Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-07-19
Sl,5O A YEAR IN ADVANCE.


brink of ruin. During the first month Of
Mr.. Lincoln's administration, notwith-
T Standing the policy indicated in his Inau-
gural, the same passive measures were APP
parcntly followed. Treason had assumed
gigantic proportions. The traitors were
arrogant, and full of confidence. Success
was uniting the South almost to a man
and it is not to be wondered at, that they
were beginning to think that Providence
was smiling on their undertaking. Had
they been contented with passing their or
dinances Of secession, and then occupying
u merely defensive position, it seems to
me, that the chances were in favor Of the
accomplishment of their design. They
could decline accepting office under the
Federal government, or sending members
to Congress, and there is no power to
compel them to do either But God or
dered it otherwise In their madness and
folly, they bombarded Fort Sumter and
its starving garrison. They dared to fire
upon its sacred Flag, and the echoes Of
every gun yibratcd through nineteen mil
lions of Northern hearts. 1t was enough
to make the bones Of the sages and patri-
OTIS Of the revolution rattle in their collins.
The uprising of Northern millions to
ayenge the enormous crime was one of the
subimcst events Of history. L Up to that
day the secessionists could count upon
hundreds of thousands of Northern SYM
lpathizers, and the whole North appeared
to have subsded almost into feeling Of
| Indifference, but when the news, on the
wings Of the lightning, flashed throughout
the country, that the fight had COM
meucol-that the devoted garrison was
surrounded by wall Of Ere, AMI, finally,
that the Flag of our Union, under whlcn
we had 50 often marched to victory, and
which up to that hour had been honorcd
and respected in every quarter OF the
globe, had been struck downby traitors,and
trampled in the dust,-the North at once
became 4 unit, and the country was saved
Northern sympathy disappeared like dew
before the sun. On Northern allies they
had confidently relied. They based strong
hopes Of sympathy and support on the
commercial interests Of New l ork and
! Oil OIIltF NOGtHcIll CiliCo, bub luSJ II1tiS
realized how deeply seated was our Gov
ernment in the affections of the Northern
people, and by their own acts of madness,
they have destroyed forever the realiza-
ton of their hopes and expectations.
| used my feeble efforts in opposition to
the election of Mr.. Lincoln but in this
contest, while he continues faithful in the
discharge Of his sworn duty "to take care
that the laws be faithfully executed, " and
to sustain the constitution he will receive
my cordial, hearty an undivided support.
There is now no party question before the
American people. The only questions
are-Have we a Government? is it worth
preserving? and shall it be sustained? ?
The result of this contest, fellow citi-
zens, if perscveringly and vigorously
prosecuted by our Government, as hope
it will be, cannot be doubtful. That it
may not be Of long continuance Is the ear
uest prayer of all. With our unlimited
resources, our overwhelming numbers, a
united people and a most glorious and sa-
cred cause, the object will be accomplish
ed and the end not far distant. The
Union must and will be preserved, and
the Federal authority re-established over
the whole country. Nothing less than
this viii satisfy the American people, and
for this, they are willing to make any sac
rtice of bloJd and treasure. The miser-
able hcresy of secession, fatal to our Ma
tional greatness and future prosperity,
must be crushed ami destroyed forever.
The leaders of this rebellion, with the
weight of treason and perjury on their
souls, must already be conscious of the
utter hopele,sness Of their condition.
Their expectation Of Northern allies dis
appointel-thcir project Of seizing Wash
intton frustrated-hemmcl in by sea and
land-their ports blockadel-their priYa-
tccrs by which Northcra commerce was
to be destroyed, denied admission into
foreign ports-their resources cut oft and
amhilated--an empty treaSury--a dlsat-
fectel army, aud an internal cause, moth
in1 remains to them but submission or
flight to save their justly forfeited and
worthless lives.
!, lingering hope may yet remain that
the commercial necessities OF England
will induce that couutry to come to their
rescue, and save their sinking fortunes.
Bat in this they will be disappointed,
For the first few months after the COM
mancemcnt of this rebellion, no measures
were taken by Federal authority to check
lit. 4 rebel government had been suffer-
ed to be organized, and had been unmo-
Tested, and to the nations of Europe, it
must have appeared that the loyal states
of America, were regarding the severance
of the Union with unconccra and indllt-
erence. If this state Of things had contln-
ua foreign nations would perhaps, have
been justified in recognizing ere this the
independence OF the Southern conted-
eracy. To secure the sympathy of Eng
land and France, it had adopted the prin-
ciples of free trade, while our government
to satisfy certain local interests had un-
wisely added to its restrictions. The MI
raculous uprising of the North after the
attack on Sumter, and the determine
ton exhibited to preserve the Union at
every hazard, have shown to the world
that the hopes of the eonspirators can
; never be realized. Both England and
France by proclamation, declare that the
blockade of the Southern ports must be
respected, and if SO, no cotton from those
ports can be exported. Let the war be
vigorously prosecuted-N irgInia taken