Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-05-17
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The Old Soldiers -Pfstept ana Py8siiss.

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The Old Soldiers -Ptstepi ana Pgaeti.s
The opposition parry Just Il shis I'M
are particularly eloquent Id adyoca,ipo
abe fs-Old Soldiers Bill Z, and u AZ
their word for il, they afe the only friends,
the American soldiers or ueonlss. 10
the world. Mr. Laidiey, although hk a.
knowledges himself 70 belong Is tIst uar,o
which has opposed every var il NB;ch
this country was ever engaged. and wb;al..,
desired the Mexicans 10 Welcome an. HI.
Idiers with bloody hands to sho.n;isl.
graves,1 now that he lisa caudt3stss a.
the people's yoles, says be Is willing "a
give these soldiers every dime il the
public treasury and eyefy5acl Of ,spubli,. !.
lands " lis said dian fscifeu,fst 80
alters cases. "fand really. Ii would sssi,S !.
.so, Il might also be said that cahdidaiss
should have good memories Z lds .sFai,lsv. |
probably did not think, when ia avowea
tlIniself Ira live Whig--had always lived (
and expected TO die one d-thetsbv en.
,dorsing and sanctiehing the past history
ana course of the Wing party, that be
was giving the strongest evidence thxt
could be adduced, thai he had no syrp II.
thy for The defenders of his conntryIs
homer or Of Americas Citizens Ii, distress
Let US look to the faSis--but We ea0uoss
carry This article to any extent, and must
therefore con6ne ourself 10 two recent
events. The eoarseIpdrsaed by the partyt
that receives Mr.. Eaidiey's auurol,st;of.
during the Mexican War, vas .oo vivid
and is too fresh in the minds 81 !Ye , pe5.
Plskto render il necessafy 'thaslwe shoe,a
call their attention tos,it.t ana We, win /
simply name two similar events, that Wili
show the relative dispesiiiontof us lw5-
parties 70 protect American citizens II
During Mr. Fillmore's administrator.
something like $50 American cilisens, Il
we recollect right, viii the gaiIhn. Cit
tendeh nc their head. 1sre nlsssacred in
cold btosa ID Guba ~ han I'D Mr. Rillz
mofss aud his Waig ,Hafty ds,---seekI 10
protect item /? No W denountea diem
as Piratss, and never sad a word Il thsir
defence This isthe fayor Aherieso iii. :
liens receive from those gentlemen, ayter
they are elsetea Now how Is it with The
Democratic party Is The following news
ltena. which ssa ggested these IDEAS, leIls
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~ A draft fpr ten tbopsand a5ffiia as las
beea received Al he Dkpartpaeat Of Stale
at Washington, as an ildelnaiGcalioh tSs
tie family Of die seaman vino was kIElsl
on board the & Wafer Witch. Fin Febfd.
aryy 1855, BY a shot fr5m lid ParagaSyn
That IS the way the Democtais.do tie
business !, instead eof making great pre-.
tensions and doing nothiag. they say but
Mtle land To great deal F6fiitink ID. !,
10 the Water-Wilch, President Buchanan
sends IA Commissioner ito Paraguay. 10
ler,saad satisfaction, accompanied bY SUI.
ticl$nt power ID eafores it,if neeessarys
The result is . full apology for It'd act.
aud q promise never toRdo SO again. EtsS
$4,000 hard cash foI tie wfdow7sna5
family Of The man who was killed by tbs
shot and il SO happens tlist ths 6siher.
in-lkw Of AIr jenkins. four DemocrsiiI
rapdidat. fer Congress. yidga Boklii.
another sound DemqcfAlI was HE Con- !
missioner who bropyhtR he presd Lopez
10 terms. L !lIEE
Here is the difference in ptecept, and
practice between the. two parties. and i,
has ever existed. The pexEIime thai any
of our readers hear Mrg Laidlsy prats So.
Justify for The Old Soldiers. ask him wh;l
he and bis party thought Of. iilem during
the Mexican war The meIiIwha sane.
toned the withholding ef food aud cloth
ing from the soldiers while ii sclual
service, ca1hot be very sfriendlY to him
Besides. it is no particular ciaait to Mr..
I.aiatS and his political friends 70 be.ao
very willing to yote away etaef peePis' d
money, III