Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-03-10
How to avoid another DRAFT,

| AAoW W oVOlQ 60Ol00T OT8t&
He is wise who provides for tomorrow !:
but Of a'l people who take the world a. il
comes without asking the why, the yankee
nation 10 the one. The President calls for
100000 r 100000 men, and straight way
we respond, il with nothing but credits
and then sit down Or 60 out to our money
making. for everything resolves itsslf into
that. even war; yet We lack not hum unity
or patriotism; for to be hdmsne and
patriotic is to secure wealth and power in
democratic government; but to take the
gun and face the deadly enemy of our
country, is not only to be patriotic and
humane. but self-sacrifcins for the good Of
unborn beings, who1shallEreap tho rich
fruit which springs up from their ashes and
blood. The sharp calculating money
making Yankee. has more of this latter:
than eopperheads and cringing towards
perceive, and with all our faults Of perer
credits aud money getting, We do face sks'
enemy, we do die for our country, and, we
will fill this call with live men, bv going
ourselves or sending a man as good or bet
ter then ourselves; which is the frat step
in the right direction to avoid another
drdR.
am not one Of that number who sees
no end to the present war. yet ann net
one of that kind who sees complete aud
ready peace:this..campaign. amfmuch in.
clined to quote the language Of the Presi.
dent in his late inaugural message. "Yes
il God wills that it continue until an the
wealth piled by the .bondmen's $50 years
OF unrequitcd toll shall be sunk, and until
every drop Of blood drawn with the lash
shall be paid by another drawn with the
sword as was said 5000 years ago. 20 still
it must be said that the judgments of tho
Lord are true and righteous altogether"
10 avoid such terrible chastisment, be-
lieve to be practicable, and therefore I
suggest ho'c to aroid another draft.
There is not in my mind but one vsv
In which our country can have complete
and ready peace peace which il real and
permanent without fighting through all
Judgments" Of which the President
speaks. When we shall have done COM
plete and exact justice to the bo,dmar.
then will God bless US as We have never
been blessed. know we are now asking.
"what more would you do for the bond.
man have We not lifted him from slavery
to manhood have we not clothed him in
the uniform of the United States, and il h.
not now fighting for his osn and our coun.
try :. To be sure, rejoice in the progress
we have made towards liberty and equal
rights, but where We have clothed ONE
slave in the uniform OF "bluc" l would
clothe ten where we have commissioned
one Of these prescribed little children l
would commission whoever Of them that
is capable and willing to lead his fellow .
to aveng" lin tn, hands Of Gol) tho
wrongs they have suffered; where We have
allowed one to WELD the power Of the
ballot would allow all of this prescribed
race the same rights / claim for mysclr,
Where we have given an acre of rebel
soil to loyal black. would give hun.
dred. and, turn the traitor barbarans out
OF house and land to be vagabonls up
on the face Of the earth or If caught dio a
felon's death.
FIJI this call promptly, and then recruit
the Army from black men, by ALI wing tho
States to send their agents into rebcldom
paying bountics and making provision for
the wives and children Of the black ,oldi ?
the same as We now do for men enli.tc1
here. BY such course We could nut iAto
the field during the coming campaign osO,-
OOO troops. who are acclimated and twice
as ef6cientin doing the duties of . soldier
as one half Of our white soldiers. Do
this and rebellion dies aLis glorious wear
1865.
1t is men, soldiers We want, and black
men can better afford to fight, oil else he.
Ing equal. than whites. and with a black
army Of 10000 men. led by progressive
and liberty loving oflicers,0 whether white
or black We could not Withhold from them.
long the ballot and equal franchise. If NO
ere still 80 prejsdiccd or afraid to have .
black army. then We must 70 ourselves and
the future must disclose how long.
| A Soldier.
G. W. MADDOX.