Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-07-27
"Old Members and New Mem
berS."

there is a letting down of the stately styi'
and grandeur of the commencement, in thu
concluding portion which we publish; bu
STILL the 'tout ensemble is an Improvement
on the ordinary illusions. of paper tina
was born to excel.
With pair of glasses. with. or withou
'.shagrecn eases" just suited to the objec
to be viewed, the whole sweep of the arti
Gle can be taken in The General want,
to go to Congress. lie thinks he is the
best man for the place. lie believes in
Hancock County men because he has lived
in the County some five months. He has
the lIancock County ''morbus, just now
He believes that new men and new ideas
must rule at this time. He Is new man
and is strongly impregnated with new ideas
&c. As seen through this p..ir OF Specta-
| cles. there is something delightfully."- pleas
ant and refreshing in the tone and self sat
.siied air of the article. We have an es-
pecial sire to read an author of the hopeful
aud self-complasant kind and to sit down
and hear such talk, when fit of the blues,
or of dyspepsia comes on. 1t makes one
forget the small ills of life in the keen de-
light experienced in gathering up fresh ac-
foundations of wisdom, and in witnessing
the charming. hearty. and original simplici-
~ of these benctactors of the race. Once
this village was blessed with such an treas
ure. His criticisms on the Bible, on Shak-
spears on the English Classics. on the
great men of the nation, were graphic and
was a student and practitioner. he was
learned and accurate. lie wrote. during
one of the stormy sessions of Congress
series of resolutions full of new ideas. just
suited to lead the L. 5. Senate out of the
difficulties with which it was clyironed.
and sent them on 10 enlighten Messrs. Clay,
Webster. Crittenden, Benton &c. De. We
had the great honor of printing them but
they We're so much above our ken that we
received no benefit from them per Sc but got
heap Of good in witnessing the satisfaction
of the author while reciting them. Some
one doubted. when this fine gentleman was
a candidate for Reporter ofDecisions ofthe
Supreme Court of Maine, his qualifications
for the position. He Immediately called
to hi, aid the quivcring wires and sent with
lightning speed an answer TO the base in
situation. in Latin. which puzzled the OPP
orator. astounded the Governor and his
learned Council. We We're witness OF
this grand feat.
We were having one ofthe ''bluc" spells
coming on, when our attention was called
to the striking caption OF this. and the ar
tiele that followed in the journal. Ii more
than cured us Of the impending attack.-it
refreshed and invigoratea the whole man.
But thought we. if the premise, OF the wri-
ter are sound ones. that is. that old men be
come corrupt. and glide away from sym
patty With the people. and their heads be-
come filled with exaggerated notions OF
their OWN importance &c. &c. necessarily
so. how are we to account for the long and
active public life of John Quincy Adams
of Henry CLAY. aud hosts of other true men
and old men that adorn the annals of The
nation: No man ever had trucr heart
or onc that beat more in unison with tho
/ Inspirations ola loyal and true people
| than John Quincy Adams. His service
We're never more valuable to the nation. tc
the great cause of human liberty. to his
immediate constituents. to his native state
than during the later terms of his servic,
in Congress. What novice. Impractical il
I FL Ia,, hi, ahl. nnnif
have witllstood the series Undetermined at
tackS of Wise. Marshall, Gilmer, Hopkins,
and the whole body of southern men, read,
tiebatcrs. and able pariiamentarians. il
the celebrated contest in Jan, 1912, 70
the right ofpetition. 1t was the know
ledge learned by experience, as much a
the great ability which enabled Mr.. Adam
to triumph in that eleven days of intellect
ual contest.
The lesson we learn, in our limited read
ing of history aud biography, is that cXpe
Renee makes men perfect workers and bl
advocates. If true and earnest at the com
menccment time does not work change
in the cardinal principles that lie at tn
base of all true action and right thought
John Quincy Adams would have been
true man had he lived a thousand years.
His biographcr says of him
The basis of his moral character wa
the religious principle. His spirit of lihei
ty was fostered and inspired by the writ
ings of Milton. Sidney and Locke. of whc
the Declaration of Independence was a
emanation, and the Constitution, cXcel
the clauses conceded to slavery, an en-
bodnent. lie died with the harness on
I'VE give so much Of the Journals art
Gle as relates to us. II wouldn't be fai
, not TO do this:
We have been led into writing this be
cause our neighbOr the American has OK
pcrienced n new attack of the Washingto
r County morbus, and, alone of all the pa
pers published in the District. has announc
, eel itself a : the chosen champion OF the T.,
turn of Mr.. Pike to Congress, The Amer
can need not have gone far for reason
in prefering II candidate outside of its con
" To one of it, own neiglbors. That kim
: of partialitv has become chronic in its case
Ii has always travelled FROM home to fin
Il master. For its own purposes it ha
! found, and is likely to find Mr.. Pike th
! most essentially fit man To represent thi
District in Congress. Ii was not nearly :
much enamored OF business and legislativ
experience when it opposed Mr.. Spring 10
Governor. and a good deal more in 10y
with the soldier when it supported Genera
Chamberlain than when ii is opposing Ger