Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-05-14
The Country People - be Coerccd by
the People Of the Town % Vote for

the People o. the Town 70 tOte4 ~
Secession
Demegogism i the curse of every
free nation. Twas lhe causdof The com
nencement Of this present war. and We
fear WILDE the cause Of its unnecessary
continuance. How long will thecunning
maleyoIepce engendered BY defeat. the4
mean spite Of Impotence. vex the ear Of
honest loyalty BY whispering ssdition !?
When win the pride Of apparent consist
eney. the prejudice Of party. and the
blind following Of leaders, cease to cause
rational men 10 embrace absurdities r.
Will moi sensible men think for themselves?
We are informed that some designing
persons, are busying themselves BY cir
culating throughout this and the neigh
boring counties that no one will be allow. !
| ed to vote against the ordinance Of seces-|
sion. These miserable little disturbers
| Of the peace. aware Of that spirit Of re-
sistance to any and all oppression, that
dwells, IN 1.-THE breast Of men better than
themselves, are endeavorihg to arouse and
turn itfor their own petty Advancement
Every voter 10 this county will assuredly
1 be allowed to express at the polls his sen-
Itiments on the 5th Thursday in May,
1851. We hope. however, that few
Union NTH Ike NorM votes will be cast.
Heretofore the South and North hays
j mutually misunderstood each olher.-+
| We had thought that there were q host d
linen 10 the North who hadmanlinessane
largeness Of soul sufficient to raise theil
voices and arms, If need be, in defenceo
!! the rights Of the South. The people >
the North have acted. upon the converts
THAT the South would furnish the means p
+, subjugating herself. These reciproca
II grieypus delusions held the two sections
! together far too long. and have at lag
FL brought them into bloody conflict, oh'
With the other. No man in the Norll
now In our hour Of trial dares breathe
ii generous sympathy for us, Buchanan
I'll Douglas, Fillmore, Everett, and all thos
e upon whom many 10 the South had fond
e lily looked as friends, now urge Che infu
IT RATED mob to the annihilationof alltof pas
e why should we longer speak in equivo1effs
II lapguage2 A vote for the Union now
n construed by the North as a vote lori =. tfh
! coercion. Of the South. However nluc
N we may have differed, as to the causes
). the presess war, the consequences mus
Il Ebe Lsrne alike by ALL Tkers are only tw
~ contending parties. and he whonow pc
e Ecupies the middle ground viii be crusHe
j. under the fiery wrath Of boththe adyau
n cling armies. Men of Ksnawha, CHOPS
i ye this day whom you will serse.t w
D. have no word to say TO the participant
K in Or sympathizers with that treasonabl
r-feonYention that is now sitting in Vince
/. ing. The Law in lis due course will des
sfHith them. But we urge once more tbp
! 90 vote be cast thoughtlessly Or ig-oraFp o.
i u.
Never before were. me people calle'
: upon to perform % important an act, 9
i, mofnep tsas in its CONSCIOUSNESS for fi
! Et.-1e good or evil. h"
8 1t Is our firm conviction that a lafg
D vote in Western Virginia against theIor
! dinapce Of secession win invite an inEa
1 sion from Ohio for The .protectton Of th
Union men. The whole South.is pledg e
ID defend every foot Of Virginia's soil T.
Men Of Kanawha. do you wantthe yea
i.of war transferred 70 yourewn homes
: Do you desire the protection of Cinfin
nati's starving outlaws. WeSall belieY
that the State viii by large majoFit
!, ratify the the late action of the Conyen
ton, Then why create any disafectio
/, in our midst? Every man is underfth
! most sacred and legal obligationssto d
J one Of three things keep silence aud &C
!, quiesce if he cannot approve. remove }ou
of the State 81 stand up heart and hanc
: for.her in thisher day oftrial. A
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