Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-01-23
MARE Of Northern NstAodism.

x10bktc sxMeettny IN IlufftSOJsS tsOzkNsH-f-
Won IntergsRtion. M
a public, meeting was held at West
Milford in Harrison County, on the 30th
nit. for the purpose Of giving expression
70 the public sentiment 10 regard to the
late insnHection at Harper IS Ferry. Tie
nesting was addressed By Judge CAM.
DEN, and others and letters were Eead
from En- Cow JOHNSON. Col, B. WflsoN,
and Hon. %. 81. IsEwts. j
n Among the resolutions adopted were
the following f
Rssolped, Sd That the executive ef
the Commonwealth be. and Is hereby re-
quested to demand Of those States ID The
Federal Union that have enacted State
laws and legalized decisions Of their
Courts, denying 70 the citizens of the
Southern porticn Of the coHfederacy the
rights guaranteed to them 10 the Consti-
tuition Of the United States, an immediate
repeal of all such hays and revision of
all such Judicial decisions and that nm
til such repeal and geversions are made
that he recommend to the Legislature Of
this State to enact such constitutional
laws as win exclude as far as practicable
ALI commercial intercourse between the
citizen Of this and any such State.
! Resolued, 9TH. That we, as citizens Of
Virginia and the South do hereby enter
our solemne protest against abofitioaislp
in all its forms and pretensions, and DIP
pledge ourselves not TO support or coun-
tenance those who sympathize or affiliate
with It in any manner. II
The minutes Of proceedings say :Il.
i. 'sJoHY A. WILLIAMS, late 9 travelling
and now q local preacher ii tie Northern
branch7of the NJ. +. Church, arose and
stated that he voted 't1vo" that lie was
opposed to the. adoption |of the third of
the series of resolutions, and also the
fourth, as.it was The same in substance.
The editor 7of the Clarksburg Register
says that Williams made three speeches
in defence Of this position and that the
Rev. gentleman closed his speeches will
the following sentence !:
THAT Ne had mistaken the object of the
1neeting, and that had be known that thS
meeting was for the purpose Of DEFENDf
ING SLAVERY be would not have attended
it. - & NJ .
The Chrksburg Register also say
Z " We have received a communication
from Rev. j., A. Williams iueexphnation
of his course in the meeting held at Mill
ford on last Friday. He asked us az
Milford to publish an explanation and we
promised to do SO, uftupon receiving ~
we were surprised at several passages I'M
ii and submitted it TO the proper officer,
who decided tito be an incendiary docu7
.ment and advised us not to publish it,
We are.therefore compelled TO decline the
publication of the article"
The editor Of the Clarksburg Register
in his next issue (i3th Jan. 1860 has
the following: sl
REV. ]. a. Williams
We have received another communica-
ton from this gentleman in which he
proposes discussion through the COLI
umns Of the Register, with the purpose Of
showing that if the Union should be dis
solved, Western Virginia should GO
North; and also, that ali,laws against the
printing and circulation Of incendary doc
uments,s and utlering seditionary Ian
guages should be repealed. The propo-
sitions to throw Western Virginia into
the. hands Of her plunderers, or open our
gates to anlavalanche Of abolitionists and
their Helper books, 10 teach our negroes
to cut our threats, is perfectly outrage
Gus. ana our columns are open to*the
discussion Of no such questions.
The course Of Mr.. Williams. in thus
Drawing public opiriou is 50 remarkable,
that the mind naturally asks why he does
it. Ishe ambitious Of 4 martyrs crown?
is he seeking notoriety or is he the
mere tool OF great minds who have the
discretion to keep out Of sight in this mat
ter 4 We incline to the latter opinion.
The great boast of the Methodist Church
at the North isIthe seryicetit has render
ed TO the anti-slavery cause, and one Of
their preachersip Virginia wants p throw
Western Virginia into the arms of those
abolitionistss Has the abolition leayen
leavened the whole loaf Another, and
"a leading preacher Of that church, we are
informed, recently invoked his members
ito stand by their church in these times
Of persecution, and shed tHeir 6tood for II,
if necessary. What does this mean -
Let our people reflect upon it.
The most favorable light in which the
course Of these gentlemen can be viewed,
leaves It still > very Objectionable one. -
The soil Of our State has been invaded
and-ourr citizens killed in carrying into
effect tie settled programme Of the fanat
les Of the North, and all should unite il
an ,effort to prevent its repetition. Their
should befno difference among US now, I
there ever was before and least Of all
should ministers Of the gospel, whose
mission it is to preach 8 peace on earth
and goodwill to man, be engaged u
stirring npTstrife and endeavoring todi
vide our people upon question Of vita
importance to our lives and our property
Sad accident.
We regret tolearn that Miss Enrns
Newman met with an unfortunate &C
lo;dn,,f ~, Frid ave vnninc. the 9th inst