Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-10-01
GOVERNMENT PARTY.

The distinctive issues of the old Wing
and Democratic parties, in the main, have
ceased to DO. What there was of good
in either. is embodied in the Republican
platform. All tho mission there is. for what
bycourtcsy is called the Democratic party,
is to do the bidlinss OF the Central Govern
ment-in fact, it is only government purity;
its lie blood issues from the National Treas
ury. as its principles and its policy emcnates
fr ,m the White House ut Washington. -
The Capt,ins, Leutenants and Slbalterns
of this government party. arc CHARTERED in
the Custom Houses and PJst Oh,es, and on
the people. A look at this formidable array
of officials and their ply, is enough to show
their power and influence. The P.,ssama-
4uoddy District, Robert Barns Collector
ha, 10 men employed, with salaries rangins
from 1926, up to $4,000 The Machia,
District has men with yearly salaries
ranging from $3.50 to SlD90,o6. The
Frenchman's Bay District has 10 men EN-
ploycd at salaries from $4,000 to Sl2iG, Il
The Penobscot District men with s,larle.
ranging from $50, to $l,4lS,so. Total o
men employed in these four Collection Dis
trict. land they are all in the Sixth Congress
sional District) Is 10, and with s.llarle,
averaging more than 500 each per annum
These men are so distributed over the Dis
trict, as to have the greatest amount Of in
fuence. But in addition to this, the gov
ernment has line of Light Houses all alon.
our extended sea coast, all under the chary,
of mon who are obliged to contribute of both
their time AMI money, to swell the ranks o
the Government party. There have beer
built, also, this season, number Of thes
Light Houses; and none but those who woult
vote the gov ,rnment ticket employed there
on. Every dollar expended on these struc
lures, has been SO expended as to make votes
This was the prime object of the leaders hav
ing in charge the disbursins of the money
whatever might have been the Object of Con
sress in votingit. S, too, have the Rcvcnu,
Boats been mostly employed in services Of
political nature-and this is about all the
have had to do-durins this season. Ties
boats arc necessary APPENDICES of the pres
cnt system Of government electioneering. L
addition to all this government patronag
brought to bear upon the election just passed
already named, is what NATURAL
comes in consequence of the building of tn
new Custom ii ,use in Ellsworth. Congress
has already appropriated for this building
lot 81, So, 10000 In addition to thi
enormous outlay for so poor return, Su
perintendent has been under pay at $50
per day, until his pay amounts to $4,000 ,OC
The Collector got $500, yer annum, as dis
bursting agent for the same time, say mos
three years. The $1,000 of the Collector {
trenchmen's Bay, and the $1,000 of tn
Superintendent, for absolutely doing ju'
nothing, figures up $500, or enough
pay for all the labor expended on this builc
ing, independent Of tine materials. TIL
money, no doubt, or quite portion of il
has b ,en used in this election; as government
does not confer Offices which are sinecure
on any persons, without qnid pro quo
Next in order, rs presenting the most nj
merous portion Of the government f,rce
are tho Postlnasters. In the three COUNT,
making this District, there are one hundre
and twcnty-six towns and plantations, an
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