Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-09-13
DIR. i, A.tWEYER:

My noble lord, | see from your last beauti-
ful philippe, which appears in the last Gaz-
ette, August the 3Oth, that your soul is burn
ing with rage. What is 1t that troubles so
grevously your noble. generous, patriotic ma
ture! Has your aurora of Democracy been
dimmed by some unexpected cloud, or has
your reason bean impaired by''your unexpected
cslamitiesl Be cool anS calm, the pinnacle
of fame has never yet been ascended wthou,
ribulation, therefore. my noble lord, can you
be expected to be an exception from the gon.
ernl rule!
In replying to you, must, from the nature
Of things, be multifarious. Ireioice, cir, that
ever. since the appearance of yours, the sun
of heaven has still continued to shine upon
this earth, ard the brooks and rivers have still
continued to flow into the sea--and that all
the wheels Of nature seem to still continue TO
roll on. God he praised for as.continuance of
these blessings, notwithstanding ponperous
car has started its wheels as an opposing pow.
er and principle to the laws o! nature. Your
production is full as brilliant as a shower OF
meteo-s in dark night; you have palsied the
hand who dared to WELD a pen against
your lordship's per lections in q political as.
pect.
Sir, you have commanded me, in the tone
OF master to his slave, to take back par,
Of my reply to your first communication, to
which | now reply: will apologize to you at
another place, in different way, under differ
ent circumstances. Sir, ! have not accused
you of being offered money or receiving
money from anybody. said, connected with
that subject, words as follows; ~ have resist
ed all offers Of money to carry out the wishes
Of the st Clairsville clique; you have not don
so, for You pretended to be so enraged at
Judge Barton and his friends at Columbus,
that yol treated him badly, so much 80. that
the Judge complained. Perhaps since that,
some Of, the pure In heart at st. Clairsvil.e
have put ripe apple or pear in your pocket,
at least wonderful change has came over
your mind and feeling. Doctors will differ
az we'll as lawyers. l do not pretend to say
what has changed your mind, but something
has"
These are all the words used, OF Shich you
demanded me to retract. Any impartial per-
son can see at glance. that tho words taksn
in connection not only fail to charge y ~ with
having taken pay of any kind from any ybody,
but expressly declaredI don't know what has
changed your mind and feelings. II the in.
guendo Ia the commencement LEFT such i'm
prossoln' the latter part excludes such con-
No man but maniac could come
to such a conclusion. Thsn,sir, Il you take
exceptions to words which :ail legally. to
sustain your Interpretation. you, then to grs-
tify your malignant feelings towards me,
brought on wholly BY your attacks on me,
you aud those who aid you In future attacks
on me, may look out Cor consequences that
NAV follow. have not commenced on you
or any mar living, and I will defend myself
and character TO the last extreme remedy, II
! have to do 50.
You have failed TO reply to oil The questions
In my reply, which caused your boots to
pinch your toes. You commenced, Demon
like. to brsnd.me with wha, you call In your
second letter, my apostacy TO Democracy
My noble lord. how plainly you can see wha,
you believe 10 be a mote In your fellows eye
but seem to forget the beIm In your own eye,
Caa you inform the good people Of Belmon,
county, ysur resson for leaving the Democrat.
lc party, Under the lead Of Atdrew Jackson
doubt not you done what you believed
right and proper. Wha: honorable men
would denounce freeman for the discharge |
Of his duties as voter: He that does 80, 10 |
actua,ed by a wicked spirit. l have given
some OF my reasons for ceasing to vote with