Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-10-19

numerously attended, and thai the
money may soon Be raised for un-
.dertaking this Navigation Improve
1mept. OF course, it israll Important
that the interests Of the Kanawha
Valley, should be represented 81 this
meeting. i
For the Kanawha VALLEY Star.
MIR. EDlroR:
/ send YOU a communication, to the
Richmond South, signed West ALLIE
Eghany:s' and / respectfully request you to
give It place in your columns. It puts
The real and true issue. made against the
Hon. Mi. LErcHER, in its true colors,
and presents it forcibly. firmly, and in q
manly, STYLE. The object Of your paper
is. TO arrive at truth, and TO present the
truth to the people, and this has given It
character in the community "Individ-
uals,a Is you say, where there is 3 CON
test about principles, are I no more than
individual ants" this is . high and just
sentiment; as long as you adhere to it,
your paper will command the respect OF
All true men. However, KNEW yoa will
publish, with pleasure. the communica-
ton send you. taken from the .Soath.--
My object is not 10 impair Judge BRoex-
ENBRoUGH's claims, but to defend an en-
inent democrat from unjust and undesir-
able assaults HI CHARLESTON. -
Mf. Letsher and the Policy and Purposes
n Oftthe FaetiOlists.
Editor Of Tie South.
"A / do not mean to question the motives
of these fac.ionists who oppose him.
They have as much right to their opin-
ions as we and they have the indisputa-
Bile. right 10 make war upon the presen,
Democratic Administrator, The De-
mpcracy, however, have 4 perfect right
to- expose the policy, the true motives,
and the tactics Of the enemies Of the Ad-
ministration, and they mean 10 do so.
This faction, during the Kansas strug-
gle Of last winter, assailed the Admins
tration with ba.ed breath, and at heart
re echoed the abolition storm at the
North. It had not been long since the
Governor had written his ToUcEY letter.
The then anti7Lecolnpton. anti Adolf
ton organ Richmond Enqsdrer) of the
|disaffected portion Of the Virginia De-
mocracy, in a spirit of disappointment
and chagrin. had declared to the North
that, should the Union be dissolved,
under certain contingencies. il would re-
main ID the Southern Confederaey Of join
the Northern Confederacy and become d
| free State. r cannot remember the ex.
act words. Il said this, and, blushing
and confused, rested from its labors.
THE time was approaching for the SCI
Rlectipn ola fl person for the Gubernato-
rial chair Of Virgihia-the voice of the
universal Democracy (not Of the mem
Hbers Of Congress- rs has been foolishly
and falsely charged had fixed upon Mr.,
LEreHER, as a public servant Of tried
ability aud worthy Of all confidence
| The anti HUNTER, anti BUCHANAN. anti
Lecompton, uti-States Right faction Of
pur party remained quiet, not daring to
front the popular voice, while the people
at large were concentrating upon Mr.
LEToHER As next Governor, with singular
nnanimity. Just at this time, the Rich.
rnond Wig tells the Democracy, thai
Mr.. .LETcHER is unsafe and unsound on
the Slavery question. The Enquirer and
the gagged factionists are mortified, TIA
ken aback, struck with as much holy
horror as was the Pharisee. when be
| thanked God that he was not as Other
men. The great party, and calmly grea
people Of Virginia, struck their hands
upon their breasts, like the poor Publ
can, crying, God have mercy on us, wha
has Mr.. LETcHER, our tried and faithful
public servant done. We all, in th,
West, pause to know the cause ofth,
clamor of the Wig and Of the holy hor
roEEofour mortal enemies, the factionists
/ 1t turned out that some twelve years ago
| in Lexington, Mr.. LEreHER had, 10 de
5dting society. ayowed the opinion. tina
Western Virginia was, in climate adj
fsoil, better adapted to white labor than /,
slave labor. That hence, as a matter o
political economy she would develop NOR
rapidly if negroes were not allowed /,
labor 10 her limits; that thus, Western
Virginia would more rapidly increase il
population. and thus. the sooner gain
peAtical power in The Commonwealth equa
70 that Of the East, and hence, all he
1frights then claimed by her as part d
4 tse CoaenaoRareGlth. And by a review 8
the historyof the times. 1t will be fount
that nine-tenths Of the people Of the Yves
andAa large minority Of the people of th,
East, entertained the same opinion ~
These sentiments were entertained aht
Expressed By Mr.. LETcHER in common
with our people, at 4 time when bits
1 sectional feeling (noW no more were az
itati1g the minds of Virginians, enter
ftained at q time when other men. after
wards attempted to be raised By the Whil
party to- high offices onseveral occasions
mas Or were tanning the flame in the Yves
for the sole purpose Of division Of Tai
n Sfr{ Af,.. f..1I