIlsbasrg HERALD. Comm
|, down The Ohio and keeping insight
Black. Republic soil, we discover q
Wheeling Mtet;gehcer, anothernswspapt
!. Of Free-Soil proclfyities. These two pi
. pers are the only advocates Of principle
thatsare directly a~htagonistic 70 the che
ished institutions of theEState. lThei
ars. to he sure, aEfew others which al
not considered tod Southern n their tee
mos. Among them rethe Guyandoti
Un;oaist and Tie Kanawha Rspa5titan.-
Hhe Un;oaist, however. has recently u
deroone 4 change III It's editorial depar
ment. and We are informed that Yanke.
isms' viii End nd more enco5uFagemeI
! from that paper. AS for the hapaWf
I Repta5licda, we deem it but sheer jnstit
I'd say that TIL selections and editoria
are now much mora Nirginian an
Southern than formerly. What hi
? brought this happy change about mode
!. III forbids us from saving, Suffice i
sav, however, that the tone Of the Repu
i ran isimproyiing every year, ahdth
ii is growing more and more Southern
!, Thus much for tie anti-Virginian new
Y paper strength oflW esterA Virginia q
al little as It Is, il IS every year grown
p beautifully less. Furthermore The chan
Z that has taken place with certain poi
clans who, ut one time, desired 2 divisl