Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-26
From the New Nofs Evening Post.l
I'm chm C.Yt OF the President.

The shameless and infatuated efforts of the
President to impose minority ruleupon the
people Of Kansas, have already produced a
feeling in Congress which promises to result
in degradation Of the Presidential Office,
thus far unprecedented in the history of the
Republic. Il is freely alleged at Washing
ton that Executive influence has been cor
ruptlv used to secure votes in the House of
T. representatives. for the LecomptJn cons;tu-
ton. The Justice of these suspicious is
grounded not only upon the uaier-currcut
Of conversation in Washington circles, but
upon the practical admission Of the Admin
istration partv the other day in voting ay1l'ne
facio against Mr. Hoard = proposal for au in
rvestirati1n, that the facts he sought {, cx-
pose, would not bear the light. The only
ground taken for resisting the motion was
that its author wouli not himself make spr
ciiic charges of corruption, the specific char
yes of newspaper correspondents not furnish
inr necessary alimcnt for such an inquiry as
question of privilege. The fate of Mr..
Hoard's proposition seems to have been un-
expected, and to have inianel tho feeling.
which already existed against tha the Presl-
dent There is now strong conviction that
Mr.. Buchanan has laid himself open u an
impeachment, and som2 OF the most prudent
and Elr-sighted mea in Washington are So
riousls considering tho propricty of making
an example of him Should lie persist in
his policy and in using the patronage of his
office in the way he has been using it, we
should not be surprised t. hear of am ption
for hi. impeachment being moved, any dav.
1t will not PASS. OF course. for when a ma
ority Of Congr,s IS is obliged, for the sake Of
,to ~
sist an exposure of alleged corruption among
its own members. it i, not in condition t,
make all example Of an alleged corrupt
or.
Whether impeachei or not. however, there
is something notifying. not to say alarming.
in the mere fact thata President, in the frat
quarter of his administration, should SO in
discrsetly-wc will not say corrupt -exert
the influence Of his offic. as to compel his POI
litica opponents to look to an imocarhmant
as the only available means Of preventing cur
government d2,enerating into an oligarch-
zeal dospotism.
ISsoLvENr LAw-Thc editor Of the Aroo-
stoJk Pioneer, who is Secretary OF the Senate.
thus .p,lks OF the necessity for an insolyent
law in this State;
This is u change that the welfare Of the
people imperatively demand, thousands OF
m.n, who have been unfortunate in business,
have been driven from the State BY the sever
itv of our laws. As the statutes now arc, a
man who has unfortunately became cmhar-
r.isscd in his business, might almost as well
b. in his grave rs u remain in the State,
hoping ever to retrieve his fallen fortunes:
especially if he has enemies, malicious and
vindietive enough to desire his ruin. First
come, first served, is the motto of our State
in this particular. and if A man is mean
enough II desire the ruin of u neighbor, all
h, has to d. is to cunnin-ly got creditor to
strike upon hun; others follow like swarm
OF hungry hyenls, and the deed i, done In
Massach has It's, the first one fares no better
than thu last until execution issues-there
ones busin IS cannot b. ruined at one blow
by unfceling creditors and unscrupul)us har
pies of the law.
We believe, that besides developing the in
ternal resources of the State another mode
Of checking the drain Of our population is to
change the Statutes ;, that when man un-
fortunately becomes involved and chooses to
give up all the property he possesses, he shall
be declared frer II begin tn world again un-
embarrassed by the law. We shall. perhaps,
have more to say on this subject hercaf
ter.
LEAKS SIMPLY SrorrEp-rhe Lynn News
says =
Some years ago had leaking l.
Every north east storm drove its waters in
| mad, composition of four pound, Of
rosin. one pint iinceed oil, and one eanea
red lead, applied it hot with brush to the
part where the L tjoinet! the main house
/, has never leaked since, then recon- f
mende,i the composition to my nei.hbor, who
had lutheran window which leaked badly
lie applied it, and the leak stopped. |
made my water easl tight by this COMPOST
ton, and have rec ,mmenied i for chimnays, /
g., and it has always proved a
cure for leak