Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-06-30

to be diseased and not 70 steal, and per-
haps our people will buy them oa trial.
We hope we shall hear no more Of Eli
and lis gang. Our Penitentiary is a.
ready. crowded, and The business fof our
COURTS quite too much delayed with the
trial Of such people. The pauperls Of the
North are quite as bad-a great. deal
w~pEse-than the paupers Of Europe
More, perhaps. hereafter. Our hills are
teeming5 with coal-tar and feathers
are more than abundant.
20 tho Mayors Of Cities and Towns, and
Editors Of Newspapers thfoushaat tho.
Union.
We have been commissioned, by
the Southern Matron, to make an
earnest appeal to the Mayors 81 cities
ana towns, and to our brother Edi-
tors. throughout tie Union to come
up promptly and efficiently tosher
help ii the gfeat and patriotic work,
which she has pndertaken--the pur-
chase and conservation OF Mount YER
non as the perpetual shrine of WASH
INeToN, and the Mecca of America.
tits bnt the fitting homage to his il
lustrious shade; to the greatness and
goodness Of his character; to Ale pri-
Nyafe and pnhlic virtue ofwhicl lie was
the model to hip laprals asa warrior
and his wisdom rs 9 sage 81 ilfs fash-
erfioood q our co intrgt Let tfen eY.
cry one ieei ackpoWlsage aRa feaeen
the MIA duty OF contfipating MS
might tothe great ana glorloq % eli e4f
PRISE q naiioWlngt ne lonlooI =
ElAUiON g = Ruuils i.ss, II st'e
guardian CUSTODY q Virginia 2 tne
reverence Q, aEI AmeEaca, ana tne
homage oi ~ she Wofias " Ut
TO, como.
lhc purpose OF line s t
Matron,. ana I.lie paefiotie daugheers
Of America Oh Wiiom sae ls TIE pre-
ceeding ana inspiring diSln1y, - g
raise the sum 81 lwo#iiundfed 11nou-
sand Dollars, By voluntary 5subscrlp-
ton, previous to the 22d day OF rep
ri'ar5y, next, Tor Ethe purchase o.. MI,
Vernon nom 1ts present proprietor,
and its dedication, on tina natiowed
birthday as the perpetual shrine OF
greatness, patriotism ana worth
More than one etghth OF inc required
sum has been already raised, .by the
leloquence q the glttea EVERETT, 10 son
of Massachusetts, worthy OF the Old
Bay State, IN that day, when Bun
ker Hill and Palmetto Fort gavetorth
responsive thunders against the com
mon foe.
Orators, lecturers, editors pleaders
of both sexes, are already actively al
work from rock bound Maine to Cali
%fornia, from the Atlantic to the Pa
eifc borders Of our continental Repub.
Ilic, under tho banner Of ssThe South
ern Matron'' III The same noble cause
but it requires united, as we'll atss Wig.
orous effort to achieve the cpnsnma-
ton most devoutlJy TO be wished. n
the name, OF The Southern Matron
ga daughter of the Palmetto State
with ancestral Virginia blood running
in her veins, the head ofthis holy mis-
sion ofthe women Of America, wht
from q sick pillow, and with trem
bling hand, has Issued these hear
stirring mlssives and appeals, Thicl
have Penetrated ana agHateaa al
America ! = 3Htlat name under
which she lilangufaLea, anaa y ren'
dered feasible tfe llaiioWed enterpris'
in that name, under aS which aion'
her modesty consents g com,nunica1'
with the public and by winch sh'
will ggosdoWrffo ana be piessed 2,
posterity and alsiutnre time,-and 70
Eher sake, as wei Ior me q %
sacred cause with Whlch she nas iaen
titled herself inliminefIal
tall the cities. towns ana Villages Y