Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-11-12
A Political Resume.

determined that Mr.. Foster il ch ,ssn bv a
much larger majority than Mr. Fuller had
either in 1850 or 1854. The excitement
attend mt uppa the canya 50 has subsidized ana
the ephemerai agitation occasiouel by con-
fieting Aroostook reports has passed. off -
Even the Frenohmcn have gnt done voting,
and those few ventures jme politicians who
risked their money on Mr. Bradbury are
content to give up the strkes. WHAT little
talk there was among the leaders about con-
testing answorel the purpose Of letting then!
down easily and keeping up a valiant show
among the rank ana fle. But even that has
been silenced By the October end Norem her
elections. 1t ia absurd now to say that th9
nsxt Il ,ase viii fLv, a clnliltt, b.clas,
he claims t. ,, q DArn1'rtt. Ina inf lcn-
tial and controlling me3r Of that'b>lv viii b,
Republicans, and the Wal,l-r..s- Vol, NIL be
treated as it deserves
And now that we lin5ar no longer in the
twilight Of dubiety' with r.gtrl t, III.
election, bat stand upon tha CO nf,Jrtabl,
assurance OF success that cannot b, iich ii
from us, we purpose t. sly u word or two
about the canvass and its results.
Mr., Bradbury has made Il vigorous and
characteristic effort for an election. Ii. went
in to win. K H. has arrived at that period of
live when the honor of Il barron nonin iii N
was not d-sir .bi9 H. canyaSseI the pros
pect with great care, and sought the advice
of leading men in AMI cat VI the pi>tft. b.
fore he determined 10 tx the position of
candidate. Ian fact that tn District in
1S57 gave G Nernor Morrill, only tour haad-
red and eleven ina lrjty aad t.pIt. ta). When
he was bchindhaud but ljgtlc over two hand
red in Aroostopl WAS II cputru!il. igip Mt
ance, for IL large loss in th3 { Imperative vlta
of Aro9st,3s was conceded by rit EsPH5si-
cans and while the excitement Of the ctatst>s
would ineraas5 the n sre.ctt2 Of the Vt, in
ta3 two low Y counties, j. WAS Thought far
to reckon upon is grettan accession u the
Democratic vote rs to the Republican vote in
either of them. o. cIdr>- ia nt,l.ls ~ his
estimates, Nj, fral1ary WAS notwithou, the
vanity When h.lDags t. eysrf ctnl, late.and
invariably induces him t. b. i-gc h. will
run largeiva head ot his ticket tett.S1 of
superior clevcrncss.
\ months diis .n5 exraiulti,a, l,l,r. anu
after the nomination, >Itisii i Mir. Bradbury
that he could BE- elected, and u ter i. r.ta.iu.
in Portland and at hJms FRA litcrA! supply
of the .sins,ys of war Il. cDaIiaylc.i the
campaign in earnest. lis w.~ tie earliest
nomination in the Stat, and MS widely
heralded by his party papers With great en-
thasiasm and apparent conf cuc', for the
purpose OF producing Il favorable effect upon
the District at tAo start. 4 tone Of assur-
ance was to BE- noticed everywhere through
cut the District and Mr. Fr!ie'rs arguments
that Mr. Bradbury would have larger ,ntla-
euce at Washington than Mr. Foster because
OF his Democracy, was repeated ut every
school District gathering and aId,d t, by
if.,ll ,t-l,.
his great conviyill reputation with his de-
mocracy. and swearing that unio Ut the
two would be inyincible al the cafi.9i.
The plan Of the campaign vas t. tone
down the salient principles Of the den,cr.-
tic party;-to smooth otF the ROACH edges
Of its obaoxious prActi:2s;-lo rcru,lia.e lis
rascaiiy measures with regard t. liz t,rr.-
tories, aud boldly Oppose to Washington
democrtfic Proposition t. as-il tn, interests
of the long shore men engaged il TIE fisher
les. Thus Ignoring whatever wa, Unpopular
and getting rid OF the hin glnc-> Raie.l
attached to the advocacy ofes, rs thing tina;
constitutes Democracy AZ Nashia.t0n... was
modestly proposed to ran in Mr.. BraIbarq
on his personal popularity. IN. ln1nrrcl
at patcawork Of the Coltin1'i i. r.s3!llti}n.
eatorc d by the subti, contradictions IF the
letter OF acceptance, shew r!liulv ea5usA
what awkward work this n.eess.rl Was,
even when accomplished by the alrJs ands
OF a man wilo mas always avoided aV !, ward
ness Of manner or expression as ta3 ualar.I-
enable sin
The effect oftho publication If this pro-
gramme ia the l1wer c,lnti 5 boz watch al n
i. was got ny, was twJ ioli. Il alarlne
and aroused the actiy. Ia Of the EsPa5ii-
can party, who jumped t. their teet a. enc :,