Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-10-30
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 80. 1853.
VOLUME TX. NUMBER MI.
Patriotism.

\ latrIot Is described by the lcxlcograph-
ers as being "onc who loves and faith uiiy
series his country" This definition is 50
plain that any one can comprehend it
There can be no chance f,r doubt or missiy-
iag BY tais rale let the citizens of our
country, to-day, be judged. 1t we turn t.
th5se Ugh in power. ike Governor Seymour
Of New York we shall see no evidence Of this
highly P.izsd quality Of patriotism. lis
every step since he first trod the guhernato-
rial path Of the Empire State, has boea but
81 many accumulated links in the chain
which binds him - the interest Of the enc
mics Of his country. Try him by any known
stand4rd by which human action is judged,
and he fails to b, lone who loves and faith
ie.ly serves lis country" When mad
daned mob made 50 bg those who assisted in
placing him in power, had the great city Of
New York at Its control, and was commit,
,nr marler the most foul. and burning and
destroying all that impeded its triumphant
progress. this same Seymour, the Governor
IF tie State, al lrsssel the fcndish gatlier.
ing, calling them by no harshYr name than
Inv fellow citizens or my constituents =
Such patriotism as he exhibited in this cri-
SIS. would make the treache.y Of Arnold
pas..ble. The power at his control. the
troops and the police force. would have suf
feed u have que.iei the mob. Governor
Scgmour,s patriotism was not equal to tire
task and his interest law in the opposite d.
reeti5p.
T,ke another phase Of this Golden Calf
Of the e5pnerhe4ds All lis influence has
been ,..s,iast rais:n. troop, t. close up the
rebeI.ion. Tai, is the known fact Of Aisto-
~. altL1urh lie has endeAyored to conceal
/ his narpass by much fine talking. He was
b,yinr IT one time. n wide.sI read influence,
y,licl, threatened to end disas,rousIy II the
nation lie was the moatb.riece of the
c,nnerbead. and was end .rsel by all the
enemies Of the Union from Vall,ndi,ham to
N.reelIus Emery. The c,rperbead State
! Cnnyenti,n If Maine t,ok him as its great
/ li,ht and even after his semi.endorsemcnt
of the ,,reat n,b The rrc.t nolitic,l Gqbt
near O1o3 IL Head nraiscd him and his
friend And.rs,n promised that he should
withdraw the troons of Maine from rebeld IN
when Seymour did. This fAs,ens the cop
perhead party Of Maine to the policy Of
SEYMOUR. and identifies them in interest and
N oprnoss
As with this representative politician, so
with the journals that support him and the
rebels. These claim to be patriotic, and are
ready togo into Mysteries if YOU oues ion
their 1--we of country. Still. all their inau-
enco is given to the cause of the rebellion -
They crumble, find fault, manufacture and
retail untrutbs AGAINST the government. and
the men who stand for it in the field and in
the cabinet. One will look in vain in these
pois5ned channels of communication for a
generous and manly endorsement of any
public ae. of the President tending to put
down the rebellion, but jus: the opposite
will be found. Il il not ia the nature of
such boas,ed patriots to b, either just or
generous. But new lesson has been opened
to them new light has for the nones,
penetrated tIeit darkrned craniums the re-
nm. ola,t;.,,s -, 81 = ar al ,h. Sta,,s h,s a ~,
them tina, all patriotism IS not IA myth, and