Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-07-17

to the wicked neglect of their politica
rights and responsibilities by the clas
known as our first citizens and a scan
dal to the noble name of citizen it is
There never has been moment
when the honest, intelligent, unaspirin:
voters of New York could not have plac
ed in our executive and legislative Office:
men of the stamp of Clinton, Hoffman
Colding, Hone. Paulding, Bovine, Have
meyer, and others of the past and ,ass
ing generations. How do these name.
compare with those of Bill Wilson, Fer
nando Wood, Ned McCon nell. and the
less known but kindred luminaries now
sracing the Council Chambers W.
confess to but slight hope for the future
So long as it is considered disgraceful tc
accept City offices, 50 Ions they will bt
filled in the main by knavcs or fools
There is no real redemption for New
York until the honest men of all parties
and no party, come up to the rescue, and
risk the temporary disgrace, if they please
| to call it so, to secure their emancipa ion
from the rule and robbery of rowdies
rum-seliers, tickct.swindlers and thieves
SENATOR FEssENDEv.-The New Or
leans Crescent has the following compli.
mentary notice of one of the representa-
tiyes of the Pine Tree State in the U.
S. Senate
Adjoining Collamcrs seat i, that o.
the youngest member of the Free Soil
party in the Scnate-but one destined to
become one of the most prominent,
as he is certainly one of the ablcst-thc
Hon. William Pitt Fessenden of Maine.
Like Collamer, he served an apprentice
ship in the House, but had retired from
that body for several years before being
elected to the Senate He came to the
Stnate with scArcel ly any reputation, but
1t was not long before he began to show
his mettle. He possesses the faculty of
IN king a better speech every time he rises
than the list one before. Douglas, Cass
aud others, although paying little atten-
ton to him at first. began finally to re-
cogniz' his ability, ard to fin / in him a
foeman worthy Of their brightest steel.
His speech on the Presidents message,
at the beginning of the last session, was
uaquestion4bly the best one from that
side oil the House
In person Mr.. Fesscnicn is tall. lank
and lean. He appears always as if j1st
tainty Of winning. In the discharge OF
his ordinary senatorial duties he seems to
isolate himself from the remainder OF his
party, and to act entirely on his own re-
sponsibility.
His mind is OF that acute analytical
or Ter that thoroughly disscc.s every sub
iact on which it is brought to bear. Like
Gov. Crit.endsn, he avoids the beaten
tra"k of arSum cntatiou, and always
brings forth something new and original.
When succ sstul argument can be made
on his side Of any question, he will pre-
sent i. in its strongest colors-and when
c ught on the weak sijc CT the argument,
he will wire out Of it with all ths ingan
uity OF special plealer. In this latter
line Douglas has heretofore stood almost
without rival in the S,nate-but in two
or three bouts which Fcsscnden had with
him the Little Giant encountered his full
match.
There seems to b. an air of greater
sincerity about him than most of tia 9TH
er Free Soil Senators; nor does ne appear
to have any higher ambition than to serve
his party successfully in the Senate.
But should his reputation continue to in
crease as it has done, Seward will have 20
look to his laurels."