Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-08-27
For the Ksnswl.as Valley Star.
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ss& - i IN T.. 81 v
Ma EDrroR 81 is astonishing that
yonr chronicler ID looking over the cur
rent events Of these stirring rimes, should
feel himself considerably SSfabbergosled''
at finding himself a nasty sinking
Democrat T. these records are as afbi-
tFary as Procruste's bedstead. according
to Hndribras
:. This iron beds.ead they do fetch
To try our hopes upon i.
II ware too short we're TO be stretched,
Cut of If we're 10 long,
One Of The speakers a the latelp Oppo-
sition Union Mass Meeting" in stirring
up the "records'' OF the past, said. il l
mistake not. that q SCATTER Sovereignty 7"
originated with Gen. Lewis Cass, or that
he was the very first 10 advocatesit. Now
this is a mistake Of several thousand
years. and one which / am prepared to
prove In looking over the records +"
Of the past find that old Noah and his
three sons, Shem. Ham, and Japheth.
we're Squatter Soyereigns. and the "re-
cords" 20 on to state further, that Ca
naan. The son Of Ham, Bumped acclaim
and went to raising "niggers,', but
Abram* and his wife came along after
while and dispossessed him, but the ere
cords" do not show whether Abram and
his wife were abolitionists or not, but
there is one thing very. certain they APP
propfiated Ganaan's goods and the coun.
try in which he lived. If you do not be.
lisve il, OF haY'nt the records" 60 ask
your preachers. they ought 70 know.
I The s0ppssition Ito prove that the
present administration is wofully ex-
travagant. SAY that the records tell a
fearful tale of the times Of John Quincy
Adams. that the indignant people refused
! to retnrnhim again to the white House
because bis Administration cost the gov
eminent $l'3, 600. 00g. but nothing is
said Of Tie peculiar proclivities Of Mr..
Adams in other channels--no that had
nothing to do with 1t, the dignity, the
growth. and! the wide-spreading arms Of
the mighty republic, of which they pre-
tended,to be SO proud, embracing in IFS
extent the Atlantic and far off shores 81
the Pacific ocean, have nothing to do
with is no il rs all owing to the blood.
seeking vampires Of Democracy. Ii il
kind in the Composition, 10 come TO the
rescue. they come like Alladan and bis
wonderful lamp; bringing untold treas
uFe. raising Genii and Hobgoblins to keep
watch and ward over the Golfers Of our
county, shutting down the lids and
smashing the fingers of the odd pilfer-
ing Democrat"
Nov, BY two headed Janus,
Nature hath framed strange tsllows in her
tiness
Sone, that sNill eyern,ore peep through
their eyes.
And laugh. Ike parrots at a bag piper
And5others---of such pinegar aspect, E
That they will not show their teeth in
way ofsnlle,
Though Weston swear the jest be laugha-
ble."
When Mr.. Bell advocated the abolition
Of slavery in the District of Columbia
angss 10 rf s sEuea ithaeu i live
from Cape Cod, the !" records fail tc
state the grounds Of offence, whether il
was the nfetters and chains which
bound these reprSsentqtives' from tAfri
ca, or whether twas the strong scent o.
the Caprillic acid issuing from the open
pores Of their ,ebon hides. 81
Very truly,
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