Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-05-03

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Senatorial DisIries. Is an /" Iadspeads,,t
candidate for the Senate and that hi
principal theme j. deaunciation ofl3tb
Democratic party and ne ussges andsof
ganizasion. We understand be poulre,
forth 4 torfentsofloW billinsgste agains
THE Sargin his speech at Point Pleasant
and accused Us Of mis-representing BIZ
speech At Cabell Court House. In wha
1--we mis-represented him, We are unable i
Imagine. We give below, al we said ii
relation to his speech 8. csbell, and leay'
lit 70 everyIhonest man who heard it, i
4 Jay in what particular We mis- stated BIZ
| position.
Col. J. ]. MAssrrfLp next took the stand
He was running on his own hook as On In
dependent Candidate. His position on ih
Railroad was pretty much the same as Mr.
Newman's. except that he appealed To Ii,
people Of Cahelito support him. because, b,
said, his interest was identified with their in
terest He denounced conventions. (H,
was here interrupted by two gentlemen from
CaheH, who stated that Col Mansfield tolc
hem, previous to the Pt. Pleasant Conyen,
ton. thst he was willing TO accept the nomi
nation Of that Convention.) The Col. con.
cluded BY an earnest appeal for the supp II o.
the people disconIsed eloquentIy nppn Lat
in and Phrenotogy, and wound up 6y conju
eating the usln nominee" H.
Was 1t j misrepresentation to say
thai Col Mansfield was in fayorof an
appropriation Of eight million Of dollars
to the Coyington and Ohio Railroad |; and
shaths favored working Al both ends r.
Was it . misrepresentation, to Say that
10 denounced Conventions, and was in.
terrapted BY two gentlemen. who stated
that hs3told Them lie would accept The
nomination ofthe Point Pleasant Conven-
tion2 If these are misrepresentation,
We confess we hayedone HIM. iniustics.
But ws leave II 70 the people Of Cabell and
Wayne who heard that speech. andothers
To say whether we have reported him
wrong iii any particular When Col.
Mansfield wasin Cabell and Wayne, he
as large # not larger aPpropri-l
alton 70 the road. than any one else, ard
appealed to thsfPeople toyote for him be-
cause-his interest was identified with their
interests u WeBiearn, however, that when
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he got to Mason, he, repudlated all this,
and undertook 10 prove that It would in
crease r g the debt Of the State TO- one hum
dred and twenty million Of dollars 70 build
w. foao ana 'nat ne also stated that ~
ne VS. elec.eo IRE ne people would only
as1 h'm 'o1uo y he Woulo ehange 'ne 70.
calon os sne Foau, ana 'ake y from san
y " = o'ntSf 'sAsan'' ...
This ls what might pc expected Of such
2 man as Joseph - Mansfield. He j. q
man who is destitute l. q AL principle and
ali honesty, and will endsayor tot change
80 az TO adaptIhillmlseit TO each locality he
passes through. We had Inotintended To-
condescend 70 netice this creature during
the canvass. we considered him be-
meath the contempt OF gentlemen. We
li'l the estimation IN which ne is held
~ those who know him best. We will
not nowsdecsend 50 low as To- speak Of his
moral character outas some Of our read :
ere ~ me 46th district are unacquainted1
with his antecedents, we will give them a
brief statement of facts: s
. This fellow. w believe, was raised 10
Eastern virginia,and emiigrated to CabellI
many years ago.Ihaving previous To- that
time, lived for 4 short time in Logan -
He ran for the Legislature il Cahell and
was defeated. Being unable to mako a
living al the law n Cabefi, he emiorated
to Treht's Hill, inIWayne County. Since
he has been in Wayne be has been j can,
didate for many Offices without success
He run for Common wealth,s 4Attorney,
and was beaten by gentleman Who lived
in another county he was i candidate
for the Reform Convention and was heat.
en- in his own county. and was the hind
most man ii the field. HI ATE, wards
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