Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-09-01

OrThe following communication wa:
written before the declination Of Colonc
Usdlock, and therefore some Of the al
lusiens to him arc now inapplicablc; but
as it was in type. in part, we concluded
10 let it go as written. Perhaps We need
not add that il was written,as it purportsr
by delegate, and unsolicited.
The writor docs not state some of the
points so strong as the facts will warrant;
and we may, having in our possession some
facts not yet published, and having most
ali the papers in our possession that were
used In the convention, give still another
account of the remarkable doings Of the
s,.callcd Union convention, held in Ellis.
worth, August Cd, A. D, 1860. The
subject is not exhausted yet; and if the
managers who manipulated so dextcrously
on that day, can stand full expose OF
their actions, the Union party can.
Hancock County Nominations.
A somebody, subscribing himself, "a
Union Voter Of Hancock County," has I'M
dcrtaken to enlighten the people of Maine
senerally-and presume Hancock county
particularly-through the columns Of the
Bangor Daily Hhig and Courier, Of the
purity. fairness, impartiaiity' and all the
other virtues imaginable. which governed
and controlled the county convention, held
at Ellsworth. August Cd. and like many an
other one, when making similar attempts.
has altogether over done the thing. 1t is
specializing considerably on the credulity OF
the people, to assert that political con-
rention, managed and controlled by old
stagers of twenty to thirty years standing,
and for political ends, to say that every
thing connected Herewith, is as pure as
the spotless snow. 1t is absurd. 1t is not
humanity, still our Mr. Union Voter
would represent this as being the case in
this convention.
But to the points made BY Mr.. Union
Voter" His first point is that having act
ed with the convention all through the day.
the opposition have no right to independent
action now admit that it wuuld have
been better, and altogether proper, for the
opposition to have withdrawn from the con-
vention when they had ascertained the
principles upon which the Court and Gus
tom House Clique were bound the con-
vention shonld be governed. They were
simply on the southern principle "rule or
ruin.,' l hold myself, under all ordinary
circumstances, bound to stand by what is
generally termed 1.-The regular nomina-
TONS" But when l am satisfied that
fraud, and all manner Of political cheating
is brought into play, to bring about certain
results, then l hold the action of such con-
yectiOn binds no one; and further, that
every honest man is bound, in duty, to GO
against it. did not know the il meas
ure Of iliqnity, which controlled that con
vention, till after the adjournment, or
should have withdrawn then and there; and
l presume that was the case with many 9TH
ers. Ms. Union Voter says 1.-THE majority
report If the committee on credentials, was
eminently fair, and commends itself to the
reason Of every one" 1t does, does it!
We will see. In the first place we will
take the case Of the contested seats in the
towns of Trenton, fremont, Franklin, No.
7 and Long Island. A caucus was called
in the town Of Trenton. much earlier in
tie season than was usual-(in fact the cor
;ntion was much earlier, and for reasons
presume best known to two members of the
county committee, and those within the
ring)-and before the people there were
expecting it,and in fact it seems that scarce
~ any one knew it, for but five persons at
tended, and that this year is no caucus at
all. Trenton, as is well known, is fishing
and seafaring town or community, and
great number of them are away from home
during the summer season, the greater por-
ton of the tine-a part Of them returning
t, their homes Saturday nights, and leaving
again early Monday mornings. 1t seems
the Union voters Of that town. heard of the
caucus that had been held in such indecent
haste, and thinking that its action did not
truly represent the feelings Of the gre at ma
jority Of the Union men, resolved to hold
another caucus, and did hold another, and
it was generally attended; and they chose
delegates and instructed them to present
their case to the convention, trusting to lts
honor for fair action, and no one can say
hut they had right so to do; and further
but that they had a reason for go doing
How about the other cases Of contested
seats that came before that committee.
asscrt, on the best of authority. that there
wero no second caucuses held in the towns
oS fremont or Franklin, or on Long H.
land. Then. from whence came those ere
lentials which made the seats Of the IRE
mont, Franklin and Long Island delegates
contested. and might also add No. Z.
will tell you. They were gotten ur i.
Ellsworth. and ny Ellsworth men.with per
l,aps the exception Of No. ? and Long Ia
land. Idou't know about the case VI tbt
barus credentials from TrcmAnt, but thost