Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-05-11
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\ 800 Nj tho II Kanawha VALLEY Stnrs'
es .Haaor KaRarsu JFulley Ista1ss Sir -
Ia your issue Of ALI inst, ID aIlong edi-1
torial addressed is Protesting Christians,
you devote 1 portion to the Christian
Sal Maker. Id which there arc, some
charges which, 4 feel, that 4 proper re.5
I gard for Christian character, willnot per-
K, nit me to suffer to pass uniloticed. AS
d the tssta Ana propFiety, Of the article, i
Il shall ssy nothing; whether good Or bad,
M Ills before the public and M II object is
.only 10 do Whist can 10 break the force
Of what ii evidently Intended to attack
and ridienle All Christians, and some few,
/ IL particular For the intent, YOU are
\ responsible 10 God but for tiia truth of
your sistsnnent, you are. also, allswerable
70 the laws Of truth and justice, and from
i this you 40 hot free Yourself by claiming
70 BE 4 I Sinner however much latitude
4 you may suppose that gives You IN other
4 matters. shall however notice only
what xpplies 10 me. a, - 4aess 453t sss
I am Salt Maker. and profess % be 4
follower of Christ. There are only two
OF three others of thai class, who ARE
inenbersof any church, and none ofthern
have had any part in these meetings. +
am. therefore, compelled to suppose it i'm
tended particularly for me and even if
s#it was not j still claim theright to yindiI-
scate both my Christian character, and amy
honor, from the foul aspersions III your.
!. article. I t .ESs@ .l VII u.
&. Yoa opcn your address Ia the Salt Ma
ksr by the questions IL have ron paid
your debts. ~ object ID making thisaas
tsst question will, Salt Makers ally more
!. than. any other class of the cemmunity,
but you evidently tused it bully lfar an in,
tsoductionito another charge ifor you
state yourself sufficient reason f5f iinabil.l
i ity to psr,l viz the hard times and low
I price Of salt-- Then comes tie, point Of
h your attack, wien YOU nalte the7 mon
Strous charge in these words lE t z Tat
i no opolday .fof yoar fraiszaieat trust
deed ]; surHeader stear property ~ yoar1
cysiitors, de- fis3j 3 sa N5-
t4 Nov niight ran npon You ID prove
this ssserti9n. and to show that there has
ever been any ffaSd llsntl trust deca made
by any Christian Salt Maker. Those
which have GENE beforerthe Count have
beot pronounced unhinted with fraud. ~
II Won are hot aware of. this. chen YOU
hsyassno business TO wFite about such
things. Ifypplwere aware Of it, and hadI
not tia candor 10 give It due weight. thenl
you are not worth arguing with. More
over. ] cali upon you 70 state, how any
3slt Maker. stahy time during the last
two years, fould surrender his property
10 bis creditors, lin any way TO do these
creditors any good, and that 5wonld not
hare been thinons to all parties. i. i have
] 4 right 70 suppose llat you know the
ssfacts. that are open to aIl, as to thescoa.
dition OF the Salt Makers ana the rttinousI
a.ate of the business. and Icail oil Eou
|. to show how they could have done EIlas
ysn defame Them for not doing. Esl I'll
Aoesoyer.EtI demand Of you To show
thxs the nsjbritYof tAe creditors 81 anvil
Christian Salt Maker have ever desired, i
or would haFe been willing for him, toi
Surrender Ills properly to them I do
not mean what some ono rreifsos. might
demand. Of %hataspiling lawyer W iisght
demand, from The Salt Maker to tia ruin
ofall but.his client. Uatl you shoW.this, |
your lecture is Nero SANDER III.
70 show; that 1 regard His as a,eryf
serious naaltdf rid thai / amin earnest
sboutit, l VIII add the following pfopo
sfiions. s.4El VI
list, IftheEn,aj9rity dfrny oreditorf de-
dire 10 take the properly | now hold, / |
viii SURRENDER itsop almost any terms they
win name, Guaranteeing lhatit shall pay, Il
and norelhaH pay. every dollar due them.
2d,HIf ron can show any froNa, or
tsint of fraud Id any transactions CON
nscted with tRc property 4 hold, tHen ! |
viii tuFHit ever toyou, TO pay the debts, /
dsyoa to iilavs tie residue and tie inn
meass advantages you insinuate there is |
! Ii holding it. EFssa
Sd. lin any case, have failed tolpayI
debt, when ID the opinion of an5 three
business moi. i II could have been done
with propriety. thenI viii make restitu.I
ton and sitlieT quit business OF withdraw
from the Church. M sss.3 'ss s#.
Jour article I am led 70 doubt whetller|
you believe atAallI in the Christian Relig.1
ion, or even I'LL the existence Of a God. --, i
Nevertheless. At The risk of still greater
ssoning and ofFilerr abuse, H make these
statements, to indicate mysslfa al Chris.
Gan land a SALT MAKER
VI For the 'sKana 9ha Valley Star.s
VI Ma. EDfToR !. Allow me, THROUGH theI