Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1861-11-15

have these pIst six months ben tcFintiY
n,is>rent. On this ground alone has the
long suffering plticnc, as well as hope OF The
pcarla b,en founded. Only ON this ground
is tie lcnltv of tie government lustliiable
towards parties. guilty OF infinitely more
disastrous mistakes than any charged upon
General FIR msnt, even hy such friends OF
bl.as Mr.. TLurlow Weed. All impartial
AMI INST men ak why should he nc except
cd from the general amnesty and pursued
with such yiniictiye rctributlon-with such
"A raging fire in his rear? Why should
he be made the aspccal " subject Of Execu-
tive vitupcrltion, as Mr. Weed declares he
Is. and rs is abundantly confirmed by the
arbitration OF tie recent taraso 81 the Adj
infant. General , Why should he, while,
With his life in his hand, chasing traitors
out Of Missouri, re made the victim OF a
! srcg Of trcachcry unparalleled in the his
tory oi official intercourse in this or any
other country The commOnsst dictates OF
lnstite rs we'll as Of official courtesy de
mandtd that no publicity should have been
I permitted u any charge against Gen. Ere
mont until he had been afforded an opp1r-
tnntv 10 defend himSeli before competent
tribunal The popular sense OF right and
I fair dealing had been shocked even before
! the publication of the late report. by the
course pursued towards him. All men, with
..,.it.rj ,,n,s;.l,' &c ,Ln ,ncnbiti,, atmo-
g,L..,.,r ly,sI;,,,,,n r,.,,r1 Ills las, urt
u,,b i,ti.,n,,;n, 7,nJ nrGn,unce II netari
Gus AID djsErac tul to the government and
the country
rs t. the report itself, the common sense
of the people. to which neral Frcmont's
/ enemies nave 50 unfairly int'e an - P""
appeal VIA determine ltS 'H'"e' ne =
igeaI VIKING . trust MS '"ii'e'e '''4''"'
''oi' % '"''' l"u- ."'''' ~ - "o' my l'E
sht pun = !, enter INTO tue iaf'tul"' %
his defence. IL IL were a statement pi Tue
simple truth u "odta s"o" 'Ha' u '1e per,
sons on ms sta" eltarScH VIZ" "'Nt'l1 u"'oeu
III army contracts ht'''y every one was
placed there at the request anu II pIea''
me ih,nocr oi tne govern fhlh'' ar ,or III
sstnee. MT .. = eSIS' AZ 't's s2,..''a"ot
Oh i''t.na'''r u neral h'"'F' ana MI N'F'
win, sad 70 have been concerned IN con
Hdees i'r hotss' al tue request Oh 'ile So
rttarN OF the licasurS' Ana - with o'h-
err, A. 70 MI i"i',i = s"td N Tue report
To nave been engaged III a nay contract II
/ ne : 'he i"'mef al Tue eid h'h ct ram r,
'o9H 49, "t Nah t'thctS'7' ne o''s a
:.
California or elsewhere. Il these iac!s the
AQHtaht-"c"eiai could easily have aHetr.
tAtnel, II i'i' PaTHtse haI been y know ana
Nleak t.te trut1. As comment ON the at
teml's ol TIE Acknowledgement ana Mr
cd l. my i've 9tnertl Fremont ~ s'ine
sort ot comHietv With army contractors. a
circumstance winch occurred IN TN, city
aud Is caIah.e 81 legal proof ought t. h.
known tie bad promised an appointment
On his s:..h to gentleman ot tins city, but,
ait rwaFdS' having be"n intormzi that he
had beeh concerned ia some Contract i1r
army suppl :. be declared that he consider
ed It 4 sufficient sfsani for rfeking hi>
promise and did -. -tni 50, a. surely a.
there Is a sun ~ The sAicH, viii every ulh-r
chAfse imri'eAilhs TIE integrity Or 1nlr oi
neherAl reihant b swept = TIC Pt "hefS
all lies belong when ae ha, finished sweep
inS traitors out oil Missouri.
~ Il the char.es in the report. whcnc,
il appt.is Mr. Nu51 derived all hI- a. uu!c
nit5I, fact- n,sadci to prove General Frr-
IN mt incomT- stcnyY. the one bazci prince
pally upsu the 81 mons Of tie 1Adutaut
General uin-,lf. aul Ia =, Of 6eueral car
IL aal General Hunter, whose promotion
5nly awaits the removal Of General From mt.
OF It's cont 81 aHi 10 n>.raas infratti IN
81 tie ruies aud articles OF war, On the part
# tie Asiia,ant dznefal, in asking and pub
lsalns tie opinion, Of subaltera officers as
II tAe lneomp.tgncy Of their superior, viii
Mt here sIctk, e4ctYt to say that IN aoy
ataef : rtire IN tic world It would b. prompt