Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-09-06
The Duty Of Republicans.

For TIE Offices Of senators, County Attor-
ney, Sheriff, Register # Deeds, County
Treasurer and County Commissioner, three
lists Of candidates are presented to the voters
Of Hancock County, va the Regular Re
publican ticket, nominated by the Eepu5li
can County Convention the Democratic
Dana ticket, put into the field BY the Demo-
cratic Convention and the 50 eallel = Tn
ion = ticket, selected by meeting of ii,aG-
iectcd individuals from both parties, holden
at Ellsworth on the twenty-frst day Of Au
gust The object of the first, is to maintain
in solid column the the entire &c cast
in lo50 for Abraham Lincoln, as a proof
that tie administration inauEurated on
March 1urth poss 5sses the confidence of the
people and can look to them for support in
the conduct Of the war, and in crushing out
and discriminating rebellion. The second,
having carried the County Convention Of the
Democratic party, and thus secured the pres
tise clinginS u regular nominations, hope
to show large vote. which Will count as
opposition u the war; which will cripple
the administration, encourage rebellion a
broad, and disioyalty and treason at home,
and ultimately be the nucleus Of great par,
ty clam9fins Tor peace al whatever sacrifice
Of right and principle. The third orsaniza-
ton ascends to no considerations Of reace OF
war. In heart it will sacrifice nothing, eth
er for constitution or treason. Ii is in re-
atty bounded by the selfish desires of few
aspiring politicians in Hancock County, liy-
ins mainly in the town Of Ellsworth. These
men see, as no man Of slightest insight can
tail to see, that there are to be but two par
ties in this contest hereafter. These parties
will be Republican and Democratic. The
Chicago platform, and popular sovereignty
may have passed away. Organizations will
remain, The anti-war Dana Democracy, tri-
umphed in the Augusta Convention, and in
- doing ca, ried away the name Democracy,
under which traitors and rebels will rally
their iUrces in opposition to the admnistra-
ton and she War. The Republican party
sinking its old platform. has planted itself,
in this State and County, on the broad doe
trine that the union of all the States must
be preserved, aud that the first duty of citi-
zens is to see that the government is upheld
II has incorporated into it's creed, resolutions
expressing its confidence in tbe loyalty OF n
portion OF tie Democratic party, and a
erous trust and pride in the last words W
and deeds of Stephen \. Douglas. What
man, though he may be a Democrat, much
more if he be a Republican, desires better
Union party than this In this County its
voters are as five to three Of all other parties
and all are Union men. In the State it mum
! bers seventy thousand voters. 1t numbers q
those who now support the Administration.
and who will form the great Union admin.
istrati0n party in year from now, six vo.
f tiers to every one that can be found in all
other organizations. Ii forms the grand ar.
my Of tho Union and the Government. 1t
may be that is presents no superior claims tc
our respect and regard over the struggling
bodies from other faiths who honestly act witt
it, at the present moment, but as an instru