Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-08-30
The Union Movement, &c.


One Oliver Goldsmith makes a Chinaman
relate the following discovery
:. But Of all the wonders of the East, the
mos; useful, and. should fancy. the most
pleasing. would be the look ins glass Of Lao.
which rejects the mind as well as the body
1t Is said that the Emperor Chusi used to
mike his caneublae, dress their heads and
their hearts in ono OF these glasses every
morning.
What a wonderful discovery such r fec
tor Of the very " thoughts and intents of
the heart would be in these days Of very loud
professions of honesty and of not very
scrupulous action. How deformcd and dis
figured would the minds appear, sometimes,
Of even those who are loudest in professions
Of disntercstedncss, of acting from pure
motives and from sense of lofty patriotism,
&c. &c.
TIE poet Burns living li;tle later in the
world than Goldsmith, felt the necessity OF
another faculty of the mind. and he uttered
the following prayer:
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To see ourses A. Ut er, see Us
We fancy such faculty as Blros prayed
for, and such mirror as Goldsmith speaks
Of, would he voted by the loudast patriots,
as very old fashioned Inventions and altoseth-
cr behind thesa fast times, and new patents.
We heard very old man once say, that lie
had rather have man tell lie about him
than rclrte some truths lie could live
down f.lsehood easier than he cold cor
rect an old fault. Most men easily slide into
belief that all is right with themselves, and
they come to think thing is as they desir4
it to be.
Our religious teacher on Sunday, while
preaching very timely and able sermon on
conscience, SAID cur conscience harmonlzes
with our reason" 1t follows then, to have
conscience void of offence toward God and
man, that we must have good reasoning pow
ers, and correct knowledge OF all facts bear
ing upon the question presented to the mind.
Experience abundantly proves that new
converts to political theories or to political
parties have surplus of zeal and a lack Of
prudence and sound Judgment. Take the
newly organized so called Union party Of
tbs town, and the proposition holds good
| pom the face, the whole matter looks
patriotic, and honorable Upon inyestisa
tim another and entire different aspect is put
upon the transaction, To give the public
out of our county as well as in it, full
understanding Of the anomalous state Of po-
litical affairs in this locality, We propose 10
state some faces bearing upon tie question,
and such facts as all must know if they
would arrive at the truth. If we are guilty
of" inaccuracies, tie political editor Of the
Farmer can correct, as We ousht not 70 doubt
his Z" inf.libilty
lst-The Republican County Committee
lid not call the County Convention until two
Democratic State Conventions had been call
with the usual bass and in the usual form.
2d-The general expectation was, that the
Douglas wing Of the Democratic party would
carry their own Convention, and make their
own nomination.
Sd-rhe Republican State Convention had
been called, in the usual form, and one or
more County Conventions.
4th-NO Douglas Democrat, to our knowl-
edge, asked or desired the County Committee
to open wide the door of the Convention for
them.
Jth-The Committee. upon reflection came
to the conclusion after being desired to do
different if they could.-that they had no
authority to act in any other capacity than
as Republican County Committee. They
were willing the people should decide the
matter in their primary caucusses for the
choice Of delegates.
6th-The American, in harmony with the
decision Of the Committee, in referring to
the matter, made the suggestion that the call
to choose delegates might be made as broad
as the people in the several towns chose to
have it. This was referring the matter to
where it belonged.
7th-No call was made, as we ever heard
of, for Union Convention, until the Repub-
lican Convention was held. We never saw
a notice for one until Thursday, after the
Convention was held on Wednesday.
Sth-Eyerywhere else, so far as our knowl-
edge goes, there has been paper circulated
for signatures of all classes, and those of all
parties to sign, requesting such movement