Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-09-11

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dent. That he makes boas, of it and
undertakes to defend his course. is de-
grading to him aud to the people who
gave him the power to do so great a
wrung.-BostoH Journal.
4 The N. Y. Comasr ciai .Adce. tiser
says:
at seems to us tina. the President has
needlessly thrown down the gauntlet of
defiance to the popular sentiment of
large majority OF the people of this
/ Union, and ungucstionably to all the
/ free States, when he says that slavery
cons:itu,ionally exists in every territory
! Of the Union, aud that it is a mystery to
| him that anybody should ever have
doubted i, : One is almost tempted to
I ask whether Mr. Buchanan himself did
not doubt it before the decision was
made in the famed bred Scott case
Our own impression is that the language
OF his inaugural implied much doubt
We publish the reply of the Presi-
dent in full to-day, conceding to it the
considerable space which it occupies,
more as mark of respect to the Ma
tional Executive than because of any
particular value inherent in the prooue
ton itself, The whole transaction
strikes US as both supcrfuous and undig-
nihed. The lester OF Mr.. Buchanan,
waile It announces nothing which had not
before beer patent to the country in
4 the policy Ct his administration, deals
with grave questions OF State in the
spirit rather of politician than states
man. and is lust as unsatisfactory as it
was uncallcd for."-N. Y. Times.
Mr.. Buchanan has replied a, consider.
able length and his letter is now before
us. If the bogus law referred TO are a
disgrace to the civilization of the age,
the reply of Mr. Buchi nan is disgrace
20 human nature, and places Mr.. Blu
chanan among the boldest of the border
rutfians in sentiment, if not below the
chiefest of them all; screening himself
behind the technical forms of law. with
an excessive parade Of his love of peace
and devotion to duty. he comes out with
tht following extraordinary statement.
State Of Maine
The Poor I'm i-o-n-The Free
will Baptsts OF Eastern Maine, held
their annual netting in Hancock. week
before last We learn that i, was very
interesting gathering of the denomina-
ton, md that some Of their most talent
cd men were present. During the sess-
ion,one of the preachers delivered very
able sermon from some text of which the
theme was,the relig ons element in man.
The preacher argued that this elemen,
tended to favor liberty and was therefore
antagorstic TO slavery; but exclaimed
the preacher, and as if he would have it
in paren,hcsis. at will net do TO say
anything about slavery because /. will
cndangcr the Unioa.'' Here was a
pause for a moment. which was taken up
by a lay brother. who hal no, the fear
Of Custom House officers before his eyes.
and who had in "pickwickian sense,
a,a ming fears for the Uaion-cxclaim-
Ing with stcntorian lungs. "P-o-o-r
LB-i-o-H. The effect was ladicrous. -
The tone an manner Of the laynan, was
hlli serious, and half otherwise, and tn
audience smiled. anil no doub: respou
dHd in sympathy with the speaker
Poor t-n-i-o.n
TuE ADDRESS Of Mr.. Morrill, on Mon
lay afternoon last was a splendid effort.
His 4reument covered the whole ground
Of difference between the two parties
Mr.. Morrill, dii,ns Indulge in dcc,arm.
alton; bat he calmly and logically,
ratnt Sly and Officially. comba;,cd the
dogmss, the heresYs, and the worse than
criminal conduct OF tn 50 called nation
al democratic partv. There was an
csrf est csS Of expression and power
Is ii> logic, and a force Of rcas n,ng.
which carried conviction, and inspired
confidence in the man and in the prin-
cipies OF the party, which will be long
remembered. The Hall was full in the
afternoon and in the evening i, was
hlled to its utmost capacity and many
could not get seats. We could no, give
anything like a fair repor, of this mas
'orly speech if we had the space. We
wish all the voters in Maine could hear
him.
-Thtre was heavy frost in this Sec
tioA on Tuesday night.
The account published in the Unioa
of the meeting in Ellsworth to hear Mr..
Morrill, is false in more than one par