Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-06-25
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Falstaf said that ''instinct is a great mat
ter" and that he was coward on instinct
Our contemporary at Machlas, is the most
natural political coward, "from instinct" or
some other invisible agency, that we know
of. He carries on guerrilla warfare, max
ing indiscriminate attacks upon those he OPP
poses, without regard to truth or justice, or
the modes of honorable warfare. If his
statements are called in question, or his po-
sitions are overturned, instead of manfully
contcnding for his right to believe in error,
and laboring to make the worse appear the
better reason, he goes off again in tangent,
making other equally absurd statements, and
attacking or accusing somebody else with as
little regard to right and truth. ''Instinct
with him is "a great NATTER and prevents
his seeing the ludicrous position he occupies
at times. For keen irony, the following will
beat the Little Joker: -
1.-The time has been when it was thought
important to have an influential man for Rep
:.
and not long ago either, our merchants, our
shipbuiders and fishermen felt that their
own interests were worth "vindicating, =
and, that voice in the popular Branch of
Congress, which could be raised with effect
in their defense, could not be too highly ap-
preciated or oyerestmatcd. Hence the cleo
ton of JARVIS and LOWELL, CAREY, Will
LIAMs and FULLER years, and term after term,
in succession. Those men had influence.
"Our merchants, shipbuilders and II. fish
ernen-E. felt that their own interests were
worth indicating, &c. SC. That is rlch.-
Mr.. Fuller, the last bogus Democratic Repre-
sentative labored long to codify and simplify
the revenue laws of the country When he
completed his ''vindic,tion,' if Congress had
adopted bis views, the whole shipping inter-
csts of Maine would have been ruined. Bv
his bill, foreign vessels were allowed to en-
gage in the coasting trade, by paying annu-
ally, one dollar per ton, tonnage duties
The measurement of vessels was to be left to
the Secretary of the Treasury. A fine OF
from 500 to $1,000 was imposed on a mas
ter of a vessel, if any person or persons should
leave the vessel until possession was taken
by Custom House officer, and the vessel
made liable to forfeiture. If wares or mer-
chandise imported in vessel, do not cores
pond in character, quality or quantity with
the manifest, and the master does not offer
salts actory proof of mistake, the vessel was
to be liable to seizure and forfeiture.
There were other equally absurd and ruin
Gus new features to be found in his bill
The ship owners in Maine remons trated, and
Mr.. Fuller s.yindication' failed. Mr.. Full
ler's "inhucnce' was excrted for this obnox-
ious bill. which was to ruin the merchants
and shipbuiders.
The r Fishermen n do feel that their
interests are worth indicating against the
wicked attempt cf Buchanan's Administra-
ton to repeal the fishing bounty, and the
feeble attempt of the Union to assist in thus
cheating them. The Union Editor must
have laughed outright, when be wrote ''fsh-
erman,' at his own position on this matter.
1t is Mr. Foster who has raised his voice for
the fishermen, and against the Union and its
party. The speech which he made Is an able
one, and proves him both willing and able to
"vindicate' the fshermen's interests. We
shall publish it in week or two, and they
can see who has labored for, and who against
them.