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

Where the formality of Il ballot was gone
through with, fraud and violence rcigncd
at the polls, crushing out all freedom oil
action A system of terrorism was cs-
tablshcd which has no parallel among
civilized nations-savc in the French rev.
olution, when Danton, Robcspierrc and
Murat erected the revolutionary tribunal
in Paris, and crimsoned its streets with
the blood of innocent Frenehnen.
Meanwhile II Republican House OF
Representatives passed three bills for the
organization of territories without the
prohibitory clause, aud an amendment to
the constitution, by two-thirls vote, for
ever prohibiting Congress from intcrfcr
ING with slavery in the States. Tacse
concessions seemed only to enra@c the
Ccrbcrus of secession. 1t seemed for a
time that patriotism had died out at the
North as we'll as the South, and that the
priceless bird of liberty was about to
wing her flight from this fair land forever.
At this critical momcnt-who will ey-
cr forget the 18th of April, lS6l?-l re-
menbcr, that Abraham Lincoln issued his
proclamation for - 900 men, and 800,
600 sprang to arms. For this act | hon
or the Presidcnt-for this act he will re-
cciyc the plaudits fpostcrity. y week 5
delay, perhaps days, and the govern
mcnt would have been oyerthrown. jeff
Davis and his myrmidons would have run
riot in the national capitol. Then it was
found that there were thousands of Put
mans ready to leave the plough in the
furrow to fight the battles Of their coun-
try. Who that has Witnessed the upri5-
ing of g:cat people during the past four
months, docs not feel prouler than ever
of his own native North Who that has
seen the mother bid her son God-speed to
the battle field, or the fair daughters of
America bcstow the choicest specimens OF
their handy works upon our brave soiun-
tcers-can doubt that the republic will be
perpetual? Who will hesitate to stanl
by the President who has thus stool by
the country? Go publish it i'll foreign
lands, % knee at the tomb Of Washing
ton aud whisper it there, that l9,0oo,0e0
of irecmcn have sworn upon the altar OF
their country that " the Union must be
nra.crycl
remember toe. th,t tba President
called = spc,.iaI session of CONGRESS- with
his concurrence and with great unanimity
passed resolve, prepared by John Crit
tcnlca. Andrew johnson and other [ mon
men of the South This convention ha,
Eia.t reaiIirme,l thi, resolution. You have
thu, n,bIy Responded to the voice OF con-
,lnruinity and humanity coming M from
the | mon men Of the South for deIyer-
anec and protection. \ platform framed
liz johnson and Crittenden, and endorsed
by Bntlcr and Dix and Ethcrilee and
Iji.l. and Carlisle !, national cn,u ii for
me II th.se mon do not understand the
wishes and necessities of the | Mon men
IN tbe SoHih VIII, do? If they are salts.
io | with the position Of the Idminis,ra-
tion why ,haald-the Mon =msn Of the
North complain? DO they wish to ION
i..un with their Union brethren Of the
south who have perilcel everything in the
-nion cau,c? What better service could
they render the rebellion than by 80 do
;n.,3 Where shall the Union men of tn.
Sontb seek protection if th,yar rcpcIlcl
bv the -nion men of the north ?
The platform written by the men oil
the south, as it were with the halter
about their nec!s-tho last will and testa-
meut Of those martyrs to the Republic
!, rs broad rs the MON. and deservedny