Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-05-13
Correspondence.
FoRr SUMNER, Nd, BATTERY a."
lst Me-, Heavy Artilley,
Nav lst, 1864.
DEAR FEIESps OF ELLSWORTH, ME.:

DEAR FRIENDS OF ELLSWORTH, MB.:
How goes the battle? =? Watchman, tell
US OF the strife. And heard voice
coming out of the great throat of Nature
saying, "man stand still and see the
glory of God; for the data upon which
to predicate an opinion in your struggle
for national life aud liberty, is not to be
found in politics nor religion, not in men
nor party; but in the out workings of an
infinite wisdom, which points to liberty,
liberty in the broadest sense. Great
armies cannot save you, treasure cannot
save you. energetic action cannot save
you, GraRt cannot save you, all these
combined cannot save you, unless you do
justice and how long will you neglect to
learn this great lesson, which the baud of
the Almighiy Lord is pointing out You
may crumblc as individuals, as parties, as
great power in the earth, through your
neglect in awarding equal aal di>tributiyc
justice to man in your government; +; but
out Of yonr ashes shall spring ap thc fall
frui,ion OF your hottest hopes aud aspirG-
ton.n
Would yor have the Watchman tell
you Of the strife then cease your unho-
ly prejudice and sclfshuess Render
complete Justice, aid and assistance to the
humbIe.t person, help him to rise in the
scale of human life Then shall you see
all the clc.rcr into the bright future OF
Your country. See, perhaps, through still
more heaps Of slain ard rivers Of blood -
see through desolatc homes aud broken
heart,-see through suffering bat educated
humanity, the great Captain Of Your
cause; yet it is no peculiar, particular
cause Of your Nation, it belongs to God
and Justicc-the whole human race, and
he who stands in the way, gets ground to
powder.
That man or woman, who in this hour
Of your Nations trial. is false to liberty,
shall be buried beneath the Indignation,
scorn and contempt of all coming time
buried thus, deeper than ten thousand
Alcghanics resting upon his shoulders
with the flag Of Union and Freedom
floating above him with the flaming in.
scription inscribed upon its folds, there 's
no resurrection for traitor"-God pity the
traitor, for humanity is not sufficiently
advanced to pray for him. You vile
creature in the shape of man, that would
sell liberty for mess Of potage, and
barter away the inalienablc rights Of man
for deviish peace the tormen,s of hell
will be refuge to you if it but hide you
from the face Of those wronged millions
which you have soug TO still ruin, who
stare you in the face. We warn you to
stand by; for few more blows welded
by wise hand of freedoms God, shall
knock the fettcrs from every slave in the
United States. Then shall arise pran
of praise to our father God, of which you
can have no conception aud 10 part
You will then Aee away before the wrath
and Indignation Of outraged humanity
praying for rocks and hills to cover you
from your shame.
When shall the good time" come -
Answer When man is whipped up,
learned up, and dug up to the standard
that his felow,-black as the ace OF
spades, poor as beggar, powcrlcss as an
infant, is equal in rights to himself, and
to raise such up is to elevate himself
And then asked Of the voice; can t
Grant, men aud money whip the rebels ?"
and it answered, You cannot ignore the
great Gcd in your struggle" He is in
it as much as the "everasting niger
whom you despise, and TO down with the
one is to dowr with the other. You must
put God and justice in the place Of the
nigger-and then you shall whip the reb-
els, or thereis no divine Lord.
JUSTICE.