Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-02-04

uo witn tue siav
question ?" triumphantly asked Mr.. Brad
bury in all of his political addresses during
the Congressional campaign of last fall
"What have we to do with the negro, Oh
slave question ?" echoes every little dough.
face from Quaddy to Puget's Sound that has
learned his lesson from his teacher, and has
brains enough, parrot like, to repeat it after
many trials Well, that slavery has some.
thing to do with the North, and all Of
the free States, and much to do with US,
is becoming as patent to the most abject
worshipper of sham democracy, as it
has long been to the thinking, and
clearly discerning men of other par
ties. SO much has it to do with
the whole nation, that both President
Pierce and President Buchanan. devoted
large portions Of their annual messages
to the discussion Of it. Congress, in
some way or other has spent quarter
of its time in legislating on or discussing
this slavery question. The Governors
of States, North and South, discuss it an
nually in their addresses. The Slave
question prevents the location and con-
sequent early commence ment of the Pa
cihc Railroad. This question, which all
Northern men are precluded from am
ing in the hearing of modern demo.
crat, prevents Kansas from being admit
ted inio the Union; makes the bogus
Democratic party sectional party; is
the animus that causes the President and
those that control him, 10 seek Cuba; and
it gives thirty votes in the House Of Rep
resentatives, based on human chattels.-
One Northern member is the representa-
tive of 81, 95S white men and women,
while Southern member is the repre-
sentative of only 6s. 725 white men and
women, the balance being property;
it is the "horsc leech" that is continual
ly crying. give. give. and now demands
the repeal Of the fishing bounty; it is
the mother ofthc "brat" named ..squat-
ter sovereignty" which is rending the
Buchanan party; and if we may believe the
Republican Journal, has settled the ques-
ton of the repeal Of the bounty law. To
stop enumerating what it has accomplish
ed of bad for the country. we vii! quote
what this leading party paper say $ i, has
done indirectly for Eastern Maine. In
speaking of the passage Of the recent
democratic squatter sovereignty Resolves
it holds tbs following language:
1--WE recommend the suggestions o
our respected correspondent to the at.
tentio.. CT the democratic members. Are
they waiting for the black repub leans to
take the initiative in this matter -
There is no use in Disgusting the fac,
that the "squatter" resolve has placed
the fishing bounty at THIS moment in in
mineat peril. The present congress is
democratic, and a resolve unanimously
passed by the democratic members OF
the Maine legislature, might have saved
the fishermen of Maine $50. 900 annu-
ally for the coming ten years, equal to
81 800 900. The instructions of the
Maine legislature would have defeated
the bankrupt law if they had been pass
ed in season. and it is impos ible to say
what effect resolves in favor of maintain
Ing the fishing bounty might have had.
We fear, however. it is too late Cor re
solves from the democratic members OF
the Legislature to have much effect upon
democratic conyrt IS, since they have
isolated themselves from the national
platform and run a 't-r the igneus fatuus
of 'squatter' sovereignty. We de-
nounce that resolve rs a STAB THE
FISHING BOUNTY
Squat.er sovereignty was invented
to benefit slavery, and now it ..sta5s al
the Fishing Bounty" We close BY
asking, who has no, something to DO with
the slave question. The white men
both North and South have deep in.
terest in this question. and the colored
man, it possible, a greater one, because
it is personal one, affecting all the
interests which makes life worth presery.
ing. The good name and fame o.
our country are bound up in this ques-
ton and will be affected by its settle
ment.