Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-05-04
The Machias union on Recon
struction.

Liz NAdC1lld0 NiilOh oA 4sOSO0-
struction.
What is most to be desired is Congress
that will sustain the President in his efforts
to restore the Union. This cannot be in
the 9th District if old party usages and cuts
toms are persisted in. Mr.. Pike, present.
VI. c., if we understand his position. is an
Anti johnson man. He supports Stevens
and Sumner in opposition to Mr.. johnson.
His recorded votes show this, and we pre-
sumo there is no question on this point.
So far as one can see not in the wing"
Mr. Pike is planning to secure re-nomi-
nation the present year. At present. the
chances are decidedly i'll his favor. Except
at Ellsworth. the Custom House influence
is for Mr.. Pike. That influence is no doubt
for him outside of Hancock County, and
that County, if possible, will be kept divid-
ed Such being the fact, no conpetor in
the Republican ranks can defeat Mr.. Pike 3
nomination. His own position. the aid of
Federal Office holders. the lavish use of
money will give Mr.. Pike the controle of
the Congressional Conventi6a.and the same
influences. judging by the past, will give him
the control OF the election
! Now, we propose that their he no Goa
vention held by the Democrats. provided
! there is "A man in the District who will take
the stump rs an Independent candidate. and
put himself fairly, squarely, uneqniyocaily
upon the reconstruction platform OF Andrew
johnson. We mean by this, to give up.and
forget entirely by gones-to have no regard
to what the candidate may have been po-
litically in the past. Old issues are dead,
| Party lines shiyered and shattered. New
issues are ROW before the people, Re-or-
gaHization Of the States and the reunion OF
! the North and South on the Johnson plat
form. is the issue this year Let us attend
| to this. then as ether issues arise attend to
! each in turn.
! Let a candilatc.as above indicated, wheth-
or i'll Knox. Waldo. Hancock or Washing
ton, early in the season, or at proper time
announce himself in the papers, stating his
policy. andinvitc the cooperation OF all who
sympathize with his views. and solicit their
votes, would he nat stand fair chalice to
receive IL majority of the votes i'll the Dis
! trict !-Maclias Union,
We give the above a place i'll our column
rs because it shows a change OF base III
the Union. and because We in part dissent
i FROM the reasuns given fora new representa-
tive to Congress. What is NEST 10 he de-
sired is Congress that will sustain the
President in his effort to restore the Union
&c says the Union. In Tour opinion some.
thing more han this for an issuci is wanted
the Union may be practically restored before
the September election comes oft. Indeed II
is not at all improbable, bun that the Presl-
dent and Corglsss may agree on tn i a Il oil
the report OF the Committee OF fifteen
Just made. If not.thc matter of restoring the
states lately III rebellion to their practical re-
i IatioGs to the Federal Government Will take
care ofitsclf without basing party on that
4 itself, but what We mean is that time viii
solve this problem as it has solved tLous-
and others without any special aid Of
politicians, or mere political party founders.
What this District wants in "A Congress
NAE is, that he shall be practical bus
.iess man. man Of ability, and one that
thoroughly understands the business in
tcrestS Of this large Commercial District.
The one interest Of navigation is a Lead
ing one, and one that requires in the sit
ting member the utmost attcrtlou and
care. At this time vessels are taxed
enormously high, evea in proportion to
other articles and the commercial laen of
tAis district desire to have some one in
ConsreSs who has the ability, the infu-
ence, the experience and the necessary
knowledge ts see that in any subsequent
enactments laying internal taxes, or for
modifying the present law, that this in
terest shall not be taxed to death because
/ some Western men clamor for such re-
suit. This is a matter of pressing interest
i'll this district, and it will have weight in
settling the matter of member of Con-
grcss. OF course We do not know, as the
Union alleges, whether the Custom
House influence is for Mr. Pixies re-
election eg not or whether he desires a re-
election, but one thing we feel assured.
! that If he desires to return to Congress,
tlatt the people can do no better than to
re nominate him. 1t will be more for
their interest than for his, for him to return.
We don't blame the Union for desiring
shat by cones shall be forgotten; neither
do we believe that all the foolish things done
or said by its party in the past shall al
ways be remembered against it, not at all.
but We don't care, nor do the people Of this
district to unite in such one idea party rs
it suggests. AS to adopting the Western
plan of eanyassng the district, we thimk-it
would be an Improvement. No matter
how often candidates go before the people
and stand up to be questioned by the
voters.
Are the conductors of auy Of the pa
pcrs fearfulof being in the minority if they
lut. fall 4