Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-11-12
Small Clothes and Short Prin-
ciples.

The world respects and reveres that class
Of fine old gentlemen. the connecting link
between an age OF solvent banks, mercantile
honor, pure liquor and no "isms," and the
present age of fast horses. steam engines and
repcd iation. These men OF, silver knee
buckles, gold headed canes, silk stockings
and short combinations, who take fine quail
ity rappee from very nice silver boxes lined
with turtle she'll, and at the same time stick
to their old-fishioned theological dogmas
and ancient political principles, are worthy
of all respect and great d4Il Of homage
God bless the few remaining gentlemen Of
past age, who yet linger on the shores of
time, and who preserve their consistency
both in dress and opinions! To the mind Of
the philos olhical, there is a mysterious rel
tionship between the simple and austerc out
er covering Of the man, and his rigid, sim
pie, and we'll considere notions Of men and
things. At times one is led to think the re-
htionship is that OF CAUSE and effect. Bat
whether the knee buckles and short soon.
tinuations produce the preya.iiur and ru-
ling opinions of the men, or rice rcrsq, is
not 50 easily determined. New rthelcss. the
outside "ofio nave come to expect that the
describing OF the one, is foil wed by the dis
car!hg OF the othor That gentleman who
is ,abited in small clothes, and who is gov
erned and regulated in life by old and stiff
opinions, worn out theories and dull formali-
ties, who should undertake to discard tn,
one without casting off the other part and
parcel of himself, would be set down in the
newspapers as insane.
Some Boston Wings Of the old school,
OF late, have undertaken to perform this
wonderful. yet impossible feat They have
undertaken to abandon the principles which
have guided them through life, while hold
ing on to their old h hit of wearing SIN Ill
clothes. Robert c. Winthrop, Edward Ey-
eret and Nathan Appleton can no more stick
to their choice old wines, state carriages and
former habits Of life, while adopting the
wild vagares Of the fierce democracy
than they can lift themselves up by their
Wristbands. In 1850, after the 9TH of March
speech Of Mr.. Webster. tho principle creed
of the Boston wings seemed t. b,to .hurr,h
for Webster and carse a negro" From this
high position Of advocating such an intell.c-
tual party creed, and worshirping such
+ splendid specimen of human genius, thes,
gentlemen have come to the sorry task Of ac-
ting as bJbs - the spreli eagle kite of
Ben. F. Hlllet, and |, IL. Wright While
/ they insist in sticking t, their ancient name
and fame, with the t.nacity of burs to la
dy's dress. and at the same time are discard
Ing their old principles. they are provoking
taunts from their old friends and sncers from
their new ones.
Everybody is laughing at the ludcrous fig
ure they made IN the Fourth district. They
seem to have rolled themselves in the mud for
nothing, while they seem TO bear about the
same relation to the buchanan democracy Of
Boston, that Mr.. Seward says the Northern
branch of the same party does to its South
ern head, that Of u nebulous tail to an errat.
+ lie and devious BODY