Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-08-28
Bion Bradbury.

y man has right, We suppose, to make
political wcathercock Of himself it he
chooses 50 10 do; and he may also, OCCASION
ally without slhiaeting himself to the charge
OF being changing, reverse his opinions.
We all OF Us have frequent occasion to re-
wise our opinions Of men and Of policies i;
hui m man, be he ever 80 exalted in station,
Or distinguished for intellect, has the m5rrl
right 10 set himself up as mere political
machine to De wound up annually and set to
grinding ont any kind Of music that the ext
sencies Of desperate and wicket party or
slnizlti5n requires, because this is degrading
to the species, and setting pernieious exam
pies aud moreover, requires an eatIre aban.
d)nment IF principle. To one capable Of
this time serving, this dcmaeosueisn. this
playing last and loose, no appeals to
patriotism, to self respect, t. consistency
will avail. Such an one is as impcryious II
the appeals Of distracted country and u
pure patriotism, as a disciple OF JEFF DAVIS
is TO reason and sober truth.
M i''1-'".' - i e''''' specimen % i
demas5ase aud a double t9n-usi p5!t,iciln.
: NJ
or and y pro sav r. democrat o. the S5utAera
typ, aaI every body feels and besiss this,
ut he once undertook 70 play the r5lc o! an
NJ M ''''' - -. - a. 80 -
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HIS e''s'eF n TINS "'ess't5" WAS NOT 3" i5"7s.1!
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A'''' MS ''''n '' ''i' O''I' '.s'2'' COM en-
No. VI s.'i u - - '''' ''a' "''''.
me truths d '''' former "'sis'''es GOWN
S'''', ae scene vs. Ia so'''@ S5ise 'u.''e.
foH'' oeeaass inc -HsssFs' Jo''s' iie"'Fl' a
- mas o.' l"!'''s anu g" ''@ s'S ID '.l-
eaF ''saes' wins Of the party Attending q
~ burner ,,'.H '''N o'e& 's''' III '"o i'''tz
+" II" 't'ssi' Il "''' : 'sthe I,F 's.fz, aa1 oi'z
- ,lA nc ','n''''.'' nee, ~ o"s.,a F'F,'sa
~ '''''s'5'' '''' ''''' ~ 'F e,H>ieii mn
=" l''s3..'"y Fo'i''ns.o''. " { o5i'-Ae '"''
Messrs. " iswrlI and Wooiari held u semi.
relation to tie meeting, and sori Of couuten.
anceI it. But il was tam. afT,ir b,.,,ys,
-.
'"''' vas e''4'''.,' A''4 e'''e"' t'eA u mari!
earnestness n tHe man. Since tia; tim,
with the change of the season. aal of the
tides has there ..,,,.. an4,t,r cfo,... ,,-,f
M. H. ~. p..=I,-=...
'''''' - . ~" "o''Hs
'He Fat' ot h'1h bF@1oafy Oh Cd. lie - q
peace democrat, bunker democrat, a North
ern man with Southern urincirl,.s mr.
:.
''''' = ma" " '''' '''0''u' l"'i''''-H' "nd
double tongue. Forgetting his two year
Old professions and associations, he now re.
Turns back I, hi. alle,i,nce AMI ont tto-.
oI's ucr5l His career in the Le,i.l,,u,e
in ls52 was markell bv a constant AMI nm.
yaryin, declaration OF l5yal,v. HIS Min.
cal career in lSi3 be,in. hv III. d..t,r;,,
himself BY letter and in private as onn,sel
=, ,J,, ,v,r..ri Pa, ..,,l,,f',i.,.,.;
-,
II 400-' at s"'u III i speech IN the House
Of Representatives, that
- 1t is due to the Chef MAGISTRATE or the
Nation that this lJus. should cxnr.ss i,s
cordial approval of the ms, r.,5,rv NJ ,Lc
conduct u the war aud renew il, uI.d,a a.
conf I.nrann1 ,.nar,f,s s,,-,.,r,
In a new and untrieI r,~iti7,n win M ,,1
perplexing duties imposed up5n him bv The
deycl5penen, IF a sIir.snr,i,d nm; ,y,,,'si
conspiracy to overthrow the Government,
win traitors All about hum, VITA scattered
tis l,,r No. = n''y n'a.lhS IA al
ted trsasury-thus powerle., IL H.. pTr.,nc,
OF gigantic rebellion long preco lcertei and
Thoroughly mAtured-PFes'den' Lincoln met
~ u ms
dsnee, and patient hrmness which c,n,inds
my admiration"
In August. 1853, he writes private let
ter to his friend Mr.. Anderson. to be made
public Of course, in which occurs this rara-
graph:
= 1t seems to me that the hone of restor.
ins The government rests in the united action
u al e'lssfs4tNc men, IN resisting the IA.
The land wbict 49, a's.. a. 81! P:tial'lS
lu,lonary doctrines aud pernicious influence
enllrgei patriotism and liberal salesman
sup which looks alone to the conservation
", ne ooostitat!9n ana the restoration of