Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-05-09
ELLSWORTH AMERICAN
ELLSWUkIh:
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 1856.
I'm THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY UNDER PRO.

TEST"
Such was the exclamation Of some Of
the wild TAT leaders here. OH hearing that
Lot NJ. Morrill, Esq. had made speech
in the Senate of Maine, agains' Barnes
Liquor Bill.
This was no outbreak of passion and
i'll feeling. ltwas the deliberate opinion
! and is the sentiment Of the cool heads
and bal hearts of the men who uttcrc it.
It makes known The e,timaion in which
hitting, timid men. who think thy be.
long to the Sham democracy are held BY
the bold and inscriptions lead rs.
Those who have until now. kept up a
kind of stan ling in the party, under the
dslusi,e hope that better counsels would
prevail, and bctt n mcn would assume the
cad IN shaping the policy and marking
out the present and futlr' course of what
now is only the emocratc party in nam9
must be undec eived. They cannot still
hope on. unless they meekly q4esc,
in every new demand that is m .dc for
SUR nder Of old principles and their
p ssonal honor and integrity. This is
evident to the least Observing 1t re-
quirts no Seer. nor docs it require any
knowledge or practice in the art of PALM
'sfry to Diet erm n. this mater. Tn, po-
itical value OF all thcs, men under pro-
test" is rated AMI entered on the 'ordcr-
ly book" Of the lea lers, with all the ac-
curacy that dealer in cotton in a South.
crn market rates and describes the quail
ties of the South's great stlple article
This is not only tru,, and not only pa
tent to the mosi ordinary mind but it is
equally true that all the timid, doubling
men, wao are trolb Ell about h,ir pos.-
ton. and are uneasy and RS i've under
restraint, are classed as .lower grades. =
loo conscientious 10 be Entrusted with
any of tn, secrets Of tn inside machine.
~ of &c purity. and too democratic - be
lcvoid Of all in lepcnlc ice, they have no
pc .itic i marked value. only as .he.rvote>
will count. This is The position Of
yre.t many honorable men who have
h rctoiore acted wi h. and icl. proud to
belong to the d,mocr tic party.
The question which naturally arises.
is, how long can these mon TN Ter pro-
test continue % occupy this cqu;vocal
position, and CAIN any resari for con-
sis;cncy AMI manly ,ndep,n me-: How
long will they rem in unwr!come guests
in mpany Of MN who look with con-
'cmpt upon their childish sqneamish-
noss and inclination to abide BY princi.
pie,
Il was the Iron Duke" We believe,
who said that M on, wi conscientious
scrupes Of any kind ought TO be sol.
der Upon tn principle f isnotin,
whatever is homes: IN politics. the pres
ent wild cat lea err act
Let US examine for a IN 3m mt AMI see
who, o! all n, illustrious great m N that
have hcen orn ,meats of the dem cratic
par y Of he IA ion CO I'D now claim 10 be
n good aniin3. Who Of Their. if to-
day, ac i've men, and holding TO The SAM
principles az Of old could escap, being
placed in The sumo category: Wao of
all cur Prcsil n could have 50 far for
,o'ten his a ion. AMI The rruIhs Of his
'or,. IS 10 m Ike an onslaught on one sec
ZION of The union-'raiucins US CT il ms
and falsifyinsis history for the os ensible
purpose Of gaming favor with a par.icu.
lar class Of men, and a particular por.
ion of the country, as his The New
Hampshire lawyer. with slen Ter abili les.
and no frmness Of principles" who now
occupies The Presidential chair Who
Of all The living. ac'ive MN OF The parry
tho Ben ns. the Mi 8 the Hamlins,
&c. &c blu, are now "under protest."
If our spiri, rapp,rs. should call up
Thomas Jefferson, and ask him if he be-
ieves. or ever did, in Squa,'er Sovereign.
y. b. would TEL the unwelcome question.
or. to hun, up The ord n nc, OF | 1877. and
.sk no more foolish questions. Le' Them
.sk James Madison if The Cons i.ul ion is
susceptible Of new Interpretation at
very stepin the onwl ard march Of South
,rn nul.6,rs and Northern dough faces
n the at 'mpt to make this a natioa of
'laves an | I'm Ter the control Of an olisar.
,hy of slsv.- hold rs. instead of being a
nation Of freeman, and see what vii. b,
he answer Of tina, noted man, among the
earlier ana greater st.te,m.n." Call
Up the spirit of Andrew Jackson and
,ear the ''by the eternal" when he is
informed that the nulif;ers have tho