Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-05-28
& For he Kanawha yalleY star.

Mr.. EDITOR - ankeeism> fills its
sail with every breeze, and nothing
hath done so much to; sustain the
miserable, aggressive, and war spirik
las supposed discussions amongst US,
Ithe cry has gone forth through all
their papers, that one half our people
were ready to- join their standard
when they invaded our soil: thasIthe
opponents to secession were true and
genuine Black Republicans, kept
down by the mob violence Of the Sc
cessionists, whilst intact, never have
any men been treated with snch fair.
ness asvthe anti-secession men in Vir-
lginia. No attempts at coercion or
intimidation have been made but in
those sections where the anti-seces.
lainniets hiva III .Ss. . ...a::.-A..
Our Western border has given o very
large vote against. the OrdinhneeF:
this viii at once be heralded over the
North as as a Black Republican tri-
umph; and as I have had the pleas.
lure of seeing a great many crowds Of
people together and seeing that mat,
ter fully tested, feel it due to our
loyal citizens to contradictit Id most
emphatic manner. u In several crowd
ed houses with hundreds of persons
present, Ihave said 10 them that Vir
ginia would soon stand forth as one
Of the nations Of the earth, and that
to know what portion Of
her sons were prepared to defend her
with life and honor and to.the last
extremity, inviting such to hold up
their right hands, when every hand
in, the house went up. Those then
who would stand by the Union were
invited to lift their hands, and not
lone was raised. On the day OF cleo
ttion where largely over 200 votes.
were polled and a majority given
against secession, the question was
again tested with the same result,
and gentlemen who had voted against
secession said 1--WE will show seces-
Esion men when the fight comes we
will not be behind them" Imet
with an intelligent and worthy Colo.
mel Of a regiment, three fourths of
which voted against secession1 who
1said his regiment was willing to go
at any time the Governor should give
dthe order. nearly all Of whom have
rifles Of their own, '.whose deadly
Laim brings id wn the game"
II Division Of the State finds no
friends here that Iknow Of. a dis.
Itinguished gentleman here, who. has
\ been reported in the Northwest as ia
vorabIe to the project, III a speech
the other day, I learn, used tile em,
Iphatic language "YIRGINIA MUST BIZ
4 UNIT" The only means Of testing
the strength of that party, is BY the
vote against the Equalizion; this was
done by them to defeat that ordinance
and get up the cry Of Eastern inius4
Etlce this gull trap it is thought
would catch men of the central West,
Ebut we are too sharp for that, for by
consultation d. the. journal it will be
found fhat:it was not by the East, but
Ethe votes Of those gentlemen from the
Northwest that Cur Improvement bills
have been defeated IN asenate tSith
1bnt IA out of so members in the
/ West, our bills have generally passed.
whilst in the house ofde1egates whsfe
representation is more tavorabIefzto
the West they have.been defeated. I
feel safe ID saying that in all thecoun:
ties Wesi Of tie Alhghanies and
South Of Wood, Of the anti secession.
lists, notIone 50th(man entertains the
reasonable purpose of dividing the
State, and Jet no man for a moment
think Western Virginia can success
fully be invaded BY any foe. She
covers a bed of hills Astounding in
game, her sohs have been raised to
hunting and herding and digging GIN
seng, and from boyhood up have been
made familiar with the. rife, one or
two of which hangs over the door of
every cabin, and Bill MnlIeIs has
lie1e} 81 cIIiidseb neR aays a lBai
thinks quite Able to take care Of
themselves, bat woe be to the man
THAT injuries his gun, and ifIany Of the
Yankees want to know what aim Bill
lMullens takes let them make two
inch circle upon their Bosom ard if
The doD't2put b ball inside Of if $50
yards off hand sit shall count nothing
and I'll pay the liquor, and I'll further
agree to perform the same acceptable
service If. / can't within afew coun-
ties in my. knowledge select two hun
Idred marksmen who, if you will let
them fight on their own hook and
with their own guns, lin our hill
country.) will pick off the officers OF
an army of 20, 200 men in three quar-
Eters ofIan our.
| Our friends in the East may pc
much mistaken as to the extent OF the
classification amongst us by the assem-.
bling Of the Wheeling Convention,
bat when it is once fairly understood
Jit will be regarded as d very small
1 Yankee trick. In the several coun.
lilies through which 4 have passed or
from which i have heard, no public