Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-07-19
VOL. VII. NO. 26.

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this question. My own views on the sub
ject are well known to most of you, and |
have upon more than one occasion ex-
pressed them publicly to my fellow citi-
zens of fremont.
Mr.. Stephens also in the same speech,
if | rccollect it correctly, proved most
conclusivcly that secession was not the
remedy for the evils complained of by
the South, but that it would increase and
aggravate them all.
The truth is, that the natural tendency
of the institution of slavery is to produce
an aristocracy. The man who owns hun
dreds or thousands of slaves cannot easily
reconcile himself to the idea that the vote
of his poor neighbor or of the Northern
artisan, should count as much as his own
He naturally feels that his position enti-
ties him to more political privileges than
can be obtained Under government like
ours. His habits, his exemption from
manual labor and associations all tend in
the same direction. That these senti-
mcnts have prevailed to considerable
extent throughout the South, and particu-
larly in the State of South Carolina, there
is abundant evidence.
VIM. II. Russell, the correspondent OF
the London Times, an impartial witness,
writing from Charleston, ;. c., on the
30th of April last, says, Nothing
could say can be worth one fact which
has forced itself upon my mind III refer
cnce to the sentiments whichprcyail among
the gentlemen Of this State. :.
From all quarters have come to my ears
the echoes of the same voice it may be
ieigne1, bat there is no discord in the
note and it sounds in wonderful strength
and monotony all over the country.
Shades Of George Ill, Of North, of John
son, Of all who contendcd against the
great rebellion which tore these colonies
from England, can YOU hear the chorus
which rings through the State of Marion,
Sumter, AMI Pinckney, and not clap your
ghostIy hands in triumph That voice
says, Ii We could only get one of tie
Royal race Of England to rule over u~,
We should be content. Let there BE-, y
he says, mo mi,caneePtion on this point =
That sentiment, varied III hundred ways
has been repeated to me over and over
again The admiration for monarchical
institutions on the English model, for
privileged classes, AMI tor landed aris-
t8craey AMI gentry Is undi,guisel and ap-
parcntly genuine With the pride Of
having achieved their independence is
mingled in the South Caroiiniaus' hearts a
strange rcsrct at the result and c9n>e-
guences, an! many are they who " would
% back tomorrow II we could. lie
also in the same letter says, There Is
nothing in all the dark caves Of human
passion so cruel and deadly As the hatred
the South CAroHnians profess tor the Yam
kee.. That hatred has been swelling for
years, till it i, the very life blood of the
State 1t has set South Carolina to work
steadily to organize her resources for the
struggle which She intended to provoke,
! If it did not come in the course Of time. y
might quote from many other author
itics to the same point. From the days
Of the revolution, many Of the leading
citizens Of South Carolina have had lutte
if any sympathy with our Government, or
with republican institutions; and soon after
We had gained our independence, they eX-
pressed their willingness to return to their
allegiance to King George. In l7No the
people Of Charleston presented an address
to the Ming IA which they stated that
they never intc"dcd to dissolve their
tmon with the "ltlsh Emplre-they Ia
mented tn consequences oil the strus4'e
tor indePe'' 'enee aud prolessed their 2e'i
and attachment tor the hlng ana MS gov
erumeni New facts winch are constant
" beng developed, prove coheiu'tfe!y
that Tor the past thirty or forty years
d.sunioh traitors, cehpara'lEely sinait IN
number, but persistent AMI determined III
their efforts, have been cautiously nn'
steadily periectihs their plans iof the us
rUption OF our noble thlon, whenever
favorable opportunity should be present
ed, That the great mass OF the Peope'
however, IN all the South have entertain
ed sincere attachment Ton the govern
ment anl the mon there, can be no
question, and there Is no doaOt but th't
this Is true, to a greater or less extent at
the present hour' mere Is sooa tcaso"'
indeed to believe that a majority III ever!
one OF the seeded states with the eAeeP-
tion of South Carolina are opposed to Sc
non afyN =