Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-07-06

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ii our course In the. safe middle way, and
seek to remove the plague Of slavery from
E.our limits, without mourning the charge
i-t Of ultra aboiitionism on the one hand, or
Of ultra pro savsrylsnir or Whatever it
sneans, On the other, page "
\. .s All that we ask of our eastern breth-
rem, I'M regard to this matter, is, that If
\ Western Virginia shall call for j laN54to
remove slavery from herlside Of che Blue
Ridge, Eastern Vifginia shall not refuse
i her consent, because the measure may
mot be paIatable to herself' page TO. ##l
\ And then, on the subject pf Virginia 5
II decline ii general prosperity as a State,
DE proceeds; s-
N What has done this work of desoIa-
n Ition r Not war, nor pestiletlce, nor op-
III preston pf rules, ciyifor ecclesiastical
5lbat slavery. i, Y III is5in the last
4 period of4ten years, from i SD to lsa9,
Al That this eoasuntins plagas OF SLAVERY has
a shown its worse etfectinfthe Did Southern
States. page "a.
n [" TIE true cause Of tie Hnexampled
emigration is, that no branch of industry
hourishes. OF can flourish among us 30
tlpng as slavery Is established BY law !
. page IT.. .3f- I.TI.I.$
Il" What pity. that SO rieh and SO love !
lly4 a. land Should be afflicted with this
geilosO fever and this Jldek yonait,'' page
132. n .
H Northern farmers and ~ =
book upon all Virginia as AZ infected CORK
ry-Nsp soirr is, page 80.
ifSst. la those paris west Of the Allegheny ,
/. apon the Ohio. and its navigable waters,
/ where her want of roads and, disputed
Hni titles did least. injure, in these, too,
the corrosioe. 7oak of. slavery has also
shown it's cankereIs effects, page 3D..
A III THERE'S the Judgement pronounced
S4gfinst Southern slavery BIT Tile Rev 81 i.
7lkutfncr and endorsed By John Letcher,.
tile man who the l9ft S1uth r lboastfullyl
4 ssFlnouaces, is4gaing 10 ba- elected Cover
Hsipr ofthiis gso'p oid Comm onwceith hs
I $1,000 Democratic. maj ority.l Here We
/ have slavery denosaced - 4. apernicio0s
sRStitafiosI'' ~ us ~ consuming p3agaef'',
.-+-ss Tt' tais gettoe55 yierer easa tLis, 5lafE
.gnta : AN 4 !. funkindest cutttBof all, We
even have Virginia held ZIP toAthe, world
III I. an Infected eq4nlrg.' and this, tao,;
br 4 rentlenarl WHO wants 10 he her next
II tsnyernor Ell |
I'm HSYe hsvse not Tie opportunitg to-dsy af
.Ifrdnlarkins Al leHgth, and III suitable Terms
A iuDon the ertraprdi,iary doctrines and Ian
gNsge Of Mr. |Ratfner's address which
R}rl afcher has soiicordially endorsed 81
lNa desir,4 to,eall Attention. howoyer. toIa
s,,,st str;k;no cireutnstaIlce s. connexion
syEgb dis Il, siter al And this. II tho t;ae
Y t,.ys,,an 8Ir Il .etel,er endorsed Ruffner's
..o1n Ia ana violent de,,undiat;ans ofslrye-
s5r1T n VA lie first dayl III septene ber.
I947. not Fct eleven wears AGO aid ID.
5sge ltake its Tie very tates, preston df
4Is.ti-slavery sentiment on ttlse nart &c any
6E.isfzen of Virginia. 1t was, besides. h
.,airu deliberate step oh tIle pArt df MI.
lLFtehor. He wastquite ola.enough, ZOO
s,,tEthat time to know what ne WIS doing
,lAna vet, u The sSna,hz = charac(erizas his
reimbursement Of tic Ruffnet address, FIRST,
d4as5 II /, formal courtesy and NEXT IS an
I4as..t. discretion !" A strange exhibition
+ Nth courtesy Z" and /. /" indiscretiea " for q
snSnI Of Mr.. Letcher* lang exp erierce In
public life.
t We#haye4 every nersofisa respect and
! kiiltlaess fsr Mr.. i.atclier, and We are on
hi Sorry that he should have been found
apprroAing arguments against lstt,yery 81
Il aVroeibus iii themselves, and SO Justly alb
4 hotaert- to Inc minds and hearts of the
S5nthern people iSHt, he must trecoilect
HOW his party ia this State have trunted