Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-10-12

ualion for Governor, does not impiicais
his Congressional constituents, nor cas-
any reflection upon them. We also
lthink the threats fsthe Editor of iii,
Dea0crpt. as 10 what the Democracy .
the !" Tenth Legion Will do hereafter
| if their behests are not grati6ed, are u
together premature and gratuitops. WI
do not think be IS 4 reflex OF their senti
ments.
The Editor of the Democrat should re
collect that others have wishes to Be graf
fifed as we'll as himself. We might
with equal propriety1l not oyersteppins
tthe bounds Of equally, call him 70 q
account for his position, in advocating ii,
claims Of one against whom 50 much j
said, or read him i homily on bis Factiou'
4 coarse last winter when he and his neigh
| boz Of the Register were al direct issue
and two Democrats were the bone3of con
ftention but we will not do 50, becaus,
/ we think he has a perfect right 70 hi
Echoice and oPnions and 50 have we Y
Eours. II all wereesliged to fall into III
views Of i few Editors who undertake. q
manufacture public opinion. there would
be no use ora Convention; bat we have
been fooIishenough to suppose the pbject
lof : Convention to BE-, TO selectl from
among the names presented one who
would be the mostfft !, eligible, and avail
able; and that it was every mans duty
and privilege 10 canvass tAe claims Of can.
tdidates, ina proper spirit. until thattine
That we are advocating the claims Of one
every way ft and proper, the 1Editor q
the Democrat himself serifies., for,, week
before last, he eulogized Judge Bro9ken-
broagh in as strong terms as we baYesa u
any time. But for having mislaifthe ar.
.tiele. We would transfer it to5ourcolumns
And. as still farther proof that we are
not hostile" to Mr.:Letchefs nomination,
in the common acceptatioaiof the word -
that we have not opposed him with aeri.
moBy we would refer to the fact, that
We have not transferred te our columns
the article going the rounds.of the papers,
stating that the Northern Methodists, as
a body, are enlisted on Mr.. Letcher's
side. We live ID community where
such an.assertion could be used with ef-
feet, but our hostility was not Of that
character that we wished to array sectarian
pfejudiees against each other and it af-
fords US pleasure % say, that Mr.. Letch-
er's friends promptly deny the charge.
twill thus be seen, that we have shown
no factious disposition il our opposing
Mr.. Letcher's nomination. that it's hot
a question ofnesp, but matter Of princiz
pls. We have thought, and still think,
that his nomination BY the Democrats
Party, under existing circumstances,
weuld be exceedingly mpolitic, and would
be establishing a bad precedent. Butaa
few years ago, the Democracy Of Virgin
Ia used tie argument Of .Aunsoundnessf1
against Judge Summers, who was then
running for the office Of Governor, all
+. I. II - s IL.
though his sunsoandness' was Of Al
much older date than Mr. Letcher' s, and
no new symptoms during that time had
evineed themselves, and his friends said
that he, too, had "repented.'" But did
bis repentance avail him anything ? Did
the fact, that the Wings, among whom
Of course, were many Shareholders. were
willing to ]" trust z him, rendershis posi-
ton any better ? No, He.was defeated.
To be sure, his asserted !. nnsoundness
on the question, did not defeat him, for
the Democracy in this State were too
strong, for him, Of any other Wing, To-
have been elected. no matter how sound,
tley may have been. But this unsonnd-
ness was used by the Democracy as an
and it would come with an i'll
grace from them to now present man for
the same Office, against whom the same
are used, no matter il he has
rspented, orsif We, asa Party,haye the
fullest confidence in his I. soundness."
Unrridts