Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-04-10
General Butler.

city, he discussed with logic, the eoncul-
sions Of which are irresistible. the policy Of
the administration and the relltisas Of The
States in rebellion to the government. 10
the followins portion Of his sreesh, he eff
fectually disposes Of the argument 50 con
.tap,ly used BY she Northern seces~i5nls.s.
that no act Of the administration against
Save properly in the Smith. can b sustained
en constitutional grounds. because the South
Is s,ili IN the Uuien and entitled to all the
constitutional rights which belonged 10 her
before The rebellion. We earnestly commend
the entire spccch to the perusal of our read
ers. 1t Is all good and true. The portion
we specially refer to now is this
4 nan must BE- either for his country Or
against has country. tChecrs.) lie cannot
be throwing iDpeiimeats all the tims ia the
way Of the pEegress Of biz country under
1r-tence that he is helping some other ysor-
ton Of country. II a man thinks that
he must do something to bring hack his err
ing brethren. if he likes that form Of phrase,
At the South, let him take his musket and
- GeNh &Asd " IL III titdt Way tNHesIs
Ii he Is still of different opinion, and
thinks that Is not the best war to bring
them back. but be can do it BY persuasion
and talk, let bin 80 down with me 70 Loui-
siaaa aud will set him over 10 Mississippi
and II the rebels DO not feel for his hart
strings, but not in love. | will bring him
back. tGheers, loud aud prolonged. .send
No)i dowa fret ~ Let Us say to him
Chose We this day whom We Will serve II
tue Lord thy God be God. serve him. if Baal
BE God. serve We him. (Che,rs Bat n
Han can serve two masters, God AMI Nam
mon. (.'fha;'s So Again, there are
other logical c5nsel Ieaces 70 flow from> this
view which have yentared to take Of TIN.
subject, and that i. with regard 10 past po-
liticlI action. Ii they are now alien enc
mics am bound to them By no ties Of party
tealty. They have passed. out Of that, and
think We ought u 20 back a moment and
exitniue and see if all ties Of party aIlesi-
ance and party fealty as regards them are
not broken, and that am now to look sim
ply to my country and to its service. and
then let US try the conclusion between US
Marx, by this gave up no territory Of the
United States. Every root that was ever
eiFeamsclI5ei on tie map by the lines
around the United States Belongs to US -
IApplAuse None the less because bai men
have attempted to organize worse cove nIne i,
ap9n various portions of il AMI il /, t. be
lrawn in under our laws and cur Govern
meni a. son as the power OF the United
states can be exer;ei for that purp2se. and
theref5ra, my frieals. you sc the nax, set 9f
l3sicIl consequences tat mast t,lia1T that
W. have NJ occasion to carry on the fight t1r
the constitution as it Was. CHEERS } |
les your parton, the Constitution : II Is
y to IS INTERFERING with tee CJHsti,G ;ioD a.
It i? v ha is interfering with tie CJus,i-
futon Who mikes any lacks upon the
Constitution We are fighting with I'll a.
wao have gone out aad repuiiatei t8e Con
stituti5n. Cheers And nyw, nv friends.
10 not know but shall U.s. s1lae here's ~
bat as 4 Democrat, as an Andrew Jackson
Democrat, | am not for the Uni6a a. II was
f6reai cheering. tod - tod y I
say. Is p m5crat, ani an AM w JACKSON
Democrat, am not Tor the U.4ian ~ be
~ in as i: Wis. Uni rst.nl me - for
tie Union as Il was. Because s.w. ~ th0t
saw, ths trtablc, In the future which have
burst upon Us bar having under. ne those
troubles, having spoat ali tbs bl5oi and
MI treasure. Do not mean - - back again
nj be cheek bY j1wl with ; nth Carolina a
Vas before, If can help it. {Checrs.-
You re right.') Mark me n3w. let ~
man misunderstood RE, ami | repeat lost
may BE- Misunderstood there are naae -
slow to understand a. those Tho j M: wan;
ts-maTk m, SAY i mt mean T. eve
up . single incl of the Ill 5f Sluth CArsli
IA. Ii had zen allTe at that time. aud
aai tad the position, tie will ani3he abili-
~. would have deilt With South Carolina
a. jackson dfd, ana kept her in the Uni5n
az all haz4r4s, bu: now she has gone out. aud
will take care that when she CONES in again
she comes in better behaved, (c0eersl tia:
she stall no longer be the freb-anl Of ! e
MON, aye, and that she shall e1iJy what
her people never yet have enjoyed the bless
ings Of Republican form of government
(Applanse And therefore, in that view.
am not tor tine reconstruction OF the Union
as II was. Yet have spent treasure ami
blood enough upon it, in c Injunction with
my t-liJw-ciiizens, 70 make il 4 little better
CHEERS Il was good enough If Il had
been left alone. The old house was good
enough for me. but as they have pulled dOwn
ali the l. part, propose. when we build il
up with all the foreign Improvements. (Pro-
i3nsed laughter and applAuse.) Another Of
u. i'sl-a. consequences it seems t, me that
follow with Inexofable and not To- be-shunned
c7arse uP.n this proposition, that We ara
deaiing with alien enemies. Is in our duties
with regard to tie confscatiou Of their
property, and that would seem to me t. De
easy oil settlement under the Co.isiitut On.
ana without any discussion, if my frst
proposition is right. Has it not been held
from the beginning of the world down to