Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-06-22
ELLSWORTH AMERICAN
Ellsworth, Friday, June 81. 1856.
"Our Flag is There
June 18th. 1855.

Nh. EDIToR by Your remarks upon
the Portland riot in the Ame, lean of the
~th inst, | WIS led to believe that YOU
were a rational man. and not liable to be
carried away BY the ultraisms Of the day,
but 1t seems tina, last week you changed
your tune entirely, aud lard all the blame
upon the opposers OF the law. have
been constant reader Of the papers you
have edited for two years past, and while
have differed with you IN many Of your
positions. ! nave always admired your
manly independence and among all
the charges your enemies C ould make,
they could not accuse YOU OF !nconsIst-
ency But now think the charge can
+ he we'll sustained You were RICH, in
the first place in charging all the !aull
upon Neal Dow. aud your error consists
in shifting II upon other parties. The
public meeting in Portland, the resolu.
tons there adopted and commit, ees ap.
pointed, prove elelr'y to every unprelu.
diced mind that Neai Dow was the sole
aud direct cause OF the riot, If you
continue to shuttle about IN this way.
shall not be disappointed 10 find you sup
porting morrill, for Governor after all -
You had many good friends here and in
various parts Of the State who were rea'
dy 10 assist YOU in more rays than onf
and who still will, II you will oppose
Morrill, and tile. infamous Maine law
But II You chime in with the fuslonists,
then You may look cut 10 be over taken
one OF these da.s by JusrlcE.
Over,aken by Justice" hey7 Well,
that's good one Hop il that chap is
on our track he will hurry along, for ii is
! so hong since We saw HIM, that We
wouldn't mind waiting half day TIL he
came up.
! But seriousy-wha, car the writer
mean Ii he has read our eJitoria al 5
lore this that threats cannot iutimidate,
nor hope OF reward, Influence US. We
despise both, and here throw down the
gauntlet for the whole wildcat tribe
We don't edit paper 10 please them,a
the very fact that they have occasionally
derived aid and comfort from what " e
have said. is enough to make Us suspi
cious that we are wrong.
We have honestly, and for good rea.
sons opposed the nomination Of Morrill, j;
but hen We found the wildcats SO re-
joiced at what we we're doing, we had
no hear, to 60 on. We think it NAV be
laid down as general rule, tina, when
the wildcats oppose US We are right, and
when they hurra for US that We are
wrong. Why, we GO SO far, that if we
had refractory boy who lad exhausted
all our patience, and we had concluded to
lick bum" and a wildcat should bawl
out, That's rieht-give II to hum de.
pend upon i, tina, he would go unAogged.
But we insist that We have right to
our own opinions, whether the enemy Is
pleased or dispieased. We sometimes
differ from our bes, friends, but it is an
honest tference whic CHI cannot affect the
interests of the American party. We
are one who eau submit TO the ruling ot
the majority. aud what is more. We can
vote ,or all regular nominees. although
we NIGH, sometimes Cast the ballot with
a trembling hand. yet this does no, take
away our ush: Of opinion, nor our right
to oppose the nomination Of man who
is very obnoxious.
True, we have once said OF morrill,,
tina, If Nominated we would not support
HIM; but we sad this under firm belief
that he had seat his proselytes into all
paris OF the State to eiect.oneer for him.
We are now satisfied that this was false
rumor- in-got up and circulated by
Wildcats to do mischief. Therefore we
consider csTsel YES absolved from that
promise. because forced from US under
false psetenses. So If We conclude 10
support morrill,. we shall do SO in spite
of all the cat-x-waus Of reg,meat like
'Jufi.ee." Bah. We despise alike his
Aa,tefy. hints Of reward. aud threats
You haze mistaken your man. SIR. and
If you have any doubts upon that point.
JUS, call 1t our office and We will under
take 70 convasse you OF "-periaps in
the same a.anner We did tue paddy on
Turner's Hill Hadn't you settef try
ii.
And nov far the Pus.end affair. We
did give it a. o,x opinsun that Neal Dow
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