Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-12-02

nostiiity to southern institutions II IL nut nj n
improbable that the fanatical ard violent shout
convey threats to Gov. Wise, while the cooler an
more calculating would gladly see Brown hun
LOT SAKE OF the capitol they hope IL will afford =
The petition Of individuals At the time the on,
oreak Will illustrate the idea. Greedy and Gerri
smith would not stir a step nearer than New York
FRED douglas thought best to hnger BY the Car
ada line, while Seward said be fought not 10 hav
oeen tid, and crossed the Atlantic to read a
ABOUT the throat cutting by the English coal
Repsdleaa Josrsal.
We did not ask the Journal to "recon
Gle the acts of Republican. with reason
and common sense" not at all; the '.act
of Republicans do no. stand in need @
the aid Of the Journal in that particular
as their acts and common sense have ,
/ close business relation.-in fact, are
twin brothers. What was desired OF tn.
Republican Journal, was to reconcile
IFS own statement, with common sense
and reason" The attempt to do 50 in
the paragraph above fails entirely. I,
essentially fails to NEE: the requirements
OF common sense or of common candor TO
political opponents, because the charges
against Greelv, Seward &c. &c, are
now acknowledged to be based upon
apocryphal data. Even the New York
Express which is bitter enough agains.
these gentlemen and the Republican
party has now the fairness to make some
a:onement for giving currency to Forbes
statements, by publishing the follow
ing -
1t IL pretty clear that much Of the as,oaisain.
developments made by Mr.. Forbes ,rsye sL,er f1b-
r'eaions Mr.. Hartman, who had charge of the
trunk from which the papers are alleged to have
oeen stolen. denies the soft Impeachment, and
declares That no papers were ever taken out If
them.
Then, again. Mr.. Greedy, faak!y
writes to Gov. Wise that he will 90 into
Virginia, and make clean breas. of all
he knows about the matter. Senator
Seward has been across the Atlantic
since April, and no intelligent man of
any party believes he knew ANYTHING
sbou: it; bu, the Express saws the state
ments OF Forbes and the charge agains,
Seward was one Of them-are sheer fub.
relations.
Neither, can the Journal ".econcile"
lis CHASING Gersis Smith and Fred
Douglas as Republicans, with common
sense" ard truth ,
Smith over his own signature denies
voting for Fremont, or with the Repuo.
Iican party, and was himselfa candidate
for Gov. Of New York, against Mr..
Morgan the Republican nominee.
1t would be much easier TO "!econcile
the acts Of Republicanism' with laula-
bic desire to maintain the rights of free
White men. and the principle Of human lib
erty, as defined in the Declaration Of lnde.
pendence, and the constitution OF the
| Mon, than It is 70 say tina. the Rcpat.
!ican party acts from blind hostility
to Southern Institutions
There is nothing "b,ind" in the princi
pies Of the party,or fanatical. The party
is in earnest, (.ni if i, were no. we
would be the first to leave it, in it, work
and mission Of preventing the spread Of
slavery outside Of the bounds Of the
States, and in the territories. There is roth.
ing blind in such a purpose; bn. the
contrary. The best interests of the
white race demands it. All parties tina,
have ever existed in this country have
been, at some time in their history. In
cited BY jus. such AUDIBLE desires, and
have proclaimed jus: SUCH purposes
Pray tell US Mr.. Journal why, VIVA. was
good democratic doctrine on the slavery
question ten years ago, is now, while
being adheard to BY tie Republicans, a
blind hostility to Southern institu-
tons:
Asto the hanging Of John Blown, we
have not read single Republican journ.
al that urges. or intimates a wish. for
such fate to befall him. There is hard.
ly any person ofany party but believe,
him monomaniac: and while in that
state Of mind he did what he did. Now
why should he not be dealt with as man
of unsound mind,and as man entirely
devoid of the least particle of vindlc,ive.
ness or of fendish spirit: Gov WISE to
day.in the estimation Of some,is as crazy as
Brown; and he has certainly given our
threats enough against the peace Of the
Union to prove himself much more
dangerous man to be abroad, than his
prisoner.
1.-THE Journal had sad in the fist
instance, that some ultra, non political
Abolitlonists had written threatening
letters to Gov. Wise,we should MT have
had occasion TO notice the INCONSISTENCY
ofits statements; but clas,.n. men o! two
different organizations together, and
making their diverse acts the doings OF
one party, and that party the Republican.
made its predictions little blind"
The OFFICIAL Vorg OF NEW YORK gives