Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-04-05
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day 81 conrt, than weIeverilal IN one
day 1T any previous trae The can.
!aidates for the sSeliate in tue 45tf
District, and for the Honse Of Dele
gatss ii Cabcll were FL present Any
addressed tlie people. S;
WfltiSM W.. NEWMAN, Esq., ths
Demoeratics nominee foI The Senare
first addressed the people He spoke
/ for about AN hour, end was listened
| torfth deep interest by the people
and was occasionally interrupted By
ADMINISTRATIONS of applause. Mr.
Newman said he appeared before the
people of Cabell, as the regular Dem
ocratic nominee for the Senate in the
45thH District, composed Of the conn.
l,ties pfs CabeH, Wayne, Mason, Jack,
son, Writ and part Of Roane he
had always been a Democrat, and
had IA full and living faith in the
! principles Of that party, but his lin
| tied |fine would not permit him e
discuss both Federal politics, and the
| questions Of Stste policy, which were
agitating thsspeople Of the District at
fhisftirne. Aslle was 4 candidate fol
4 STATE office, he would confpe his
remarks to State policy, and leave the
discussion Of Federal politics to our
talented Representative in Congress,
Hon, a, g. JENKINS, who would ad-
dress the people on tho ensuing day.
Mr.! Newman then,E ia 4 bold md
frank manner, proceeded 70 detine
his position upon several questions ct
State policy. He vas in favor Of
completing the Covington and Ohio
Railroad Is, located BY the Board Of
Public Works, and If elected would
advocate On appropriation large
enoaghto complete.the road, two mil.
lionsor more to be expended annual
II, Que half on the Western end and
the other half on the Eastern end Of
the road. Hewould advocate this
proposition il good faith, and with
all the zeal and energysof his nature !;
and il he failed in this, he would
then go for the neutrality-suspicious.
that1couId be had on eitherEend Of the
road. He was not aFsectional can
didate, and did not advocate the road
on sectional grounds, but because it.
was IL great State Improvement, which
would develop and build uP5the West
and promote the interests of the whole
State. lie disdained to be consider
ed the candidate of any section, or
any one county ; and, i elected, he
would be the representative Of the
whole District, withoutIregard tosee,
lions Or localities. He intended to-
takeHthe. same position before the peo-
pie Of Mason, jackson and the rest Of
ofthe, counties, that he had taken be-
fore the people Of CabeH and Wayne,
and rpon that positionhe would stand
orfall. His speech was well receiv-|
ed, and produceda decided effeetupon.
the people.
Col. y. j. MANSFIELD next took the
stand. He was running on his own
hook, as an Independent Candidate.
His position on the Railroad was
pretty much the same as Mr.New-
mans, except that he appealed tothe
people Of Cabsll to support him, bee
cause, he said, his interest was idea-
titled with their interest. He de-
nounced conventions. Gle was here
interrupted BY two gentlemen from
.Cabell, who stated that Col. Mans
field told them, previous to the IT.
Pleasant Convention, that he was
willing. to accept the nomination Of
that Convention.) The Col. conclud-
ed By an earnest appeal for the sup
port of the people !; disconrsed elo-
quently upon Latin and Phrenology,
and wound up By conjugating the
noun nominee.
DT. II. 3. | MAUrlr addressed the.
people, and announced himself a can
aidate. Ills. position On the Rail
road was the same pretty much az
Mr.. Newtnan's, except, that he, like
Col. Manafeid, appealed to the peo-
pie of Cabell for support, on the
grounds thathe lived amongst them,
and his interest was identified with
theirs Hespoke ofhis speech before