Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-09-07
politital.
An Inquiry made to the Electors Of
Hancock County.

endorse the proceedings Of the Pierce dy.
nasty at the coming election. on Sepsem.
Der 10Th. 1855: and IN so doing, give
your votes in favor Of Slavery. ,ha. curse
Of all curses, in preference TO Freedom,
that most psecioss booa ef III beons u
every human being!
This is a question which every man in
Maine ought to answer on the 10Th "f
September. And i. is one upon which
trust every Freeman will ponder. aud
consider we'll, in the answer given through
the ballot.box; and IL he be true Amer.
ican, there is not the least doubt but he
can readily arrive at the firm resolve, and
the only one tina. is worthy Of an Ameri.
can. viz: not 10 Go so.
, Il may be asked, in what manner can
we be so recreant to our duty, as men and
treemen, as to do so!
will tell you. Give your vote for
Samuel Wells, and the dark and shame.
ful Il was about to say damnable) dee !
is done.
trust can say enough in support Of
this, to convince every mind. that is not
most numerically overburdened with
prejudice, and irredeemably hound up in
beautiful sympathy for the slavocracy Of
the South.
At the State Convention which nomi.
mated Samuel Wells as a candidate Tor
Governor, to be supported BY the de'soc.
racy Of Maine, was the Hon. E. K.
Smart, who was a member Of the coW.
mit,ee on Resolves. And after returning
from that convention, he thus in,erprets
the action Of ,ha. convention. aud the no
op;nionable Resolves adopted there.
Listen to what he says in his paper
I'm the Resolutions passed BY an over.
whelming vote, fac,,ous men were told in
significant terms that the noble sou Of
New England twill command the re-
spect and support Of all true men. II
Franklin Pierce lives. he ,ciN hare such
support in tie year Of our Lord one thou.
sand eight hundred and ttiy.sir! He
is the standard bearer of the nation, the
exponent Of democratic principles. the
'endorsed' favoriie Of the democracy Of
Maine"
This is the Interpretation given. to the
action Of the State Convention which
nominated Samuel Wells. BY one Of the
lea ding members Of that convention.
Now. Fellow Citizens. and Free,nen
Of Hancock County; are you prepared
to endorse the proceedings Of the presen,
administration. to endorse the man who
betrayed the North, and gave all ,ha, vas,
territory north Of So 80 N. Lat. 10 ,ha,
most cursed influence. Human Slavery
And all on the admir- able. and very con-
scien.'ous plea Of squa.ser sovereignty /;
and then will no: lit finger in supper,
Of tina, sovereignty, when II is uampled
upon by band OF cut.,hroa.s, and Mis-.
sourian desperadoes.
| l trust run no risk in answering NO
But that you would do so in CIV, ing
your vote for SAMUEL Wells, must be
admitted from necessity, after what has
been shown Of the opinions Of those who
formed the convention which nominated
him, and what is showing itself every
day. Samuel Wells is a, present stump.
ing the State for your vMes. And wha,
does he talk about! Why the Maine
Law. What does he say about it? Well,
come to boil down one Of his long
speeches Of two or three hours, to abou,
five or ten minutes. and you ill see ,ha,
there is some little minu.iae. that is lit.
tie out Of order. slightly unconstitutional
-some'h'ng that. perhaps. can be Fixed
in two hours legislation. But what does
he say Oh the gres, question Of HUMAN
FREEDOM That issue which is para
mount 10 all others!
He says simply that he has 10 opinion
to ezPress.
| Why does Re not have an opinion ,e
express :! Simply because he dare moi
express an opinion. And why doe. hs
not dare to express an opinion Beca au.s
if he did. it would have 10 he either in IA
vos, or against slavery. And if it be il
the former case. he knows very well ,ha
he could not get support enough from III.
true democracy Of Maine to make even
a shadow. And If il were in the latte,
case. he would bring down on his devoted
head the wrath Of the whole Pierce dy,
nasty. The true suppositiou to be arri
we'd at is. that he 10 in fasor of slarcrs
aud the ertensios Of slave territory. And