Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-10-26
OnrE Neirkbor.

] We are pleased to seq that our teach
iugs have not been entirely lost upon the
Republican. and We now have hopes that
by diligence and perseverance, we shall
ultimately succeed IN undertaking that
paper into d sound and healthy sentiment
upon Southern Rights, and that it WILDE
come useful ad;laet Of the Star 10 dis
seminating healthful principles through
out this region Of the State. We admit,
however. that the belief that We will sue
coed in accomplishing 50 difficult ! task,
requires degree Of faiM greater than
most men possess. But The fact, that we
have IN two years convinced our neigh
borof; the improprietysof filling his pa
per with freeAoil extracts from free-soil
papers. and have succeeded in infusing
some little occasional expressionof South
ern sentiment into thecolumns Of the Re
publican, has induced US to hope that
perseverance in our teachings will uiti-
mately bring the Republican entirely
around to the advocacy pf The institutions
Of Virginia.
The uninitiated and skeptical may De
disposed to think our hopes altogether
too sanguine, but those who will thus be-
lieYe. are unacquainted with the whole
some effect Of which the las1iiag and teach
ing Of the Star have had upon the Be
publican and The Kanswha Dynasty.
The.s Star has awed them into silence at
least; through4i it may not vet have sue
ceeded in making them thorough and
phols-soaled Southern men,
Some weeks since, when the Star pub
lished that !" clever article yindicating
the soundness Of the West upon SLAVERY.
We then had the Republican and the IA
/ nossha Dynasty in our aye. and we knew
what we were saying. and don't think
we were inconsistent III what We then
said. Our article was 10 reply to TIE
Richmond South. The SouM seeing The
improved sentiments ofour neighbor and
pupil, under our instructions, in the
gladhess Of its soul cried out that the
phols West had been 2 indoctrinaled !
into i healthy public sentiment by means
Of Eastern Railroads penetrating oul
territory and the object Of our article
was 70 correct nymis-apprehension, O
misrepresentation 81 the south as to thu
cause which had etfected such wonderful
changes in our neighbor. We confess
that va felt i littae indignant ito thinl
the SoaA would ungenerously ascrib'
the e6;sa Of our teachings 70 Railroads
and We Fought Il possible that the Soul
was attempting 70 do \ wilful injustic
Is the Star merely because 1t WAS "a
BaocEEsBaoUeH, instead Of LETcHER.-
We we're then conscious, we had not en-
t;rely brought our neighbor over upo
tie true Southern track, but belieyin
that onr pupil would obey our teaching
to ! sufficient extent u keep az still
death, and not lot the South know th'
the Repa5lieaa was still 4 little fshyEuI
or Southern Rights. we loudly and bold
~ asserted that az was right out here
Trans Allegheny --and scarcely had 81
clever article i" time ito 90 down iul
Old Virginia and back again. until .,
pupil. elated with The domnenlations
it, INSTRUCTOR. Strengthened up and asser
cd that the Repu5lieaa fs just g sour
Il any body including Is iastrudtor.-
we confess. We Are gfati6ad y see q
signs II Improvement III the RsPa5liea
We hope The Star. w PerseFering IN
method of instruction, Will ret BE able
make The Republican 4 thorough Sosthe
paper, And whenit becomes such, i =
nol 81 silly enough y charge o. insinua
thst he Star has sser advocated I diss
LUTON q The Union. II revival q 4
Elats Iaads.'
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