Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-08-06

PRAYER FOR PARDoN-A petition was for
warded recently to the Hon. Il. II. Hicks,
Governor of Maryland signed by ia Minis
tiers of the NJ. Episcopal Church, Black River
Conference, asking for the pardon and release
of Rev. Samuel Green, u colored local preach
er, who is now lying in the Penitentiary of
that State, under a sentence Of ten years i'm
prisonment, for having in his possession a copy
of Uncle Toms Cabin.-N. Y. Express.
Think of that. kind reader, the land of the
free and the home of the brave! One hun
dred and fourteen MINISTERS of our holy re-
lgion, pett,oning one of onr governments to
release colored PREACHER from the Peniten.
tiary, where he is sentenced for ten years, for
the crime of having in his possession printed
book-a copy of Uncle Toms Cabin. What
a text for the Fourth of July! We venture
the opinion that at this moment there is not
government in the world which can show
within its whole borders. an act so completely
involving the very essence of outrageous tyr
amy. Of the whole fabric OF outrages on
humanity. reared by all of earth's internal
despots, we believe this act is entitled to be
considered the chief and crowning stone. And
vet with this despotism clutching at the throat
of its victim, and IA Ministers on their knees
praying in vain that its grasp may be released,
the air will continue TO be vocal with the lau-
dations of our FREE ins:itutions.-(W Wisconsin
Free Democrat.
Ten years in the Penitentiary of State for
having in possession book! A PREACHER
of the Gospel immured in prison for having
in possession copy of a book which has been
read by more people within few years than
perhaps any other book ever published within
the same time "Tell it not in Gath pub.
lish it not in the Streets of Askelon," that
in one of the States of the Union, such a
thing could happen for this same book has
been permitted to be read in every other coun-
Try, and IN all other languages, save we think
in the Papal States, without let or hindranee
What becomes of the constitution, of the
Union when such outrages are permitted upon
individual rights: If this preacher had been
a citizen CT Maine,-apreacher living in Ellis.
worth, but happening to spend few months
in Maryland. and should be caught with q
copy OF .Uncle Toms Cabin" in his possess
ion, he, in spite Of Art. Nv. sec. IL of the con-
stitution of the U. S. which says, "The citi-
zens of each State shall be entitled to all priv
i!eges and immunities Of citizens of the sever
al States would be imprisoned. We think
Northern Union savers should SO South and
preach. What section of the country is it
that violates the constitution with impunity !:
STRANGER IN TowN. We have been graf
titled by a call from Frederick Aver Esq,
the business man of the firm of j. c. Aver
d Co., Lowell. A short acquaintance with
the gentleman convinces us that not the
Doctors skill in compoundins his medicines
is alone concerned in the immense consump-
ton Of them but that it takes business tai
eDt Of no ordinary measure to pass them
around the world. Mr.. Aver, manifestly,
hes these abilities and the success Of mis- house
shows that he uses them.
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