Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-07-13


err. No, no we have already made too
many sacrifices, md had our feelings too
deeply engaged to now turn round and
pay so boyish part.
These considerations, silly though the
Age NAV term them, have Influenced Us
10 our present course. As for the ''Po'
tcntlal means 10 which IT aliudcs, we
hurl oack the base insinuation as worthy
on the corrupt source whence 1t eman'
ated. None are so suspicious OF the use
OF foul means by others as they who are
constantly resortng TO the most degrad-
ing stratagems to carry their points. -
We make this a general remark, ,eaylng
1t for others to make the application.
No person who knows our disposition
can have a suspicion that we are Intiu-
enced by any consideration other than
those we have named. Ask the wild
cats of sworth-mnch as they despIse
us their answer mus, be, he capuot be
bought" otherwise they would have
owned us long since. body, soul aud
newspaper. Ask the paplsts OF Els.
worth-wi,h all their holy hatred Tor our
heresy they must answer that "nelthei
threats can iniimidate nor offers Of NO
ence make AFRAID" else they would
have ionc since .lenced that Ellsworth
battery" ASK our friend. who know Us
best-,hcy viii tell YOU i, will be as easy
to control the storm as paper which we
conduct
The fac, Is we publish an independent
journal aud being ourseIl responsible
for IT'S sentiments, we will not give utter
ance to the sentiments OF another, at va
rance with our own. We have IN part
withdrawn our opposition to Morrlti- at
ieasNso i4r as To make up our mind to
support him If re-aomnaiel BY the
American Party OF the State. We
could DO tins upon the p7lnt'pie that Of
two evils j. is always best 10 choose the
least; but we cannot conceive that II
would be an evil 10 re-elect Morrill,
True, he IS not the nan OF our choice
lie is not 50 intensely AmericanIzed as
we would like; he has not done justice
to Hancock county. Bet had we been
or were we now a tool aud Ilekspnil'
lor him, as sersre as the wildcat pre-,
for Frank Pierce, instead OF eXposlB.
ms short conlnrs, We should have indus
,riously sought TO explain away ane
smooth oyer. Bu: no; We look upot
Arson 7. MoTr!.i a man-oniy MAJ
and Ike all things earthly. except ia
Pope aud tIs church. fsi!tble; all Ting:
falllbie are liable 10 err aud we hold /,
The principle that 1t Is more noble 10 tel
man OF bis errors, aud thus afford hiu
an opportunity To correct thcm, than Il
. quarrel with him and break friendship
. or play the la~nlng hypocrtte by haltef
lnL him as the embodiment of pettec
ton.
But we are wiling TO siye VI Morfil
one more trial, feeling conildcut that Ia
vii do better next time. We are wi
Ing TO do this from the htm conviction
; that whatever his errors may have beet
thsy were errors Of the head rather thai
: Of the heart, Moreover We ate equal,
well satisfied that upon others and no
him should resi- the blame Of the imagl
nary Republican party. We say lmagi
; nary, because there is really no sucl
parry IN tins state The American par
" is really the party, because is platform
IS broad enough TO accommodate every
man opposed TO the policy of the Plerc'
dynasty, rum, slavery aud Romansm.-
Then why seek to keep up all ,hes'
; separate cassihcations We earnest,
: entteat our brethren Of the American
press 10 Join with us IN this appeal TO tn
people to effect so desirable an object a,
the consolidation into one party OF s.
many lsms The sooner this is accom-
) pllshed. the sooner may we exptc, ha:
mony IN our ranks and unity in our ac
tons. Without it, jealousy and slrlh
will be engendered by the various lac
lions If iusionism, tugh we don't like
tina, word, which must eventually en-,
) in an open rupture, a denoument desout
ly prayed for both by paplsls and rum
mics.
Finally snd in conclusion we hay,
: received many private letters within
, few weeks, written by men OF sterling
. wouh-Na,ive Americans TO the bacl
: bone-,ellng US plainly that they disap
, n ,,uy .nnr.. Il a,