Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-05-30

= A Democratic State Convention has
been called 1t is called :" Peoples Con
venti M 1t is to be held in B4ngor June
10Th. The CAN embraces all who ar, in
favor of sustaining the President and the
Government in al constitutional measures to
suppress the rebellion
The thing hinges on what will be consd.
cred constitutional measures. Breckenridge.
before leaving the L. S Senate for a com
mlnd in the rebel army, denounced all the
measures 10 suppress the rebellion as uncon.
stitutional. So has all the scce ling trait,r
With some, everything done to etF.ct .aHy nut
down rebellion is unconstitutional. Will.
. tufts and grass are being used, il i. well.
but when means more efficient to the work
IN hand are proposed, why then n violated
constitution is evoked. Honest old Ben
Wade, in his reply to the semi. secessioni,,.
MeDougal, says;
3" Mr. President, that man is not quite
honest VINO thus argues constitutional qucs-
tons IN tins Senate, and inyokes the Consti-
tuition IN tehalf OF the rights of every man
precisely as he would in times Of peace, " here
there were isolated cases Of delinquency. and
where 1t was safe to bring man 10 trial
The man who says it. and would have Won
proceed with these traitors precisely rs YOU
would IN time oil Ielce, is endeayoring to de-
eeive the public. Can you prosecute a trai.
tor south of Mason and Dixon's line? As
an Old saying Is, you might as well try the
devil IN hell, and summon as Jurors his chief
angels. Ii is impracticable; it cannot be
done. Why. then, stand up here contend,nr
that men should be tried by all the consti.
tu'ional guarantees that are thrown around
them In peaceful times? repeat what |
said as no jurist has vet undertaken 10 de.
fine the limits to which man might 20 in
the honest defence of his life when assoiled
SO no statesman would undertake 70 limit
the powers that the Government might use
70 preserve Its LIE when assaulted by traitors
ueiy Tue gentleman 10 make an argument
worthy OIL the name against that Proposition.
10 you think that We will stand BY, Weld.
ing 10 your argument, while you letter our
ieSs ana bind our arms with the Constellation
OF the United States that you may stab il 10
death Is that your idea Of the Constitu.
tion' that It is made to tie the hands of hon.
CT men IRON It's defence, while traitors NAV
stab It to the heart : That is the us, Won
would make Of the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States. Sir, say again, have no scrn.
pies about the Constitution Of the Un;,ea
States as welded against traitors in this time
o .. violent revolution. You have seen that
the ordinary course Of the common law and
Q, tne Constitution cannot be followed =
Saal The Constitution lie down and die p
Mist We give up all our glorious nrineinles
.hat were defended by it because traitors
nave assailed it in such way that .hev bsre
prevented It's operation? Sir, folly like thai
mouia deserve the isnominious fate which
would inevitable follow so foolish a cour.e ;,
NOW the managers Of this State Conyen.
NO" may be all right, they may be the most
Patriotic mon in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ana sinsie'minded,-i 50, they will not seek
70 letter the action Of the Government. by