Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-01-30
m Wilkes Spirit os the Times.
Northern Treason.
Seymour AMI his Message.

I 5t.HsUst $a2s AZ EssS AsASSSsskaCs
When, more than four mouths ago, at
the opening Of the State election. we
warned our fellow Democrats that their
artfd party lords wero gradually misead-
ing them from Democratic principles, aud
even labelling them with tory symbols,
As they marshalcd them toward the brink
of treason, it was thought by many that
we had permitted the enthusiasm of a
course of thought, to run beyond the
limits of our better Judgment.
We watched these demagogues from
the beginning; and having seen them
successful in the miracles Of turning
Democrats instincts against War, and in
branding a progressive, nay, Almost ag-
gressiye party. with the reproachful con-
traIct,on Of Conservative, we naturally
suspected them Of no better aims, than
had directed their hypocrisy 1913.
1t was upon this cue, and bearing in
mind how Calhoun had laid the founda-
tion Of secession, on State rights, that
W. warned the public against the motives
o! these men, and many months ago pre-
dittel, that if the growing conspiracy
w.re not checked by their defeat, the cry
Of havoc %ouif a.on be shouted in our
streets, and inc N4tioilai "o'ernll'h, 'eFo
IohS' be feIulte| 10 suppress -NolC'e'N rue,
Treason by the force OF arms. There
was oafeiy one moment "neh VIZ noi''u
these couspirators, Indignant ut tAas con-
temp'HoQ' reJec"oo' W tue n'enlhoh'
fcoe.s' OF tAslF nun J'e entfa 0, Reunion,
would nave re,'Hqal'Aea 'fic'r 'hcor'e5 Oh
coneesson' and helped to contribute Il
u''tel -N9F'4tfn Se''''"'f"' u y ,."o u',s,'
|eai ana Su2Jusaf,on 81 yns 90 ooas" : -. VI.
''ic inaugural u oso'' 90 '',5o -
H.99'Pa'e9 'Ha' noi'' a''9.ss'"e' y ''i'I
ms -. suossiuen' 'uesS,'ap q''19"'as' =,
s'''i NOR, anu II. e'.'a ~ '"I i'" -, u ''' l
o' ','l'i u l!'s ] 'o'ss'' . "''s'' ~ ''', - -
aS'oe'%'5S "''i e0''iei al o''''s7N ny '''J
u ii'aNe.
State Sovereignty, as VIC prel't'c9. Is
to be the leading dogma OF the new Sc
ee>sl9n, and party hatFeds, cohloiatkIS- -aIl-
fully with party spo.iS, are to be the per-
suaslye engines to mass the democratic
party Tor schemes, whle1. II lett 10 'men-
selves, they would utterly detest. lhtt
broad Iove OF country which hVes even
IN the bosom OF savag-Whica has
5een the true source OF the greatness oi
every nation since the eesaainS OF tue
world, - 10 be reduce boAtded, etFcam-
sert9ed' and narrowed down to tae I!mi's
d 9 local boundary, IN order that the
pe6y men, who have grasped our party
organizations, may straddie or riie Oyer.
1t.
vt the very brink Of Seymour ; Ivlss-
yy,-,Sfr People are gcsaitically told,that
while we are contributing to aphok'>dAe
National Government, lac Will see that
our "home ri7lts are not impaired ami
home lstes. "hoHe ftghts, and "toRies
are protusely sprinkled and played upon y
throughout this insilious document, inI
contradlst.nction to national attributes
and obligations. Already do We hnd thatl
these mischievous hints have taken hold,
AMI worse than this, we also had tnat
h1gles o. the humber otiice-seeklng demo-
e A'l|si ca - ~ No'''''''' -
the principles they know their secession
leaders to possess, are oiatAnt with treas
Oh in their current talk, aud openly SYM
pathize with the rebellion at the corner
of the streets. The journals, feo, which
look up wAiniusly to the par!X lords for
spoils are likewise engaged in @-essae de
nunciation Of the objects Of the war and
at the same time assal the Government
in terms which far exceed the early ran
cor Of the Day Book or The .Netrs. Since
the lst of Jaauary'last tfise echssge has
been 50 marked that even the IhSst unob-l
servant must have, noticstrit and no
man Of reading and experience can resist
the apprehension, that a sub-crisis is at
hand, which, if not ably handled, may Sc
riously comp,ieatc, AMI probably det.4ss
the war against the rebels of the south:
We may be-askcd here, how we Justify
ourselves in these suspicious agai9st the
present leaders of the democratic party
in this State, and what can be their mo-
tives in thus imperiling their common
cSautry. Our answer is, las We replied
las. week. that these men are Aristocgetssa
not Democrats. That, thoroughly yitiat-
ed by long career passed anna the hor-
rible crimes and corruptions of party
naIi6icz. .hASk kave GONE to the belietr
(l p R1ps~ewledgrof the,ns-+-es,
I'M yela 6sspment, based upon the sup
..-,1 ,.;.t,,a . tha rnassau IL n faiIuea