Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-09-10
ABRAHAM sASEOssS.

Mr.. Wiswcll introduced Hon. Ahram San
born Of Bangor, with loud flourish of
trumpets, and as Il very eloquent speaker.
ard a member of the old whi- party. Mr.
>,nb5rn started of like balloon, rising up
AMONG the deecy clouds Of the heavens. the
proPellins power seeming incxhaustlcss, I'M
til he was out Of sight Of ordinary mortals
As near as we could learn Of his gaseous
career it amounted to THISTLE gave his
tory of Abram Sanborn, including the kin,.
Of wing that he had been. He had never
been an abolition wing. nor a wing that
had ever sand aught against Gen. Jackson
lie was demo- ratio whig. He Worship
ped Henry Clay; and seemed to keep with
the party, until. to use his words, ''the gal
liant Harry died and entered into the pros
cnce Of W ashinston. Jefferson, and the early
Fathers. Here Mr.. Sanborn having got
these once living men together, he did not
say where he left following their principles,
and revereirg their memories, and turned for
consolation to the Democratic party, because
this party was national party, and Mr..
Abram Sanbom is a national man
.No pent up Utica contracts (his) powers
This remarkable political cosmopolitc had
expanded 50 much, that no party but one
that holds slavery to be national could hold
him. What a subject for Punch We
should like to sketch another subject for our
artists to cngraye After he had aronnd him
self into dead lion skin. or in other words,
climbed into the organization of the Buchan-
an party, he turned to the woodpeckor sub
icct; but he only proved himself less know
ing than this bird, because he did not know
enough to pect whore there is Il worm. This
being a dry subject, he turned his attention
to the liquor law. Upon this question he
talked unit. lie moved the audience out OF
the Hall, and lis friends into emotions OF
pity for the speaker. We remained Us long
AS we could, (and we can stand up under Il
heavy load Of wild cat driyel, from a habit
.ong since contracted Of never leaving u meet
ing until its close;) but we left here. We
pitied the democrats at their misfortune,
at this critical iuncture, bu, 1t is the fortune
of war. But Abram Sauborn had his uses-
he served purpose in this case, and we are
almost inclined to think that he Was impor
ted for this special purpose. An anecdote
will illustrate what 1t was. Vixen Senator
Seward retarnei from Washington after the
session of Congress which repealed the Mis-
souri, compromise, he was asked by John
Van Buren, (John thinking to get reply
Of condemnation.) what he thought Of
ticrcc's Administration. Seward replied
that it had accomplished what no other Adj
miustration could, for it had served to
make John Tylers administration r specta-
BILE. by comparison.
We had heard Mr.. bradbury, and h d, i'll
common with other voters, been comparing
him with Washburn, Fessenden and Ham
lin. -ani found him at a long distance in
the rear, as regards ability; but Ahram San
born. having spoken after hnn, tie compar-
ison between them was in Mr.. Bradbury :
favor Abram Sanborn's speech by compar-
son, made Bradbury respectable.
+ A nnia',a. II communications, Which were
III .-..n.,. ,rsra nn9vailaIlr omitted