Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-08-27
Have We q Great Man Among

us.
There is some reason for believing that
the inhabitants Of this Sixth Congressional
District, have been an undescrving and an
unappreciative pcople. Quiet, sober, and
perhaps unaspiring in the main, they have
bean content that kindred class Of substan-
tial men should fill the places Of their trust,
and stand for them in the Halls of Legisla-
ton. Therefore, their astonishment is
about equal to the sheer CONSERVATION of
some Of the backwoodsmen not long since,
when informed that they had real live
Bourbon amidst them, on being informed
that one of our seaboard towns is the ahid-
ing place Of u man possessing such rare ad-
dress, such scope Of intellect and such super
human attachments, that nothing but local
associations has prevented him from stepping
out some morning when the ''fog rests (nof
on the bay" and bcstriding the narrow
world like very Colossus. Bion Bradbu-
ry Esq. is just now started out, as an emf
nen'ly great national character. His fame,
broad and deep, dates from his nomination
for Congress in June last. That was the
era of his really recognized political suprem
acy. 1t was sort of founding of the city.
with no carping Remas to sneer at the walls
thereof In contrast, too. it was the ltegira
of all other candidates ofprominenee or even
recognition in the democratic party in the
District. We behold them flying into shady
insignifcance. There they lie "unwept, un-
honored.' &c. Alas O, Talbot, the Eng
fish Shrewsburys Of thy battle-stained name,
are not more completely forgotten! Come,
good Shepherd, wilt thou solace thyseli feed
ne thy sheep or in transporting their fat
carcasses to that paradise of sourmands,
Bangor We compassionate thee, Oh Wis
will, Talbot and Carey. The distance be-
tween thy former prominence and present
subordination, is pitiful to behold. "quan-
t,on muiatis ab lilo" Others there are,
but we hear them not. There is but one
God politically, and Bon is his prophet.
Seriously. we ask, though the absurdity
of this vauhted supremacy of the democratic
candidate first strikes us, what is the gro. nd
of the superiority which Mr.. Bradbury pre-
sents, either in achievement or experience,
over the Republican candidate, or over any
other gentleman that might have been pre-
sented by his party? Where is the guaran-
ty for the magnificent promises made for
him. We cannot help being controlled in
our opinion of men by their antecedents;
and Others labor under the same difficulty
As a great deal is sought to be made of this
boosted mental superiority, we give this as
our opinion of NJ. Bradbury's talents, and
We think past facts substantiate our views
We believe Mr.. Bradbury possesses talents of
that wary, insinuatins nature that ever lifts
its possessor into places OF profit, and person.
al agsrandisement; that he belongs to that
courtly class, which as Burns biosrapher
says, "has been born out of its place, among
a free, hearty, straight-forward-seens peo-
ple-to that class which excel in the train
of rulers and princes. when the lips of per-
suasion, aud the front of smooth brass, do
more than the bearing OF thous htful indie
pendence.
1t is but fair to ask, now that the air is
thick with the iteration and re-itteration of
his transcendcnt abilities, in what field has
he won his laureIs? Old memories carry
some of us back to the day of political battle
waged fercely and uncompromisingly under
leaders that We loved and trusted. Some of
them are away; some have long since left us;
and our hearts are chill, as we think of som e
whose footprints at our door have been late
ly hushed forever.
We that are now allies and friends, drawn
to each other by kindred principles, have be-
fore this met where the cry has been, "no
quarter to the vanquished" We have re-
Waterloo defeats; and We ask of these mem.
cries when and where Bion Bradbury wen,
boldly before the people as representative
man, and carried conviction with his owr
honest voice and principles? We ask as ht
has represented Eastport in the lower branch
Of our Legislature-and this is the entir,
amount of his Legislative exrerience-wha
measure that stamps the statesman hears hi
paternity? What principle worthy of
patriot has he ever enunciated? and to thi,
, inquiry, our memory returns this, and THU
only:-For something like twelve years HI
has filled one Of the most lucrative places il
our State, under Erecutire appointments
For more than that time he has been con
spicuous at party caucusses and party con
ventions packed by Executive influence; ant
during all this time he has bowed in ute
idolatry to Executive suggestions, aud South
ern dctaton: and this in direct opposition
to the voice Of his own state, county ant
town.
BLUEHILL BAY, Aug. sd 1883.
Mr.. EDITOR II am glad you published