Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-07-17

will of the people is the law Of the nation.
Having lost their respect for majorlties,
they set up Il claim for special privileges,
even at the expense of our free insttu-
tons. The aristocracy of the South ask
ed for a special law, giving them the priv
iege Of voting for their slaves, thus Sc
curing property representation. Con-
grcss granted their request but would not
allow the citizens Of other States the same
pr yilege
In all except the slave States, the rich
and poor stand ON level at the polls
When the personal property of the slave
holders ran array. they asked to have it
returned at the expense of the govern
ment. Congress complied with this re-
quest; but when the citizens of the free
States were 50 unfortunate as to have their
property stray away from the premises of
the owner, they have always been under
the necessity Of returning it at their own
expense.
This spi.it of ariatoeracy, ripcncd into
practical monopoly hence, in the prog
ress Of time nothing would satisfy those
political aspirants and cotton growers of
the South, but to have a government based
upon principles that were in accordance
with their own wishes and in all respects
adjusted to the business Of the slave hold
cr5 Of the South. To secure this object
large majority of the slave States rebel
led, and the political re-puilcrs, Office
holders and otlico-scekers, by draft and
coascription, dragged the people into the
military support Of their secession meas
urcs.
From that day until the present, they
have waged war unprecedented for cru
city and barbarsm, against the best gov
ernment ever established under heaven.
Having ruinousy modified the true
principles of Democracy in thu States
government, and having failed to effect
any more compromises with Congress for
the overthrow Of the liberties of the na-
ton, they raised the war cry and resolved
that they would have a part Of the nation
tor themselves and rule it as they pleased.
This irrcprcssible conflict had its be-
ginning in the days of John G. Calhoun,
and was successful in dividing all the
churches Of the land but one before it un-
dcrtook the great task Of destroying the
nation.
Another cause ot 'iiS war r., Is fnsl'Sn
people Of England are unquestionabIy
j frien lly toward this government, but the
"t's'2st"eJ oI rl5i'pSi arc II, "eS''' oP-
posed 10 IL fof many years fd's'anu mas
uoa' al ia heF power 10 uls5Taee anu n run
'''is 'asip'. sue H'S eAe''e'' ''' ii',''''o'
'af9u5n neF Hl'eItne', iier "e,Ny papers
an, "9t t"o ".no,j e'ss4's'eH 4 Iat '.'i'es'
ana "'''!'t7 oot 'Hs scream % 'Ho Amer
lsah ea5sS ~. A'S H'pt h3F "as'sS from our ,
more lhey fastened slavery upon 'nc
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,asn - ,ha'.r.to So raLsIl.J sho syno.
n,tb;I,I M witb tboso ,,,, ycry slaye M States 3nd
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ny.an5 :. a,I 'I ,srnet''a,. 81 .,,v.rr Vnyrr
d;1 - nation 5i5nI9y ereatsr ji.bonesty
and nowhere IN the viii, world have we
more bitter AMI determined foe than
Enslanl. If the rharisces Of old have
any true successors thsr IRE ioaad in the
F 1e.,itfn1 re,r rp.of,l bI-ottcl Enriish ar