Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-07-21

SPEECH OF REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOT.
In the Fourth Of July procession at Ban
gor, were sixty-six soldiers Of 1912,
about five hundred Of the "boys in blue"
and revolutionary soldier of 1776. the
venerable William Hutchings Of Pcnob-
scot, aged over hundred years. The
Bangor Why publishes the following
speech made by the old gentleman while
sitting in his chair under q por.ico where
part OF the exercises of the day took
place. The following is q report of Mr..
Hutchings' remarks:
Mr.. President-I consider it great
privilege to meet my fellow countrymen
on this occasion. 1t was a great UNDER
taking for me, and, at first, was induc
cd to come more to please others than
myself, but it has proved very pleasant
to me. Thanks to the kind attentions
Of Mr.. Deveraux and my Bangor friends
that | am here to enjoy this day.
AT the age Of fifteen | enlisted for the
defense Of my country-and l have stood
by her in all her subsequent perils. l
have always been in favor of my cour-
try. | was through the battle Of Raga-
duce. Our shipping on the Pcnobscot
was all destroyed and our soldiers were
obliged to fly through the woods to the
kennebec. My father was obliged to
fec with the rest. When he returned,
the tories threatened his life. Mother
was SO distressed that she coaxed father
to move away. lie got up party and
went to Damariscoita, where he lived
until the war was over. was there all
the time except when was i'll the service
of my country, When peace was declar-
ed we returned 20 the Bagaducc. Our
buildings were burned, fences all gone,
father poor and mother sick. There were
ten children to be supported by my
fathers labor and mine for | was then
in my 18th yo.r. 1t was Il gloomy time,
but God prospcrcd US.
| don't know what will be done with
the men that made this cursed, wicked
rebellion. jeff Davis and the assassns
of our noble President ought tie be treat
ed as Gods law says, 'Whoso sheddeth
mans block, by man shall his blood be
be shed"
Such Il wicked thing as Jeff Davis at
tempted was never done before nor never
will be done again by man. The papers
say he don't like pea soup. l guess the
poor, dear boys that he starved to death
would have been glad to have got pea
soup or bean broth. He ought to 20
hungry. have no sympathy with
copperheads who support Jeff Davis. |
call them chowde:: heads. The true
meaning of u copperhcad is a man with
out principle Of any kind.
| have been much troubled lately be-
cause it seems as though they wasn't 60
ing to allow all the loyal men to yote.-
The black man is made free, and | can't
comprehend how a freeman can be de-
privcd of the liberty Of the ballot box.
Gods family is q free family. Christ
made all men free, and no human being
can help it. The negroes must not be
deprived Of their rights. The President
will not permit it-Congress will not
permit it-and if they will, God will
not permit it-never .-nerer !!-NEv.
Err R..!-NEVEKH.!
My heart is filled with joy that this
rebellion is put down, And, dear soldi-
ers, it does my heart good to know that
you have returned home. l have always
prayed for you, and the blessed God has
answered my prayers. The country owes
you debt that they can never pay
You have put down this wicked, awful
rebellion, and the good God will reward
you. | have lost grandsons in this war,
but it is glorious privilege to die for
ones country. Thank God, there arc 70
tories in my family.
| thank you all for the great honor
you have done me; it is almost too great
for me to bear. do not deserve it.
They told me it might kill me, but !
could never die any better than cele-
brating the Fourth of July. Good bye
God bless yo1 all.