Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-04-16
Another Letter from Andrew Porter
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March lotb that Mr. irwin M. pubIisbed
another commao;cation suppose he IL
tended III, for = replv 10 INV oonwu MICA.
49,. 20 ~, os., Ic .h;.L 49,. \.
."" oi.Rep' 1o'n II ~, t'n."k '"as ne
has ineioriousiy failed. For, II Mr.. Irwin
win take the trouble TO lock at the questions
MT ;ss,,e. and review tho argumepts that
-. ho,. .aa.,.a -. ..:iI ..-,.;.,, .as
Jaw co''' auu~'ou' '''''' .o W." v0',"'.y 'eo
tnat MS last communication, packed up as
it is, with the eloquent thunder OF John
Emnet. does not nroll hack the ;nfamv
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upo. A, WI '"'u 70 p''-''" " oa'i ''''
rght shoulder. ...f.!..,.
twill be observed, that in this contfo-
question at issue That ia. who iuausura.
ted or commenced this war II have con.
tended that this war was com ueuced bv the
disuniopists of the Southern States. now in
revolt against the Constitutional Govern
meut.o / have also cooteuded that the dis.
uniouists of the Southern States have been
| the head and front of ,he Democratic marty.
Hence. in former communication. address.
ed to NV Democratic friends. t,oval Demo.
Gratis [ asked the following questions:
"'sDid il ever ri occur ~ to YOU, INV Democratic
! friends, that this war was commenced by
DemScratsf Did you ever learn that il
wa wa ny.ovrs ~ wno S nrea .he .h IVY ,nc sec.
was Democrats who bombarded Fort Sumter y
aud trailed our flag in the dustP Did il
ever occur to you that each State that went
oas a =, ins unioh was Dem9cratlc otate'
Have Won me- aver ~ noted ,he fac, ,Ss. ns.rly
every officer in the Sout hern Confaderscy is a
Democrat? That every contraband now
,,e loose 10 the Goyernment was loosed oy the
ted7S = '-''' '' '".ss
Now, Mr. Editor from tho foo, III. NJ
Irwin becomes offended and csn. l,bevs
statements lies and st,em n,s n I;a the
res ponsib;l;tv of the w.r from ,be .bouldors
Of the Southern disun;on;sts and r. nloce
Il, unon those who .re GIVING ,ho;r No.
and treasure n ma;nt.;n ,be C,ns,;,n,;on
al (,overnm ent ;s 4 not re,aason.bls 70 sur.
nose that be considers t;mself = ,osmher =,
that ,.r, of ,ho 1Do,,oor.,;o n.r,v A., !.
'na' part o, the Demoers.'c party that is
arra'enea ior treason. mr' Irwin may at
tempt 10 aodge this' oy repeatins what ne
mas ai,eady saio' tna' 's' lne moment au
Individual taxes up arms against the Con.
S'''u.lon' the onion ana the rag OF NJ,
county, heceasss 10 90 Oempcfat eno
oeso,nes reoel, ou' mr. Irwin mus
NOT ioree'a .na' ne mas aen'ea ,ne ABOVE
onalses, ne mess NOT Iorget .na ne na'
uenlea .na' 'se oou'nern olsunloh's's were
.he au'hors " LUIS wal, ana lna' no na'
a''e"p,eo 70 prove 'na' .n's wa, was com
nenoou oy ',e people o. tne Nor,n nenco
nne r0u.a en"onora'e .ne repe, uenocracS
Vi 'he oou'ne'h o'a'es 'fo'h ~ o'sme' ano
make tncm just such reoe's as washington
ana si tue ' patr'o's o' 1ne ,eVo'ation, dt'' ina
mr' !'w'p nus a',e'np'eo 'h's' ana 'nat n'
mas siehai'y 'aiisa' must appear evident ''
every one. l.ge ~,
In q commnunlcaton' nirae'. published IN th'
Gazette feo' oth ne says Ihls war com
menced not less tnan tn'r'y years ago. Ih'
weapons usea unu' ABOUT seven years az.
| were the mild arms oil truth and love-.