Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-02-06
VIRGIN ia. MONDAY g. 1860 No ii

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own country. Why excite men to faiIat-
ical deeds which must destroy both their
country and themselves n Why pressthea|
Southern States to disuniou, when desi
truction will fall alike on both The North
and South ? If this Union is dissolyedI
we must Of necessity be engnlphed ID the |
malestrom Of European politics and Eu-
ropean wars, and 90 down forever as .
nation or republic.
! The South can insix weeks make an al
lance with either England Or France,
commercial OF political, offensive and de-
fensiYe, and III either case il will be utter
ruin to New England aud the manufactur..
ing States. IL with Epgland your tariff
system, which has eyer been oppressive 70
the South. viii be broken las rope of sand
and scattered 10 The winds, and you may
come At once IN collision with youtancientI
competitor. without protection, aud your
manufactures must be destroyed. Aud
far worse would it Be for you, for US. and
for the whole! civilized world that alliance
should be made with Francs for then tile
cotton. the sugar. snd All the products Of
The Southern STATES would be landed in
Hayre and purchased vita higher rate !.
and Old England and New England would
seefthe hand writing in the wall.
! Think you, that most sagacioys and
willy monarch of the French would not
Gee the way open to crush ahe, e0uDlnerce,
and manufactures Of England, and make
her feel that she is dependent ateen, her
ancient enemy; possibly feelthe ftead Of
the iron heelfof war. This Opportunity
afforded to Louis Napoleon, aud We should
see 800, 900 Erenehmenfquariered at New
Orleans. and at the CHesapeak, and The
South would command the Mississippi
Valley and whip Chic. Indiana and ILL
nois into her Southern confederacy. Al
the mouth of the Ohio would be toll
gate for the entire products Of this wide
and fertile country. while our railroad
bridges would be burisdta and the tracks
Of every quarter snapped Ike a spiders
web BY the hurricane Of civil war. And
while the strife between England and
France IS impending fprF the mastery of
both sea and lands ttIe armed millions Of
Europe would look Oh with bresthless
anxiety, while our. once happy land. and
peaceful lanh, but fol- the ,Abolitionisi
and Tile negro. would Be acivil war. the
most Readily tef all war; knife to knife.
face 10 face, steel lostesl brother against.
brother. a,heragainstspn, mother against
child, and this fair land would bleed At
every POUR Better fafj that The whole
African race should bh aHnihilsted. and
all the sillywhite race DESTROYED. and our
Onion aud our liberties perpetnated. i,
1.-THE course that has been so wickedly
and wilfully pursued BY the. fanatics Of
The North. is continued, the result will
be as / have portrayed iii. and your wall
ling for your fallen country will come too
late. Pale faced poverty and dismay will
scare you in the face at every corner
Your manufactures will cease and your
starving thousands will fly to a more pro.
tluctive and less fanatiqal land for bread
But should the South be unable to make
aud alliance with either England Of
France, thiHkiyo that she will tamely
submit 10 Northern insult and domino.
lions No. never. She will command
the commmerce OF the Mississippi river
and tributaties, and should tie North,
after years of bloodshei, be successful in
the contest. twill cost the North more.
than the price OF all the negroes twice.
told 10 possess the land and life Of every
white man. that has soul. The South.
for i thousand miles, holds the outlets of
the Fatherof Waters, and will dye them!
and its swanps with he blood Of thou
sands, both sons of thu soil and enemies.
While there is q lueifer match To burn
your Bird ges. ora stone or log 10 obstruct
your commerce. the vengeance Of The foe.
at midnight VIII be upon you. II turn,
you can do much to desolate and Destroy
but you cannot dam up the Mississippi
nor dip i, dry. Swamp foxes will be npe
on yowat every bayou, and even the al.
hga,ofs will be- your snemies. &
Pause. then, sir, anhs lift the veil Of. tie.
future. which Is Just before you, and stay
the fanatical hand now raised 10 strike. -
| IF you do not, Ike Macbeth. your own
sleep will be murdered and the sleep Of
lhousapds You shall never wash the
stain Of the blood-of your relatives from
your own hands, the hands OF Your wife
or the hands or yonr| sister. Harriet
Beeeher Stowe. CalEaronnd you Senator
Seward, Wendell Phillips. Joshua Gid
Ediugs and Fred. Douglas. and visit your
6rst victim Gerfit Smith, ON. Y. Cali
4 prayer meeting and pray Old Brown