Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-09-28

and true" for moment pause and look
about yourselves. Since the 22nd o
las. FEBRUARY, the day that this Republi
can party sprung into existence. there
ha. been a bligh. spon our party-it ha,
been dying BY inches. Untimely ou'
American tree has cast its leaves, be-
cause Sewardism and Greeley ism have
LAID the axe Of their ambition at its roots
In every county save this, Amerieanisn
has been swallowed up by fusion, and
even here we feel its breath almost daily
Men whose fidelity has rarely been ques
,ioned-men who rank as leaders in our
party, although loud in their protes,i,ion:
against Rebublicanism, are secretly al
work to favor it. We have our eyes
upon several such, and at the proper
time intend exposing them.
But in crisis like the present. many
are enquiring what they are TO dc We
answer fv number one. we intend stand.
ing By our American principles. But il
the Anne fiean party is doomed 10 prema.
,ure decay, when its death bell tolls we
shall retire from the political arena, and
return to il no more forever, unless a
party should hereafter chance TO rise and
take their stand upon the platform SO
ba.ely deserted and demolished.
We had sincerely and devoutly hoped
tia, the American party might survive
until the achievement Of n least some Of
the object 50 earnestly commended for -
We had believed, too, that the Republ,.
cans would aid in the work. and Rad
prepared an article having special refe'e'
ence to complete and perfec, bond oil
union between US and them Blu, now
there Is no longer room for hope. Al.
ready the fusion papers are hosting the
name OF Morrill, as candidate for Cover.
nor IN 1856. showing clearly that they
intend carrying on, the principle that
thew will nominate and If we behave our
selves We may help elect. They give
the American party no ctedi, wha;ever-
look a, the Bangor Je6ersonidn-sha'
paper claims all our officers elected on
the 10Th as Republicans. The truth !.
they are unwilling to allow the American
party even foot.hold. Blu, IN spite o'
them we still retain old Hancock. and If
spite Of them we can keep i, the next ter
years
Then Americans Of Hancock awake
aud stir yourselves. Keepup your coun
Gil NEE, sogs ere,y week. and see to |,
that there Is an in,eres, felt as Of old. Re
mensber thai IS yet we have accomplished
nothing. Foreign papi.t- are still IN tn.
market, and are as liable to sell their vote,
to the Republicans as 10 any other party
Remember that the papaI countries o
Europe are still di.gorg'ng their refuse
population upon our shores, to fill ou'
aims house and jail.. Remember tina
IN the contest US, closed, the kepubl,
cans have been mum upon these issues
and that next year. with Seward as then
candidate for President, you will be sneer
ed al Il you ask for an America an PLANK
to be put into their platform. Remember
these things, and may the recollection
thereof arouse you TO double your d.li
sence. Count thai man an enemy 10 ouI
cause who seeks to diver, you from A mer
icanism-count him a double dyed vii
lain if he comes in the garb al irien ishiE
and tells you tina, he loves Amerieanisn
as well as You do, bu, it is best 10 say
nothing abou, it bu. 60 in for Republican
ism-count him traitor il he beg' you
to tale fusion paper. Don, take the
American unless you want it, but take the
Boston Bee, or Patriot or Lowell Citi:e,
or hosts OF others whose names we vii
give you with pleasure, and there lean
Of this Republican party and its
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