Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-07-25
GICRGE LAW ON THE PRESENT
CRISIS.
New YORK July 8, 1856.

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union has been effected by those whose
duty it was to have accomplished that
object--to unite the whole elements of
opposition to the present corrupt Admin
istration, welded as it is by the extreme
Slave Oligarchy of the South. For the
last three years, this same oligarchy has
used the entire power and patronage of
the General Government to crush out all
independent action and honest represen-
tation on the part of The North to pur-
chase up Northern men who were willing
to misreprcscnt their constituents from
personal motives and for promises Of ia
vor from the present corrupt Admins
ton.
All good men who have the love Of
their country at heart, both in the North
and in the South, should unite cordially
in a common effort to destroy the viper
that has coiled around the freedom and
independence of the American people,
Freedom Of speech is prohibited in the
halls of Congress bowie knives and
reyolvcrs are worn as daily appendages
at the Capital as means of assault and
defense. The Senate declares itself not
only pewcress for punishment, but even
palsied for protection. Its members
laok quietly ON and see a member strick-
en- down in open day in the Senate Cham
Der, without even the common effort of
humanity Chat would be exercised in a
bar-room to save man prostrated, with
cat an opportunity of defending him
self. Thus you see that those who rep
resent their constituents honestly, and
by unanswerable arguments, and who
cannot be purchased by executive favor,
must be awcd into silence by bowie
knives, biudgeons, and revolvers. Such
is the scheme OF Government inaugurated
under the Pierce dynasty, and tostcred
BY the Southern sectional power that
supports it. Upon this oasis, and into
tha AIMS of this power, the nominee OF
the Cincinnati Convention surrenders
himself nettre the country, without the
slightest rc.erv ation or individual indie
pendcncc OF his own. What has the
country TO expect if buchanan succeeds:
Nothing better than it has experienced
under Mr. Pierce, and perhaps some
thing worse. One is an old man with
cut independence Of mind or energy Of
character, which the country is fore
warncd Of ty his declaration, that he is
no longer James Buchanan, and has no
plant instrument of the Slave Power
that nominated him at Cincinnati, and
must reflect their views only. 1t viii
be wei! for the American people 10 re-
member this when thcy cast their votes
for eti.f ma 5istrate in November next.
Inc other came into Office, man in
the prime of iife, without any such sub
mission OF pledges, backed up by almost
the unanimous voice Of the country in
his ect;on. and yet surrendered him
sell 10 the same oljsarchy that has
wietdel his power during his adminis-
tra,,on, as absolutely as if he had no
VIII or mia, ot his own, and had no re-
sponsiO.!i'y to any section of the Union
except to the 350,00 shareholders Of
the South: WHO now coatrol the E..ccu-
tive. the ju,l;cjo y, and the Senate. The
only voice tie Free States have In the
Federal Government is in the House of
Representatives.
Is it not tar to expect that if Mr.. Bu-
chanan shout;t be elected, !he evils that
the country has experienced for the last
three years viii 60 on increasing during
his administration until the Northern
mind VIII submit no longer to be chca-
ted, buIliel, dcdei anu deprived Of its
just ris'ts ana i4ir representation in the
Federal Government
As oAc OF the leading features OF the
coming Administration, Slavery is to be
forced ioto Kansas. The rivers, the
5reat highway of the Nation through
Missouri, Slave State, arc to be closed,
as they are at present, to ihe Frecmcn
: of the North VINO desire TO emigratc to
that Territory. Those great thDrourh-
farcs which have heretofore been looked
upon as the pride OF the nation. and that
steam has rendered 50 valuable for tram
sportation OF persons Or properly, mast
be closed to the Freemau of the North,
or they must be subjected to examina-
ton, insalt, loss Of property, and turned
back, unless they proclaim themselves
in favor Of the institution Of Slavery in
this Territory. Such means as these