Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-02-27

tation defeat their own purposes. All,
my respected Mr.. Reeds Brook do you
know for what misdemeanor, 4 nnanias and
Sapphira were struck dead 3? Did you
never hear that "honcsty is the best poll
cy p Misrepresentation does not pay in
the long run it will not long prop up a
bad cause. 1t is very easy to make out
a case by detaching sentences from their
rightful places and placing them beside
others with which they have no connect
ion, as when you say in your article,
That miserable paper the Bangor Demo
crdt has come to life again" sobs H
There is no mistaking the signs of the
times,' dolorous y responds the editor
Both stand aghast at the "hand writing
plainly discernible upon TIE wall" One
would naturally infer from all this that
having discovered the existence of the
Bangor Democrat $50 calIed) l hastened
to communicate the alarming Intelligence
to the editor of the american and his
ejaculation "there is no mistaking the
signs of the times was elected by my in
formation when fact the two sentences
bore no sort oil relation to each other, not
even that Of ii torty-second cousinship.-
Besides the editor knew and had 4nnounc-
el the resurrection Of the Democrat, be-
fore he received my communication. the
simple fact is, that in writing to the
.imerjcan | incidentally mentioned the
Democrat; taking it not upon its inli-
yjiutl merits altogether, but as sample
of class oil pretended Democrats. | am
aware there are many papers in this State
Of sccesh tendencies, which are yet ayow-
cdly Union, but that paper is the only
one which within my knowledge openly
advocates the cause Of rebellion IN this
State. Verify, Reeds Brook must thi8k
the Democrat potent power for evil to
cause the panic he describes among loyal
people. | am not at all Alarmed by thc
rc.appearauec OF the Demorrat, it woall
take something more than that, assure
Reds Brook to alarm me | suppose il
Is a necessary evil. Nothing Is made IN
vain they say, ani probably even the
Bangor Democrat has It's ass. Uaintef-
III ted prosperity is not bcncti;iA to any
cass Of people; they ncel some opPosi-
tiou to keep them from going to extremes
to which the human min hls tendency;
to excite them to greater vigilance and
keep them from being too self confident.
Perhaps we shoa forget that "etcruai
vigilance i the prize OF liberty if We
had not few home traitors in our midst
To rem nj Us Of It. | nave the privilege
Of reading the Bangor Dem2cozt every
week. aud | assure Reeds Brook | give
it an attentive perusal. | believe in
"proyin. all things aud holding fa,; that
which is good" The whole county Of
Hancock says Reels Baook, is rushing
to the support Of the Dzm7crat with
hands full Of greenbacks' cite, "-Hira5le
D,ctu :" as the college boys say, what a
rush it must be Guess net quite the
rho e county Mr.. Reeds Brook we think
there are some who have not come to that
yet.
By the way, you do not speak in very
terms Of the intelligence
of the FOOD people of Hancock. You
represent them as first being under the
control Of the editor Of the american,
deceived and led astray by him, and now
according to your statemenD the editor
OF the Democrat Is to take them in hand
and lead them in another direction. You
speak of them througout your article, as
being mere puppets, without minds or
jui igment of thcr own in the hands OF
political performers. How dattcred they
must feel by such representation. You
are very quick to suspect me OF design
ur wish 10 -'inciSe tpc people 10 mob vio-
ence," a guilty conscience needs no
aeeuser; > perhaps you think the Demo
crat deserves to be put down again by
mob. | honestly disapProvc Of mob rule
first, because it Is an Illegal method oil
redre,sing wrongs and it is ever charaet-
erized by violence and excess +; still there
are times whe: an enthusiastic populaca
driven to frenzy will take the law into
their own hands, at such times, dlsloyal
persons should remember that "diseretion
is the better part Of valor :" and refrain
from exciting the passions OF the multi
tude. You are very ready with your
threats OF violence and retaliation, but IT
is no new thing for pretended Democrats
to make such threats, they only show
what they would do, had they the power.
We have head them threatening war aud
bloodshed at the North among oar own
people, aud counseIling armed resistance
to the authorities of the land yet these
are the very ones who now clamor for
peace the peace they advocate is a mock,
cry and delusion, not that for which loyal
hearts are praying, the peace real aud
all fDilorp rastnraI