Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-12-05
flor the American.
18th Moon. in the reign Of Pierce, the
Fourth vear.


chems Of the party including the rag.
tag and bob-tail of dear Ould Ireland.
being satisfied that the Platform was du-
ly elected, determined to have cclcbra.
ton. The Irish wing of the party term
it a wake
Accordingly at the last solemn powwow
of the great Sachems, in the little attic
of the Custom House, Wednesday be.
fore nksgiving, was fixed upon. as
the day, and the deputy collector clothed
I in his robe of office, wolf skin fringe,
with lambs wool (which is not to
interpreted wolf in sleeps clothing,
and decorated also with the order of st.
Patrick, a shillalah, or wee bit of
sprig of sapling in his right hand tn
long visaged-wise deputy, the most
wonderful Sachcm of them all, made
speech in behalf Of the Irishry's taking
part in the celebration.
And why pray" such were his me-
morable words, Ought these dear fel.
lows to be left out. They have been
the very life of the party. of that great
democratic mogul of the Union, the
patriarch of slaves and the affectionatc
guardian of their masters. Why next
to the pope and the Virgin Mary-these
Patricks Of Erin go Bra are believers in
the invisible presence Of the great Dem
oeracy. o how l love en-, | do, yes
do The grand master of the sons OF
temperance, Col. RICE, put the question
and the Irishry were voted in and then
after sharp wrangling and wrathy
speeches, tic vote in which the presid.
ing Sachem decided the ballot, declared
that no one should get drunk before
Wednesday afternoon.
The lights were blown GU. in the attic
and with muttled tread the dwellers of
. Cork retired to their habita,ion while
the Col. struck bee line for Franklin
and the wonderful deputy walked in a
brown study to Buckspor,.
BY previous appointment the Sun rose
on Wednesday morning bright and daz-
cling His broad disc welcomed Capt
SWEET and his six FOUNDER. who gave
him a rousing salute Just as he peeped
above the summit of big Tunk noun
tim The sky, too, was serene and
cloudlcss. the air NAL. A Roman OF
the old school would have called this
happy omen, a Frenchman would have
said. see the sun of Austerli.z but the
democrats forgot the lucky incident. and
true to their instincts, surrendered
themselves to their idol ;-whiskey tod
dy and vile New England, colored ma
hogany. with still viler brandy.
The reoicinss did not commence till
night when the orgies were worthy Of
the occasion but during the day, loyal
protestations and kindly greetings of
the faithful were joyous anticipations OF
the reve!s of the evening.
Great Sachems of the democracy prom.
enaded Main St, forenoon and afternoon
exchanging affectionate grips with dear
brethren, and inquring about the health
of the good wives and the children
Squire Dean most affec.iona,ely asked
how his numerous young namesakes
down on the islands were getting along !;
and the facile deputy took station in the
square Of Paddy Lane, and received his
Irish friends, accos;ing the men with an
.arrah be aisy, and the women wi tn a
polite wink and gracious smile.
Capt. SWEET fired his six FOUNDER and
the services of the evening began. A
thousand tar barrels suddenly blazed !,
ten thousand tallow wax candles illumi.
mated the night, bright like day, and
torpedoes. Roman lights, blue and red,
and fire crackers ushered in the jubilee
of Democracy.
First came the speeches at Writings
Hall. spacious room whose capacity is
somewhat less than five thousand COM
fortably seated. AS faithful and i'm
partial chronicler of events it would be
my duty to narrate all the doings OF
the great pow-wow, but are they not all
related in the chronicles of Erastus, the
younger, surnamed Redman Therefore
| will only recount the most notable
events.
The great speech of the evening was
by that ferocious little Jacobin from
Bangor, Johnny Peters. To say that
he was fiery, indignant. WITTY, funny
and wrathy would be, to simply affirm
what is admitted: to relate a second
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