Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-03-18
Bold Talk.

ton as an able journalist and an indeatiy.
able and influential politician. lie has spent
nost OF the past winter in Washins ton
watching the course Of Congress. the Nation
al Administration, and the various circles of
political influence at the NATIONAL CAPITAL,
Tie has recently written 10 the Press his clos
ing letter on leaving Washington. in which
he has clearly summed up the acts of Bu-
chanan S Administration and causticallv re-
viewed the present condition of the Demo-
cratic Party. His points are So keenly and
ably put, that we cannot refrain from giving
our readers II portion of the article
The Southern members. particularly those
who have adhered to this Administration are
now returning to their homes to prepare for
these elections. These men will have a pre-
eous load to carry. They will be COMPEL
ed either to ignore the Adminstrati1n or to
iali beneath the weight which it will attach
to them. The corrupt and corrupting exam.
pie set by the President and Cabinet, now
exposed 10 criticism. and animadyersion, viii!
be land before the constituents Of these men
and they will be held to fearful RESPONSE
bility. There is u wise and Just retribution
in all this No necessity would have existed
to resort 10 what is now pursued as one long
catalogue of crime, had the Executive faith
fully followed the chart laid down by the
party that elected him, and repeatedly and
soleinly accepted and endorsed by himself
no prescription Tor opinions sake-no re.
ward of dishonest and reckless favortes-
no gathering to his confidence a horde of
broken adventu rers and political personal
prohi-a tes-had he mantully adhered to the
right, and as nanlullv resisted the mandates
Of a few ambitious men who have been over
whelmed in the ruin which has fallen like
the mantle of death upon his Administration.
And those who assisted him in these perform
ances must now 90 to the bar of pubic opn-
ion, re 10 be- judged in their turn by the
men who elected them The course Of the
Administrator, stimulated hy these Repre-
sentauves has organized & = werful opuosi-
ton party in this Union. which is areatl,
fully prepared and armed to make war upon
the D Democracy.
There vii! be no extra session; and for this
the employees OF the Capitol. and the men
who expect 10 b. cIndldat before the poo
pie IN the South. have every reason to b.
thankful. Time is now given for discussion,
ard the catastrophe may be postponed, il it
cannot be prevented.
Two years ago, this day. James Buchanan
took his seat in the Presidential cnar the
most popular OF our Chief Magistrates since
the days % GEORGE WASHINGTON All parties
stood willing 10 trust him. His inaugural
address was accepted By every section with
unalloy, pleasure. His long public lie in
duced even those who had refused to support
him in 81, To repose generous confidence
in his Administrator. He held IN his hands
the dies I'M of II happy country. He was
clothed with rare advantages; and had he
been animated by conscientious PATRIOT
ism he would have consolidated the Demo-
cratic party in every State of the Unlon, and
have paral wed and prostrated all its adver-
saries. Where does he stand to-day? Utter
IL bankrupt and broken his Administra-
ton dishonored before the world; the great
party which carried him into office. after
infinite labor and expense, torn into frag-
ment.; corruption, like u p stilence, 50 per
rading every departm Mt OF the Government
that Democrats admit the fact with pain and
shame, and Republicans point to it with
cXultant Indignation; wrctched fnanc ial
? LEY; an incapable foreign policy;a Cabinet
divided upon principle, and united by the
mercenary motive of self-prcservation no ad-
vocates to hold up or strengthen his hands;
no intrepid statesman ready to come forward
in the spirit of honest sacrifice to plead in lis
behalf before an outraged country; no high
minded journalist devoting itself to yndi-
cation OF his conduct-nothins but aversion
and contempt.