Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-09-07
The Issue.

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cressional Convention held in this town
week before last,-and some Of these men
were fresh from the Philadelphia Conven
ton, took care to impress the audience
with the fact that the great issue to be
made was with Congress. Defeat the
radicals, or the Union men who are nomi-
mated for Congress "Changc the popu-
lar branch Of Congress, and get one that is
in accord with President Johnson said
these speakers. They said never word
about the Governor,-they did not even
name the candidates Of the two parties but
as before remarked, the burden Of their
songs were, .change your Congressman
In olden time. not very old neither, say
when General Jackson was President, mnch
was said in the papers about the lone Man
Power, President jackson was charged
with wanting to control all departments OF
the Government because he found the Sem
ate in his way.-the Senate, the farthest
removed from the people. But now. Prcsi-
dent johnson is making harangues all ever
the country, and his most obsequious fol-
lowers are re-echoins them that the House
of Representatives is in his way and 1t
must be changed. In him only is true pat
riotism to be found. He only knows just
what to do in this emergency. lie only
has occupied every station in civil life from
Alderman of a log city to Chief MAJ is;rate
of a grea. people. He of all the men in the
Nation understands the wishes of the peo-
pie, and fully comprehends the theory Of
the government. But the Congressman Of
the nation.-the men who are supposed to
between them and an arbitrary, or self
willed, or traitorous President. must be got
out OF the way. The fiat has gone forth.
and war is to be made upon the peoples
representatives. because they are i'll the way
of Anlrew johnson. The reader will bear
in mind that Congress was i'll the way OF
James Buchanan: and that after such an
example of bad President. of one willing.
to either see the country destroyed by trait
orous hands. or more, to help the matter
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against returning a Congress that will be
rs true to the Union as was the last one
for our salvation lies in sound Union Con-
gress. If We fail to get this, we may see
all the unwashcd and unrepentant rebels
in the late rebel states placed in power
again, and the murderous scenes Of Mem
phis and New Orleans will be re-enacted
Give to Andy johnson full swing. whle
under his present Authorization of mind
place in his hands all the power which hi,
inordinate vanity Graves, and his vaultin"
. n ition aims to possess. and where will
the rights of the people and the safety OF
true union men be safe? Think you. after
the examples we have had of the temper
and feelings Of the late rebels, that safety
and peace would dwell in any of the South
ern states? Give all the national offices to
those who fought with JEFF Davis, with
draw all protection to true Union men
South of Mason and DiXon's line; eXtent
to the rebels there the sympathy and favor
of the National administration; so manage
that all the local and state officers there
shall be like those ruling in New Orleans.
and what will hinder another civil war
but the most abject submission of all tru,
to the Union in the South.
There is no safety for the Union, nj
guaranty that the just fruits Of the long AM
devastating war shall be gathered to tn
nation, but in returning Congress tina
shall be as true to the great principles o.
human liberty, national unity, aud wis
aud beneficent government, rs was tn
last. See to it then that you vote for tn
regular nominees Of the Union party.
See to it. then, that you are at the polls
and suffer no one to mislead or dupe you
I1-vote the regular ticket all through