Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-02-13
Where is the Danger 2

Prudence will always ask this question -
If, ,pening wide our eyes and throwing
aside all prejudice, we make this inquiry and
strive earnestly to find its answer we may
almost always insure to ourselves safety.
This is the Nations great question. Tor
three weeks after the TALL Of Sumptcr, the
answer to this question was that the Rebel
army might capture our CAPITAL. But to
day, no one doubts the safety of Washing
ton.
Daring the FIRST year and 4 half Of the
Rebellion we trembled at the announcement
Of every steam packet from Europe. The
danger trdS Foreign Intervention. But.
since it has become thoroughly known that
the North are fighting for freedom and the
South for slavery, and siace we have shown
the old world that America can carry on a
mammoth war and iced hungry Eaglishmen
besides, We have the most positive assurances
that neither Easland nor France, nor any
other nation will meiile with our affairs.
There have been times during the past year
when we have felt that our best armies We're
in danger of being overthrow. But, To-
day, il We have not, in all quarters, sun
cient force for a sure, aggressive movement,
each Of our different armies is certainly a
match for any rebel fore, tina. can be brought
against them.
Is i, financial difficulty that We fear =
TIE war up to 1858 cost the nation little
less than 500 900 900, a sum, less than enc
fifth Of Eaglani's present debt. \ nation
with resources, greater and granier than Is
possessed By any other nation in the world
with an Abundance Of all that makes a
country rich, las really no danger IN tins
direction
i the danger a; Washington % VI
dissrust the President? Two years WI,
With no more positive results, say some, ar.
saes ineAr4city in the Executive. We wish
tia; Abraham Lincoln had all of tue ability
Of Louis the Great. and Frederick the Graf,
Of Cromwell aud Napoleon, anj of Andrew
Jackson. But though he has not sh5wa a
capacity, equal to any Of these, We Do sly
that lie has by No word or act, since the III
OF March ls6l, given Us cause to fell that
there is rs.l danger in the Executive Chair
We d. not appreciate what our armie.
have done. We Do not We, understand th;
magnitude Of the conflict. We have =, t
lea are Sighting terrible enemy
C. Is n1ture have never been IN
d.. ~ LIS diI no: eur w5sess mea
say tina, il we could ever obtain eur inie
pea3euee w could in four or FIVE ysars =
Ye. i; tex US nearly twice a long. T. sub
due the revolutionary spirit, which frs
manifested i;saif IN Frame in l792. il to5A
: mb,nel Elrope more than twenty years.
We neszl to read the history Of lon. wars
l. the danger treason in tie North Tier,
are traitors il ear m.i>; We have =.
terribly wicked p'li;izians an3nss: Us
There : treason IN Mime as VII as IN Ma
issiFpi. Ba. the number u nal tra.., = j.
small. We are n; nation + hyfecfi;az
oar grsa; danger i j4si tins, tia; " Ia.
!qse cur courage in ihs war. Il oasanis 4
ss5i, rasEi5;ie, iayAl men hav.. BY yisl4ia,
their o5ur@ss 10 their fear-, become tie ,.,5i.
of the wot.. # traitors This +. secret a
tie Democratic Victories IN New Yafk an
Pennsylvania aal Of al ,ksir yietzr.os /;
discourage tie hearts 4 tie layal Is ,rzs,
las weapon in tie North. l.; u nj be ts
ceiyed. We may Mt sabdas tie South IA q
few days or waks b.; in due tine We
shaa s45Iue them. Reba.l.oa mas aa1 ,e.s.
hs e5a2aeeel. Ia VIZ loJks asgc.ai.