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

the combine MT made the following snecch
MY FK,ESDs: | think you for tn
plrasapt serepade with which Won weicom
M. on ,nv return to the sphrre Of publi
Ju4v since 7 left her. hnv. trav.le
many thon.and. Of miles over tho plrin
md mountains Of the Pacific slope. an
up that coast to the British Possessions. i
the eytre,nc North. West. hut will nc
,le,a;n Won win .nv allus;ons TO the sccncr
ar incidents Of my Journey. nsI hay
ALREADY pron,ise,l tn sneak in rerarl I
them in This city newt month. NJ
,hon.h.s ,ro,c natursll, tnr, tl;s evepin,
tn tL, au.nicion. condition Of our countr
now az co,,,,,rc1 with tho cl,s;ng If th,
lat CONGRESS. 1L.u 81 host;I,. Hag wave,
oy.r c;,;... and fart. aud Gamma aud rev;
m,pts anil W.. went home in March 70 q.
.;., !, RAISING ,ho ,roon, c,ll.d far hv th
President Sow thrr. i. nrace over al
The land anil tb,. flag Of the R-nubli
waves nnouc.,;oned over every acre Of on
n .,;or,l 1,nn,;n n ,heers Wrnrycr knew
,hn y.,,.. If onr ;n..i,nt,nns pnt;l In,
hn,r nf their nrril. If we had failed
, ,i. would hava bosn M rcsnrrec,io,
fro, tb. ,oub nf na,;on. Bnt thsnk mn,
heroic ,l,.f.pder, M Gitbon will write tn.
b;stnrv of America. ,,.c,iae tnl fail
GCbccrs ! .hal) Lail tn. day when nj
IN, S,a,,.s hall r.volv. in their ,pnronri.
,,o orb;,. ,rouna tn. central Government
s,nl yhen NJ, ran behold them :. di,tinc,
as ,bc h,llow.. bnt one IA the sea" Ru,
W, cannot forget that history teaches u.
,h.t !, v~. .;Sbt year. ,f,er tb.. sprrend.,
nj York,,wn IN the Revolutionary War,
,l,,,el nur fathcr. were of one mind n. Ia
;,s n .cc...tr. L.for, the Coust futon was
.,l,ut.d and TIN. Union thus established
II Is au.pirious that the ablcst Congress
have seen durinr NV knowledge of public
,ffnirs. meet, next month, TO settle the
,pomen,ou. questions which will be brought
bcf,r, it. IT will not be governed nv any
.pir;t of revenge. but solely by duty to the
country have no right tn nuticipate it's
action nor do hind myself to any infexi.
lilo. un,ltcrabl,. nolicy. But these ideas
occur to me, and | sneak of them with
the frnukncss with which we should always
express our views. Last March. when
Congress adjourned, the States lately in
rebellion were represented in n hostile
Copcre.. and Cabinet, devising WAYS and
means for the destruction of this country.
It may no, he generally known. but it has
hcen rrpeatcd to me, on the testimony of
member, Of the so-caIled Confederate
Congress. that Gen. Lee. the military head
If RI. rebellion. declared last February,
in hi. official character, tina. the contest
wes utterly homeless. but that their Con-
cress and Cabinet determined to continue
the struggle. and 10000 men fell after
that time on both sides in the battles
around Petersburg, Richmond and else
where. Since the adjournment of the
United STATE. Congress, not y single re-
b,llions Stntc voluntarily surrendered, not
an army laid down its weapons, no, a reci-
,,apt abandoned their filling cause: Int
the Tniou armies conquered a peace, not
hr COMPROMISE or voluntary submission,
bnt by III. force of arms. Some of these
member, of the 80 chilled Confederate Con.
r,ess VII, At our adjournment last March
NOR. s,,urrlinr tn blot thi, nation from
Tho man of the world. propose, un.lsr.
,,,nd 10 enter concre.s on the opcp;nr
d,, If ire session ne1t month. and resume
,h..;r former business Of governing the
.orn,,r ,hev STRUGGLED So earnestly Ia
min. They say thcy have lost no rights
I, .ccm. "A if the burning of the Sims OF
o,r commerce ON ,hc ocean. starving OF,
,r;soncrs an the land. and raising armies
70 5.strov tho nation. vould ;mua;r som,
of ,bcs, rights until their new govern
msu,s wcsc recognized bv CONGRESS-.
fCh,c-. Tho constitnt;o,. which .ccm,
formed far eyerv emergency. r;ye. tn each
Honsc tho cycln.;vc ,;cht 10 ;nac. Of m,
or.l;sc,,;ons AZ No election rrtnrns of it,
,rcn,bers and onnr,bend they will
oysr,.;ss that r;ght Cnnrrcss having pa..
nj M l,w an Rsconstrnct;op prrs;dr,i,
Iobpson nre.cr;h,d certain action for tbo.,
sat-. which bn decmeJ ;ul;s,cp.ahlr +,
their restoration TO their former relations
~ ,ha Cnyern,neut ,l,;nk this en,;n.n,
II. Wis. .nd na,r;o,;c He declared. first
,L.. Hair Cnnv.ntio,s ,bould declare III,
r,r;ors or5;n,nccs ri Scccssion mil an,
vo;JN,o, a. anne h,v. Ionc merely 70
ro,i;,r ,hcm-but absolutely witbop
f"rca ,ra .ffec, second that tbr;r Leo
;s,,.uros .boulI r,tifv the CONSTITUTIONS
Amendment ah,lisbinr slavery. that thi,
cause If d;..en.;on ami rebellion might h,
utterly axtirnat.d Third. that they .bal
f"rmailv rennl;,te m. Rebel debt. thouyh
nv II, tcrms il will he a long while bcfor,
;;c.u, d,. a. !, was narabl.. .;Y montb
after tn. r,corni,ion ct the Confrderac,
h. ,ho I-r;,e1 STATE. TCbcer, Thu
r:m;",,. me- Of an old friend in Indiana
who said he liked to give his notes paya
,.,a m ,lars af,sr co,s.n;enca IL,ugbier
n ~ or;os 81 ..Cond :" Cood ~ Rut Their
ar. o,h.r ,.,,n. nm which think there /;
mo- d G among tho laval men Of III,
I.n;on First-TIot the Declaration q