Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-05-24

when ne comes to reply. lei him explain
q point or two in another connection
/ Let him tell you how II was lhaltin IB48
E.he eanpagsed Monroe, Greenbrier and
other portions Of the West. in behalf Of
one oflthe signers Of the Rutfner .leuer. to
place oh the Presidential TICKET DE name
lof Samuel Med Moore. As lElscttr for
the Lynchburg District. EApplause..I
l'And when be- explains that / want him,
/ who voted ON the same ticket, and now
undertakes ID arraign me f6f the same Of
fence II want him to explain how he
E-oenidE have voted for him within thirteen
months after the publication of5the Ruff.
ner Pamphlets. when lie kne that ia fa
lyored hts publication /? How II was thai
| in 1892 heyoted fosfhs Presidential tiick
| ct which bore omit the name of John
Erhol$, another signer ef the Rufper let,
ger? These are inquiries worthy aIof,
looking after. IN. ....f;. t..5
FhA whole Wing paftyi Of the State
could swallow the Presidential ticket Of
l848 ind Of 1852 COMMUNICABLE NAMES
tof thHsel gentlemen without making a
wryl face; bat now they are tob that it
would be- horrible tolTote for me-. when
have teeanted t1eopinionII entertaiaed
IN 184T.f i5 |.I
/ IBut that IS not all. / should like to
know how Il is that among those, who
were HinI favor Of 4 diRisionHof The State,
in the tounty.of Botetourt. John Ander-
son. Francis 4. Andersen. and Others.
are gping to vote fGr him id tie contest :?
Great applause HIS @..r# NJ ..l
Mliea he comes to talk about al djgision
! Of th4 State, let me ask him. hasEnothing
ever been said on the subiett this SIDE Of
the mountains !? Can il bs4orgolton|that
many delegates frona+tttle East ID the Re
form CpnyeRtji6n. solemnly PROPOSED to
| exleA4t Che land of farewell to tie mem.
/ bers from tile West and TIT them retire
1 tronlIthe body As faf back as The year
Il 845++wh Lhe subject Of d Reform Com
yentft9qn was under consideration voices
| were raised in yorsof the same idea.
Nbw, ! am TO. BE- stoned, let some
body stone nae who iisnotfas guilty as !
am. Applause
/ BHt1here lis another.point ia this con-
InectEon los.whieh Imust refer, .PliPr to
the denomination al tie Petersburg Con-
/ ventfpn, | DID not akn9wof a Whjg paper
tin the Whole State that was Ept LII favor
Eot ny being the candidate ofihe party, in
preference ID any other man. They were
willing 70 Genie out and declare I WAS
ksoa1a on all the, leading questions. Blu,
noSsgoner is Ithe nomination given ID the
eaadilATafase which they themaelsts Had yse.
leete4+5a above all Others, tlian they turn
/ round aud ASA me in tie most rilplenI
Emaarter, and through the whole 3caIlyass
.youEl6aye seen Why editions swallowing
! theifHown PhFsie. II ! was sound bn
Ethq9essubjects up to September 5ast, why
am fsnot sound now 2 FIJI r
II lEdeme. folthe pension bilk alluded TO
4 By MY completion, which Ia saidiI Voted
fagaiqst, while | took good care5tp pocket
4 Sc mo for my services as CONGRESSMAN,
E.WRh. 10 regard 10 this bill, IEsay here
boldly that 4 did vote against III aad;if /
fhad to vote Tonight Iwoula vote precise
| " as|I did then in the House Of Represen7
\ saliPes j; and il | cannot give good reason
for that vote. then, cn the fourth Thursday
II ii MIN, all Won have. ID do ii to Enronounee
q against il byI your4rote. III .f#.
II What was that bill? OIL. first, lit us
i take The pension system as IL existed IN the
Il IInitel States at the time. TrR..r..
4 Under the Pension laws provision was
madeIfor thessoldiers who had fought in
4 tbeHwar of5the Revolution, and III case Of
4 Their death for thew idows and orphans.
I This is tie oulyHbill that enrers the
wants of the GLASS 81 soldiers eagaaed in
. this particular war. The reason ASSIGN
led It'll the passage III ihe bill atthat time
!, was.3that lie soldiers of the Revolution
lhati1ng rendered service. 70 the country
lwithout adequate conn easatipn. some
Ecotrntp5eesnsatioh WIS dae from tbs Govern.
.met3dI both III consideration Of those SEW.
ftsiees.Aan4l Of the fact that tie Soldiers EoI
! the Revolution had been paidsiin Conf.
/ lsnedaal script. which had cieatlF dspreci.
'Eaied by the exigancies Of the times. fs,
Then, there vas another class-tha- in
EyaIided soldiers--tlfose wornded II 7bat.
tle,sdr disabled by disease eoatrseted II
q actual service For this cass HI pension.
Eers n asthe obvious duiy. IF tile I'll Cavern an
!. mentto proyide. and their claims Nave
II b4enf fully recognized. switht nj reuafa L
I the particular war outof whichlhair dis.
ability grew
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