Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1861-07-02
From the Richmond Enquirer
he Kanawha Valley and the Eorth-

The KanaWha Valley and the North
| IT. West. ,.a
We have a.few words of advice. aud
friendly counsel to address 10 alt true
Yrginians, Residing in the Kanaw liza
Valley and the Northwest, who have
heretofore resisted The separation; Of yir,
ginia from the abolition government Of
Lincoln, but who are nofmepared to EN-.
bark with the traitors Of he Wheeling
Convention, 10 open rebellion against tie
sovereignty Of Virginia, and ia an infa.
nous internecine warfare attIe bidding
Of the Despot and his miserable tools and
Epimps, Cattle. Pierpont and other fenel
gades Of the North West. r sIz<z .ss#.
What is your duty ii The present err
sis !? You must decide this question
quickly. You owe allegiance either 70
Virginia or to Lincoln You music
eide between them You cannot remain
neutral, # you would If You prefer#the
government Of Lincoln, he now calls Oh
YOU 10 b5tfay your State, to incur The
EPenalties 6ftreason against our common.
wealth, By setting up an usafped author
lity in her borders. 81 assured that il
you. incur these penalties they will Ger
Htainly be visited upon you. Virginia
\ Twill triumph and she win punish every
traitor on her soil, WHO strikes against
HIP Sovereignty and her integrity.
HI II you acknowledge your allegiance ia
| our grand old Commonwealth, you can.
hot remain neutral; for slge calls upon
you with the mingled tones Of, entreaty
and authority. 10 rally 10 the defence oi
her soil. against The Blacklist despotisn,
thateyer threatened the liberties Oh free
people. i
/ You have now the opportunity TO re.
deem your past errors. "A gallant chief
tain is in your midst, with a, legion Of
Brave Virginians. They are there d
fstrike for your affairs and your homes
| will you rally. to their standard. and,
| shoulder To- shoulder. stake with them
against the commons foe {, s:
We are rejiiged to2 believe HAT you
WILL, We are already In receipt of graft
flying Intelligence from that secri6n.-
| Ihe scales are falling from tile eyes Of
many. Tie nefarious schemes OF our
eaeRiess are becoming developed to tie
lFiew of all, and viii be brayely resisted
bFall who are not at heart lAboGtionsts.
Vtfghtians, who love the good old STATE,
who recah> wnh pride lie names Of
Washington, and Henry, aud Jefferson,
and lewis, and Other revolutionary pa
Etfiots, Nho>laid broad and 9eepgthe foam
EdaEions VI Eirginia's sovereignty and
gl1ry, think, and Bfash with shame when
lyon do think, ofthe charlatans who are
trcohtriying reason at Wheeling, Of these
I precious founders Of 4 new Virginia,
these moralapd, siuuous statesmef, These
Gafllles, .Delts, and Pierponls- ! Are
Yep preparedto forget your brethren Of
| ALI theIrest Of Virginia who, by an I'M
paialleled vote unanimously severed
Itlefr connection with xGoveruulett
(which seeks thar subiugation? Gan
you forget the pr9tectmg care and fes.
Iterlng hand Of: yotr own good old Vir-
| giuia for this bast$d New Virginia, the
toR Bpfing Of suchabandopeds and worth.
less wfetcbes as hose now skulkipg from.
ttlllLeiry homes and seeking 10 sell You 10
| their abolition mister? ne
| We anticipate goar answer ftm,
| resolute no. ButIyou must not content
yourselves with his. You have erred
lover much in ad,ering So long 10 die
vain hopes Of peae and justice from lie
| old \ Union. Yal must now dofmore
/ tlran others TO fefieve Your fault. You
must arouse yourfriends and neighbors;
YOU mast buckle u the whole armour.of
manhood and give your nights and days.
[ TO file high duty If defending your. soil.
EouF past course lrbids that you should
Inow&be ldkewarm. A reluctant support
| ofy3M< State will sol atone: for your past
kinaction. You INST excel all others In
your zeal, your deption, and your sac
rifices for the common cause. 4F
we published pme structures iii out
EpaDerNof the 3fst ut.,on certain promi3
H1ent gentlemen Of Eeiasha.copnty, who,
Hat that tinle. occupied, TO say lille least, al
Isery eqaivocal petition. These gentle
IIme1e were largely responsible, ior the
[moltifYipg positior>SWhich heir county
occupied, We Adenonaesd item as We
Thought they >des4yyed. We are ready
10 record their adhesion 70 our glorious
cause, and bear, Wifh great satisla6pion,
tat they are now 70, Que good old Yn-s.
ginia, unitedand inselsrabfe, We hearilat
they counsel their p0pls a bold and man.
by resistance to tIe invading. hordes ofI
the tyfant. Let shen perseyere IN The
new faith. IN te,p ef Tie paa, he Sfasel
erpec1s much finn tltea. They have i
in their poWerto eetSthat expectation
Win they do ?
By the KyaWha astar, = we see that
the county curt ofKanawlla has appro-
priated $1,000 for. lhe. purpose Of de-
fence. Tks is well. yifginians or tie
West, thfsyesof the world are upon you.
Let you motto De: zone Virginia,
East an West; We viii stand OF fall to-
get6ef
JOSS Of The steamer Canadian.
ST JoHs's, June 14.-The steahler
Ca1dian. from Quebec for Liverpool, |
strIck a sunken iceburg eight miles
sottI Of Belle Isle on the Ar last, and
sunrin thirty-iiye minutes. Ono hun |
drel and eighty.one persons were savedI
II mail boats and landed at Cape Baud 4