Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-08-29
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ing clccteC President OF the fREM0NT
CLUB, in Ellsworth :-GENTLEMEN, as
this is the first time have met with the
Republican party feel it to be proper
that should define my position. 1t is
well known to you, that have been a
democrat-an active one in this town
for the last twenty years. 1t is also
we'll known to many present that am
reported by the Border Ruthans of this
village, as having left the democrats
and joined the abolitionists Now fel-
low citizens, as ! see many of my old
democratic friends here. | wish to say
something upon that subject. You and
| lnborcd shoulder to shoulder for the
election of Perceive were all good
democrats then. | am not concious of
having abandoned one of the principles
of the party at that day If | have |
will thank any man to point out to me
wherein. Mr.. Pierce was elected by near
~ the unanimous voice of the people of
the country. In less than two years. all
his friends in this country, aided by his
employees could not elect one member
to the Legislature and whenever the
doughface party have succeeded in
clecting any one Of their party to an
office. it has been by Dragging, cheating,
lying, with the additional help of money
and straight wings. believe you will
agree with me, that such appliances
formed no part of the creed Of the dem
ocratic party, when we were soldiers in
that company.
What do the people Of this country to
day, say Of Mr.. Pierce, and the small
squad that adhere to him Within the
last three months. they have virtually
hurled him from the Presidential chair.
with his Northern doughftee crew, and
buried them deep as the bottomlcss pit
beneath the scorn, contempt, indigna
ton of the American people. Now, iel-
low citizens who has turned | will
m aet any old line democrat in this vii
lage. and so into personal oxamina.
ton of our democracy.
Gentlemen, they care nothing about
democracy. What they want is men to
% it blind for the extension Of Slavery.
They don want men that have princi-
pies of their own. They can make a
modern democrat out of almost anything
If you could dig up an old Tory of IS,
with all hi, political sins upon him, and
if he would only hurrah for slavery ex-
tension, he woald be a model buchanan
democrat.
That portion of the liberty party that
have abatcd some portion Of their de-
manis upon the Government. and take
their position with the L. P. against the
extension Of slavery, l can cheerfully
and heartily unite with i'll this great et-
fort for freedom
But the old flnatical Abolitionists,
like the present Register of Probate.
who WIS for several years the Abolition
candidate for Treasurer. in this County,
and was aided and allotted by the present
collector of this Revenue District and
his whole clique, who wrote and distrib
uted votes throughout this County
against the regular Democratic nominee
this elias s-Gentlemen, of the abo
lition party to man are this day But
chanan Democrats.
see wings present. men that ] have
honestly opposed and fought agains
for years. Gentlemen, every one OF the
questions on which you and | differed
have been long 81 nee settled and buried
and see no good reason for disturbing
their rcposa. But there was question
upon which we always agreed, an'
that question was the non extension o
Slavery. That question now is the issu'
before this Country, and am rejoicec
to find myself associated with you IL
this struggle against Southern Slave
,crats aud Northern Hunkers
l think | Sc in this assembly a small
sprinkling of another political organiza
ton usually denominated the American
party.
That party never belonged to; neye
sympathised with them intheir movement
heretofore-but have uniformly ex
pressed my disapprobation OF their cours
privately and publicly. Last year
voted for the candidates which the,
voted for, because l regardc d them al
good Democrats, and neither knew no
cared who nominated them. But, Gen
tlemen. when | call to mind the conduc
of two distinguished citizens of this vii
lage last spring at the April term Of tn
Court who were engaged during tn
whole term in haunting up foreigners, AM
dragging them into the Court House b.
the Dozen, to be naturalized, and som
of those men know from my knowl
edge did not wish to be naturalized, di'
not wish to interfere in the elections
| say Gentlemen, when see Hunkers
Office holders engaged in such practice
am strongly inclined to sympathiz
with my Native American friends here
When I know that Mr.. Wiswell tn
nominee for NJ. c., for this District l
now engaged in circulating the report Il
Aroostook County. that the Republican
party, in Ellsworth tarred and feathere'
the Catholic Priest, burnt the Church
and committed all those acts, which al
the good citizens so deeply deplore.