Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-10-31
CORRESPONDENCE.

some person IN tins town, and is headsa
q Deer Island Election" We purpo.e n.
consider, az briefly rs we shall be able tho
assertions IN that communication,
First W. =. Green trds not .siec,,J A.,
the bradbury Party" as an inspection az
the vote clearly demonstrates, for .gamoson
received 30 votes, Coburn SO, and Brndbnr.
Sc. Green, who is q Union democrat, snJ
cordially supported Jameson, would bar.
been elected by the Jameson vote. vitbon,
aid from the Bradbury Party. The elec,;o.,
therefore, 'strdS entirely m the kenS,n ~ ,ha
friends OF Gen. Jameson. We tbint xor,
correspondent the first person . who ba, L.a
the hardIhood to class the supporters of this
named candidate with .ecess,on,,i, and a..
sympaih,-crs Indignation. n, 80 atroc;ous
a Hbei' Is only exceeded by surprise, at sec
ing 1t published IN the columns OF n respect,
able public journal, His remark abou, tho
"InFu7ice 81 hqnor, W the miserable out
pouring OF vulgar malice, and unworthy of
notice. Ii wee not an i'll conjecture, Mr..
Editor, 10 view Of the falschoods, and reck-
less laundering Of this communication
that its author, while writing il, was not
entirely insenslble to that sort OF "infnrc..v
But If he means to imply, that the ",ssu
eact q ii9uor was apparent at the polls. by
the presence Of intoxicated persons, or dis.
orderly conduct, there il not one particle os
truth ia his statement. For good order and
sohrifty never prevailed, in greater degree.
among . body Of men assembled on a like
OCCASION We know nothing about the
"yrefcnded Republican - but We do know.
that no Republican "preiended'' or other
wise. could have Changed. or materially az
iscted the re>ul, Of the ballot.
We have, Of our Cwn population, in both
armies ol TIE service. as nearly as We can
dsicImiue, about l30 volunteers. Nobody.
except yoar correspondent, has Ind the bad
taste, to discuss the party relations Of ,hese
mgn. Il j. i4et u no interest, whatever,
t. US, that Cray, who foll at Newbrru, wus
memhcr Of tho Republican party. and
6r.cnlJw, vino gave up his life at Baton
Rouge was n democrat. Our people, equal.
~ honor the memory Of those loyal and gal
Int y jrlts, aud equally mourn their carly
and glorious doth, This var, with US, is
~ affair With which party has nothing to
d.. Bat this rcradOES core pondent Of
vlGrs, asserts, tHat 'abam erery one mds
RerRaIcGa g.: and this kdres The form entirely
IN ~ tGaaS y the seccsaoHisfs and thar i'm
pa;b5.frs. And berc he has the misfortune
t encounter figures, winch teW NOT do, what
he has done ~ making such an assertion
Permit us to state some iacts that we really
know IL tao last Express, there were re-.
civil aere aliftcop soldiers packages, con-
Tar jar rm't9nceS Of money frem thirteen
saiauie rs u thor f4milics. OF tlat num-
lar e.xsan are not and never have hccn
Hsmt,rs af she Republican party. This
df-f t9p1fsiJu i.ts ut Of cJur>r. obtain and
Is a matter Of mera accident hut tn, fact
- u Is pegtaru, tn oar PRESENT purp Sc
IT - others who enlisted at Il commence
n mt + the war, Is are r. rublicans. ? arc
Democrats ana the r,~t minors. Certainly,
Mr.. Eutor It - not because. "a5om crcry
az ,eas ksyaA nan, that our town Is "en-
N. V an Ii. hand, # secsst,1nias and ii r
t9ags itszr, And " To this last asser-
n in, unsupported a. It IS, by one Particle Of
prl {. W orpas. the following fects
lbs t#wn aas FURNISHED for tins war about
l5n volunteers. We baSc vutcl for tie sup
port of tbsir fmi'i,s, and Tor bounty more
ih8u S9af0 taius thousand dollars At =
l@.s II 49, 81 oar citiz rs. called to CON-
t#.3sr tac amount + bounty % he offered ior
tie eaepatacemea: ( cn!i.Iments. under tho
st rqE3-i;i II. 5000 f.ix Thousand dol
l4rs. VS. s5t.d II al. our quota d sixty men
IA ii l.r.e assembly, emFs-ei ot every color
and strip ot party, without one word OF
u =. s5sOn---Withaut 4 eing' dissenting vote.
Au4 set. to- vie compound ot meanne-..
uai.ae ami mcuige.ty would have the public
T. glove, tat "irf should haze ssHt more vol
t47tstrs n tis tear. lad there not bern sHeh
strarg l'ss n seeesh fesiiag. As to its re-
4lir.rg 'cJaSii rGj.e toidHsss 10 aror taion
sRtI'q.ais lire. tbs assertion, If uttered in
Tia Ne.rins al our 1T Eens, would BE- received
with c5utcnPt, aud regarded as unworthy OF
notice or d.asl. Tie author would only
ain ir Inns r, The credit Of being a liar
ayaa4 CT jistiity. Published however. in
tie columns Of your ialcr, the falschuod,
azsGm=r al infamous Importance from ,ts
ua1uttude. We challenge the author u
aiIUce any. even tie smallest evidence Of tho
CzIst nee among US OF TIN" large III DapiS
era,el any Instance Of menace or lnoltsta.
tim # Union men for expressing Union
n'lmcnts-0ny demonstration whatever,
made or exhibited, of hostility to the Union
y 0r among Us. Our entire community de-
ruuuee the assertion rs u in0-t prepostcrous
f..-eho5d. Ii we ars not competent wit
Il. SEES, then, We APPEAL 10 those who know
Is lest, IT know US at ais l0urncrs ,strans-
crs aud visitors 10 sly if this accusation
aeains; Us hc true or false. Communities
cannot, IS Individuals sometimes do, avoid
censure by c.-aping observation. We let
rass, or the PRESENT, his closing paragraph,
o. fishing bauuty.
Aud NOW, Mr.. Eiitor, we must be per-
mitt@i TO express our surprise. that you
shoald have opened your columns 10 this ma
lisuaHt and wholesale libel IL should have
occurred b you. that anonymous writers,
who take the advantage OF their conecalment
i4r parp st~ of abuse aud defamation. arc
to- much ike cOwardly assas,ins, who stab
ia tie dark, 10 claim the confidence or re
sect Of honorable mn. The charges aro OF
toe graNest character Considerations OF
public safety demand that tho truth should
be known. For, surely, at tais juncture,
wAea the mjmentous issue, of national pow
er and life seem to have co-yerged, to q
crisis Of the m0st imminent peril-when all
hope Of national salvation rests upan tho
deatbgss devotion Of the people u their
Government, and upon the voluntary and
cheerful Sacrifices for its defence and MAN
tenance-it would be an omen os no hapelus
augury. if there could be found, even in the
remotest corner OF our patriotic State. a SIN
gle town "e'hirely IN M hands Of The secess.
ioai'ts and thar stmPatalses. Our people
are as kcenly sensitive, as any people can
be-, to aslersipns upon their loyalty. They
Go hot yield esen ~ you, SIR, Ia that dcvo-
tiOn u chartered Cover Ipsnt, which in
tue heart and understanding Of an American
citizen, Constitutes rational cnlishtened