Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-03-19

by terror and reckless daring. If the
rule Of the minority convention is now
formally sanctioned by Congress, it will
be most dangerous precedent; an in,
strument Of wrath, treasured up for a
day OF wrath. We app cal against this
system to the democracy Of the country
we appeal to all people who love order,
and jnstic anl freedom. This city, for
its numbers, il tho wcalthicst in tho
world. l call on the men Of wealth in
this great city to take to heart the danger
OF establishing as a principle that ma
jority of single body, elected to a con
yention perhaps in time of high excite
ment, filled, as will sometimes happen.
with menjdesperatcly daring and corrupt,
animated, as men under such circum
stances are apt to be, by personal and
party passions, should assume the abso
lutte right to change the fundamental
law of the country without reference
to the people. If they are not aarnc |
on account Of their own fortunes, ask
them to consider what disposition, under
'ASii hii abspAhbE tp4AN ttOI. IuI1nJ Dt
made Of corporate prapcrty ty-what chang
es in the management o trus. fluids set
apart for purposes OF charity or educ ion
or the support of religions worship =
Especially speaking in so5cr carnastncss
to rejecting men, | rcmiul the Catholics
ofwhet might happen, calling to their
recollection the grievance to which they
were exposed in an Etstern state, and
from which they only escapcd by the
reference of tn, Constitution to the pea.
pie. We call on our naturalizel citizens
to ref 3ct on their danger from the prin.
ciplc involved in accepting the decision
of a Convention as final and without ap-
peal. Our country is subject to pcriod-
cal excitements on the franchise OF nat.
u allied citizens; and it may happen that
a convention possessed Of this absolute
power may seek to perpctnate themselves
and their party in office by one sweeping
disfranchisemont of the foreign born
We call on tho poo: AMI labcring men to
cone up to the rcscus; for in the diYfs-
ion that prevails on universal suffrage,
sooner Or later a convention would be
founl ready to limit tae right Of sufiras &c
an to majnta; n the limitation by fJrca.
" cI'"n 'Ae a'I OF every lflshnan to a
man, AMI every descendant OF al Irish.
N N; for Ireland throu n three cantu.Ics,
shows the bitter fruits Of g54crun5a.
imposed by the completely between a
sttf,n los; m n1rity and -he c,n,-,l r,r.,r
; al us ~ ''''''f ''''' t'i' c-il'f1' pow
- -,
e y III ho' ',''Hc al apqea 10 tie
30 ztzt'' - S-'''' o'' II a}A i'att oi 'ha
= '.''-' II = 9 ''' .'.''s'', a. an i'ie.e
93 Sa9 pow II Oh " Convention suddenly
eAI.et 'oiet'er' we s4o4id say l. Is the
- u -" were 'ei'tFsoh awe, We
sioa.i On 'a'' OCCASION nave a pfotes,
ron MS pen ne -"ilih' Pr1hc'Pie OF
III s,''e'',ii'N"p was 10 consult 'he
Peop'c aA,' 10 revere 'ne Peopi'' But
"h'' 40 -! "a voice comes 10 us
lto'h QUE VI '0'.'LSon successors IN the
eaaif Oh s'''c Oh IN O'a baa.int9h' aHd
IN ciear ana instinct terms n REJECTS the
/. compton constitution as not tAc act
anu IeeA Oh 'ne p'"P'a oil ~ hzas' ana ne
f'Sh"F eoa 'e'''n> ''e i''eo nPt on sched
".e Is n II f,n0n'c4n. New York VIII
respond % MA ana ihe great noFl'-
west Wiil swell the eehc'
ne poht! OF enforcing tae LecomP-
ton C2h'''tl''on on an unwilling people
Is neither W'Se' eSpedicnt, nor possible
frnGlPie Is 'Ne true d V'ner BY winch
the PRESIDENT ci tree people sways the
millions ana secures malorities Tor his