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

tHesa shS y sections 81 eou5tv
rs origin ii lIe eonstfucIion rIaJkaL
tha Ngrlhsrns poopls npuu the eouses
tiep Of The UuiIsd States. They constrss
is 70 the pFejadiSe Of Lie. honor. fiylts
and i~pstitntiorsa Of their Southern hrs,S:
rem. They insiet that lha Constitu,;Ts
authorizes the adoption Of measures Is
the exclusion Of slavefg from Tie f@srYiso.
~rses-+thc common property Of HI &.
Slates-aIDd they spafe 10 effort d n 80
their cohsfFaefiol BY the lerislal;os =
Congress, I6 he estg hRiofy, If Ia
gosernmenr, Territory Nas acquired s6d
Territorial governments wers orgsn;.sT
Mithoht enqditiag Wheeler they wers f,ss
g slave--tres and slave States were a.
Mitted INTO the Bhion phi passn. II.
! Gofisiit1tfon WIS construed. ssf,tv 80.
astly, according d is forms ana amir.
we lived II hafaacay xnd our prosper.
itv asa nation Was steHdy. aad-unpatsl.
leledI. When the MouhsFn CONSTRUCTION
began 10 prevail. strife ahoss, bitter feaJ. :
ing we're engendefe3 SciSmisatiot AMI
re-crin4nation followed ! and now $
lind that the lies of bfotherhooi bs,s
been ~snndereas mutual distrust MI.
ceedsdT aud she kindly feelings 81 sGss.
lion have been smosbersi BY biplsr 80.
tlonal hatreds thai now bids fair 10 outl
live the -ex~isisneeof the Union. Ths
only toitadatip1 upon which the govern.
ment caa rest in security. u the aStc.
toms lie people. If this foundation
Aas mott been entirely undermined III. al
nearly me thst Il bscofAes the coasersa
i've patriots ntthe nation q unite snd de
teFuTiffe upon y lins Of, policy thst shall
go9gu their future actj6ns / greatly
iesf allaa / e.dasesse hss aken such Hold
npon the Northern mind that Ii Is almost
impossible now 70 eradicate iE
lnthisa deplorablss condition OF things.
viii all The evils incislentto = dissolution
of the Union prominently before az. The
enquiry presents ~itseIf-shst can b. dsss4
10 avert ,hs danger9 The Supreme
Court csnaot settle ibis qnestiioon Of con
struciiop, because il is not recognized by
the parties as. an xrbiier. TFiS has Bssn
but too palpably manifested in tirs utt.r
reputation Of the Drsd Scott decision,
By the II publican party.
The only mold. therefore. Of frmedys 5
ing The evil that occurs to me, had6 Ms
Constellation. is provided in theshftA aru-
Gle thereof, Summons Conss srou III all
The States, that q fun and fres conference
may 30 had between the present fsprssen.
tatfyes of The people. elected for This ruf.
pose, and thus ASCERTAIN whether the
question in controversy caRnpths ssttlsd
apon,soms basis Inatusliy satisfactory 10
both secsions, If such i eolYsuiion shsli
assemble. AMI, after free sn,iTfu!lepasui
tstfof an comparisons ofolipions. they
shall ind that the differences between
siakeadliing and nom sf~ayshot1inz SAges9
are ikreeelcilAble, le. them consular the
quesfipapfa pfacsa5is separation AID
the d lIs!msnt o. I'll creations rslatingts
The disaJsftiou Of ihe cabimo1 properly
between the iva ssd,iona. II they can
DO ~reeoasile4 let them adihta s terms
snd give teen aaeh sancti 5as as viii rea-
toftiiem efsetiSe.
suggest. therefore. that Jon Rlopt
rasolutians i~nyfaror of The call OF spsi. y
Convention, AMI appeai1to tbs Lsgisis
lures Of the severaLStates to units Tt-ths
application prop 5sed to be- made Is Cosr
gress. in p~ufsua1cs OF the provisions "
the articles aforesaid. If the non. slave
holding States shah Tail or raiuss Gsunis
in the application, such failure or refusal
will furnish conclusive eridsnes 81 ado.
Termination On their psrt y keep uP The
agitstion, and continue their sgsrsssiots
uponsu "a. If the CS5hyention shs!lnsss.
and the question cannotbs Satisfactorily
adjusted. is viii furnish evidencs equaafy
conclusive OF their DETERMINATION. N
either event the people of the Soath wal
Clearly ualerstsaad Eiiai they are .t9sL
;tpect in the future
Il will. d6uo.i4ss, be objected to this
suggestion that IL looks tNdisunionl
Grant igiE. yoa please. Is notihs danger
of disunion i'm nilsnt now, and istnot the
public mind, North and South. deeply
agitats4 BY, the apprehension thar tho
DAYS tho U .iop are numbered : Dis,
union speeches ara the order of the day
in deliberate bodies. Sta's and Na.ionat.
AMI The press teens with the same sort
Eaf matter. editorial. coninuaicktsI and
select. Southern Legislatures are am
pioyei in considering the.hest moissyof
projecting tbs honor and aghts OF THAR
Srates. AMI are making provisions f5r
arminr anil disciptihg the militia with
sole referelfce 20 their projection and de-
fence. either in or outo Of the Emon.-
Erefy man seas and feels thai dShysrS
are impending over Us. and that disapioa
is NOT only q possible. but : highly prob,
~ableleyant, aud At NJ aissant day. When.
thes6 things are 80. surely the Country
can look upon disunion, from the staad
point which 1 occupy, II mon eSnnos
calmly look upon it. Al this distance thty
ought 10 cease. the utterancs 81 disEnipn
sentiments and permit tho public mind
i asetlle deMnepreparatory TO submission
on the part ofthe South.
/ also suggest, that commission, 10
consist of two Of our most intelligent, dis.
creet aud experienced siatesnsn shalI BE-
appointed. whose duty ii shaIl be 10 visit
the Legislatures Of those States which
have passed laws 70. obstruct tie rxscu,
ton Of the Fugitive Slave act. and insist,
in the name 81 Virgins. upo4 their I'M
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