Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-01-25
Another Ancient Newspaper.
The Eastern Herald and Ga
zette of Maine.

BY the generosity of Capt. William Hop
kins of Bluehill, we have ruaiber of the
Eastern HeaH and Ga.ette Of Maine, con
tanning President Washington 5 Farewell Nd
dress. This ancient looking paper bears date,
Sept. 18th, l19G, and was published at Port
land by John Kese Baker 1t is less than
half the size Of the american. and WAS pub
lished twice 4 week The terms Of publiea-
ton are not stated, neither is the volume and
number indicated. We do not know any
thing of the history Of the paper, VIII
some Portland editor cnlishten us.
The Address of President Washington is
taken from the Boston Ccntinel Of the 9th
INST, cath Sept, l79d,) which was furnish
ed the editor of the Ga:efee bya gentle
m,, from Boston. 1t is called "a highly
interesting communication. :
There is a column IF editorial giving a
summary Of forei..o and domestic news -
The allusion to the ad> lrcss, which almost
completely fills the paper, is N these words :
&" The most striking feature in or domestic
department. is the President : addrcS, to Tue
people Of the United States, This MASTER.
address OF that illustrious character is not
only u most elegant composition, but deeply
affecting to every American heart, dc, ~
The Editor SAYS, that Rev. Mr.. hurry OF
Boston, has. within the last week, delivered
4 number Of dscourses in this town, on the
subject Of the final restitution Of ALL Max
KIND to the mercy and favor Of a benevolent
God The audiences on the above occasions
consisted Of every description Of citizens
and it was crowded, but the attention ap-
Feared to be fixed. =
We make two or three extracts from Wash
ington's address, which seems peculiarly APP
plicable 10 the present time
- The unity Of government which consti-
tutes you one people, i also now dear to you,
Ii is justly 50 for il i a main pillar in the
editiee OF your real Independence, the support
Of your tranquility at home, your peace
abroad Of your safety OF your prosperity
Of that very liberty which YOU - highly
prize. Bat, as it Is easy to forscc, that from
different causes and from diff rent quarters,
much pains will be taken, many artiticcs en-
ployed, to weaken IN your minds the eonyic-
ton Of this truth n this is the point in
your political fortress against which the bat
tcrics Of internal and external enemies will
be most constantly and actively (though Of
ten coycrtly and insiduously) directed, IT is
of infinite moment, that you should properly
estimate the immense value OF your national
MON, 10 your collective and individual hap
piness that YOU should cherish cordial,
habitual and immoYable attachment TO it !,
accustoming yourselves to think and speak of
it as the palladium of your political safety
and prosperity; watching for its preservation
with jealous anxiety; diseOuntenancing
whatever may suggest even a suspicion hat
it can in any event be abandoned and in
dignantly frowning upon the first dawning Of
every attempt To ALLEVIATE any portion Of our
country from the rest, or TO cnteeble the sa-
cred ties which now link together the vari-
Gus parts.
The following paragraphs puts to flight the
new and dangerous heresy Of modern seces-
sionists, and Northern sympathizers
The basis of our political systems is the
right of the people To make and to alter their
Constitution Of government. But, the Con-
sttution which at any time exists, till
changed by an explicit and authentic act Of
the whole people, is sacrcdly obligatory up
ON all. The very idea Of the power and the
right Of the people to establish Government
presupposcs the duty of every individual to
obey the established Government.
All distractions to the execution of the