Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-09-14
Incidents after the Election

The returns from the surrounding town.
began to come in on Monday before the poll'
closed, imIarting hope and gladness to all Re.
publicans. While the votes were being
counted in this town, the indications looked
hopeful; and the Democrats shew signs that
they were beaten. For the day the crowd in
the house was not very large at any time,
yet the gathering around the polls was great
and the contest animated. In the afternoon
the voters came scattering along, and the
activity displayed for the doubtful voters and
to bring in the absent and tardy ones, wa:
never exceeded.
The vote of Ellsworth is a noble one for
Washburn and Pike. There was some cut
ting of the County ticket, from personal CON
sideratons, and to crafty some i'll ftelng.-
But upon the whole, the vote in our town Ii
IA noble one; and we are proud to say that
the . important changes which the Argu,
correspondent boastcd Of came up missing
In the evening messengers came in from
the surrounding towns bringing cheering re-
suits of the vote. The telegraph Office wat
bcscigcd for lightning news, and Lords Hal
was lighted up for meeting. Soon the stir
ring music of the fife and drum, announced
that the Wide .Awakcs were under marching
orders, with their banners and notices fly
ing. Soon the crowd, which kept increasing
by fresh arrivals, adjourned to the Hail. and
committee appointed to announce the re-
suit of the voting in the cities and towns as
received. When it was certain that the six
Con -rosrmtn we're all el,, tel, shout went
up which must have been heard by many an
ardent Democrat, let him have been ever r
snusly slowed away from all outside eommu-
nication. Pretty soon the vote of Eastport,
East Machias, Machias, Cherryfeld, Calais
Lubcc, &c, was announced and the enthusi.
assn was unbounded.
One man came in with q barrel of apple.
on his shoulder, while crackers and cheese
had already been provided for a collation.
Eugene Hale, Esq, was called for, and re-
spondcd in congratulatory speech OF som,
length So also was Mr.. Isaac Frazier, tn,
Representative elect, called upon for remarks
While the news continued cheering and fal
exceeding the anticipation of the most san
guinc, the report came that the French Plan
tatons, the people of pleasant magnet
isms," had forgotten to vote in bulk for Mr.
Bradbury, and Smart = Wallagrrss = was
n heard from, and the polls rere closed III,
first day! Then went up the shouts aud hu
rains
About nine the meeting adjourned to tin
square, where tar barrels aud other combus
BILE materials were brought into rcQuisition
and the flames soon shot forth, lighting u
the streets far and wide. Joy and gladnes
was pictured on the countenances of the vie
torious Republicans and the gallant com
pauy of W Idle Awakes, with full r,lIfks, warn
hearts, and earnest spirit, with three cheer
wore dismissed.
1t would seem to he inyiiious to name an
one of the many live Republicans who work
cd with such zeal all the day of election
but there were some who bore Il eonspicuou
part, who went INTO the contest with an earn
est spirit which fires could not queneh no
floods drown With such, no tritling or mi
nor matter could make them abate one il
in their efforts, nor the special pleadings {
the uneasy and the timid make them mutt
OF their tickets.