Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-11-23

been requested % publish tlse iot!oW
inc extract inrdlbtion to ,the LieNten-
Efnt Gosernorsliip. aiken iron, 4 COM
intimidation TO tie Norfolk dyg5ts Of
Sept. 27th. Other papers inIthis sec L
llsiaa.af-the State are lalsoreqaested e.
do likewise. 81
I Several most worthy gentlemen
have been spoken Of as proper to I'll.
the office i'm question. While the
writer oiftllis would not say one word
+againsttthe claims OF this one, or ct
that one, permit him to urge on the
attention OF our party one eIninently
worthy of the second official position
HI our State. and one whoi III the op'Ans.
ion Of many has strongerclailns upon
tlIe whole party. East and West, than
.any man III the State. That man IL
Dr. CLEMENT r. IIARisIs, Of CulpePer
County.
4-Dr. HARRls is a native Or the Pied
mont region, I'M which part Of our
State lie nov resides. When A yenpa
man lie migrated to the Valley where
ne lived for. many years in Augusta
County. onthc, border OF Rockingham.
lie Il. AID has always been. u Demo-
Graf Of the strictest State Right
School, and has, during his whole
life, been ADORE suspicion OF all qnes'
|fions which have arisen both IN State
An Federal politics. While In An
gusta lis name was d tower ofstrength
to oul party there. He.was probably
more dreaded hy the Fesleralists 81
that noteriouslyl dlue-ligAt county
than any man that ever was in it,
SO great was bis inluencethcre, and
such his force OF character, that he. a
Jefiersorlian Democrat. was triumph
arltly elected to the State Senate from
Augusta thing that neyere cciir-
red before
lie was the choice oil our party Tor
Lieutenant Gov, lin 1855. being the
nominee af the Staunton Convention
by a very large majority al com
petitors. Such, however, was the
lauIly expressed reluctance on tllcpari
Of the Democracy at hisquittilrg the
place Of standard bearer ufouf party
in that strong hold of Federalism.
that ne ilobly with rew with the nom.
III bis hand. Iii,
DR.. IIAERIs has since purchased an
estatetin Eastern Virginia, the hand
of his youth-thsrefofes bis having
resi,lel in Westent. Virginia cannot
belnrged against him; while his hav.
ing been sopro,nuncnt d header III the
latter section Of our State shoalIs BE
an all powerful argument il isfav,r.
Moreover, the resnominationis dr.
to the man, who. for the gooi Of His
party acted 40 nobly three years since.
II isl tile earnest desire OF hosts 81
the Democratic party. that lie should
again receive the, nomination. lie
deserves it5at oarila,laH for the Seryis
ces Of a lifa spent i'll advancing. onr
cause. FIJI him, the Democracy will
find no second. rate party hack. but
one whose abilities are Of a highest
order. and Mhoswould be acceptibleto
the sohole parry. I'll
DIR, HARRrs IS a self.made man.
who. BY the force OF his own strong
talents has risen to bis present high
position in our ranks. He b. more
ever. a gentleman whose character is
admired by alI who know him. He
is no time SERVER. bnt has stuck BIZ
his party through evil report and
through gooA report. lie isa whole
sonlesl MAN. who never deserts Biz
friends, hut ii politically and socially
|.trWe, His noble disintcrestedness
llhree years ago prevented, at astime
his. own advancement 81 but the a2eo.
Eple have not forgotten Ills forgetfnl
|uess of4self On that occasions and. i
HE receives his jnstrewarl aatle the
hands oftie Conventions he wih.tbs
Ean overwhelming vote, be raisel llto
the second dignity iii the giFta of tle
people of Virginia. ADMIRER.