Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-07-27
Don Quixote

This mighty reformcr did wonders in his
way. He roamcd over the country correct
ing abuses of a general character. and in
seeking out all the little Earring diseords of
poor human nature, and then he went to
work with crazy carncstness tn right all
wrongs and to give the world the benefit OF
his benevolent exertions. No one can read
the account of his grand but ludicrous cx-
ploits without feeling kind of sympathy
for the hero of DE La Maucha. His Wild
est exploits exhibited a disinterestcd sill
gleness of purpose and a love oil the wight
and sympathy for the down trodden
as he understood the right. ThN
his ardent mission led him to be courageous
aud bold His fight with the windmills was
had for the Don, because by the unchang
inc laws Of matter. wood is harder and
tougher than flesh and blood. He commit
the mistake it is true of overlooking this
law, nevertheless he made courageous at
tack.
Our mci-h,,or, the Joufnal' is plump full
of great deeds. of grand missions, and OF
heroic exploits, in embryo.
We admire his pluck, and his bencvo-
lencc We copy the following =
We have tamrly submitted to his filings
until our last issue. We then did very
taInelv wlat he has done ia.uy times, aud
he cries cut about personality.
He il accustomed to assail men in his
own stvle for wears us has best pleased his
fancy. and they have had no opportunit.
To reply. Had we noticed his many equlbs
we might have had Il personal fight long
since. But we have carefully rcfraned
until it was remarked by many that we
we were afraid.
If the American was not personal when
he iectured us about being new conner
and too Young too advise, certainly, we
We're not personal in our remarks Hancock
Journdi.
The first paragraph informs us of his sub
mission, and how the courage Of the hero
came to his assistance. 1t does not tell us
about the filings when or where perpetra-
/ ted. but Informs the world that the America'
has dealt i'll filings it is now following sui
The second paragraph charges MS will
assailing men for years, but it does no
name chapter or verse. This is courage
Gus. It then goes on to state pitcously, tina
these men have had no opportunity to re
PLY. The inference is, that the Journal il
published to furnish this opportunity. Thel
it says it has been chargad with moral COW
arlice. Well this would be an amazin;
charge if true, and the Journal had bette
commence an indiscriminate attack at one,
of all those who .'assai men, 1t don't sa,
what men have been assailed, or how. Thi
is low talk, and comes near assuming TIN
character of false witness etc. We hope
Its friends will not think it afraid. The
journal has courage. Who doubts it ! i
is true no doubt, thati it could not quite mus
ter courage to attend the soldiers state Con
vcnlon when requested to do so, but thic
was from weakness of the flesh no doubt
so also its failure to support Gen. Cham
herlain, before his nomination. Here the
Journal entirely failed to support new men
aud to sustain new IDEAS aud n new order Of
things. What was the matter!
Lastly the Joaraai was not started to run
mp Gen Caldwell He had no connection
with the matter. We had considered the
| subject of starting a paper in this county
some months before we became personally
acquainted with the General.
1t makes but little difference how long
/ the Journal Editor had considered the mat
ter of starting a newspaper But will the
Journal deny that one of its agents, Ath-
erton, while canvassing for subscribers, said
a part of his business was to look after po-
ltical matters and to urge the name of Gen.
Caldwell tor Congress! If the publisher OF
the Iouraal did not entrust him with this
part Of the business who did