Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-04-16

that Mr.. Irwin proposes 70 reinstate in the
high places Of the nation, 10 order to save
the country. Have we not had enough Of
Buchananism Is Il in Mr.. Irwin's pro-
gramme to run Breckinridge or Davis for
President in "a? Are Davis, Breckipridse,
Floyd 4 Co., TO be the leaders Of Mr..
Irwin's great National Democratic party
IF not, how is IL to be national? Breck.
inridge aud Andy johnson were both Dem.
ocrats, Are both Of them to be Of the
Democratic party Of the future II so,
how can. they reconcile their priociples2 ? II
only one Of them can be recognized as a
true Democrat, which rspresents the sound
doctrine, and which viii Mr.. Irwin support
These are questions which Mr.. Irwin, while
proposing to save the country by restoring
the Democratic party to power, should an,
swer promptly and positively. The truth
is, those who, like Mr.. Irwin, are hboripg
only for the restoration of the Democratic
party to power, mean only opposition to
the war for the restoration Of the Union. =
They charge the responsibility of the war
upon the Republican party, and are doing
so to make q wing Of their party Of the
original secesh element In the South. They
can do this in no other way than by rscog-
nizing the right Of secession and denying
the right Of the Government to coerce q
refractory State. This would be, If the
restoration Of the Democratic party to
power follows, to place those now 10
arms sgainst the Government in possession
Of it. But Mr.. Irwin addresses few words
to his Democratic friends" He says,
"as the followers Of Washington and JET.
ferson it becomes us to rally to the rescue
Of our country" We would advise you,
Mr.. Irwin, to start Immediately; and when
you do go, don't take one of Van Dykes
sermons in your pocket, and teach all men
every where that slavery is an institution Of
divine origin, and that the African race
were iudicially decreed to perpetual and un-
qualified slavery. But, like Jefferson,
teach where ever you 60, that you 'trem-
BILE for your country when you reflect that
God is just" and that his justice cannot
sleep forever" and that "the Almighty
has no attribute which can take side with u:
in such contest" And. again, when YOU
go forth to rally the Democratic party tc
save the country, and when you chance te
speak Of slavery say, hle 5enerson,' tina,
"when the measure Of their tears shall be
full, when their groans shall have involved
Heaven itself in darkness, doubtless God
of justice will awaken to their distress =
Nothing is more certainly written in tn.
Book Of Fate, than that this people shall be
Free" Like Washington, say, 'That there
is not man living, who wishes more sin
cercly than you do, to see q plan adopted
for the abolition Of slavery; but that there
is but one proper and effectual mode By
which it can be accomplished, and that il
by legislative authority; and this, as far Al
your suffrage will go, shall never be want
ing" 5l,., l4.,.st e.t.4B ID.
Before conclude this communication,
must notice Mr.. Irwin's challenge. H,
says he is satisfied that l am using othe
mems thunder" in these ''Proclamations, ;
| therefore, in order to sound me, he chal
lenges me to meet him ta5the purpose o
public discussion upon the proposition o
my first communication, THAT my Demo
/ cratic friends are the authors of this war
Now, Mr.. Irwin, ! am satisfied that yol
used another mans thunder in that beauti
| full psroration at the close of your last com
munication, therefore, III order to ''sound'
you give you q challenge to meet me q
4 any time or place to discuss the question
was job turkey q hen Or > ,gobbler? Thi
lis not the question at issue, but it is as nea
a fair statement as the one you have made
because have never charged my Demo
cratic friends with being the authors of thi
var. / have charged the responsibility {
this war upon the disunionists Of the Soutf
erp States, and that the disunionists Of th
Southern States have been .:the head an
1 'front.' of, the Democratic party. If Mr. Irwi
wishes to discuss this qsuestion as l hsy
!, stated it, he cau call upen me ut any tim,
and ] will name the time and place. ci
I9ldt bas sei- ado A. PonrERvIELD.
WARNook, o., March sist, 'es. '..a.
This communication was unavoidab
crowded out Of last weeks apaper.-Ei
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