Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-05-21
For the Kama wha Valley star
LOGAN @. IH., Va.
Nav 10Th, 1864

! DEAF tff1ypIia - j hasten to give
you sketch Of the spirit Of Logan at
this day; that it may Be known sho
will fight as well as secede.
A large concourse Of people as
Esembled at Chapmansville, III this
county, on the 18th may, to witness
the raisingof a Southern rights flag.
| 1t was beautiful flag, the work Of
d noble old lady who told her son Is
volunteer in its defense. 1t was Mrs.
Chapman, of Chaplnansville. She
is a cherished link that connects us
with the matron spirits Of '76.
/ Secession is not the talk here now,
we have lost sight Of all such petty
qnibbliIig, in the full realization ofthe
determination Of the Lincoln govern
mentrto reduce US to military despo-
tism, 70 emancipate the African and
enslaye tile Angle, Saxon race.
4 Our hearts, minds, souls and. bod
lies revolt at 50 deep and damnable a
4 degradation of the proudest and fire.
estpeople On earth a .t
Tie people we're addressed BY I,
lH. McGinnis, and A, G. Ferrell and
appealed to, BY other patriots, incln-
ding Esq. Ballard, Of Boone, TO stand
by the flag of Virginia and the South.
The efforts made Oh this memorable
| day. in Logan, are better. expressed in
facts than in words.
+ After the address a call was made
for Volunteers, an in thirty minutes
a full and complete company was en-
listed, Of young, athletic men Of the
lneighborhood.
| Each one spoke and looked like
victory hung on his sole arm, and
Etheir determination to die in. the holy
cause hof liberty, was plainly visible
on every conntenance.
They declared their readiness to
march 10 any place to defend Virgin.
Tia, her rights and Institutions. Du-
ring the enlistment ! saw Old men
and woman urging their sons, aud
sisters their brothers, to go and de.
teRd their State from invasion. AL.
though this company was just made
up and the day very unfavorable,
rain pouring down, they determined
10 elect officers to lead tlielu on u
battle.
/ LieutI James a. Neigbert, Of the
Logan volunteer Rife Company. full
of Joy at tho extraordinary spirit o.
resistance, poured his whole soul into
the move, and with ain umbrella over
fhim, to protect his paper from rain
1 took names Of candidates and super.
I intended the election of officers.
i And Imust say a wiser choice o.
deficient, fine, brave intelligent mer
4 could not, have been selected.
j Charles j. Stone, son of the Chic.
\ Justice of our. County Court, was
detected Captain.
4 Hugh Toney, son Of Wma~ Toney,
\ one of the Oldest and most respectable
citizens Of Logan, First Lieutenant
John r.. Chapman and VIM. T.
Butcher, ofzthe most respectable fam
lilies inthe county, Second and Third
!, Lieutenants.
81 | must not pass ,overNthe signifi
cant fact that not only did the fathers
and mothers tell theirsons to eplist
, Ebut every man over fofty-fve years
old enlisted in Home Guard, pledg.
|, ling the remnant of their lives to thc
/ defense of their neighborhood and
4 county, when their sons are called
away, and declaring solemnly that nc
, abolitfenistI.o or other enemy Of Vif
n ginis shonld longer polute the sacred
soil OF Logan. And you may be as
, isnred, that is the determined resolu
ton Of the men and women assembled
on the memorable 18th day of May
d1s61, at Chapmansville. The flag
was raised by the ladies', amid ont
+ bursts ofjoy from the whole assembly
drowning the more metodious SOUND
of aDixie," sung by 3 band inmedi.
ately under the flag as Invent MP. .
The flag is "a beautiful as ever foated
over free people, With the gloriou;
Eshout of Liberty" on one, and
E"Union Of the South" on the othel
side. /.
Il The fifteen stars are emblematic 81
our heartfelt desire and, united de-
\ termination as to the destiny of the
Southern States. Virginia, the proud
h mother, and fourteen daughters and
sisters girdling her, by this motto We
I. will stand orfall. We may be .sanni.
hilatedn but never can be enslayed
An acknowledgment of our indie.
pendence and proof to the world o.
Jour superiority over our Northern
enelnies, are nov our only offers o.
compromise. HIT
The God Of nature gave rs these
and we will die rather than surrender
them.
The Logan @. III: and the Chap
Evansville Home Guards are able Il
protect their homes, andfthe Logan
n RiAemenn and 1Chapmansville Bare
\ devils will 60 forth to meet the enc
Emy on the banks of the Ohio, or any
place they approach our soil.
4 Several Of our citizens start To-
morrow TO raise the third yolupteer