Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-09
"The LONE STAR" in Maine,
Of Slavery, nominated for
Congress- in the Sixth Con-
gressional District. Hon.
Bion Bradbury the Candi-
date of the Peter Funk Pol.
iticians.

date Of the Peter Funk Pol
iticians.
Every observing man in this Congressional
District has been aware for the last six
months, of deep laid scheme of the politi-
clans of the bunker tribe. to slaughter their
old candidate for Congress, and to put on the
track Hon. Bion Bradbury, the standing
Collector at Eastport for the last quarter of
century The thing came to a head on
Wednesday at Columbia; and Mr.. Wiswell
who has spent his money and time freely
whenever called upon, in the service Of those
who have slaughtered him, is laid away
quietly, to be fed on promises that are
as tickle and unreal as o "will-o'-the
wisp."
The dead-heads of the party, the fogy
politicians throughout the State, the occu-
:-t- r. A. p--asidant's Custom Houses and
Post Offices, the fossillIzeu rrrI,a,us vr enc
old Silver Gray wing of the party-the squad
that never knew any other democracy, than
70 hurra for slavery and curse "nigger,
have all had hand in cooking this pie
The only trouble attending this arrangement
was how to ease the fall of the old candidate
This was part of the programme which
required the most skill to accomplish sue
cessfully The suavlty Of Frenchman, and
the sleight of hand of a tight rope dancer,
were necessary to the purpose. The ques-
tion to be solved, was not .'how not to do it"
but how to doit. But the deed, as we pre-
dicted three months since, has been accom-
2lshed, and
Z" Black Spirits and white,
Red Spirits and gray "
in concave assembled, ut Columbia, at the
party S slaughter house, consummated what
had been determs'sd on long before by few
leading ones. These men, Wednesday, had
only the plain duty assigned them Of afixing
this political epitaph, adopted for the occa-
6on for the Managers
Here Skugg
Lies snug
As bug
In rug.
The executioners nodded at the helm"
during the ceremony;
The why and wherefore Of this change
this discarding old gods and setting up new
ones Of more questionable genuineness, will
deserve some notice hereafter. For the
present We desire to speak of the candi-
date.
In the Democratic State Convention in
m TO
.hat had principles, and it dared to avow
them, resolutions were introduced taken al
most literally from the message of Gov Dana
asserting the right and the duty Of the Gov
srnmsrs to prohibit the extension Of slavery
and not to surrender whdt r,2hyully belongs
to the free loborers Of the Uhoie country
The convention was composed Of more than
sx hundred members, and Of this whole
number Bios BRADBURY was the only one
that voted no, thereby gaining for himself the
poor compliment Of being the Lime Star
Of slavery, in Maine. He, for long time
was the leader Of squad Of adamantine
bunkers, not over a bakers dozen Of them
twics told. yet Of such power and influence
y, in . good degree, to shape the policy Oh
ths party in the state.
Upon the sore questions of slavery exten-
sion and Whmot Provsoism, Mr.. B. has ai
clean record o. any man Of the famous
Accomac county, Va. where pedagogues and
newspapers have never yet dared to enter
and where "niggers" are the staple article
Of commerce. lie never yet uttered a solita-
~ word on the negro question, or the free
labor question which did not coincide with
the views Of the Southern extremists, and
did not come up to the "mud Sill views Of
Senator Hammond's recent speech.
Hon. Bion Bradbury is considered one
tha most shrcwd politicians in the State
He possesses good talents, great suavity Of
manner, and is a good speaker. He early
found out that Talleyrand's description OF
the use Of language, is Ashat a mere politi-
clans most needs to learn We shall find
him on the stump, becoming all things to
all men; q versatile in expedients as ever
falstaf was, and as ready to make good