Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-10-31
For the Ellsworth American.
LETTER FROM KANSAS

Maine, and congratulate you most hearth
" in the signal success with which your eff
forts have been crowned. Not that l am
yery much interested in the change in Maine
itself, though that, in some respects is i'm
portanr no doubt still, my interest in the
wonderful turn which the Maine state cleo
ton has taken, is mainly on account of the
evidence it gives that the State will go right
on the presidential election, and do her part
nobly, to effect change in the national gov
eminent as entire, as that which you have
wrought in Maine. am proud of Maine,
my native State. (Which regard with deep,
interest) that she has done 20 nobly-that
she has SO suddenly, and so fully broken
away from party shackles, and taken the
only common sense, and patriotic co urse, in
going for the right, irrespective of party
She did herself great honor, (which has been
pretty freely and fully awarded to her,) in
leading of in the prohibitory law, in regard
to the sale of spirits. A shade, it is true
has been spread over her the past year, by
the deathless, and impious efforts of the ad
| vocates Of rum. But that shade trust is
destined to pass away as suddenly as it came.
And now Maine has given decisive evidence
that she is right on the greatest question
that has ever agitated our country, and that
she will do all her part, in bringing about
one of the greatest, and most important yes,
the greatest and most important changes ever
effected in the administration Of our govern
ment since its commencement.
Never before was there such imperative
need of an entire change-never was there
room for 50 great one for 1t is ID bnd all
controversy, that never before, was there
from the beginning, any thing in the Ereen-
tire Of our nation, to compare with the i'm
becility, despotism, and corruption which
now exists.
To say nothing, Of other acts. and delin-
ounces, we have in this territory the most
pleuary, and painful evidence Of the great
est extent, and truthfulncss of all this. No
despot on earth, could be more cruel, and op-
pressive towards his people, than the chief
Magistrate of this nation has been, and is
firmly resolved to be, towards the innocent,
order loving, and law abiding people of this
territory. Our happiness, and safety. both
in relation to property, and life, would be
more secure, were We transferred to be citi-
zens Of Austria, Turkey or under the Gar of
Russia
\ gang Of men, druken, and disorderly,
elected by drunken mob from Missouri ,
many Of them actually citizenso that State,
are declared by the President and his legal ad-
> wiser, to be our legal, and proper Legislature ::
! and the laws which they have enacted, though
the most inhuman. oppressive. and impious
, that could be formed and though denounced
as outrageous and d',graeefM by many of
his own party in c ongress, are still declared
to be binding upon us, and the Executive oil.
the nation is taking every method in its
power to enforce them upon US.
This is the principle ground of contention
among us at this time. The question with
the Executive in relation to us, is, will YOU
| submit 10 the ldrs? This, of course we can
not do. Well, to coerce us into obedience
the T. 5. troops are brought into requistion
and because Col. Sumner, the commander at
fort Leavenworth showed some favors to the
free State people of the territory whom he
well knew to. be in the right, he was at once
superseded by Gen. Smith who would show
no mercy But worse than all this. hordes,
of the very worst type of human beings
from the south, have been thrust in upon us,
who, in the horrid form of guerrilla hands,
have secured the country stealing, robbing,
burning and numbering, that if by any
means, or by all the most infamous means
combined, they can crush out of us the syir.
it of men-the spirit of liberty-the love Of
/, freedom, for which our fathers bled 81 freely,
) and died 30 readily; and then ride, rough
shod over the graves of our fellows, and the
rights and dearest interests of us all.
This, all this; aye. and much more which
l have neither times nor space here to refer
to, is most justly, and truthfully chargable
upon the Executive Of our country. We
= have humbly petitioned, earnestly remopstra-
> ted, and firmly asserted our rights. but all
: to no purpose A deaf ear is turned to our
entreaties, and we are insultingly told that
! our troubles are selt-made-that if we will
5 but submit to the laws, (the bogus laws) we
can have peace and protection. Our only
hope then, dear sir, is in an entire change
r of the national administration Upon this
. depends, all that We hold worth living for,
and life itself. You will not think it strange
, then, that we most earnestly desire change,
or that whatever contributes towards effect
ing it, makes us glad. repeat it, am
: proud Of my native State. She will do all
her part to clear out the "Augean stable" at
,, Washington, and hurl hack to oblivion, and
deserved disgrace, those who have 20 shame
fully dishonored, and would if they could,
disgrace, and shroud in infamy, the seats,
most honorably filed, by the illustrous men,
whose ashes can scarcely fail to be stirred by
! the gross abuses practioed by their successors
Of the present time.
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