Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-12-11
Observation-Disclosures.

| heapcd upon Governor ouourn ny Sums VI
our cote nporares, for declining to call on
OK .ra session Of the Legislature to regulate
tn, matter Of bouaties &c, as this is mat
ter that will regulate itself. and in accord
ancc with the views and feelings Of the POO
pie in a gwen locality, in spite OF all the
legislation OF an extra session Of any lesis-
lativc body. In Massachusetts,. where the
matter was regulated by an extra session 1t
is found by experience, that the matter will
not stay regulated and Governor Andrews
has had to issue an order to correct the ir-
regularity or evil Even, in thi, model
State and it has been one all through this
rebellion. more money is giren in obedience
to the the law regulating it. than has been
offered in any town in thi, State, that we
have seen any notice Of. The sum estab
lished by it. Legislature is $3.50, some fifty
dollars more than the highest voted in any
! town in this State. But in soma Of the
| towns in Mass ,chusctts. the bounty ran up
as high as 500 and the same grab game
has been pnr.ncd, dictated by the same mo
tivc., MS has been witnessed in thi. State
| Sel6shncss. is the ruling interest in the mat
ter and the "drGH catch the hindmo.t" is
the rallying cry. No nap, no class of men,
no political body cares for any other man,
or class of mon, or political body In the
matter The rctreating columns of the
Union army at the first Bull Run battle did
not present more sorry plight, nor evidence
greater fear and want of genuine manliness,
than has tho attempt to gather into the
Union army in this State some seven thous-
aid men by TIC volunteer system. Towns
and ei,i,s thai heretofore have been consid-
cred. in all basincs, transactions, as above
{ reproach, have con2escea1ed to play tricks
to obtain their quotas, that would disgrace
the horse jockey, or the substitute broker.-
W therefore, the cause Of this letting down of
the former high character Of towns and in
diyiduals? What great calamity is to be-
tall the towns that d. not cheat other hon
ester or poorer towns in the race OF voun.
teer stealing? Why, forsooth, the men who
claim the protection of their government
and who are growing rich yearly under its
protection. are to be drafted to fight for their
homes and governiuent,-thanal all. No man
is to be sent pirating. No m,n is to be ask
,, ed to 20 to foreign land to battle in a war
!. of conquest. Nothing of the kind. Then
why thus shameful exhibition OF cowsrdice.
of s.lGshness, Of cheating? To us, it seems
the worst feature yet developed OF the war
, But the other day, we cav = rich city rise
en- masse, to stigmatizs and Condemn citi-
: zen who had been guilty of cnlistins his fell
low citizens to 90 on the quota OF another
town. The city authorities and the citizens
r did we'll in this The man had, for a few
palhy dollars, justly made himself obnoI-
i1us But the same day, these sticklcrs for
, fair play and honorable dealing, had then
; honest souls made glad by witnessing SIX
! men from another town placed 10 its credit,
by tais same de-awake recruiting officer
and this, when one OF the lorlly nab IBIS
of the city could purchase the whole town
$ thus robbed, AMI have dimes enough LETT tf
set up shaving shop at the corner of tbs
streets.
5 Bnt we have entirely neglected to say wha
We intended. Wo topk our pen t. shy that
we thought we detected, in the onslaught OF
the Governor, as much Of a desire to show
0 the public the "clear sightedncss" of thu
writers, in this matter.-they having adyo.
: Gated an extra session, as to prove that The
/ result of non action is deleterious. Thi,
r may not be go At any rate, before it car
= be sail that the G. Jvernors want Of action
: "has brought all our woes" it is necessary
= to prove tn, in the States where Legislativ,
5 action was had, no such irregularities in th'
If matter of bounsics has taken place. Thi
can't be done. Ii is also necessary, to make
out good ease, to show, that this matte
o could not have been equally we'll regulate
d by general order. 1t is also necessary t,
d show that the rich towns could not or woult
i not have raised moro than the Legislature
c authorized by private subscription, and hell
this out as an inducement to fill it's quota.
; Take the case OF the nine months men ,th'
action Of the several towns WAS not uniform
Our own town filled its large quota by Civ
r ing a town bounty Of $3.50, while many o
the towns in the county voted as high q
: 5000.
" Since writing the above, We notice tina
n the Augusta correspondent of the Wig
IS takes ground in favor of the Governor
course, and fortifes his position by stating
i some ugly facts in regard to Massachusetts,
:. which the advocates OF an extra session can
not well get over. The great fault has been
and now lies at the door Of the several cite
and twas and it the State shall fail in OBJ
+" tanning its volunteers, the failure may prop
erly and justly be charged at their doors.
1 Mr.. Colfax was elected Speaker of thu
House on the first ballot. receiving nint
7 votes more than were nee .ssary for choice