Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-11-24

the emancipation oct ~ the most mon
strous deed Of cruelty that ever darkcne
the annals Of any nation; and anothe
ayowed that he gave oil possible aid an
comfort to the Rebellion, and dsnounce
the Congress Of 1862 for enacting such Al
oath. "a voice-"Put them on proba
TONY The South is filed with men VIII
cannot take the oath. 1t declares, II hav
not voluntarily taken part in the Rebel
ion." Every conscript in the Southern
army can take the oath because he va
forced into the ranks by conscription. an
every man who stayed At home and re
fused to accept civil or military o6ic
could take that oath but these were no
the choicc Of the States lately In rebellion
FOurth-Whilc it must be expected that
minority If these States viii cherish 70
years, perhaps, their feclingsof disloyalty
the country hns right to expect that be
fore their members are admitted to shar'
in the government Of this country, . ma
jority Of the people Of each State shout.
give evidence Of their carnest and cheerful
loyalty, not by such speeches ~ are q
common that they submitted the issue I,
srbtrament If war, but that they ar,
willing to stand by and fight for the flag o
the country against all its enemies at ham,
or abroad. The danger now is in too much
precipitation.
Bet us rather make haste slowly. and We
can then hope that the foundations Of ouI
government. when thus reconstructed on
the basis Of indisputabls loyalty, will BE-
rs eternal as the stars. Applause. In
President Johnson l have mistaken con
fidcncc. cannot forget that in the SEN
ate. at the opening Of the Rebellion, he
was the only Southern member who de-
nounccd it aud its originators. and that he
was faithful among the faithless. Ap-
pIause. Nor do l forget that when on
HE way from the capital tn his hone, in-
suited though he Was ut many railway sta
tons. he never fAltcred in his devotion to
the Union. Nor can forget his speech
when Military Governor Of Tennessee to
IL mass meeting Of the cslorcd men At
Nashville. in which he declared that all
meu should have \ fair start and nm equal
chance in the race Of life. and let him sue
coed who has the most merit. You all re-
member his speech to the colorcd regiment
of the District of Columbia, where he re.
pudiated tina, rterrcotyped declaration that
this lis a white mans country alone" and
insi.tcd that it was theirs also. You re.
member also his remarks to the South
Carolina delegation, that the only right
system was to protect "all men, both white
and black" and that if they got general
principles rigat. details and collaterals
would follow. We all remember, too, hi.
earnest dispatches to these Southern Con-
vention. in settling the Richmond cleo.
tons, when disloyal Mayor and Common
Council we're chosen. and that he has
signed the death warrant Of every one who
has been convicted Of conspiracy. The
great Union organization Of the country
carried the nation successfully. allied by
our heroic defenders. through the pcrilous
crisis Of the past four years. Our beloved
m ,rtyr P,csident leased upon 1t in the
darkest hours. 1t stood by the national
cause uufaltcringly. It voted down the
Chicago platform, which declared the war
to he a failure, and demanded a cessation
Of hossili,ics. The people have the whole
power OF the Government in its hands. OK
ecutive, Legislative. aud judicial. and rcas-
sured it by the brilliant victories of this
Fall. Let us emulate the example Of it.
friends in all the States. Let us study
unity in the light Of duty. aud believe
the Executive aud Legislative Depart
mcnts Of the Government, when they com
pare views together, will cordially co .oper.
ate in the great work before us all. and SO
act that the foundations Of our Union,
Wisely aud pa,rioticAlly re constructed,
shall be eternal as the ages. with . hearty
acceptance by the South of the new sisua-
tion. rejoice to believe that under a
system Of paid free labor asd respecting
the rights Of ircemen tho South will e.
forward in u career Of prosperity. wealth
and progress unparalleled in its previous
history. 1t has more genial cline than
We have in the colder North; . wider
range of production, for it has cotton, to-
bacco. rice and sugar. which command
such high prices now in the markets Of the
world, with boundlsss water power. almos,
unimproved. Rid now Of the shiftless sys
TEN Of slave labor it will. with its loin,
girdcd anew, rival Us in the race Of pros
perity. In conclusion. I can but echo til,
words of our departed President: with
malice toward none. with charity for all
but with firmncss do the right az God give
us to see the right. and all VIII be we'll"