Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-01-16

.Asln eonrss ln bringing tile felonsto
justice, andRalling fheif columns With
proceedings Of meelings aad SERMONS
Eoftne most ~incsndiary character and
ianding oldJohn Brown and his CO.
AUDITORS to the skies as martyrs On
the other hand
sSd) Thst Gov. Henry al. Wise
y entitled 70 the full confidence and
lasting gratitude Of the entire people
pf this UomlaonwealEh for his pronpt
and efficient course IN s~nppressipg the
outbreak, and bringing thg malefac-
tors 70 justice, and that he was ed.
tRsly ustiiable IN usingathe military
forces called ont asgnards at Harpers
Ferry, and at the execution.
9Th That We. NO fonger submit
ITO, p bear the wrongs, Outrageous
slings and insnlks Of Northern fanat-
scs, horse thieves, nsgro.stealers and
mnrderers and John Brown syinpa.
thizers-that We have driven our BED.
and il the North non or ever again
attempts to uproot i, she will do It at
the peril of her oWn zits and rapture
of this glorious Union VI
t5th@ That we are a Uuion loving
people, and as such, inyoke Goa's
blessings upon us In Union, bntdear
y rs we love this Union, so haflewed
and consecrated by the blood 81 our
~venerated tathers-se eadeared by the
memory Of .thetgfeat and good men
who framed-it and rs as onespeople.
yet ID oil honesty and candof, we do.
not desire its preservation unless we
can live id II ana have orr rights.
privileges and institutions respected.
9th Thatin the present crisis Of
our country. that we know no party
40 Whiggery, no Democracy-that
intestine jars and chickering's have
ceased-that iii the future We will rs-.
member party only as among tile.
gtimmsring mists Of things that were
thai wa have joined hands AMI fixed
our hearts upon the alter OF oaireoun-
try, and like the Macedonian phalax,
We will 60 forth to battle yor oef
country ani constitutional rights.
9th FRAT VIE most respectfully
and earnestly nrg upon our Delegates
in both honses ef the Legislature, to
support will activity sonle plan to
reorgailize the militia, and that the.
Stare furnish to the entire militia and
all OF the volunteer companIe full
arms arid military ACCOMPLISHMENTS of
Of Tile inost superior quality and that
the border counties be first supplied
18th. That a vigilance committee.
OF ten IL each magisteria district Be-
appointed 10y the the chair, whose
dak.g it snail beto examine and search
Bifneeds be, all suspicious persons,
fWhetlcr citizens o~r-strangcrs, foreign
.efs OF ~northeraers, itinerant preach
err, ncdaiers, teachers, Yalkee book
agents, organ grinders or Gypsies,
who may be found associafing with
slaves Or free negroes, or giving ex-
pressions 81 sympathy with, er in any
way tolsfatiiig the conduct Of the late
demons. John Brown, Cook, & CO.,
aud tostake such action upon them as7
tho cominittee mag deem proper,
Col, Jas. INV. Hoge. Chairman of,
tls committee on preamble and .reso-
lations followed them up, and sus
taIhcd them il. a most mastery, elhz
qpdntsand soul-stirffing address he
took a retrospective sglance at tEiiilgslI
.as4 they ye been--snrveyed tlleSptss
ellt aspect Of attffairs--sketched the
dark ont lines OF the coming future
denounced old Brown and lahLen
his Texcellency, Henry A.
WiseT-decIared that he was net only
wises id naflie--wise iii the manage
menE of our State affaairs--wise IN
conncil-wise in peace, bat that he
was WSse indeed when d band OF
thieves and mnrderers set their sacfe
ligi9us f6ot upon the sacred soil of
our beloved Commonwealth, and be.
gan their serFile york
AaF George, Esq, being called
upon, responded briefly bnt patriot
idatly-denounced insterins uIimeas-
nFed The press eYyefywhere-particu
larIy ghi Virginia, and especf4ly on
orr borders that had re~dienlonsly
cotanentsd upon Gov. Wise, in, his
management of the Harper's Ferry
affair, thereby giving encouragement
I'd other rogaes and murderers North.
g. concluded his~remarks by de-
his Willingness and readiness
to shoulder arms and march under
tile Wise banner to glory or to DEATH
u On motion, the preamble and reso-
Iutioas1 were unanimously adopted,
the Chairman rose and
endorsed whois If the proceed
and all that had been said BY the
gentlemen who had addressed the
meeting. and declared that age
had set it's seal upon his brow, and
bis hair already whitening for the
grave. and the sore Affections and
bodily ~sufferings had yell nigh disa,I
bled him from active military ser
Net with It all. III his country