Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-02-17

Dayy Jones "that's thebright idea, ?
says Mr.. Fremont -ssamen.n SAYS
Mr. Etheridge $50 mote it be-
chime in Messrs Pike, Bolts, Rayner,
Benton, Houston, and the whole host
ofsouthern toadies, lacdueys and as
pirants after national reputation.
"Friends and brothersl can't we
have it both. ways ~ meekly inter-
pose our old dotards and equity GO
betweens !; while, with manners in
nocent offcar, because with Q mind
unconscious of guile, he Of the ssDAY
Book" (PIato's worthy disciple) fans
aside the shanis and fogs of crooked
politicians, and exposes to the plain
view of al, the manifest truth that
every phaze Of humanity has its po-
cnliar adoption, its appropriate
sphere, function and Office in the
great work of human progress that
homage must be kept in wardship-
that the foot should carry the body,
and that the head Of humanity can
best direct it-that governments are
sustained, not to ignore, not to war
upon the vital interests and social
policy Of the communities maintain
ing them, but to- conserve, 10 protect,
to advance and extend them, and no
matter what doubts and obstacles, alb
stract the rise and Temporary party ex-
igenciesmay interpose, the mere blind
instincts Of animality, sooner Or later,
in one way or another, will necessar-
tally bring its governments either the
old, or in new forms, to such legiti-
mate nds-in short, that while gu.
premacy is the great question Of the
day-that one Of onr great national
parties, backed BY European jealousy
and hatred, having based itself on ops
position to that supremacy, another
must arise openly to espouse aud de
fend it, or else the government must
fall to pieces of its own incoherency,
and new forms arise to represent and
perpetuate American ideas, progress,
and power: or, in defalt Of both con
tingencies that they cease to exist, and
be numbered among the things that
| we're.
| 1ou have an idea-a vast, prolific,
profound, idea, clear, well-defined,
unmistakable; you are bound to BE-
true to it, or elseproclain yourself
fool and cut your own throat: whether
it prevails or not, its pertinacious,
consistent and honest advocacy mus,
pay better than any probable acct
dents that might tempt less ingen.
ious and earnest minds to play /,
false. With its. present principles
and conducted with it's present abili-
lty, prudence philanthropio tone and
dispassionate truthfulness, your paper
must become the organ Of the master
thought in the nation, or else offs
great rival thought as either o.
which it cannot be 30 poor or sc
mean as TO ssmuzzle the OK that tread.
| eth ont the corn.a' Go on fighting
your way like : prudent and able
general; making no side issues ant
taking no advanced position unneces.
sary 10 the protection Of your forces;
but at the same time yielding no point
from which your own citadel may b
slapped and undermined.
Thus | have taken liberty 70 giye
truly and frankly my conceptions q
the scope and tendency Of your argu
| mcnt, and Of the manner in which
you conduotit. Were my approba
ltion Of sufficient consequence 10 AM
degree to strengthen your hands, ]
could not withhold it. / must, how
ever, qualify this BY on appeal to youl
emagnanimity toindulge me in excep.
| ting to one sentiment contained il
| your Weekly of27th nlt : It is that II
which you say, 9as regards Kansas
or any other western region, it il only
a principle that the South needs 81
demands. Come here, and converss
with these people, look It the man O
onr country, then see ahd feel and
know that without Kansas Missouri
is lost, speedily lost and that without
Missouri the South cannot extend any
way, West nor South nay, that al il
lost. The tone and yigor incident te
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