Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-12-14
CORRESPONDENCE.
WILLARD 5 HorEL, !



Senators CheHm aud Hammond are not
here. and will not he here. There appeared
to be no unusual excitement in either branch j,
and after going through with the usual for
malitics, both branches adjourned
The prayer by the Chaplin Of the House,
Rev. I. IL. Stockton, was a very fervent one,
and as it touched upon the troubled condi
ton of our political affairs, it received deep
attention, not only from the members ON the
floor, but from the occupants Of the crowded
galleries, | enclose you the following con-
Guiding portion -
Z" We remember the past, aud VIC arr crate
ful for the past. We thank thee for the DIS
coyery OF the New World we thank thee
for the colonization of our part of it +, We
thank thee for the establishment of our ma
tional independence We thank thee for the
organization Of our National Union. we
thank thee for all the blessings that We have
enioyrd within this nn--notLonal blss-
sings, civil blessings. social blessings. spirit
ual blessings, all kin,h of blcssing--un-
spcaknhlc great precious blessings such blcs-
sings rs were never enjoyed by any other
People since the world hr.1n And now, oh
Lord. car God, We offer u the our humble
praise Tor the past. the prtS',nt. and the flu
ture. VIII it please the. for Christ s sake,
t, grant u thy special and Thou art very
hiPh aud lifted up. Thou lroke-t down over
thc whole land, from lake 10 gulf, from 81.
10 saa, from the rising of the sun to the 20
Ind down thereof, ana thou knowcet all our
doins-, and thpn knowcst all our dAngcr-.-
Thou kngwest that mar god men ART II fault
and that our wisc men are ut fault, IN the
North. IN the South, in the East, and in the
West they are all Mt fault We know not
what Is ls->t fpr u u d, and, with comm
consent, we come = the, eh Inri tui, ami
We pray this, - override all unreasonable and
wicked men in all lurts Of our Conicicracy.
" e pray thee t. inspire and 10 strengthen
and t. as-ist All the patriot. ia every part Of
our Union. Aud may thy blessings r-t up
on all departments Of cur Government We
remember with esyecial -olicltude the Pry-i-
dent Of these United States and his immeii-
ate advisers. They lack wisdom but, ii
they call upon thee, thou wilt give them
wisdom. for thou giHest it to all men liberal
" and upbraiicth not Viii It We trust
that they pray for themselves we here alsJ
pray for them. Let thy holy spirit he grant
cd unto them, and grant that they may
speedily see exactly what is right for them
70 do and grant them grace "a do il and to
fully understand the position in which they
are placed. We thank thce for this bright
and beautiful morning for the assembling OF
the two Houses of Congress. We pray that
thy blessing may rcst on the Vice President
and upon every Senator in his place upon
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member in his place We rejoice to learn
that they sec their responsibility and that
they feel their responsibility, and that many
Of them are looking towards thee for counsel
and direction. Oh Lord our God, let thy
own presence subdue every heart, every mind,
and sanctify all actions to thy own glory and
the greatness Of our whole People and gran,
that We may stll live in peace and harmony
IN this blessed Union. :"
The secession, or disunion mo,cmen, is all
that is talked about, or thought Of The
Northern and Western members generally
had no idea OF the state Of things existing
in the South, until their arrival here. The
present state OF things have been brought up
on the Country by the corrupt and contempt
iblc course OF the "Mordccai, who now sits
within the White House gates" and North
crn journals, like the New York Herald, Ban
gor Union, &c, &c., and the reckless and
unprinciplcd Democratic dcmaeogues, whose
whole aim has been 10 lead the South to he
leve that in case Lincoln and llamlin were
elected, that the constitutional rights of the
South would be disregarded and trampled
upon, and that submission TO their rule
would establish despotism hostile 10 their
rights. The South generally have been made
to believe this although the most of the
secession leaders know better. They make
the election Of Lincoln and Hamlin new
prctcxt Tor secession, they have been in ia
your of a Southern Confederation for years ,
the most of them in South Carolina since
1889 Then South Carolina felt herself com
PEELED 10 resist the authority Of the Federal
Government.
The notification contest in 1899, had its
source in that sectional jealousy which seems
now to have reached its elimination. Then
majority OF her legislature were in favor
OF secession. The Senate stood 81 to H.
ttif HOUSE - 70 lUc HuiiinCAlIpH ma
jority at the autumn eelction WAS 5000.
Now the entire body Of the people of
South Carolina are in a state Of hostility to
Federal authority, and determined 10 throw
off its yoke and intends 10 seccde on her
own exclusive account. In the grievances
which are alleged as the origin of this de-
termination, We find fifteen Southern States
sympathizing with more or less intensity :,
while in Alabama. Florida. Mississippi, and
Georgia, there seems to be practical unan-
unity in favor of following at once the lead
of South Carolina. There is painful and
threatening contrast between the nullifca-
ton Of 1882, and the present disunion move
ment. Notification and secession, from be-
ing the profession Of an obscure faction. has
become the ruling faith Of more than one
fourth Of the Union, and threatens TO in
volye the remainder in perplexity and chance
really and firmly believe the omen will soon
he ayerted, and the questions that are now
disturbing the Country viii be settled for
ever.
Nothing interesting transpired to-day, in
either branch, except the reading Of the mes
sage, which created intense sensation every
member appeared TO be listening with breath
less attention. A large portion Of it is de-
voted to secession. His views are contradic-
tory aud do not even satisfy his friends.
Yours Truly,