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


has had that lille oiHee. lie has used /.
70 stir up feeling between his town And
country. He has tried 10 get ,he town
released from taxation, while the citizens
| OF the county were taxed for public
buildings IN the towh. And. fellow cit.
isens, this is the creature, Nj. John Hall.
that is assailing Mr. Newman. who i =.
garded IL Mason. and s3erywhers eIss
that he Is known. By Wings and Demo.
Gratis. 4 an honest and truthful eentlss
man.
Mr.. Newman is right on the Railroad.
and mssicrity Of The people Of Mason
and ofIthe district Will so declare on the
4th Thlfsdsy in Nay, Tie honor Of tbsI
State j. pledged to build The road On itsl
present location, aud 70 work on both
ends 81 once. 1.-THE people Of the dis.
trict viii unite and flown on: local Dan.
agogues they will ,set lhe road built 70
Sandy. and also . road down the Kama
wha To- Point Pleasant. But If tho
friends of the road permit themselves 10
be divided By such enemies5of the road
IS 1ohn Hall. Cabeil and Wayne will Be-
deprived Of even getting TIE road through
their borders. and Mason win never cst
branch road to Point Pleasant. Lat an
friends Of the road rally 10 the support
of Mr.. Newman: he.is d true and zsal..
Gus friend to the road his position has
been Che same in Cabell. Wayne, Mason.
jackson, Wirr and Roane he l. ffee
from seetionalism and is al honest. relis.
bic man, and has the talent to make -.
able and useful Senator.
Great effort has bean made to mis- REP.
resent Mr. NewmanIs position on the
Free School question, hs' bas been r.
ported AZ bitter enemy 10 Free Schools.
81 was an active friendIof the Free School
System adopted IN Macon. and know thar
Mr.. Newman was noE a biuer enemy 81
/ the Free Schools. or even Of that system
be voted against the Free School law
simply because he believed Is Better sys-
item 81 Free Schools cpuld be devised -
But he'll did not take ai active part
against that system. although he was
urged BY Jno. Hslrto 30 through tho
county and make speeches against it,
Mr.. Newman simplyHgvoted against the
law. but when he found amajority Of tho
people preferred tIatIpsrticular system.
he made no further opposition to il, but
Iacquiescsd 10 the viii Of tie majority;
and. as free School man, I shall vote
IfoI him, knowing that he will do nothing
ito disturb the system adopted IN Mason.
10 conclusion, / will say, as an act &c.
justice to sll concerned. that IAhaye writ
Ten this latter without the knowledge Of
consent Of Mr.. Newman and in bis abb :
sence. and against the protest OF his broth.
ers. Mr.. Newman has at all times pro-
tested against bis friends noticing through
The public press. the vile and slanderous
letters Of mo Halland his associate hand
Of slanderous and aaonymeas seribblefs.
who fgurd in the independent Rspu5iieqH,
I have written this on my own resDon-
sibility, over my ownE nafpe,g and am
alone responsible for its contents. I am
but an humble mechanic. with bal little
education,l and hope that the errors Of
this letter! will NOT be criticised by men !
more learned and favored thai myself.
AnotheH word TO Mr.. John Hall. aud
am done, Sir. you nead not expect me
70 notice Any of your anonymous letters,
Or any attack on me over anyffother mama
than your own = don'tlstick your head
under the sand like al Oslrich, apds
think because you see nobody nobody
sees you. could say worse things
about You than have Tiientionei, things
well known to this commanity. but I
hope you win not driveine ID 10 so.
have no unkind feelings towards you.
and have exposed you simply because (
have been provoked by your unjust aud
dirty course towards the honest genLIe-
man you have tried to drag downEro 4 law
81 with yourself. Ipitv you. ash would
pity any creature like YOU. who had tho
image ola man; but I DO not hate you.
| know you will flood Ibis district With !.
about Mr.. Newman, ard that
you win use every dirty nan like your
self ron can get hold Of for that purpose.
But the people understand YOU. and all
your efforts win prove vain. Yours. DC. +
VI LINDSAY g. MAuPIN.
Ravensaseod GHroniieis, Viygiaia DEM
ocrat and Ceredo Greseas, are requested
toI copy aa /
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