Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-09-08
Parties.


supporter of that party which has laboret
to hedge about and crcumscribe the limit,
and influence of human slavery. There
Is something SO revolving to all of our ideas
OF what is Right and True, in the whole
scheme OF human bondage, that the only
wonder now is, that all our people did moi
from the first see eye to eye. But we did
not and hence the hot contests in thi.
country for the last ten years over the sub.
ject in its various aspects. The war came
as the final death grippe of the monster and
our people rushed into the deadly conflict,
at the first with no very clear ideas of the
nature of that contest, or of its fierccness
or duration. -Four years of hard strug-
Cling, served to kill the head of the mon
ster anl, to-day nothing remains of it but
its caudal appcndagc, "writhing in pain -
Parties in lS.5l-.j5 divided on this yexed
subject, as IT was presented in the Kansas
Nebraska question. The Kansas troubles
stirred our cold and sluggish blood, and
there was deep and strong excitement. Blu
ehanan was elected, and the contest did not
end. In lc6o 1t was rcnewedwith inVcas
ed spirit, and Abraham Lincoln was elect
ed. Many Of the men in this county whom
We had combatted to our utmost all tlrn'
until now. fell into the Republican ranks
at the eleventh hour, and drowned the
Voices of the "Old Guard" with their fresh
love songs. These new converts make the
most noise, talk the loudcst, make the
greatest demonstrations. are more oilicious
aud less modest, than those who have been
running on the ',hroad guage'' since the
war commenced in 1851. But this is quite
natural and to he expected. And vet such
should not hasten TO read out of the Union
party, thc men who wooded and watcrcd
the .machinc' and put it INTO good work
ing order, they jumping on only when un-
der full way, and with an easy grade.
To the Union men of the county, those
with whom we lave met i'll counsel often
and TO whom We have visited weekly, let
us say, that We have deliberately. after
full consideration, come to the conclusion
that il is our duty as a party man to vote
for Moses Hale for Clerk of the Courts
We wish every other man in the county
would 20 and do likewise. We have no
doubt but i'll the end he will say that this
WAS the true course for us in this local diff.
ficulty. Bat whether YOU think and do as
we think and shall do. or not, it don't make
you any the more or less member Of the
Union party. For one, We shall claim for
You and for oursrlf the right, to act as
best accordS with onr sense of duty. We
shall neither be frightened 10y the use of
the term ~ boter." nor driven out Of the
Union party by oiiicinus Intermediates
from abroad. lie; all independent thinkers
and doors, vote in this election, for local
officers, as he plea>es. This iscser! mans
privilege; and il Will not eS8eaesr tn
t4ioa, hef Ar IaaH Paa1.aor qa.tr s'ua-
ing N Ne faf'g, eaf g,ar eh8c-s .far pa
tt5sa ye.6 z4,a. isssg'fas. N"t Ia do 50.
il you iltiHh It rieht and dHry. Is to be
l.t;ic Yourself, or at least, To fail to Nc trua
to Yourself.
II !ou 'r47' To vote for thr old C,crl,
vote for lin hy aIi mcan5; if !ou doaI
raa' to ,ote for Kim, then vote for somc
body ,lsr.
We Lave never, during this sharp and
short contest, sought alliances with the
Democrats. We want none NOW. We
hope that that party viii Vote for its own
candidates, aud We wait all Union people
to vote FOR rniou men.
| We are aware that some very good pco.
pie, Though easily mielcd.l have been en-
dcavorins tn create prcGtIicc against liz,
and also some either active Union men,
! SAVING thar We have been in consultation
Will, the old tx Collector Jones, about our
troubles. Nnw. gentlemen, ali have To
say to this grave. charge is this. that, Mr.
Jones is at full liberty to diyulgc all and
every thing that ever passed between us
upon the subject We have not been in
consultation with him, nor closctcd with
him, nor asked hn for advice. or assistance
politically.
Bnt these charges come with a very i'll
grace from those who are in close alliance
with less reliable and more desperate
class of the Democratic party, AMI who de.
pend for political assistance from that
quarter. There are no men in this town
laboring harder for the old Clerk. than ii
portion Of the coppcrhead politicians. We
/ hope Mr. Hale VIII consult his own better
feelings. aud his sell-rcspect, and ask none
to vatc tor him but Union men.
We did not mean to allndc to onrsclf
personally, in this contest. but On PEASANT.
we thought no hum cauid come to ne
Union, by brief allusIon to Il matter per-
sonal.
The Convention.
The Convention which met at Lords