Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-08-31

THERE IL NJ ARGrst>r ~ Byr Men
NAV be found that will stake money on the
result Of any election, or on the enc side or
the other Of any proposition however absurd.
The fsct ic there are but fac men who oiIcr
to bet money, who do 80 with a full knowl-
edge of all the facts bearing upon the point
in dispute. az there ar but few men suff-
GENTLY educated in the business of trading
horses SO as to thrive by it. The fact that
some men always do thrive in the latter bust
ness, proves that the maHt who do occasion
ally try their hand at the business, do 50 on
" to get cheated - there are few pro,
feesionGf bett,rs who generally succeed but
u majority Of the bcts made, are not based
upon superior knowledge. as we remarked,
and carry no argument VITA them. We had
mao sincere aud houlsi he,rtel II y fuuit.
offer to tet with us once, that the world
was 4 plane, ia form instead Of being elohu-
lar shaped lie offered - back his opinon
by money.
We append the following from the h.af
pendent
II any pernn- protesting ." he R"ruhli-
cans are very cousdcnt OF success, and at thS
same time really desirlous to bring about the
defeat Of their own caniidntcs aai are will-
in. to pay freely FOR that result. We can tell
them how tsiey can do it. LIT thrm show
their confidence by betting that Lincoln aud
llHnlin will be elected 1T them bet lArge-
ly and boldl TWO to one against Brcrkiu-
ridsc--three u one asainst D1ugla>-iour
to one against Bell. LIT them take up ~
cry political gambler that challenges them
| t. that " game Of brag, aud let the rag
Tor betting spread till some hundreds 81
thousands Of dollars ar" stakei uppn til r.
salt and the defeat of The rauIliat#s -
wisely nominated at Chicago. Will be sure. :
Mr. Schnabel of Penn. who will address
the Democrats tonight thursday has been
speaking IN the Eastern portion Of this dis
trict. The Elstport correspondent Of thu
Boston .L,rnaf speaks thus Of him
Mr. Sehnablc has a good voice. AN easy
/ flow OF language. aud pleasing address, and
this all that can BE- s,id ia his favor. H. j,
i csnti>tieal, superficial. illogical HIS propo-
sitIous were absurd ,a.d hss attempted mon.
STATIONS only made The a'IsurIity more apt ar
ent- The speech w;ss not IdlatAblc 10 the tn-
4 diencc. and many Democrats ON the following
/ day took especial pain, u rrrudtste many 81
his sentiments. II was u g,.si speech for the
t Republicans, Tor 1t showed that Dough-. DE-
mocracy Is just what they have Declared 1t 10
! be, IA magnificent hunbug.
The same writer pays the following just
compliment to Mr.. Caldwell, who will vyel K
few days in this county, addressing the
people at v.sious poat..
I On Thursday cvtnin. !. c. Caldwell
! PRINCIPAL OF Washington academy. address,
ed the ky puhliclus oi TIN, place. Mr.. C,ld-
well Is AN eloquent speaker, and his earnest,
+ honest, logical style ot discussion showed
| that he Is not politician Of the dcmas 1:uc
stamp.
The Hon Thomas ". lay, the Democrat
&c nominee for Congress in the lst District
in speech made two years sine, said, in
speaking Of Mr.. Douglas
He says the President carried out his pol,
/ icy in relation TO Kansas, = in spite OF the
bowling maledictons Of the " hole Republi,
can party-aud regret to say--of the oppp-
sutton of some Democrats. (here rcferrln, t.
Mr.. Douglas) " EXPRESSED Win
MORE BITTERNESS THAN WAS WAR,
( RENTED BY A MERE HONEST DIFFER,
I ENCE OF OPINION"