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

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(, The Democratic party Of the Con-
pres.ional District, we believe with
out'exception, are, grati6ed that the
srarfy are ne longer responsible for the
political existence Of John S. Garlic.
Our opponents are equally proud OF
and gratified with theirlnew convert,
and to Judge from their papers, he is
their favorite candidate for the next
Congress. While we cordially join
in theenphatic protect that has EN-
mated from. allnos. every Democratic
paper in the Commonwealth, against
his even entering again within the
folds of Democracy, xs deem it onr
duty to GO further and call the atten-
!, ton Of the party to some of his moves
on the political chess7board, least. he
become not dangerous but trouble
some. ~ ! 49, 5s-... T.,
The .vigilant organ Democracy,
at Clarksburg, with that intimate ac-
quaintance with Carlile's crafty and
cunning nature, that results from close
personal knowledge and contract,
easily saw through his sham letter Of
declcnsiou, & published to the District,
that his object was, to leave to our
party the whole field for the first two
or three months Of the campaign, in
order that some reckless and disap-
pointed Democrat would, in the ap.
parent absence Of an opponent froEi
the Wing party, enterinto the contest
with our regular nominee, and that
our party harressed divided and en-
Filtered, by internal strife, would
easily be beaten By a short and Wig,
erous attack headed by Carlile, and
made Immediately Before the election.
Truly a we'll digested plan, verify a
cunning trick but the Clarksburg
man was too tigilant, the party too
well organized, Mr., Jenkins to acccpt-
able. Since the failure of this MA.
how're, it is>a targone conclusion that
Garlic is to be.our opponent, although
the two REPUBLICANS (1ot the Black
but the independent and Kanawha)
arc! playing ont their hands after the
game is lost, by feigning an intence
trepedation least he should decline.
The Fates have been kind to us; we
have too strong personal regard for
our townsmen Major Parks arl Mr..
LaidIey, to see them enter into SO I'M
equal a contest, we would rather beat
Garliletby 1000 majority than any
man in the District. We have old
scores to settle with him. =: - :.
The scheme of ourwily oppo-
nent, is still more elaborate and well
disested. When Garlic visited MS
during the late Presidential contest,
we naturally expected to hear some.
thing of the famous ''Land Bill -
But, no, we were disappointed: s not
a word did we hear. The exp,ana-
ton is obvious, the land bill was his
own peculiar property, invented for
his own use, he could not afford
to waste it. on Mr.. Fillmore. The
Land Bill like the letter Of declension
ia a sham, Garlic desires to retain HE
retain his'seat in Congress, how can
he do so with 1000 majority against
himl Only by seducing, from our
party,a large number Of votes by
holding ont the dclusiveh hope ola grant
from the General Government to the
Covington and Ohio Railroad I, AL
ready Bolts, jr., ofthe Independent Re
publican (who yields caustic qui1D
publishes a call for q Convention to
nominate Garlic. not of those who
i fear tho Pope, not ofthose who would
Cypress the adopted citizen, these are
dead issues and exploded shams, but
Of those who favor Garlic new issue.
and private sham, the Island Bill. =
In the approaching Congress then the
Catholic may worship his Ged, the
adopted citizen may trim his vine in
peacoS the issue ofthe campaign is to
be the Land Bill, and we rejoice that
It is so. Whn has been for, years
stigmatised as a dfe>uy Virginia alb
stractious, is in our Dish;ct about be-
coming q living reality, arractical
question. Let the Democratic pasers
in the District take hold Of the LaRo
Bin, and discuss It fully aid freely,
we.lsare no fears Of the result. five
are not misinfermed they can l1ow
from the5record, that what little If