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

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love in his soul for the South and her in.
stitutions. and as & unworthy of social Of
political confidence Pitiable indeed,
must BE- The condition Of the democratic
party Of the ]. Kanawha region" If the
views Of " West Allegheny b correctl
But 9 West Allegheny = unwittingly
contradicts himself. He says that the
Rufner Pamphlet views were conceived
and expressed by Mr.. Letcher. when the
West was struggling with the East for
equality Of representation in the Legisls-
turs and upon the heels Of this,she as
serts that Mr.. Letcher repudiated his
views upon slavery in i few months after
they were unttsred in 1847. Strange
lcontradiction! Mr.. Letchsr expressed
Ibis anti-slayery sentiments in l847, to
brighten the East and then in l849 so.
when the great struggle came off between
lthe East and West, Mr., Letcher re-
nounced his anti-slavery opinions. Why,
we ask, did be renounce his opinions in
1849- SO, if 'enine tenths" Of the people
tofthe West and " i large majority of the
East" concured with him during the
great struggle for Western rights, and 4
was the only way to obtain equality Of
representation for the West
i. West Allegheny i equally unfor,
tunate, when be says, that these sentf.
ments were entertained and expressed By
MI. Letcher !, at a time when other men,
4 afterwards attempted to be raised BY
| the whig party 70 high office on several
occasions, oas, or were tanning the
iame in the West for the sole purpose Of
q division Of the State for free-soil pur-
poses" "West Allegheny" blows bot
and then blows cold in the same sentence.
He tells you, Mr., Letcher was anti-slav-
cry in l847, for the good Of the West.
and 10 the same sentence asserts that .
prominent whig was guilty oftreasoa by
Y tanning the fame in the West" But
we win not further pursue the many in.
consistiaeies and errors of /" West Ale
ghang.p
A$an act Of justice. however. to onr
section, we deem It our duty to deny that
the e notorious Ruffner Pamphlet was
advised Or concoetsd BY prominent men in
the Kanawha and Ohio region, or that
the. most prominet man in that section
OF the State attempted TO set out the ar
gument,', This is d grave charge against
the /" Kanawha region" and the :" nsost
prominent man ID that section Its the
tirst tims we ever heard it made BY any
one. and we call upon "West Allegheny
and his sadorser. I Charleston" for proof
to sustain Il. Who Is the !. prominent
man. = ID the 4 Kanawha region who
/" odvisea or eoaeocted ! the Rufner
Pamphlet, and whore Is your proof to
sustain your charge ? Justice to the
!" Kanawha region 4 and to the 4 most
prominent man" il It. requires that
& West Allegheny \ Or his endorser
should furnish the proof. Will they do
Fit? II they do moi they must stand cont
yicted Of injustice 70 their own section
and It's prominent" men.
In conclusion, We will say 70 West
Allegheny, that We are neither Hum
ter nora Wise democrat. We pin our
faith to no mans coastail. There Is much
in Mr. Hunter and Gov. Wise. which
We approve, whilst they have both COM
mitted acts which we disapproye. Each
Of them have opposed some Of the meas
Iures Of the Administration, whilst The Star
has been e consistent supporter Of the
Administration ii an its measures. In
Icluding Lecompton, We support no
man and oppose 10 man because he is a
Hunter man or because he is q Wise mao.
We care nothing for men when they con-
fict with the cherished principles and
asages Of the democratic party and We,
like nine tenths Of the States Rights De-
mocracy in this and adjacent counties,
oppose the nomination of Mr.. Letcher,
simply because he does not come up to
the tests heretofore required BY the de-
naocracy Of Virginia, without enquiring or
caring whether he b . Wise or Hunter
man. The charge Of" West Allegheny
that the whole and sole object and in
tent "of the democracy IN this section
| Of the State, who oppose The nomination
lof Mr.. Letcher, is.to rebuke the admin
istration in Virginia; and thus to secure
an Observation-Disclosures nominee" is too
ridiculous for comment. We imagine ii
/ will obtain credence only with its author.
West Allegheny, = and its endorser,
!" Charleston. How fortunate for the
country that !" West Allegheny" and
hisendorser have discovered thefact, and
published il to the whole world. that the
democracy Of this region, are making war