Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-09-15
Election Day in Ellsworth.

The humOrs OF an election day are Of
ten laughter provoking and exciting. Not
unfrequently the exhlarating effects of
day at the polls lasts into the succeeding
night and prevents sleep until late in the
morning. The election of Monday, in our
quiet village was novel affair in any light
it can be viewed. The old Democratic
leaders,-thc men who have summered
and wintered with the party, sitting up
with it when sick of nights. and quietly
nursing it when sick at the head or faint at
the heart, at this election took back seats
and We're chief monrners. The Joneses,
the Redmans. the Wiswclls, &c, Sc, like
tile great OthelO, I" found their occupation
gone" and themselves placed hors dc COM
bat by faux movement of new squad
of troopers. In the transition of the past
few weeks, these old heads had been left,
like the whale caught on the flats at New
bury Neck last week, high and dry, while
another class of mOderns were swimming
about as nimbly as you please, although it
was in dirty water In plain English, a
portion of the Union leaders were busy in
hauling the old and the young Democrats
of Irish extraction, and those that have q
natural antipathy to could wathcr" to
the polls, If they would vote, as per pre-
vious agreement, for the old Clerk Of the
Courts, they might vote for Howard ''carly
and often" Not team did the Demo
Gratis have out for voters. The "new
lights - in the party worked with new
born zeal in their new business, and would
no doubt, have been willing to have seen
Howard running ahead of Cony, if, at the
same time the vote for the old Clerk could
have been increased. 1t was amusing, for
everybody was good natured for the day,
to see the Hopkins, the Perrys, the Thorn
asses. &C., &C.. working in the same har
mess with S. b. Woodland. Monroe Young,
&C., sc. Nobody should find fault, for
nobody has such right, hut it was an odd
cast of the kaleidoscope that brought such
combination and fantastic mingling Of
strange colors. Bro, Stephen Woodland is
good political worker, and has the
sticks to do a big thing in that line in
a community like ours. He wrought early
and late. So did his compeers. Bro,
Woodland ought to have high honors and
"a safe conduct " through the meshes OF
a Grand Jury for any little deficiencies fol
not taking out license in his business
One hundred Democratic votes, the mum
Der lent or sold in Ellsworth, is big thing,
and one that should entitle the one lend
ing to high consideration in the future
Bro. Woodland is "yetcran Politician
we have watched his movements for ten
years, and he has skill AMI pertnacity.-
He worked for Buchanan, for Breckenridge
and in our State for bradbury and How
ard He is a fast friend and fast Demo
crat to boot, and is a power in the orbit in
which he circulates. He believes in Mar
cellus and is against the nggers and the
war.
1t was at first sight amusing to see the
old standards of the Democratic party
poNer.ess to hinder the stampede from reg
ular nominations. but the sober second
thought of the beholder was one OF sober
ness mingled with pity, to see these old
war-worn veterans. sitting on the back
seats, like Patience on monument,
smiling at Grief"