Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-07-08

do the work of the Convention. This com
pany worthy gentlemen, embraced tine
somewhat celebrated W. B. S. Moor from
Montreal, formerly of Watervills, the equal
: L. .ereditahle. and thy brother foreigner
John Bahson, Esq, of" clubhouse memory
the virtuous " Paris the rotating and fshy
Virgin the round faced, and consistent Nc
ponnel the arch Scwall. the plac;iblc Pike
the impcriJus and impudcnt Smart, smooth
and concilating Bradbury, the able G.F. Shep-
ley, (wishing to be on both wings of the bod
iless democracy y the lucky Stanlry, who al
ways turns up" when it rains good offices,
with various other lesser luninaries, burden
cd with the cares of State, and the interests
of the {" dear democracy of their especial
localities. These worthy gentlemen did the
work of the Convention in their private par
lor at the Bangor House. True. they per-
united members from the country towns,
whose faces instead Of being redolent of old
Otard, Were ready to brighten at the nod Of
some village Postmaster, or ardent spouter
for popular sovereignty, to Miak they were
doing the W rk of the Convention, and in
their great benevolence these weighty gen
tlemen even permitted them to vote for dele
gates at large to the Charleston Convention
though most everybody believes these votes
Were so co~nfed as to bring about just the re-
suit previously arranged. i" Kitchen
Cabinet OF that Convention had the count
ing of the votes, if the delegates were per-
mtted to cast them.
The characteristics of the two wings. as
developed during the fiery trials of that day.
shew this tact,-that the Douglastes had the
most enthusiasm, made the most noise, did
the most of the clapping of hands, had the
INST confidence in their position, and we
should think, We're the best judges of liquor,
but in addition to all these favorable ind-
cations Of political success, and their spirit
Gus capacity, they were not a match for the
heavy battalions of the Leeomptonites. These
latter manifested more coolness, and PLAYED
their tricks like experienced gamblers who
have made the game sure at the onset, by
some trick Of the profession. The gentle
men who represented the Administration in
the Convention. and who really constitute
the party permitted the ''sore heads of the
convention to do certain things, as being pre-
ferable to an open fight this year. knowing
that the National convention will make
the PLATFORM which all will have to stand on
or % To the wall. Therefore, as the nursery
rhvme has it
The cat doth play.
Before il Stay,
these administration generals played with
their victims, before they slaughtered them
/ They even let them have their own way atou,
the wording of the resolutions; but when the
voting came to be done, they just put up a.
their standard bearer in the coming cleo
ton, an out and out administration demo
crat. knowing the popular sovereignty reso
lutions will not amount to anything, with
Manasseth II. Smith to interpret them. Ac
tions are more potent than words; and higl
sounding generaletics dove-tailed into namh,
PANTY resolutions, don't amount to muel
when weighed in the scales with genuin
Lecompton action. Buchanan promised wei
on paper, the Cincinnati platform reads wei
in print, but when interpreted by the sub
sequent actions Of Buchanan, and the par
ty. all these fair promises are as the idl
wind.
Towns represented in the convention 3l3 b
GA delegates On the first vote for govern
or NJ. II. Smith had 30i; Z. X. Smart 2S4
j. o. McTntire %; J. A. Lowell 81: Agus
tine ilaines 2s; and scattering s. On til
second ballot, Smith had 367 votes and wa
nominated.
On the ballot for delegates to the Charles
ton Convention, whole number $40. Niece.
sary to choice 32l. Bion Bradbury ha
1853, Amos NJ. Roberts had $50, Geo. I
Shepley 32S and were elected, leaving one va
cancy. On the second ballot E. W Earle,
administration, was elected.
Messrs. Bradbury and Roberts are indeb
ed to the Hancock delegation for their Gle,
ten. BY some unexplained hocus pocus al
rangement, split tickets circulated in the de
egation, with names from both tickets O
them, and these found their way into til
hat. Bradbury and Roberts maine was pit
on with Shepley and Wiswell. This mic
little arrangement would have elected Nj
Wiswell had some ancient Gu. tom Hou.
gentleman RETAINED from applying the kni
to him, to pay up for some old farors recei
ed at his hands
We cannot omit saying word in praise
the Hancock County delegation. They wei
the first in their allotted seats and the last |
leave them. 1t was the quietest body through
out the day to be found in the house. n
single member Of it spoke his own words. {
thought his own thoughts. save two or thrt
of the working ones. They behaved hant