Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-08-22
Arno Wiswell Esq. the Nominee of the
Sham democracy ofthe 9Th District.


Sham democracy ofthe 9th District.
We have been amused, while reading
the report Of this gentlemans speech as
published in the Machias Union, which
he delivered himself of at the Convention
at Columbia the 9Th inst Almost at
the commencement he remarked that.
He didn't desire to make political
speech, and he didn't expect it was de-
sired of him. Said he was a stranger to
large proportion of the Convention,
but by what he had seen and heard TO-.
day, believed himself in. the presence OF
no small numbers OF the democratic par
ty of his District, every way worthy o.
the name.
We think Mr. Wiswell followed out
his desire and that of the Convention.
as we can find no evidence, in reading
his remarks, that he attempted what
to him would be an impossiblity-make
a speech on that side.
What he says about mo small num-
hers' of the democratic party, gives us
some idea Of thu extent Of that party, in
this District whose candidate he is
There were in the Convention, as many
gentlemen, as there are pounds in a
quintal of fish and they most all Office
holders. The principles Of this party
are seven in number-.fre lcaues and tro
fishes.
The time was, when there was dem :
ocratic party in this country, which had
some respect for the rights Of the "toil-
ing Millions and some regard for the
principles of the " earlier and greatest
men of the country, and some show of
consistency between profession and prac-
tice. But the party of to-day of that
name, is sham-a cheat-a nameless
humbug, controlled by horse jockey pol
iticians, bawling demogogues-men tine
tured with the rank notification doc
trines Of Calhoun, and the hypocracy of
men, who will,
"Steal the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the Devil in"
This wise man next says: "By asso-
citation and education he had learned of
democratic doctrines from his youth
under other circumstances, and by a
different education might have been
Wing, but under no circumstances,
never black Republican
TheIrishman said when told that he was
foreigner, that The might have been
born in this country if he had been
of mind to, and remained content I'M
der that belief We are sure our friend,
the nominee, is equally happy in the be-
lief that The could have never been,
under no circumstances, a black Repub-
lican."
The idea may have been borrowed,
however, from the lame Englishman, for
ne said,
"'Tis education forms the common mind"
and there are many living illustrations
of this truisin.
Under no circumstances never black
Republican," truth unwittingly told.
The republicanism for which he has no
affinity, is the republicanism of jefferson
and Madison. 1t is the republicanism
which holds to the doctrines which were
embodied in the Declaration of Indepen-
dence and which declared, that all
men are created equal that they are
endowed by their Creator with inaliena-
BILE rights that among these are life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
That to secure these rights governments
are instituted among men, deriving their
just powers from the consent of the gov
erned.' These are the principles of the
Republican party--for them MIR. Wis.
we'll has no feeling of attachment and
never could belong to party that bias.
With all ofour respect for him as a gen.
tleman in all the relations of life-and
we believe him above Reproductive be-
heve that Nature never intended him to