Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-07-13
ELLSWORTH AMERICAN
Ellsworth, Friday July Is, 1855.
Base Insinuatlons.


rs to copy the silly excuse given by the
Ellsworth American for withdrawing ITS
opposition to the reelection Of Go, Nor
rIll, which Is, that the "w,ld-cats' were
pleased with IT'S course, aud II therefore
concluded that It was wrong aud so ca
,ed IN. When man acts from no high
er impulse than is here confessed by the
AmerlfaH, his friends should seet to con-
ceal rather than expose hIs weakness
But IS the Journal green enough 10 think
that people Will not suspect that other
and more potential means were employ
ed to silence this Ellsworth battery i
ipg,Ata Ace.
u The fusion presses are making
much ado about the return Of the emtn.
ent editor of the Ellsworth American to
thelr field ], WAS too sudden conver-
sion, gentlemen, one week, and that
the week Of the Morrill, convention al
Bangor. The recusant has too much
zeal, altogether By the way, what was
the object Of raising that fund We
ask only for information. belfast
JomnaL
Such are Il sample o. the insnuatiars
now being thrown out 6y the organs Of
a political party, tie main planks OF
whose platform may be thus summed
up;
IS. \ very green, >haky, waning
edged plank, set upon lis edge-and
consequently unable to keep Iis position
without "propns np'-oue >lde pre-
tend.r. to support the Fauk Pierce al
mnjslr4l.on, aad the other side nan-
somnittal
2nd, \ plank OF Aro5stoak growth,
sawed b Carey from an Old tree OF
,.lnred growth, shleh never yielded
either blossom or tut; save "fot gat. "
and which Has .ong 40 condemned by
the wlsest builders as unfit to be used
n any platform, unless PeTchaeee II be-
came necessary 10 erecs one on earth ior
his Satanic MaJ-sly, wherein he might
sit, the better to observe the desuiation
and rasa-es OF lniemper1nce, and feas,
hls ears With the orphans ert, the -
ler'. sob, The widows vail, the molAef :
groans, the "Ite's de-arlng shrIeAs,
3D. A plank OF monster shape, heUn
out by the hand Of the oppressor, from a
tree OF Southern growth, watered b,
the tears OF three millions OF slaves
and admitted into the platform by
Northern doashtaccs "a contemplate
, class OF political gamblers winch wt
: should Ike TO see yoked and worked un
der the lash, until they would ayow tdt
sentiment that freedom should be nation
al and slavery sectional.
4th 4 miserable. rotten timber, grown
and sfoan) IN the dark ages, nurtuted
preserved and handed down by nun
dred generations Of drunken, ifcen,ious
aduite5pus scoundre!s who We're eqaaiiS
delighted, whether engaged IA the ass
,Iuattol ot lie OF character, dcbanc hlnz
women or roasting them alive, counting
their beads or Kissing The Pope's grea
, toe-a plank red with human gore
smeared with the blood OF murdered in
nocence, sent over by the Pope OF Romt
aud admitted INTO the platform or coudi
ton that foreign papists-pnppcrs ana
: criminals should cast then votes at he
+ bidding OF the lnasttr.buiidrfs OF TIN,
: beautiful platform, which really deserve.
Z to be chrs,ened The Immaculate Con
rrptia =
Such is the platform Of the party
whose organs are noN teeming with
hlngs, slurs and abuse Of ourseli and
paper. Did uo one read their article.
save such as are acquainted with our
character aud disposition, we shoulc
. deem ii supertluous on our part 10 make
any comments. Even as It is we sh
make but few
We are not among the warm admirer:
OF Gov Morrill,, no more now than here
,ofore. Our reasons We have frequent,
given, namely, his failure to be guidec
: by the wishes OF the majority in making
appointments for tins county We have
heard by report his reasons for doing "a:
he did bu, these instead reconcillng
us, only aggravated The grievance. Blu
what could we do Hancock could MOI
control the state, and the aspect assumed
by political affairs lett her only choice
between supporting the nominee of the
American order for Governor, or throw
ing some three thousand votes which
would Indirectly tell in favor Of the par
~ with the beautiful platform jus, por.
F trayed.
The American party m this county