Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-08-10
Why didn't they pack their
Trunks?

lectorship has ended in the selection of Mr..
Young, Democrat. This is an ending OF
4 protracted quarrel which no one could
have foreseen or even dreamed OF one year
since. OF Mr.. Young we have nothing to
remark save that he belongs to party
that did all it could to defeat Lincoln and
Johnson. and that if not opposed TO the
war. it did nothing especially ereditabie to
aid it. Mr.. Young is Il sharp. shrewd bus
mess man. knows how to make money and
to do most kinds of business. Has been
sea Captain, vessel builder and owner.
a trader and lumber-man. Has ability
enough to make amends for any lack OF
that material in his immediate predecessor.
But his politics. as before remarked are
bad, bad. lie should have been compelled
to make pilgrimage to Andersonvilie a
foot, to have repented in sack-cloth and
ashes. before receiving an office from the
hands of man pretending to be FOR the
Union. But the question naturally arises,
why ,lil not the distinguished gentlemen
from Ellsworth, who packed their trunks
so hurriedly last January and rushed on To
Wasuinyto to defeat the nomination OF
ourself, make the same effort to defeat MI.
Young? Who can tell why! Last winter
the County Attorny put aside his BRIEF the
Ellsworth representative entrusted his
cares of office to another. and the clerk OF
.l,e, Courts left for the moment. his many
I1bo-s of love- and his sugar iirkln. anu all
started with bated breath and hurried steps
for Washington. to defeat the NOMINATION
ETA Union man for Collector. The scr'i-
ces of Hon. Samuel +. Spring ana Hon. l..
Wasbburn of Portland, of Hon. ii. Ham
lin of Boston. were made available in the
contest, The White House was besle@cd
from the kitchen to the attic. Some mys-
FERROUS avenue to the Presidcnt's inner
mind was searched out. Some lair White
hand, insinuated the sappers and miners
was thrust under the jacket of the Presl-
dent, and Mr. Pike could not determine
who was the owner, nor could he do away
with its influence. Curiosity, excited by
the strange insinuatiens of success brought
around by new process of what miners
call drifting" or "kvOtyng." was set at
work to divine wherein lie the strength OF
these modern Samsons. The dormitories
Of the inmates of the White House were
known to be visited by the wonderful three,
bat whether the services Of the effective
pardon broker, or that Of some private
Secretary was used, does not yet appear
No doubt when the author of the Junlus'
letters is made public, this great political
ste:e. will be revealed to an amazed world,
also. ..
But.-anl here is where the wonder lies,
why did not these men rush to Washington
to defeat Mr.. Young
They claimed that they had blocked Mr..
Fixes influence with the President, that
he could do no. hing with him unless be
should stultify himselfand come out square
for the presidents policy. Mr.. Pike. them
had been voting andhe continued to vote
against measures that the President favor
ed. This was lessening his influence at
the White House but with the committee
before whom nominations are sent aud
with the Senate, he had much influence. lie
could get an Objectionable nominee reject
ed but be could not procure nomination
l,y the President. With the President, the
distinguished gentlcmen from Ellsworth
were all powerful. Time and again we
have all heard related, the story OF the
great power aud influence OF these men
with the President. and also how, that Mr..
pike had none at all. Then, why did not
these men prevent the nomination OF Mr..
Young! they had ample notice. for Mr. Pike
procured his rejection and while it was
whispered in the streets that he would be