Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-10-28

REMOVAL. OF AFT. bEAN.-h q learn
from the Belfast ,j9urndl, that Capt. A. d.
Bean. Provost Marshal of this District. has
hecn removed from his office by Major
Gardner, and a temporary appointment
made, To await the action of the authori-
ties at Washington. This course is taken
al the instance, it Is SAID of his associates
in the Board and oihers,who make charges
Of inefii icncy, ac,-Rocttaaa Caste.
Nj. Irving. at the opening of one of the
Chapters of the - Kuickerbocker, utters
this wise truth =
.W hoover first described common fame
or renovn, as belonging to the sager sex.
was a Very owl for shrcwdness. She has
in truth certain feminine qualities to an
astonishing degree; particularly that be-
neyolent anxiety to take notice of the al
fairs of others, which keeps her continually
limiting after secrets, and gaddmg about
procaiming them" Now we think, that
the '.rumor" which makes the Captain :
associates informers. must belong to the
galding class Of humans. We have album
dant reason to think thus. Modest merit
is not so rare plant with the Captain :
associates" that it does not have an
abiding place there; and the men upon
whom deyolves tie arduous and difficult
duties of attending 10 the enrolment OF
the towns, and the ailments of the drafted
NEIL have so much to admire at their own
wonderful success, and the tact and skill
displayed in the performance of their part
OF the duties, that no time could be spared
for criticism ON the head of the Board
Then, again, how could these officials make
the charge OF ''ineficency" lie against
Capt. Bean, when he had been so busy all
the while, and so successful too. in allav-
ing the ruflled tempers of such, as had
been efficiently suubbed by his associates ,
How preposterous the charge, then, that
the Captain ''assocates' could spare TIC
time, or give thought to such meddl, inc
matters. Had they not plenty to feed theil
unambiuous aspirations, in attending tc
the laborious duties of correcting enroll.
ments, in admir;ng the accuracy of the
records which paDlished men as deserters,
that ha'. the Surgeons certificate of ex,
eb;ptioI, or that could draw solace from
the thought that sharp and reckless enlist.
ing officers had got men passed repeatedly
that had just previous been rejected =
/ Who believes that these associates" in.
s'igated proceeding against the Captain
Our contemporary must have been misled
in this matter; and we feel constrained to
come to the rescue of these modest and
abused men. 1t becomes our duty as a
public journalist, to speak well of modest
merit, and to defend the injured, when suf-
fering in the line of duty. AS to Captain
Bean, we know that the public like him as
an officer because he shows an entire alb
scnce Of afeetation, because he is affable,
considerable, and kind to all. lie has
worked more hours than any other man at
the Board, and did much to assuage the
natural irritation caused by the draft. lie
nerer once attempted 10 play the role Of a
martinez. 1t is not our purpose, however
to either defend or condemn Captain Bean,
We only took up our pen, to defend the
Captains associates
The .'others" named, must mean that
modest, eight weight, "a kind of round,
fat, sleek, unwieloly periphery, that circu-
lates within Mayor Jewett's corporation
limits. II he speak why shouldn't Major
Gardiner nod his heal and reply! How
witty the thought, TO personify Wisdom in
the person Of an owl.