Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-04-25

Stampede of Office holders.

I tlonal Meeting House in this town on
Fast Gay, one of the most ludicrous. sur
prising and disgfaeeful scenes. in which
high bred, we'll dressed men ever partici-
pated. The Rev. Mr.. Prince pastor of
the Methodist Church hal accepted an
inv;tation to preach in the Congregation
al house; and after naming his text, re-
marked, that upon a day SCI apart Tor Fast
m, Humiliation and Prayer, it was par.
tleularly appropriate for humble worship
pers 10 call to mind their manifold sins
and trans sressions, not only as individu-
ais, but as a nation. He. therefore. pro-
pose 20 consider some of those vices to
which as a psopl2 we were prone
Among them was that OF Iatemperance
HE preacher then stated that the repeal
OF the late law for the suppression of In.
temperance, was, in his estimation, deep
~ to be regretted. Upon which declara-
ton, cur inlammable Collector of Gus
~ 49,. '-s INV WV o4' 's""s''"s :,
Ike a lcaod n darn, supported on the
o''s s'9' y '"s ii's' ''nef'''"! 'ne eoah
y, and on the other, by Cd. r., vhig
rather more than straight at thai tine
~ u W US u. o..ies s.''sso y 'ae'F &c
t''si 'at ias saesse'e''. TIC etefeyhi2n re-
ma h - ''''' 1t " ~ '''f' III our ne" ilqpor
IA" "9Ys14 .'t'teass' rather saah al'htllsh
''-1 : ''''e ~ '''as"t sp't'es pf multiply.
l'is 'ziisiszs NJ II te' pom III. =
| isfee aei2s=9se 10 'Ae National sonXen-
'i'i'' ,'i .n''so,tls q1'ie' an t3tla-.eia'
iiis'ii' me t.ie Ola ID spoAs fi9ht out
III meeting ana inquired II tae gentle
Hiatt eeata aasis any cement when haa
oeeh 0etiSe-' rom inc Ga Ia" he
speaker fepileo that ne would, al a snlta-
DC '2;lie. l ne oio1Aef OF the Collector
a jack o lantern " hig then rusae. Tor
the door. sfuInoi!ho as ne went, "that II
this was political meeting he thought ii
had better be organized properly The
only office holder now left, MS the shsr-
III son ana deputy and Superintendent
OF the Custom House. Seeing himself
deserted he very 5peesa7iy- and in good
order covered the retreat OF his superior
officers.
Such are the simple facts; and we
challenge the History OF New England
to furnish parallel to this outrage. Ii
has been remarked that this was a ludi-
crous scene. In one view il was hiqbly
so. Here were assembled the dienitaries
of the National and State administrations
the head and front of the Grand allied
Democratic army of The County of Han.
cock, all panic stricken and pu, TO aipbt
by the mention of the repeal of the Maine
Law, by one of the most modest. quiet
and nom fanatical citizens among us
Had the Rev. gentleman been Roanerces
who with sarcasm had stung and invectives
had dashed into fury the passions of these
honorable gentlemen. the "a So would have
been widely different but here mace
full minister of the eas,cl of tho p,;,co
of peaee. all unar,nea Ike +bo ror.he,l
Shepherd of Israel. save with the si,onle
weapons of truth, sends confusion. terror
and rout among the ranks of a proud and
victorious enemy. who had mot tho
valor of the Champion of the pb;l;st;ras
to stand and force the honest earnest nj.
terances of servant of God. Had the
sermon been exclusively political-had