Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-06-27


in bad order Every 4th Of july, the day
onwhich they declared their Independence
they read the bill of indictment against
the old country called the Bill of Inde-
penlence, which was full of the grievances
of the period, and thousands were excited
to believe that every thing that was true
OF Eng land century ago was true now.
Now, they-the inhabitants Of Brit.
ish North AmeFica-wished the South sue.
cess with all their hearts and souls.
From the bottom of his soll sup
posing England held her hand, he did not
believe the North could oyerrun and con.
quer the South. Surprising any two OF
them were to shoulder their mGssets and
march from the borders of Maine down to
the end Of Texas, he believed they would
be dead before they got there, even i there
was no enemy to fight. Suppos-
ing however, the Southern States were
oyerrun, the Northerners would require
what Sam Slick called place as big as
all cut doors to keep the Southerners in.
Like the boys nose that had been vi led
over and over again, but would not stay
wiped, they would have to thrash the
Southerncrs over and over again, but they
would not stay thrashed For the
good, therefore, Of the Northern States,
that they might hereafter be prosperous
and powerful and useful to the world, the
wisest thing they could have done when
the Southern States declared their indie
pendence, would have been to have said,
90 and frame institutions for yourselves.
"He Mr.. Howe was English on both
sides Of the house, and they might wei.
imagine how their reception that night ~
ftctei him.
they read in the Northern papers that
the Southernars were 4 begsariy parcel oi
rascajs, with no pluck, nor e5afag-, II
patriotism; bat notwithstanding this every
time they fought, the South Ticket them.
Thy had nothing TO do from year,
end to years end bat to ride aboat AMI
shoot, and that was what they were doing
now, laughter the only difference being
that, instead Of shooting squirrels, beer,
and raccoons. they were shooting Yam
KEGS laughter and eheers,l
[ will not take W the tine Of the House
in details Of the opinions Of the ether mar
thine province. They arc smalief, and
their hostility equally strong. RtScVHi-
ants Of the refa1eas Of our revolutionary
times hold leading places in a,lthese prov
inces, and Tor many long years have" nur>-
cd their wrath against eur political IL
stutiops, until now, when it Was supposed
opportunity favored our destruction, these
men crawl cut from under the sozs Of
comHlaeeatv, assumed in their long ana
profitable intercourse with Us, and HAtH-
ever ani wherever the utterauee o. hatred
can injare Us and help the enemy there is
to ne found its most intense expression.
But they viii wait some time Longer be-
fore thev can realize their hopes q a great
provincial Murine which shall be conse-
quent upon the destruction Of cur Govern
meat. Thank G cd. their malignant proah-
ecies will not be fulfilled in the lifetime q
this generation; We shall live yet 10 teach
them and the mother country that,
q" Power in al is Pride, less than Justice
Thus, sir, have demonstrated that the
treaty has failed in everything itualertooA
to DO. \ few words as to the future and
have done.
| concur With Mr. Hatch that thc tricks
Of the provinces relative 10 our intercourse
with them under the treaty, fully justify
US in declaring il void. a broken treaty
is no treaty. Bat what them
The Committee on Commerce recon-
mend the appointment OF commission
looking to the arrangement of terms Of
unlimited Intercourse with them, and In
stance the German Zoil Nerein as mode!
for our imitation.
But sir, it Is an absarJlity to tax &c I
Zo!I Yerein with the provinces a. pF9yiu-
ces. Mr.. Gait in his report states It not
whit too strongly when he says, it is
.wh9Ily inconsistent with the maintenance
Of their connection with Great Britain.
and as to general free trade with u, and
If with Us, of course with EacAand ana
the est Of the world, il is sufficient to
say. that the provinces need reyenae, aud
while the men who manage their affair,
find It 50 much easier to raise it through
the customhouse taan 10 assess direct tax
es. they viii rot hazard their position qnj
influence By countenancinga change. Ga
NADIA gets four mi lions and 4 half Of do
lars annually by means Of tariff, au1
New Brunswick some six huaftel tnjus
and. and these sums will not be asses,a.
UPON those provinces as cur States asses
their populations. We may l9ok upoi
this as an established fact.
And we, too, need revenue We are en-
terine upon an era of taxation. tn
people Of the provinces ccasing 10 be Gus
toners have come to be rivals. Oar owl
policy has created the rivalry. They ar
Increasing rapidly. Canada in the La
decay increased 81 per cent New Ea4Ln
but Is New York - Ohio ! :; ans
PENNSYLVANIA % They uum5erno con
s;dera6ly more than W did when We com
mcncel oar national career. We eaupo
afford to lose the large revenue re shoal.
derived from their productions, nor ca
our farmers and mechanics alIJfj 10 pa,
the large taxes which shall be assessed az
ON them in the future, aud contest for mar
kets with people comparatively FREE o. tax
alton. Notwithstanding the de3ts thes
provinces have foolishly incurred, they ar
stin lightly taxed. When the pay on
dollar of direct tax we shall pay three
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