Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-03-22
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III sI.tsr 4 A Il M that he people {
Il e 6ouni i al less ioSAI q Virginis tha
Il il,a of Nofiolk3 Npi YRS, but thF
4 Wul3d Be found ever ready 70 enlist unde
/ ti,s alcrious banner ap6n which was in
1 sclIbed !. Sic Sampler Tyrannis:' II
4 wossId not IN his absence sssaii Mr.. Cog
ri,ls Daring lie eight years he ( Mr. II
waNIn Congress he fought hand to hant
i wisl tIiddings the bitlerest foe OF th
fSostsl. and lie would refer among OTHERS
lEto N apsech delivered on the .2zlh Of Feb
\ ru;sl 4 e66 n which y. used the. follow
ing language:
I saEIf the Union cannot be preserves
u,l1sii terms Of equality an1if the terri
tony bfthis country acquired By the com
mdn blood and common treasure is not X
bs.oEens alike 10 the North and The Soutl
lthdis We desire TO Be- informed Of the fact
ana iiene9ef the crisis comes, the Uaior
niusfb e dissolved. Whatever may be Tx
Ireefas that wilfatterd It's dissolution, I
Efor BID, regarded As one Of tile most con
seryleiYe men III my own State, and uni
EwiIlEnR 10 believe that there was q settled
puspvae Of this Kind any where. am ye
prepared for the result whenever thest
Eisshss shall be forced upon Us hy the peo-
Iple8 III Me North 1 shall Stand BIZ the
Eiigl,ss vi the land; ii wliich was borr
and III WHICH | trust my bones shall rel
pose ask nothing here but what am
| willing to accord TO Others and SO long
as baye life orIvoice or an arm TO raise,
Obey Mil be raised ID defiance ofthe rights,
institutions and honor az the glorious
sSputls The Union hastits beneGts and
blssslngs. ] acknowledge Them al bul
I q unloh based upon other principles than
thoHs.of equality hasl no charms for me-
| come from stale which has maintained
her rights in time past, and which will
stand H5y them III AT limo 10 come. with
eqasl tirmness. Whenever an attempt Il
ma ta strike down her Institution and
iIteffars with the rights Of har citizens,
thls, Moth will end that YIrgilia can and
will sxhibil.a spiiil Of stern resistance
thal,she will stand BY her rights and ii
stlliilous to the DEATH"
~ there any man here who does not IN.
dQgse these sentiments Z Not one, who
bdSstslhe glorious name II yirginiau will
dissent.
Mk Letcher here reviewed the charac.
teE oE Some Of bis oppbpeHss, aud asked,
yAo ate they thatassail hini.s WHO pre-.
siNsd oyer the Richmond GonyeptionIs-
ssl Ballard Preston, : mar that said
moi pile had right to hold slaves. Mr..
R A Scott, who was one OF the chief ac-
tors Oh that Convention, sill holds the
decIIlne thai Congress has the right TO
paSlss ths Wilmot ProYso Jno. Minnef
Bdts How stands lie !? ashs loo. has
tfIrdsn down the gunlet, lie Mr.. e.. ]
wo1ls take il up.
0a The 9th ofFJanuary, 1856. he In:
uores The slavery question. and an Ills
speech before the Eenyention in Rich.
E ltssl Sp the 18th Of FEBRUARY, 1859,
bel declares that lie was willing 10 unite
wish Free Negroes TO put dowaIth De.
moeeacy. Mr.. Bolts. IS ior the spoils
witlldiit regard to tile rightso OF honor of
the South. The Richmond WHO n
1893 thAt repudAted him and called his
Tadhersrts the miserable Boas CLIQUE. is
now @illing to unite with q man who
takssSsto his bosom Black Republicans
and Eeonegroes 70 form union for 1860.
Il InE 800 John c. ADKINS was invited
10 Richmond % participate ina dinner
igsiseii;tp Mr.. Bolts. although lie Adams ]
had nnblicly proelrimedEin Congress that
be would sec the whole Eve millions Of
SotilfsfR whites butchered 10 bring about
abop4lqtIism. How much farther can any
b al BAL
n I1s speaker asked. Fhoinsited II. w.
Dayis VI Richmond aud Staupton His
affilsation with the Black Republicans in.
Congress- was notorious Is this he
parts that arraigns ma I A party that
voted fpr Willard fillmore in slS48, who
10 1872 actually introduced and voted for
butler the naturalization and introduc.
tiotl BIT negroes to the rights of citizens
and Which GOV. Wise, who was at that
time IL congress denounced. Hsye these
anysT1ght TO question my souadpess p
Y aring the administration of Mr.. FL
more the speaker would admit that he
aacsed .his part well under all the. circum.
stances. but he must bs condemned for
tprning out those kidnappsrs / upon sp-
plic;atlon Of Nj. Sumner who attempted
y fala out 70 negros ffom the District
y italiot strange also that during his ad.
niillssfation, Washington Territory was
organized and aliens who arrived Ia the
territory 81 the night previous D the cleo.
Top slssre permitted 70 vote, but now the
D y n ratio party was to Be, arrsigned for
even eonsenting to the present nAturaliza...
tloLs laws. The speaker had always
n1aiusained that every voter should be
frat nksnralized. but tie majority IL Con.
!gIass hHd passed the Washington terrific
riaI baL abd i wss nov lsft to work out
its own results.
WITHOUT regard to internal improve
ments Ar. Letcher said that the burden
ofEtaxatlpil should mol bs increased. Thel
Legislature had gone far enough. These
wotk should advance slowly aud surely. |
He regretted that he could not procure
the passage Of q bill By the late Congress
granting 70 Virginia Sl,O66: 900. To-
is justly entitled for monies
sdlyaapsd ZIP the Revolution. Maryland I