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Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-08-04

IA LApr's ScoHv.-Some gentlemen
ltRaveiing id u lstage.coach near Austin,
sAssxals, had fora fellow passenger talk
satis 70, lady. Wig soon Informed them that
she was on a visit II one of her neighbors
tocongratulate him prpor having recently
used up a Know4Nothing ia public DE-
+bate. SEEING i chancc fol fun, one Of ths
gentlemen at once begged permission e
Introduce the othet IS Lieut.. Toy, Ii,
leading Epirittof asknow. Nethips iodg'
down the country "a know- Nothing
lis. he ~ questioned the lady tHe 49,
aWen. if ever / catch him I'M my house
courting one Of M daughters, III ful
him out with The DIGS, and Then send "
nis5sers to din Atlle fteis o5lt otl the yard
aH.nrn tpff9 E#5FfH EE@ @aSlEZ F
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-08-04
Pretcnded AriStot rae

- @f&E##& sE5+E&# HEFEz - " EFE@4EAkEL G&S# ~
There lis a great deal of hnn6bAg and
sham.Eaced deceit in the world nowadays
aud we have been not q little amused By
the preteihsions made to4rank and title BY
some whose ancestry were not unwilling
to owf%tflat they earned their dail bread
.hy estheJ sweat Of their face.F Those
who assume for themrelFes a superiority
.of stationkoyer their fellows, are generally
descended from parents who claimed no
pre7emiinence for their high birth or de-
cree. BY fortune favored, they have
been placed in a position in life I'd com
mand respect-fof their money and be:
lieving gold to be the tile TO afistocracy,
they assume d naughty demeanor, and
saw 10 those. less fortunate, am heller
than you..' Strange, hatEthose who, in
their Younger days, were won't to assoel-
ate with. the offspring Of 'tcerfnmon peo-
Die" should arrogate tozthemselyees su,
periorityj oyer the honest mechanic and
iaborer-the Very SUPPORTED couuntrE !,
The true nobleman is TO be distinguished
by his manners, and not by the amount "
Of his ducats. !,
We honor and respeetIthem man whe
strives to maintain the dignity Of what,
ever station lie may occupy II life, btt
there are SO many whose nrideist The ba.
sis of.their claim to aristoeracy thatswe
cannot bit smile as they exhibit then
weakness. Low birth is no crime, and
he who calls the poor seanstfess fMoth'
er, is equal III all respects-pproylded =
IS a man+-to him who was nurtured ant
reared in the cradle Of luxury!
Beneath the homespun ltaiment OF tn
hard-fsted son Of toll, there may beat !
heart as sensible to high and noble feel.
fnes, as can be found back. of the silks
saIins, and broad cloth Of wealth Tht
germs Of greatness are hidden in the re
cesses of labor, and frorntiaae 70 time De
selop themselves to startle and astonisf
Ethe gorld.s All the great men IF the lant
in early Ilifa5 were poor and without Pc
s;tion, Tie innate spirit Of nohlenes'
that finally claimed Acknowledgment
from tile people, was not,the result Of II
tie or proud position. sprung from
the heart ofthonor and virtue, una dornee
iby wealth or fortune. OF BY rank.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-08-04

Humphrey Marshall describes the
Americanpar al IA broad and quiet
.riyer, that takes its ~noiseless way through
tho plain, diffusing fertility and beauty
on all sides, and losing itself otay in the
expanded ocean Of the nations pealP-
An ex-Knbw-N oalm g friend of the Lou
~isEille Democrat says that. according to
his experience, it is like a cpsuntfy road
he ONCE Travelled which, at the s.astI was
broad and plain. straight Ind smooth,
promising 4 pleasant journey ana speedy
arrival at the desired goal. but coon be-
gan to twist around fences ard wind
through the woods. becoming less dis
tinct at every step until. At lsst tended
in a rabbittrack, and ran int6the ground.
~ L%EIH77Z II
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-08-04
ANorHER SEvERE SroRa8 AT FREDl

ANOTHER SEVERE STORM Ar FBEDER-
oKsBpaeFAWe were visited oh Monday
last. says tile Recorder, IbY one Of the
most violent storms. of rain, Wind and
thunder which va have ever Witnessed.
The cloud came up slowly At shout one
O'Clock in the day and whenimmediately
over head discharged III Of the NEST Wv
id, rapid and sharp flashes pf lightning,
followed by terrific peals of thunder.-
Trees were blown down, streets Washed
to gullies and the fluid stFack the Gas
Works al the lower end Fbf the city,
knocking woman senseless, and doing
considerable damage 10 the works gyener-
ally. A COW in 4 field adjoining town
was killed by the l~hghtning. We hear
that the drops in Caroline were muel
damaged BY the violence Of the storm.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-08-04
PARKS 4 AIOsELEY.
L.EA w Ne nTlE ID.

NDREM PARKS & JOHN i. M0SELEY
ian ~bayiuy entertd inte a. psrtnefshEp p, foI
lhe pOrpost III practising Law iii the Eitc.lt
aud County Couyts Of Kanawha, and lIl ne
s1;ti herea fter rpgnlaIly attendBthose Courts.
A MI bnssip - enfrnsied "a their care will re-
n ~ IS 1i,e o,her AZ III. firm can always be
E,nnd any,na i,,,siness holrs. Ut their OFF ce.
in1Isodger,s Row, in the town at Cltarlesion
Charleston, Get. !, 1856.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-08-04

PosToFEIcE AFFAIRsy-A post Office IS
established at the thriving village Of Troy
in Gilmer county, VA, and Beijamin X.
Foreman appointed postmaster. This is
directly oR tbe route from We a. and
Parkersbufg, which will FURNISH mail
supplies daily. except Sunday. The Of
fee III HubbaSdstown, WayneHcbanty, is
discontinued. Charles w. Ferguson has
been appointed postmaster at Wayne G,
H. yice Bnrwen ferguson.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-08-04

W. leArn from theTrue Vfginian. that
Fairmont and its vicinity were yisit4
ID by a violent storm Of wind and rain
on Tuesday Of last week. About haifof
the roofpf the Methodist Church, . new
building. was taken of. "a number os
fruit trees were destroyed. The corn vas
laid pretty flat. fhe wheat was als0
blown down,
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-08-04

Why Is ii easier III ID clergyman
than physician! Because + easiier
Is preach than to practice.
why IS i room full of marrlpd iaaales
lie an empty .roomss Because there 3
not i sin.e ono III it
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-08-04
IMPORTANT FAcT-The AtIsnta Intel

IMPoRTANT FAcTTIhe AtI3nta .InteE-
~fgeneer says chat in ~copversing With
Dr., Al9sqndeF, Of hat city, a few IA
ago, The Doctor stated tia. during the
late small pox panic he had raecnatea
over two hundred children, and that be
has found vaccination acersain and speedy
cure for the ghaoping cough. This obi
~seryafi9n, II t is founded on . prilciple
OF fact deserves the attention Of medical
mem 80
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-08-04

AND J-Alost writefs make n diff
ference in The form Of these letters The
proper way is To run The J below the line,
and the eren With the line.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-08-04

Somebody describing die absurd ap
pearance Of q man dancing the polka,
SAYS ssHe looksa as though he had ! hole
in his pocket, and was trying to shake 3
shilling down the leg Of his t~roysdrs
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-08-04

A valuable slave Of DR.. Houston. Fred
eriek co4uty, Va, was killed b. i stroke
last Saturday,
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-08-04
A Caa1fd Hind.

Nothing sheds 50 fine d light upon thse
.hnman5 mind AS candor. 1t was called
Wilderness BY the anlcients for its purity
and ii has always won the esteem due tp
the mostadmirable of the virtues. How
ever sought FOR Or praeticed, all felt TILE
power and charm Of its influence. ThR
man whose opinions make the deepest
mark upon bis fellowmen whose ihflur
.elce IS the most, lasting and efficient,
whose friendship is i~psgnctiyely sought
where p5iil others have proven faithless, il
ii the man Of BRILLIANT parts, Of flat.eFipS
tongue, or splendid genius, Or commaa3E
ding power; but,h h whose lucid cahdof
and ingenious truth transmit the heart
real feelings pure and Without rcfraction.
There areBotlier qualities which are more
SNOWY; and other traits that have a high
eEplacg iaa tile worlds podepf honor1bnI
none wear better, OF gather less tafnisI
bg use! oF claim D deeper homage in tina
silent seyefepce which the mind mus
paw to lA$ath-IHe Aofalaa.
y l. iH A1fN ~ ~ H-IMD A
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-08-04

A4 HS Ma AAE El - - : * lA w E -AEE
A SOdtIT1IEEafEDlros MErHoD OF REE
DRESSING GRIEvIScIEsl-A Mr.. Smith 4
well klowHHtt citizen Of NJ Williamsburg, M
Ys, hes eee98pmenced an aston to recover
de,r Observation-Disclosures damages for the set
dactioH III bis daughter, kIiza Smith
a beaatiful young lady Of sixteen. The
saetendsnt#s Andrew Gonselyea, Esq
a aeal9hy and influential man.
StiaIi9eit Is, in thisdanH of reyoIyers
and BdWiskmycs, under circumstance
like these, The aggricyed party will some.
times INSTITUTE suit eli lay to recover dam
aaes. were Mi. Smith even % EaElaJ
aad msirder tie seducer, he would de
sersc more credit from right thinkin.
Epeepleilhan by attempting t0 get dollar
and ce1Its In exchange for His dapghter
. EkI NxaE III IEs&AdVn
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-08-04
.'Qaehp.
/ Would / mad Not MET Thee.
" Alfred ~suRAErT.

HfALFRED BURAETT- !.
| would I had not met thee,
Or thatI,dneyer known
This struggle % forget thee,
And joys forever flown
Thine image is fefore me,
And moments that have Ned
With maddeninrgfer come over ms,
Like visions Of the deadi -
For dead now,anl forever,
Must he the hopes once or,
We thought could perish. leser;
Eut like The summer flow ers
They, have tlered.theg#FhayeEfade
Each leartisnaw ? toub,
SO demand darkly shaded,
They never more can biaom.
Sosdeep and dafkly. shaded
Like the hemlock Ger . grave
Whose branches are paladRdl. n
And Still forever wave
So are oaulr hearts withtsorrpw
Aht where is the Letheefs wave.
To bring i bfi$ht tomorrow, /,
And fFIom Ola memories savcEf
wopldI had not met thee,
Or that 9F'dfnsrer known
This struggle u forget thee;
And iooys forever fown,-+
Thine image is before me.
And moments that have fled,
With madddepinsS force come oYeF me-
Like Visions Of tho dead
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-08-04

The chinch bugs are appearing ID sreas
numbers on many farms IN centFal pot:
lion af FauaAier, YrgmiA
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-08-04
UaQIpolis CatOs.

Shoe Findings,
Leather, &c.
WE hope,b y strict attention % business tc
mtr;i 4 liberal share of public patronage
DAGES l. #LEGLERCQ.
GaIipolis, May 5, 1857, y3nsyi
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-14
INTERESTING FROM THE EXPEDITION.

From the 81 Louis Republican Dec.
understood that dispatches passed through this city
yesterday the day before from Col Johnston, com
mand of the expedition against Utah. 10 the President Of
the United States The express reached eavenwoth
few days SINCE and the documents brought by him were
immediately placed in charge Of gentleman Of the army
BY this express we received one letter. written In great
haste, the contents Of which proceed 10 make public
No locality Is given, but bears date the Sd November,
The command under Col Cooke, composed mainly Of
cavalry has now reached point hundred and nfty
miles west Of For, laramie Thus far all has been plea
SAINT and easy travelling We have experienced no ncon
venicnce ftom uye Indians the Mormons and the
weather no.. 70 be complained or But different
Se Ewing ou provisions cs Se
growing scarce the weather growing colder, and IL
il apparent that great hardshlps are before us.
To-day express reached encampment with infor
nation corrobor a the former OF the burning
Of the provision train intended for this expedition, and
bringing the additional Information that the Mormons had
run of hundred bead o. cattle which had been used
by Russell Wsddell IN transporting government goods
Colonel Alexatder's command That officer (Col Al is
now IN the vicinity Of Mans Fork Of Green river, 220
miles from this camp. Before tbs time Colonel Johnston
has joined him. So that the whole Of the military force
designed 10 be employed against the Mormons will
be concentrated, as far be- this winter, within two
weeks from this date NOV. 81 But they will not be in
good plight for the performance of military service as
they much wearied and greatly in ~ food and
clothing. You may set II down certain that the entire
command viii proceed rapidly az the elemens-tbe cold
weather and the snow-w permit dependent moreover,
uTon the supplies of food. This will be done notwth.
standing all the tTehts winch reach us from Great
Lake City. beg you 10 consider, however. n within the
next days the weather should III very cold, and
tho be very heavy, incredible amount OF suffer
ing must be Produced and the expedition will be hazard
well expensive The forage will have given
~ lore that time, and the will have 10 rely
what tb' can find on the route and can pack on their
backs until they can reach the winter quarters marked
them by Col Johnston, Henrys Fork Of Green
river
Gov. Cumming and the Secretary Of NE Territory Mr.
IIartnet are with and we'll II is their intention
ter upon the duties assigned them Salt Lake CITY unless
extraordinary power IL nterposed TO prevent them
from doing.
The September and October mails for Utah Territory
about two days in advance Of US also the train of
Livingston A Co, merchants Of Salt Lake City. The
Messrs Gsrsh merchants at Salt Lake; Mr. Dodon Mar
shall Of the Territory John Hockaday District Attorney,
and the Superintendent o. Indian Affairs, short dis
lance behind ne having left them at Fort laramie.
n 10 now more certain than that the Mormons
determined W ress 70 The Ast the entry u eheg ne Ter
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-14
HAMS FORK, GREEN RIVER, Oct. o, 1857.
Determination Of the MOrmons 10 Sho'o Fgt-Retatue Fbrce

Of The Rescis and ne United Sates Troops.
This Is the sixth letter have written you since we
len Fort Lcavenworth but we have had mails or
papers do not know whether you have received any Of
them trust however they have all reached you M
have given connected Of all OF interest that has
transIired upon the march
Matters In this quarter are becoming exciting, you
will perceive The Mormons win fight without doubt and
II pretty well ascertaned that they have much larger
force than possibly bring against them think
few days will tell the story Our commander IL still be-
hind, and awaiting his arrival. When he will
join we have not the least idea.
Mormons all sides Of US, and there Is no knowing
whether this may reach you.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-27

State constitution is their way, and that we have
full confidence in their ability 10 do so.
Resolud That hail the united action of the demo
cratic members Of Congress In the nomination aud elec.
ton OF speaker and other important officers an eyi,
dence Of their devoted purpose 10 preserve the harmony
and union of the democratic party thus furnishing a
good example 10 be followed by the democracy Of the
whole country and that In this spirit adopt the mot
to of the old jackson times Nothing for men, eeuythng
for de cause F"
"Resolued Thata other political parties as well most
OF the religious and benevolent organizations Of the
try having been broken into sectional parties by the ag
taon Of the slavery question: the great hope of the
try depends upon preserving the union of the democratic
party as harmonious and ascendant national organEa.
tom and that deprecate any action in Congress Or
elsewhere which shall tend to produce alienation and d.
vision between the democracy Of the North and South
and breaking il into two sectional parties thus seriously
endangering the union OF the States.
Resori That regard II to be the duty OF all tTuo
democratic statesmen and men of influence in the party
to endeavor TO cultivate and duse national rather than
sectional feeling throughout the countyto elevate the
democratic sentiment up to the national platform and pn.
cpes instead of don TO the marrow basis OF local inter
ests and prejudices.
'aResouod That there is good for division
among democrats the Kansas question that we are
all in favor of the doctrine Of popular sovereignty
enuncated in the Kansas Nebraska act that all con
late their domestic institutions in their way subject
only to the constitution of tho United States.
'Resolpd, That repose undiminished confidence in
honored and distinguished fellow-citizcn Gen Lewis
Cass and rejoice that his profound and enlightened
craftsmanship and his long and ripe experience ia ma
tonal affairs continue to be employed In the public ser.
vice of his country.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-27
THE UTAH ARMY,

We learn that the War Department yesterday re-
ceived information by telegraph from Lieutenant
General Scott announcing the arrival of dispatches
from the Utah expedition. The news is very favor
able On the 18th November Colones Johnson and
Smith and the trains had overtaken Col Alexander,
and all marching upon Fort Bridger, which was
only sixteen miles distant The troops were in fine
spirits, and there was just enough snow upon the
plains to protect the grass from fire. Fort Bridger,
we believe is located ll3 miles from Great Salt Lake
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-27
SENATOR nraLER.s SPEECH.

We publish to-day the able and interesting speech
delivered in the Senate on the 2lst instant by Gov
ernor Bgler Of Pennsylvania, with reference to the
affairs of Kansas. II will well repay careful pc
rusa and is alike fortunate in its facts its
ngs and its admirable temper. The history which it
gives of the Toombs bill" is triumphant vindica-
ton of the statements Of Governor Rigler concerning
it on previous occasion In the original bill com
mitted to the Territorial Committee, there was a
clause il seems, requiring vote of the people upon
the contemplated constitution but this clause was
stricken out in committee, and the bill was re-
ported without it, Most pointedy does Governor
Biger suggest that the chairman of that committee
could not thus have intended TO sgnalze his belief
in the necessity of ratifying the constitution by a
popular VOTE To strike out the provision requiring
popular ratification not the best way certainly
of making that requirement effective. There is one
other point in Governor Biger's speech which, al
though only incidentally referred to- we regard as
very significant and important in the present condi-
ton of the Kansas issue. The view allude to is
contained in the following paragraph:
The idea that he lthe PRESIDENT would seek to OPP
press any class of the people of Kansas desire to i'm
pose upon them odious government, should not be,
ana trust Is nOC qlufteri tItt
will not tfe with this any other great question and
that having recognised the validity of the laws in Kan
s and the right of the convention to make constitu
ton and State government day. he does not discard
that view the next but consistent with his character
for integrity of purpose and clearness of perception
The great issue which the opposition now seek to
make before the people is an issue the question
whether the majority shall rule and having
actured this issue, they very quietly take the affirm
ative themselves and assign the negative to the Pres
ident Nothing surely, can be more unfair than
this, and nothing directly opposed to the true
relations of the parties If the popular sovereignty
of Kansas is indicated ALL it is the President who
vndicates it. If the voice of the majority is to gov
ern there it will be by the efforts of the President
to preserve the territorial peace. If the lawlessness
of Lane and his associates shall be overcome il will
be through the same efforts of the administration.
1t is great and monstrous wrong to talk of the Pres
dent as opposing the will of the majority either in
Kansas or anywhere else. There is no such ques-
ton now at issue. The question is, rather whether
Kansas shall have peace and security by becoming
State or whether the reign of anarchy and discord
there shall be indefinitely continued2 Every day
events confirm the wisdom Of the Presidents policy
and Governor Biglers able exertions in the di-
rection will be hailed with peculiar satisfaction by
Pennsylvania, while they cannot fail to secure the
hearty approval of tho whole democracy of the
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-27
DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT DETROIT.

The proceedings of the great ratification meeting at
Detroit to which refer the reader, in another col
rnn were sent us by afriend who writes as follows
Enclosed send you the proceedings of an immense
democratic meeting held here to respond to the
Presidents message. The meeting was called by
nearly one thousand of irmest and most reliable
democrats. The democracy of Detroit
send greeting to their brethren of the whole Union
that they sustain and fully endorse the administration
Of James Buchanan"