Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-08-30

encmics and provided for its punishment.
They wrote it in the Constitution that
the President shall be commander in
chief of the army and navy of the United
States, and that it shall be his sworn du-
ty to take care that the laws be faithfully
cxccutcd-and as if with prophetic eye
forcsecing the turbulence, prctensions and
treason Of this hour, they wrote it in the
Constitution that tbs Constitution and
the laws and heatics Of tie United
Statcs nude in pursuance Mereof shaH
be tie Supreme iav Of tie iand, aaythiny
IN The Constituiioa or ia,cS Of any State
10 the contrary notwithstanding. If
these are not sovereign powers, then the
English language has no words suited to
convey the ilea of sovereignty.
therefore utterly rePudiate the doc
trine Of the present Brcckinrldgc organi-
zation OF this State, rs set forth III the
call of its State committee for Il State
convention, and advocated by its sole or
gan. All the patriotic impulses OF my
judgment arc against it. regard it as
unconstitutional, anarchial, and destruc-
tive, not only of our present Conatltu-
tion, and our present social, political, and
material interests, but as aiming fatal
blow at what is still more important ne
riya of the majorityto rule accordin5 10
The Constitution aAd the lars. II Il
State may withdraw from the Union be-
cause of the election Of President whom
it disIikcs, the boasted right of suffrage
is delusion, and the theory of self gov
crnmcnt Il failure 1t was madness to re-
/ ly upon the Breekinrdse organization in
the State for counsel or guidance i'll this
hour of national peril.
II you turn to the Douglas organza-
! tion what ground OF encouragement does
the true Union man there find | differ
cd from these gentlemen upon the ques-
: tion of slavery in the territories III the
! late Presidential canvass. Ii, as they
admitted, the Supreme Court had decided
against the right OF Congress to Interfere
with the subject of slavery in the terrific
res. claimed that it had also decided
against the right Of squlttcr sovereignty
to interfere, ami that as 4 matter Of pull
cy. independently Of constitutional pro-
vision. il the aatHS Of slavery in the ter
ritorig, must be fixed either i,y Congress
i5nal or territorial Intervention. it would
bsz.,f.r 10 trust 10 the intelligence. wis
dom and patriotism Of Congress, repre-
,enting the whole country, than to the
ilaetuatine opinions Of the first settlers !;
could not decide question Of personal
l,.art,- - .,l IInl.gitt. itut this
is moi the ouc,tion Eclorc e country.
The paiIie journal, tell ~ that there i,
= fierce contest b,tweea the two branchs,
of the pou,Ia. oraanilati5n-thc hons,
uf Tryrborr ami III, house of Ausu,ta :;
Tho tnrmcr CLAIMING that .,whii. IN,
trainers of the Constitution retrained
from nrovilino for the dissolution of the
Ioion bv secession they also failed to
nrov;j, jar il. rrr.ery3tion by force :"
he latter deRyina the RIGHT Of secession,
and INSISTING nnon the rirht.. bower and
duty oi the government to protect itself
even by force. if need be.
Tnan mi. i,.uc caueu,es are contested.
carried or lost; these two theories are
fundamental, and irrceoncilablc, and if
their re~pectiyc alhcrents are true to
their declared convictions, the battle must
be- fouaht in This city next Wednesday,
If the han.e of Fryrb0re i defeated il,
fires win retreat ON Banoor hy the first
train; but if the house of augusta be