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

We have thus far spoken OF these vile
deceivers-these wolves in sleeps cloth
ing-as isolated individuals. each acting
upon his own account Now we will
glance back few yeas and see il we
cannet discover an organization at work
which fos secresy and cunning is surpass.
ed only by the secret Wildcat Jesuits oil
whom we made men,ios ,ast week,
In 1852, after the result Of TIE Presi-
Dental election was krown. the N. Y.
Tribune carried the memorable words ci
Greeley into almost every town in the
United S,ae.-"THE WING PARTY
Is DEADw From that moment, in
stead Of losing, the 7r,bnne rapidly in.
creased its circulation until at this mo.
men, j, reaches the enormous number Of
l30, 900 subscribers! The appearance
Of the American party was the signal for
Greeley to pounce upon and demolish it.
Day aher day Greedy seized his pen and
poured fourth torrents Of invict,ve; but
the only response was shouts Of victory
over American triumphs at the ballot
box. Unable to take them by storm, he
changed his tactics. adopting more
concil,a,ory tone. Gradually the breach
narrowed between the Tribune and Ameri-
can parry. until many were sanguine en-.
ough to believe Gre.ly might eventually
favor the American movement. We
were never Of that number, because it
seemed evident to US that he was secret.
y a, work TO build new parry upon the
RUNS Of whiggery.
All remember the srea, regret mani.
tested las, year. because the opponents Of
the Pierce dynasty in New York could
not unite. Seward aud Greeley had the
power 10 unite these factions at any mo.
ment, but it was not part Of their policy
and therefore was not done Had they
united, then there would have been a
party which they could not control
Hence their efforts were secretly direct.
ed to keep up the division, and thus har
ra.. the Americans. There was no risk
in this. because the same,men who des.
pissed Pierce in 1854 would ,oye him no
better in 1856, and then by uniting the
various factions, Seward and Greeley
could control the s.a,e Besides, there
was policy in ass, trying the experiment
IN other states, and thus be able 10 do
the job in New York without making
any bIunders.
They cas-, lots for vic,im-it fell up
on Name. We need not reeapi,ulate
the result Of their enterprise since Janu-
airy last. The whole proceedings we but
too fresh in the mind efevery true Ame,i.
can. They have succeeded even beyond
their own expectations. EmboIdened by
success, we next find them invading
Massachusetts. That state stood pre-
eminently above all other as the Amer.
can banner state. The triumphant elec.
ton Of Gov. Gardner rs, year. did not
in the least int imida,e them. No, be.
, ,,.. ,ba,, 81, ,ore a,an, -, tho o.vh ri
friendship, protesting admiration for
Gardner. They continued TO pull their
wires and cheat the Americans until the
Worcester Convention came off. Then,
dropping all disguise, they publicly de.
nounced Gardner and expressed their
determination to break down the Amen.
can party. They nominated Rockwell
for Governor. virtually telling the Amer
cans they had come TO Worcester on .
Tom Fools GRAND.
Immediately upon the reception Of the
news in Maine, the fusion papers. the
organs Of Seward and Greeley, throw up
their hats and hurra for Rockwell. The
Bangor Wing Of last Tuesday. much to
our establishment, in speaking Of the
Ma ssa chuse,is fusion, holds the follow.
ing language:
"But should il not be successful at this
election, IT WILL STAND BETTER
TO BE DEFEATED WITH MR..
ROCKWELL AS A CANDIDATE,
THAN TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH
MR.. GARDN Err"
There can be no mis,aking the meaning
Of language SO pointed. The American
party Of Maine has been sold and befay.
ed into the hands Of the enemy-,he
very worst Of enemies, too, because it
pretended friendship until the election
was over-until the American, had been
cheated into the support ofMorrill. As
an evidence that the fusion papers Of tins
state do not expect union between the
Republicans and Americans Of Massachu'
sets, we clip the following from WAis