Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-02-21
A PertIment Que.tion.

Provinces.
A Pertinent Question.
D. A. MABoNEY, the irrepressible Du-
buque traitor, who was some time ago most
nnjustly and mist akenly released from Fort
Lafayette. and is now in New York organ
izinS an association of the traitors who, like
himself. have been discharged without
hanging, for The purpose of seeking "sais.
faction" from the government, has addressed
letter to the New Yolk World, demanding
to know whether JoHN VAN buren, in his
late speech, declaring for 80 vigorous
prosecution Of the war;" represents the
Democracy Of New York. In The lame Of
the Coppelheads of the Northwest, bc de-
mands 10 be informed upon this point
We, says this brazen scoundrel, "are for o
vigor GUS prosecution Of peace" We care
opposed to further prosecution Of the ex
isting wars" IDS
If Mr.. Van Buren speaks for The Democracy
here | think / may say of the Democracy OF
the Northwest that we are not with you ii he
does not speak for you, we ought to be SO n-
formed 10 some manner more significant of dis
sent from his views than individual mutteriugs
Of dissatisfaction which were heard on the oc-
casion when he addressed the Democracy.
MAHoSEY is right The Copperheads of
! the Northwest are entitled TO know whether
their New York partners in the great polij.
cal swiudle OF last fall are going with them
TO the end Of the business or not. The
honeyfugleing part of the programme is
finished. The people have boen fooled
aud the conspirators have got the power
they were after. Now for open work.
The Northwest Copperheads are in earnest,
and have the pluck TO back their inclna-
tions. They do not believe in paltering with
the enterprise OF revolution. Their sleeves
are rolled up and they stand ready for the
bloody part Of it. Are their New York
confedeiateS still with them, or do they
shrink and hesitate? That is The question,
and they rightly demand 90 answer 10 it,
" Fair words butter no parsnips"-Of fair
words they have had enough. Seymour,
Van Buren, & Co, with all the organs of
the concern, have interchanged the court
estes Of ftalernal relationship with them,
and treated them most lovingly aud sweely
They looked uI OF SEYMOUR as the leader of
the whole great enterprise. They expected
large things from him, aud drank them
selves biud upon bis election But il is
time something wac done as well as pro.
fesscd 1t is time that some substantial
assurance Of fellowship and alliance was
given them, II is lime that SEYMOUR &
Co. aud the organs of the New York Dem
ocracy came out and declared themselves,
having done with the mere tricks and arti-
fees Of opposition of the war. Affairs have
reached their eliminating condition. Reti-
cence, hypocrisy and neutrality are no
longer practicable. There is no longer a
middle ground nor a place of ambush in
the field OF politics. The ground is open,
the division is clean aud clear, the contest
is square one Prosecute The war, or give
it up fight for the Union to the last, or
let il go crush the rebellion 10 death. or
surrender TO il. This is the issue, sharply
and sternly defined and We, say the Cop.
perbeads Of the Northwest. are against the
war. We are for breaking down the
government, aud delivering il, bouOd hand
and foot. over 70 the enemy Gentlemeu
Of the g Democracy Of New York, are
you with rs, or are you against Us 7 We
demand m answer, plain aud uneqaiVOeal.
Ne more OF your sephistries. aud rhetorical
prestidigitaliOns--nO more Of your pro.
fessions on one side aud performances on
the olher--but give us the honest "yesP OF
"Do"--BsfalO ,ErPress.
Gen. Sherman arrived at Wasbington
Feb. 18th, from VIeksburg. He reports
our forces in fall strength around Vleksburg
and the work on the canal is making salts
factory headwsy. The new channel has six
feet water, aud the current rapidly iacfeas.
! ing .s oas Isnc la'.d0tt iae-
A refugee from Arkansas states {, 600
Jay Hawkers who defy the rebel conscript
Law, weTein the Mountains of Clark coan-
~. while . thousand more we're 10 Mont
! gomery county opesly. defying the rebels.
They are supplied With powder and lead
4 by one Of their number formerly engaged
\ 10 The febel ordnance service.
/ The gold discoveries Of New Zelaad are
pFoTing exceedingly rich and lmigrants ase
l nlehfnr fhifher nv fh0ueande