Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-08-31
TIE Republican Party.

TIE Republican Party.
Il the ,ti4len spriugiug tate exl2,ance
ii Tie American party, was the theme oil
essnttr ia1 Year. HE Spontaneous stowth
81 The K publican party, tilrou !hout the
entire north and west, has been no less
- tutI,F he past .ew months. tP5n
'be prlnc,plr that the cause Is great n
prop 5rtloa Ia the effect, ii necessarily fol-
to,,, that there must have been powerful
cna<rs TO 'rrolucc effects so astonishing
A we hue 50 often referred to the origin
ri the AmeFictn party, we deem no far
Tier comments necessary al this time.
ba prop re el,ncin1 briefly at the circnm-
Sttnce> which have so suddenly aroused
the frce,aea # the North and West, and
rs if 10y mage, resented a party
,horou.hiy organized under the name Of
sRrrGBlesN
" e nuth'e, 'Ist. that for number OF
Wars there has been gong on struggle
betweea the north and south-be!ween
reedom aad slavery. It is lamentabIy
lf'e, iha'i during this unhappy Gun
lest, though ,reacherY and nunkyism,
zach 10y mfh the frle..ds OF freedom have
aeen forced back. md the bonds. Of ha-
-aan slavery strengthened So accustom.
ed did the snutherners become 10 find the
nari'Rrepeseuled By dough faces, tina;
they hesitated at nrthing in the least like.
i 10 advance the Interests Of their pecu.
lar institution.
Enboldened By success, the south for.
aoi us cunning, and in a moment Of
M idArSs, parpe,rated the stupendous
Kansas and Nebraska outrage. No, con-
teai with having violated the most snletnn
compact ever entered into between any
tau PORTIONS ot county; not con,enl-
wlih having carried slavery into TERRITORY
hitherto free by the laws of nature and
natures God, the hives of Missouri ruff
ans sent forth their sNarms OF outlaws
armed with bowie knives aud revolvers To
rlvei The chains Of Slavery in X ansas,
which the Pierce dynasty had been s.
long a forging. Although no Abolition.
ist, but rather prn-slavery man, Gov.
Reeder rebuked the foul conspirators.-
That moment he was a doomed man.
Like true Jesuifs, the Administration
ieplired blind obedience to lis commands.
u" matter how revolving to humanity, To
the laws OF the land or tie laws OF God.
The slave power of this county has
not on reached the Rubiccn, but at
ihis moment IS attempting to force pas.
sage. Speedy have been the advances :.
gainsi freedom, aud as speedily have the
irlends ot freedom been aroused 70 re-.
ISSUANCE Last year the papis,s received
such check as they will not recover
tom IN many years; this year the true
Americans, the lovers OF their country
aud lis FREE institutions. assert fha,
Hgers threaten. hot So much from the
PaPaI as the slars power Here then is
line Key which unlacks the mystery and
makes plain as dry the sudden nppgar.
aace Of the Republican party. Coming
mp as the spontaneous sentiment OF an
army of freemen. borne FORWARD upon
every breeze OF heaven, yet RESTLESS rs
the avalanche. II appeals TO the hearl and
judgement Of man, knocking for admis.
sion as the firm friend aud ally of Native
Americanfsm, until those who. at first re.
sisted II most stoutly. are fam to give il
welcome.
The American party OF Hancock Coun.
" resisted the Republican, movement
lfom the very first, refusing all sympathy
with the Convention which assembI. d al
Augusta on rhe 22nd of FEBRUARY last,
uniil forced to nuke SELF examinations
anti! each man enguired of him self
what were the sentiments OF his own
heart. xheu. 10 his astonisi.anent he dis.
covered there no feeling repugnsnt TO
the principles commended for by that party
which he had hitherto regarded with
jealousy and apprehension.
II is thus that the case now stands in
This county There are many who are
Republicans in principle who are without
he pale If the American organization,
at ibis late hour. on the rery eve Of.