Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-10-12
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Rspu5sican has eyinesd signs Of q rssur5
rectioui and, judging from ita leader last
weeh,siss resurrection will be 'sto shame
and everlasting contempt A new
hand Is 1T lis bellows. not much improved
lby 3loagI rest. Who writes editorials, is
one thing; who dictates and suggests them.
lIis quite another, The writer has ap un5..
dying hostility 70 the late Governor
Joseph johnson. He displays bitter;
mess of feeling towards that venerable,
Igray headed. aud good old man, that m
dictates more Of personal pique. than mere
political hostility. We mean. aoao, mere
lly 70 throw outa hint 81 wo. We ARE
pleased 10 see the improvement IN onyy
tneighbor's columns We want him to
show his hand fully, and then we naeaf to
isilence him. He will find, when ID be-
comes necessary, that the SIR bas po 'lr
tspect Oh persons: That here's Al. at l II
1 one power IN EKanawha, ready to measure
lswords with aqy. and all adversarleS H r.
our party, our principles. and our soa v HI
4 IA power, that means - work for the l tri-
Iumph of tie South ( the permane ne5 ap ri
lher progress. the spread Of her instiIa-
ltious, and. above All, for the utter dez
Estruettiio5n Of TIE men and the measarsssE'
lthat live in he South, and have sympaa-
libby with IKE free soilism Of the North !! H. i
| in The Progress Of our warfare. We nay
be called upon to expose many things nowN
fconS4aled, and to raise against US .the
| venom Of many vassals, and men servanf FIJI
but when we fight. We shall use go0d
I weapons, and strike to the hit, because
We are Sighting ID the cause Of our couip1 \
ftry, ard It's rights. Inslsuch contest.
I'VE regard individual men. about as rnusbS
kas individual ans. individuals become
nothing; our country, and our principles,
Everything. We shall pity. but \ d 3t
spare, he street takers, who setup tbeHh
Baal and call i'd God And We shall af4
Eterly disregard the timidity and prIdeatad5s
| fthose Who tremble 1t shadoaps The
truth Of history,we shall defend. Ana
now. 4 few words inreply 70 our ntisgyhlbor
The RepuJkicang says Il Fl 1914, TIA
southern Democracy protested long3ag1dd E
loud, through Their stump orators, Aid
their papers. to beIopposedi ito thetertsnsfo'''EE
|of,he area Of slavery There is not2aaII
simpleton mall the Union. that does nolI
know this to be untrue. The wings of
the South, who, fromfhe beginning, have
opposed lie expansion Of the Republic
then argued that the annexation Of Texas,
would result in the gradual Disappearance
of slaves from the border States. And.
thisfwas their excuse for opposing that
measure. The Democracy of the South,
urged the acquisition Of Texas. for the
strengenthing of The South--Mr! Calhoun,
Mr.. Epshur. and tile then great lights
of our party in the lead. We annexed i
70 the South, and gained an empire. You
say II a democratic Congress passedHthe
Wilmot Proyiiso9" You mean, the Ore
gon Bill. Why. the reason that i'll was
.no.dsfeated BY the democracy was, that
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eightlSouthern wings deserted the South.
whenthe test vote was taken And the
President sanctioned the BillTfor The sake
Of peace. not for The injury Of the South.
You say 1.-The envy of the democratic
Administration, letHzin Santa Anna, 10
rouse the Mexicans 70 one desperate ef-3
Ifortto oyerwhelm General Taylor and. BIS.
army This is very foolish, First. the
country did not then know towhatparty.
Tayiorbelonged and, seeondly u San
Ia Anna had mot gone to Mexico. there
would have succeeded a Guerrilla war
fare to which there would have been no
end. True, we sent Scott To- Mexico. as
Sommander, Is carry out our measures.
Your party afterwards sought to make
him President for the purpose of crush.
ing that democratic policy which had
given To him The standard Of the country.
and entrusleazisim with the army. Well,
sir, when Scott turned against the party
whose policy he had been made to carry
optson the fields Of Mexico, we put our
hands upon him. and checked his mis-
chievous purposes. YOU style the dem
oerats from the South. I demagogues \
-the great minds Of the South, 70 whom
she owes her power and her pr,gress
who have battlsd for her-you call dem
agogues. Had they been as apiltieg 70 sell
the South, as you and your political
clique, something's called the Ralasda
Dynasty. were to sell yourselves to the
abolitionists Of the North, you would have
called them statesmen, doubtless. Mis-
eraBle Ranau1a Dynasty, can you not
perceive your insignifeauce? Do you not
know that our people are growing too wise
70 DO the dupes Of such as you, the
FOOLS lofgour selfish purposes and plots 2