Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-01-25
Fir the Kama wha Vale I STA

|DEAR STAR ~ Would theseriblings Of
an unsophistieated pen add anything to
theinterest OF amusement of your readers
Perhaps itwould- perhaps i would not ;
you must judge for yourself and decide
accordingly
As It isYery fashionable now a. day, for
the Press to assign to each of our great
'stateeman,. some prospective position Of
honor and trust, permit me to suggest a
position for one Of them !: The great, thegin-
domitable, and, il our judgement, the
greatest statesman Of the age, Governor
WISE. IL Isl true, that Ills prospects are
as brighton brighter than any Of his com
petetars for the Presidency Of the United
States. Woald to God they may bright.
en-, more and more every day, and That
there may be patriotism enough in the
land 10 eject him. But. should lie fail
ii this. there is another position in which
every true soStters man, would rejoice to
Eseeihisn as head and champion ofIdireel
trade with France aud South America,
&c. Sach q pilot We need 10 steer our
ship IF. destiny safely 10 tile haven Of
wealth and commercial Independence.
h Suppose, dear Star, that HENRY A. WIsE
were t6 giyesap his prospects ofthe Pres
idency Of the United States, and devote
HIS whole energy and influence to those.
grand IsoutterR measures, what would Be,
the result /? Ages yet toeone and mil
lions yet unborn, could alone answer this.
question. Could we see him, untren1E'.
.neled bg sectional interests, take hold Of
these measures. then truly, We could look
forward with 4 certainty. to a grand and
glorious destiny, Then might We hopd
to see tho South regain her-wanted weaItl,
and II influence, lin this government, arYsl|
challenge the soild TO produce as ricbI
alnrdShappy community as the southern
States, Then would we see crumbling to#
pieces Northern commercial supremiicq, as
did I'll. sam before his mighty power
Nor is this an idle boast |! Did not The
friends Of Sam say I No mortal power
can arrest his {Sam' S progress. /, Yet
the immortal HESRY A. Wise did. And
truly the PROSPECTS are as aatterine,
though dark and gloomy to common
minds, for him to effect as great and rad
zeal changes in our southern commerce as
in the defeat of T Sam" Here is q field
70 be won, and obstacles to beyoyerconae,
worthy ofithe man we propose. and com
petent 10 the task is the man named.
II is not saying too much, that Cover.
nor WISE could Idomore in this way for
the country. and endear himself, if posi-
bic more and more to his friends, and
country. IFS not the prosperity Of Virgin
"a as great as the prosperity ofthe Union
Is not Virginia and her Southern sister 5
worthy Of the undivided attention of nome
Of her great sons !? Or shall one Of thel
richest andfmost God. favored countries in
the world. lay undeveloped to break the
letters at doubt, and inactivity that hangs
like al incubus over this otherwise, happy
Southag Heresissa calling, in my humble
in comparison with which.
the Presidency must suffer. Not that we
would deprive the Union of the great ad
vantages Of his guardianship, and coun.
Gil, bit that equality may be established
and the Union unimpared handed down
10 The latest posterity. Not that we de-
sire 10 see the north weakened. 81 itsconl-
MERGE lessoned, but the eleFsting Of the
South to the Just and commanding posi-
ton. in . commercial point Of view, il isl
entitled to.
With Governor WIsE 1t, its head, as
Commander-in-chisf, eur Southern Com
mefce would, in 4 few years. be establish. /
ed upon 4 firm basis. Lafe and energy /
would pussa.eEin every vain. Doubts and
fears would vanish as chat before thc /
wind, Or snow beneath the rays Of the
nooh-daT's sun. Thousan,islwonII land
heir aid and Influence in this glorious
cause and millions reap the reward. +
HES. KANAWHA. Il