Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-08-24
f.. K. Smart i'll Ellsworth.

dressed an audience here OF some three hun
drod, at what was called a Democratic mas
meeting on saturday. He has never exhibited
/ himself in this locality before, and therefore
there was quite curiosity to see him. Ills
pomrous exhibition Of himself, while rrcpar-
ing to speak, was enough to convince any
sensible person. that - Eybgaim teedfh on
wud. See Hosea MIL. lie spread HIM
self for awhile after taking the stand opened
his trunk containing a lot Of books and doc
uments, saying to the anxious crowd IN ct
feet, like little Johnny in the nursery rhyme
E" What brave boy am =
From h'S pie OF documents placed on ',T
desk Tor show and elect he never eohde'cohd-
Ell IA reta, ~Ne III Il sii''h ''l'S " ''''
lie opened tins book ana READ Rom r'Aoans
the tn and 9th verses ior&''''hS 70 ''i' n's
audience what chap'oF' we eou'd NOT I'c'p
thinking That man VINO 'h.''As - h'S''S u
himself anu VINO Is concerted enough ~ sup
pose the eyes OF all MAINE arr upon MN
ought to be able 10 f5i'''f Two verses from
the bible, anu save tue Trouble u carry my
the book IN his l2urneyinSS' ms carry elu-
cation in bible literature must have heen DC
iectlyc'
Alter aiiading to the TrItAted STATE VI his
yoca! apparatus, he made some Sihef'' re-
marks concerning thata old lady, " Inc
Union. Then came the first instailment oil
his stock IN trade, :. hrag lie sad he was
going to get good many Republican votes
Has not yet been t. place where Republl-
cans have not come to him and said they
would vote for L. X. Smart, and if the
Democrats will only stand 10y lin, he will
plant their (his) ;ilg at the capital. That is
a biz (which stands in the way OF Eph-
RAIN : success.
He next had Mr.. llamlin and Nashourn
on trial before his pany court, and SAID they
each other in their Portland
speeches Well, this they could well AFFORD
to do, and the people viii endorse the same
but who ever heard Smart compliment any
body but h. n. Smart: lie said liamlin
quoted scripture but II his scripture had
not been wrong, he should MT have been IN
Ellsworth. How much Ellsworth Is indebted
to llamiins mIs4g0ting scripture. Only
think Of It.
Ky tins time some oil the crowd had Sazed
at the Hon h. Is. ), and were satisfied to
leave lie called them to order and asked
them to remain' as he was gong to make a
ny speech, Modest very ana sinaft'''''-
lie next alluded 10 the chicago convention.
and shed ie" tears Over ''e sAefiiiee oil Nj
Seward. Mr.. ilamiin sad the issues are the
admission Of Kansas, the tariff and tie
homestead bill ami II was Tor mn 70 meet
these issues. For himself he went against
luty on uan. In the III Congress MF liam.
lin voted against Bennett : Land eAi' winch
would give Maine 4,ooV'oVo acres, eut al1
not si1p to tell hi' hearers under what eifs
"''', '''''sas - w
omission OF hAhstet he introduced Fe'''1'
lions in favor Of II m the Maine Legislature
in l>52 bat Mr.. Smart did net caro- to s''f
that h's larty IN Congress about X man
voted against the admission. hut 10 offset
iis party opposition, he sad that iia"''te
and fessenden voted against ores7a. Her
not one word as to the substantial reasons t1F
- doing Mr.. Smart Cos against the h9'ne-
.tead hl!l, thinks the eject viii b t. sntIce
way our young men. We SUPPOSE he had
rather keep the land for speculation, than let
young men have II 10 make
Of.
The next effort seemed 70 lea lb7red one, /,
% cut loose from Mr.. BaeAanan's admins
.rati1n and all the delinquent ollcc holders. +.
lie sweat unl this task HE record was
. lad ono, and the completely Of his party
With the swindlrrs, Is s. notorious, that II
staggered even Smart LIT Us look mo
nent
Fowler of y. Y. city, rlander-
ct ,-..,,-.... H.. = ',', ,.',,
Postmaster. New orleans 30 .ooo
Rec q public money Aateaiioehes, Ia. s''o''
$4,000
Then adj to tbs black record. that spccu-
ation and robbery has been .oin. on with
the knowledge Of James buchanan, and the
5iheials Of this pure party during thu whole
term OF his official career. and it l. no wonder
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