Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-01-30

be supposed, however, that Seymour AM
his clan for an instant contemplate, tn
, rejection, of the Eastern States from thci
new Utopia These districts are too mar
tial, too wealthy, too Industrious and to-
eligibly located on the sea for that. No
they merely want to reduce the East t.
such political inferiority, as to leave it
power and patronage to their control
while its laboring habits and commercial
instincts are to be kept to siaaF;ch the re
maining portion Of the confederation
These gentlemen, though experienced poll
ticians, vainly imagine they are states
men. They have great deal of practic'
in the gerrymandering of counties and il
fusing municipal districts for electioneer
ing purposes; and, misled by the success
they have achieved, fancy that such igno
bic jusIIery is branch of political econo
my, which can be applied to adjusting th'
balances Of Great scpisJsrspendent States
If this subsection Of New England, and
the readjustment OF her representation b
not the purpose Of Mr.. Seymour and hi.
clique, how arc we to translate the effort
Of the message to excite against her Tho
prejulices OF the Central AMI Western
Stata62 Skathis tie time for inaamnat9ry
applications to 5r rssists? 7Ass sss
so strong against the enemy that We eat
afford to dispute among ourselves? Or
are these suggestions and appeals the eff
spring Of q secret enemy pr. schemine
-lemagogae2 Either our worst suspicious
are correct or our main theory is true
for none Of the evils which the querulous
complainant dwells upon, can be altered
or rcpsjreI until the rebellion has been
thoroughly suppressed, or entircl aehicy-
ell. Except, therefore, on the theory
that an carly separation oil, the North
AMI South Is a fixed :" conservative " con-
eiusion, the.septeaches oaSeb hts5lanl
are Aasranf'y mischieyous, and seditioas
iii the last degree.
We will undoubtedly be told in defence
of Mr. Seymour that he winds up his
message with the loyal declarations that
our armies must 5esaportcd,' aud that
uader' no circumstances can the division
Of the Union be couaeded.' \ general
examination, however, Of thc previous
positions of that document will show
how much sincerity is to be asssrste,t %
these axfsessions.
Nobody knows better than lloratio
Seymour, that the first AMI main hope o.
tie rebels is a divided y orth, and no one
either, better knows than he and his but
ternut associates, that the policy they
have pursurcl for -H9Sas- ten months,
has directly tea4el to foment disseasion
and sehism in the North.
As for the m"ss8.s itself, tarsc-!ourths
the Goycrnmet, and to exciting prejudices
bstwcsp the Northern State; and while
thus SnpxSd.shS--saaeiois writer docs
not find space, for ono honest dcnuncia-
ton Of the rebels, or one manly appeal
to a lofty love Of country. Ga the con-
trary, every insiiuous artiice Of language,
every keen device of double meaning
sophistry, every smooth reading but in-
yertss m.lA.I,m IS use q sas'sssA1kieI the
citizen iI Nh ~ csniact Of ne waf!, and
by a subtle division OF his loyalty. he
tween State anl Nation, to dApreolate
lie Jsras = telling as that thc-slooal
and the national co stitntions are equally
sQrrea; that consolidated governments
are dsspotisms that it is the interest OF
thS SsmalIer States to centraiizo power
because of their undue advantages in sem
atoriat representation; that ia the large
national Obligations to be created by the
war, the rich Atlantic States vii. owp the
bonded debt, and the .gxne v'ssaersl
prSl.sasag States, will be the poos, ever
paying debtors of the interest that the
President holds his place through thss vote
of.ssals2r itS..,ii 1ulnill - = o. w x
s,asss,of loyal cssszens, that slavery
y not the cause Of the-war.' that we
must restore the Union & as it was, that
we must. .hss subiugate the South, that we
supfexk four millions in likeness,
and that . .'ttsssust not iceqroul The Tees
Of our soldiers -, ,eftaast htS-csy,ssa,ys
ot~ta5 n11;S~ for uacerta1R te7'ds,
OF f5e.rry 5llSll lEbgue theories.
If, after these selitious declarations,
there Is any virtue OF good faith lett N
the final declarations that our armies In
the field must be supported" ani that
'sdnier no circumstances can the division
Of the Uuion be conceded We srou'd
like some skiltul casuist topoint 1t out,
Xae whole tendency Of the message fssto
YyiVssste resistance to the Government,
and gen3ral dis .s.tcnt among our citizens;
ald for the accomplishment Of these fine
5sjccts, We naturally MtRRssSe than oae
false statement.
1t is certainly false in Mr., Seyma2g
to say-"I shall not fnaure what righs
States in rebollioaAayo forfeited, but l
dsass that this rebellion can snspend 9
silfylo.sigkr0f The citizens Of loyal States.
for he knows. kFa lawyer, anf.tran!lly, as
an honest man, pspsssfr ea1s
that loyal States may have disloyal cifl'
zens, and that tEel.ors- -swhereverstouad,
forfeit not only thS&,1sht of liberty, but
event life itself; and7He also knows = is
not true. that the edict 0fsemanclpad
operates only1xxhAIaves Of loyal men
He further knoxAtr lection wds
not condemnation of the war, ba1& p n
er rebure to the administration for mot
prosecuting it with sufficient esergy and
yigor and he likewise knows that nc
d conciliatory policy"S1e4pPs
bcllious leaders, wffS-ean have no future