Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-07-20

, termination to extend, by fraudulent and
g.. unconstitutional means, the arena Of hu.
{: man chatteldon. Do you understand
!, me, Sir Yes; we thank God we hare
= snch men as Wilson, Seward, Sum
5 ner and a Chase e-men who, knowing
: the right, have the nerve TO contend for
, it; men OF undoubted integrity and abl-
ity, whose patent Of nobility comes from
, heaven. And mark ye, gentlemen of
the South, the days Of Aunkeylsm at the
North are numbered. The Northern
funkeys are all dead and damned and
it ever another one appears to your Wis.
ion, rest well assured he is illegtimate.
We have elected twenty-one Representa-.
tives from Ohio, all pledged for the re-
peal of this Nebraska iniqui,y and you
will find when they arrive there you will
have an accession Of just twenty.one
fiales and Wilson's on tia: question, rith
not a turkey among Mem We in Ohio
do not threaten them with political death
only; but have resolved that if they do
! not stand up for the right in opposition
to the encroachments Of the Slavery pro-
pagand,s,s we will hang them high as
Haman Long continued applause. A
gentleman from Alabama cries out.
Douglas was from the North" Ford
replied: So was Benedict Arnold, The
British took the traitor, and we retained
the territory. Our Southern brethren
have taken the territory, and tett US The
traitor. They ought 20 protect # they
d o despise him Applause and laughter
Now, Mr. President, we OF OHIO protest
against this plank in our platform as un.
just and unrlghteous. The majority Of
our delegation are from Virginia, the
sons OF her soil; aud Virginia in the
purer days OF her commonwealth taught
US the lessons of liberty. You will re-
member BY the cession your State made
to the General Government of the North
West Territory. you Virginans express
ly stipulated that neither Slavery nor in
voluntary servitudc should ever exist
therein, except for the punishment Of
crime. We, then. under the ordinance
OF 81 are the first born in the cause Of
Freedom; and in Ohio your children
have resolved ta carry out your will by
seeing to it that Slavery never does exist
there and We are prepared and deter
mined TO resist its encroachments upon
sol consecrated to Freedom Yes, Viz
ginlans remember this !; that with warm
hearts and strong arms Your sons will
stand up for Liberty and the Right, and
OHIO, cemented as she 10 with the
ht ssal ha
of Israel. Striking for the faith once
delivered to the SAINTS, we strike for hu-
man freedom aud human rights fCheers
and CRIES ot ''Go on A voice liz the
crowd, You had better come to Virginia
aud see our condition. Ford answer
ed. We have been in your State and all
over 1t. We know the situation nj your
population, both white and black. We
know that Virginia. in this age o! ad-
vancei.ent, has retrograded that the
white and black races both suffer under
the sc0urge OF Slavery. have been on
some plantations where from one to two
/ hundred negroes were worked, who in
the course of the year, like the locusts
of Egypt, eat up every thing. and the
owner was compelled, so as to make the
two ends of the year meet. to send a few
!, human chattels southwark. In addition
to this igno,ance,and superstition, mighty
monsters brood over our land, shrouding
i, in darkness imdescribabie. We of
Ohio have no wish to return TO your
State. That ~hite.headed old gentle
min tefore you spent hall his days in
, Virginia. lie has known your peculiar
| Institution long and he knows that the
. genius of liberty haviag been driven out
/ from among YOU. has come to take her
, abode in the wlds Of the " Wes,ern world,
S where she may build up ior herself in
t Situations and laws based upon the irnmu-
table principles of right tremendous ap-
piause Much has been said about
| New York anl Sewardism and mas.
much as het delegates are here will say
nothing about that State. hut | will,
hope, be permitted to speak Of our owa
State Sewardism. gentlemen. at this
moment has its heel On Sans" neck in
Ohio; and unless you give US liberty
loving, justice-ike looking platform, tine
ides of October next will find Seward
ism with both fee, on the poitca grave
ot every "Sam'' in this laud. Already
, the voices OF Freedom are heard marsh al.
: ing their forces tor the contest. The
fires of Liberty are now burning on ev.
! cry hilltop and in every valley through
. ou, the length and breadth OF the land !;
' and may they continue TO burn nntii
Liberty shall be the brthtigM Of ersry
/ American until IRE hare a goeernmen
/, pi,hout Despotism; a Religion rith
. out a Pope, and an Empire riihoh d
+ Stare
ACArHoLc PRIEST AND HIS WirE.-
The Chicago Tribune Of the ilth inst,
: gives curiou. account Of the marriage