Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-10-31
Is there Cause of Alarm =?

TIC public mind is sadly disturbed Just
row as to the aspect Of public affairs. /:
We Tx abroad the cause Of the Unisn looks T
Is Dubious as i; ever did and perhaps more
50, as the long months ri on, and ind the z
esuse u tn Union not very prosperous, and f
tire Union army At rest on the Potomac In F
tie meantime political parties are assuming
larn, and are organizing with reference t.
e4.stiag facts and the possible results of the
present contest. While most all party m,n
AMI party presses pretend to be for the
onion, and Tor the uniting down Of TIE re-
bel,i5n AZ whatever cost Of life aud treasure,
still it is patent t. ali tLai the rebels desire
tire success of one Of these parties much
more than tie other. With them, the sue.
e=ss Of tie autiwar democrats, is Of much
more importance than mers victory oil
rebel arms, f9r il divides the e5unscls OF the
North aad distratis pu5!tc opinion. Tday
hayu hope tLat with the old Democratic
PARTY il power again, they can make terms
come back iato the GfiJn, saddle their cnor-
mus public ac5t on the Nation, have mat
ters al their own way again, and the old
order OF things be ry-instated. Perhaps
. JgA Davis inusiu cs HAT lie may yet occupy
the v hitc House, US President OF the United
states Uf America. M one kt.ows what
, wild dreams such men may not consider
within domain o. probability. as no one can
read tbs current political speeches Of leading
large class OF men in the free States who d.
sire return oil tie rebels into tie Union
upon any terms. We hear remarks almost
daily that mean this. Bat few days since,
w heard gentleman say who has received
thousands Of dollars from the Government
since the rebellion, that "he hoped the reb-
els would never be suLlael." Many are
the men who year since only though; such
rank treason who now utter audibly, words
Of sympathy for rebels in arms, and desire
peace with such upon any terms, 1t may
not be that there are really many new con-
serts to Southern rebellion, but that all
those Who favor it, arc more bold than
herct fore in proclaiming their shame, is
notorious, Tie reason for all this, is to Je
found in the non-success 0! the Union arms.
If tae Union cause had continued to pros
FER these men would have remained silent.
They, like some birds, seem only to lsur-
il am sag during the most terrible storms
and tie roasAest weather. There is fear
NOW, TIA. tie active m@n Of such party
Affiliations viii delude the tmil, toe doubt.
M and tine half hearted Union men into
gheir ranks, and thereby the country through
their fundamentally lie sAipwTcckcd But
there is hope yet. The Indications are that
tue Union army, now III fine condition, will
al once commence active operations agaius;
: tae rehs's il arms. 1t is sald that grand
move, anl q succ ssful one is about being
made on the enemy If it succeeds, and the
Uu.ou uen in Massachusetts and New York
succeed also, in Boating the seccsh sympa-
taizars thee at the polls, then the skies in
look bright again. We hope yet that all
Will be we'll Our faith in the ultimate tri
J umph Of the Union cause, and the people
over tire machinatious Of unprinciped delna-
gogues who would render TO the rebels aid
, and comior, At the polls, is still unaGa ted.