Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-05-17
kSs5. From The Virginia Degfocrat.
Mr.. ILaidIeY al gabeH Court House.

Oh. Monday last. Mr. LaIdley, the sop
position candidate for Congress, addressed
the citizens of Cabell county, AT the Court
House, hatbeing court day, consequent
Ii alarge ii lumber of , the citizens were
present. !: Although Mr. Laidley is the
s.opposition" candidate which beinglde-
fined, means anything to defeat the Dem.
5craey, r and according 70 an, Bolts
definition means tp< coalese witt I all
bcrts''s BE I ..fanaticism, esen. 70 pqurt
S.free negro" votes 10 dff&st the { DEMO.
cratic tiarty. !" yet I'D says, I. !" That d
number Of the Democratic party stand
upon tho same platform, how do leu like
this \ Can you with consistency support
a man I'D fqprase at YOU in Congress, wlfe
openly ahlf aroyealy tells TON that no
stone shAll be left u1iurnAd. nor any
weapon unused that shall tend TO anliIi-
late The n Natlotial. Democratic Party. -
WITH no fixed principles Of party at al ;
advotatihg TO Naiio4al policy whatever.
III. Laidley asks yourEsqffrsges merely
to defeat the nominee Of the Democratic
party, NH. Jenkins. We ask tils sensible
intelligent voters Of this district, TO con.
slider this subject as one Of vital impor-
tance. We lay befpre you no other in
ducement TO supper: Mr.. Jenkins than
his FORMER cqur9sE in Congress. We
merely ask you toscrutinize bis former
record upon that hs stands or falls Tie
most rabit of the" Opposition, admit
that bis record is clear. /" Without spot
or blemish,"' and The only reason we
have ever heard offered to to defeat him
was because he was, :. Democrat p
That he has nade Us ali able representa-;
tive. all without distinction are ready y
admit. And the y 0ppositioh#'' press
even Hin His own Distrtdt applaud his
cojlRse ssEa representative, and Itley have
been totally unable thus taFeven to
raise h tiNiuus issue whe reupon tozdeieat
him. . ,AfieF Mr., Lsidley had closed his
remarks, j. G., New mal Esq, 1of Kana-
wins, Democratic elector Of the 4 Sd 1seus-
toris1 district. replied. Lest oqr opinion
might beI fcona idsred as PARTIAL conduct
ing a=D4hberatic Journal as We do, We
will gireslthe opinion Of tho Opposition
that. Ne lavelheard express themselves.
That Is, that Mr.. Newman MAJ ea very
able eHprr, and produced argument in ia
yer Of the Demperaey that was past con,
.trovertjng bt any pne. That Nh. Newman
completely used Nh. La,dley up. is cona
ceded1 BY jail who heard them speak -
The reason that MI. Laidley lett before
Mr.. Newman closed, We do not know, -
One Thing IS certain he did leave, not
only Abe house, int The place entirely -
/ suppose his business WAS Of such q
pressing nature that he could no stay to
rejoin. We learn lhat It was necessary
for MIN tot> set to- Charleston as soon as
possible, no one regretted his departure
more than we did, as We believe that Mr..
Laidley can do much better than he did
in Cabell.R in fact we have heard him
make . much ADLER defence Of The =. OPP
position than this effort in Cab ell, We
hope he will can on us again before the
end Of the oonvass. If. 50. may we be
there 10 hfar--and Mr. Gewnsh ALSO
Some Of our opposition friends were taken
:. sudaentyfii" during Mr. Newman $
remarks, and very uneefenoui9u sly left
the house and such remarks az the fol
lowing were. ready 70, ESCAPE their lips :
'swe're used up aud that without remedy"
but the inddrnitabIe Democracy kept up
the cry { Lay on McDutF, and cursed be
he who iis cries hold !! enough |" ll