Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-03-09
Ellsworth, Friday, Mar. 9. 1855
Rev. James A Mllnken
'our Flag is There !


sorrow, that MIR NJ. has actually written
a letter to this place, the import OF which
We gave in our last.
We will not attempt to conjecture the
motive which has actuated Mr. Milk
to take this step. without having first
consulted with some of the twcnty eight
hundred citizens of Hancock county who
cas-, their votes for him in September
last. That his motive Is good, and tina,
he has acted upon the advice Of those
whom he believed wiser and better Judges
than his constituents here, we have not
the slightest doubt. Therefore we insist
that no nan should for moment harbor
a suspicion OF treachery towards the par
", but rather come 10 the charitable con.
clusion that his most grlesous fault is
one for which he is not to be censured
viz: he lacks the nerve, the David Crock.
:, cit marrow, the Sam Houston grit, TO
, take him ,riumphantly through cam
paign like the past.
The fact is in the present emergency
o: the times, the American party should
select for high Offices, no, men who can
adorn the drawing room-men with fin
t l>hed book education, smooth and polish
ed III their manners, eloquent IN their ad-
dress and genlemanly in their deport.
nent, vet with all timld and fearful in
their disposition. Experience proves
tina, although such men make the best
OF citizens, they make but sorry soldiers.
But in reply 10 our compainings because
Mr NJ has adopted his present course of
action, it may be urged that he stood no
chance OF success, had he contested Mr.
Fulers seat AS there can be no other
reasonable excuse given for his conduct
we will briefly examine it and see il even
this is a valid one.
| When Mr. NJ was nominated, all the
wlse.a acres said that he would run way
behind Noah Smith Some others, of
the common people limited that he would
receive more votes in Hancock County
tran Smith aud Fuller both. But they
were poh d at and called fools and idiots.
Tie sesel proved that he received in this
county nearly 10c0 votes more than both
So old logies proved 10 be false prophets,
/ and those who nominated Smith and then
ioted Fuller should have been treated
like the false prophets Of old.
Blu, in regard to the chance Of defeat.
ing Mr. Fuller at W ashington, we cannot
help be lievirg that Mr. MiIiken would
have ultma ,ey secured his seat. 1t is
principle in law that good proceed ents,
once established, become law. The
same rule applies to precedents establish
ed by all parliamentary bodies. The
case of the contested seat OF William
Thompson by D F Miller, second Con.
gressional District, Iowa, established a
precedent which we think settles the case
under conside ration, The facts IN that
case were rs follows:
Po,,iwattima county, settled mostly by
Mormons, cast nearly every vote for Nil.
Ter. This county held the balance in the
District. Rejecting the vote would elect
Thompson. Both parties were aware Of
this and all their forces were concentrated
upon that one point, The county OF P.
being attached TO another county for ju.
dicial purposes, returned their poll books
to the clerk of that county, bu, during
the discussion among the par,izans con.
gregated, friend Of Thompson managed
to steal the poll books and bear them off
intrumph. This enabled them to "ecunf
Thompson in and he received his Ger.
tiicate.
Miller contested his seat, committee |
was appointedand hundreds Of deposi,ions
taken on bo,hs sides. Miller proved the
stealing of the poll books, and finally,
before committee reported the accidentally
got possession OF them. These es,ab-
lished the fact beyond doubt that Mil.
Ter had received more votes than Thomp.
son. Thompson proved tina, some Of the
votes were illegal and should not have
been coun,ed.' The result was, Con.
gress referred the whole matter back to
the voters OF the second District and a
new election was ordered.
Here then is case in point, The
mex, Congress will be strongly Native
American, and there could be no doubt
that even if the seat could no, be given
to Mr.. Mlliken, land we believe i, would
have been,) it would have been referred
back to the voters. Therefore we ieel
grieyed tn al Hr NJ. has backed out.'-
The American party has lost the cam