Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-03-05

For the Kanawha valley ssaI.
LOGAN G. H, Va Feb. a5, 1860.

II H1rp4AN ". Q.B Ass IeQ. 20, l6oQ.
/ Mn. EDIToR Some time since, / for
warded To- you for publication, the BIO.
ceedings of meeting held 81 this placs
on the 10th ult., and omitted to insert the
fJllewing resolution. offered by Mr. Isaac
Morgan. !
Resolssd That while our Indignation
at the insult afford 10 our own State and
1.-THE injury inflicted By the Murder and
Robbery of her citizonssis Two deep ID sbs
Expressed 10 words We are also sensible
of lshe threts made against every Slave
State in the Union and the actual obliga-
Ition of the federal Consultation not less
on the part Of the traitrous thousandes
whoNindorse the deed than of these hand.
full Of hirilings who perpetated it,
This Resolution is copied verbatim from
the original, handed 10 BY Mr.. Morgan,
which was adopted with the understand
ing that 30 much Of the same as was an
braced 10 the FIRST, second, third, fourth
lsor fifth resolutions was to be stricken out
and not published with this understand
| ing sef the resolution, Icams othe con-
clpsion that il contained nothing, not en-
bracsd 10 the FIRST resolution adopt4d Iby
the meeting. Tor theapurpose Of set
ting the matter. suggested 10 Mr.. Nor
gan that the resolution offered BY him be
SO amended and changed 40 not to EN-
brace matter contained in the FIRST Hsolus
tioh. He replied in the negative, saying
that if his resolution was n trimmed
down there would be nothing left Of it,
| said nothing more to him on the sub
ject@ hut learned from Mr.. Morgan or
some person else, / do not now recollsct
which, that Mr.. Morgan wished his res
lolutipn to, tske the place Of the second
resolution. ss
The reason Of theFesoIution sof Mr..
Morgan being omitted. musssI think
under the circumstances, be plain to svs
| erybedy. and sincerely hope, that Ms
Morgan will. himself, Be satisfeay after
seeing bis resolution in print jaa az he
offered Il tosths meetiag. unless he 10 in
the categoryof characteristic whom the
following lines are applicable
IM 'sConyfnce man against his viii,
He isof the same opinion $ Till. rs
I make this statement and publish to
the ID world and the rest Of mankind"
Mr.. Morgan's resolution. ina order that
the people, your readers, and the public
generally, may see ,WhetherI did my du-'
" as the Secretary of the meeting In
Logan. and I ask that the public say
whether Il reported faithfully or other!
wise the proceedings Of that meeting. and
in order that they may say. let them see
the FIRST resolution adopted By the meet
ing rsads:: Resolved That We cannot
find language sufficiently strong n *
press our utter contempt for, and 'detes
tation Of. the merciIess and savage at9
tempt6of old John Brown and his com
rades at Harper's Ferrysto incite ohr
slaves 70 sersile insurrectioq. and forathe
murder of some Of our citizens, and. that
We hold their sympathiEers IL the sane
unqualified sbhorsnce. = q Il I.
! am willing 70 submit, il this resoIu-I
ton does not embrace, 10 substances. each
and every. all and singular The substance.
Of Mr.! Morgan's resolution, oElsuch pot+
tons of it as can b eonstrged 10 mean any
thing ii does, / hope I am innocent of
the charge Of ssppressing Mr.. Mofganfs
resolution, otherwise, of course. ! am
convinced Of the charge. Respectfully. |
A. G. FERRELL.