Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-09-21
Rats Quitting the Ship.

The New York Herald and Ne,rs are aban'
doning President johnson. These Journal,
charge him with laundering, and with being
under the lead OF Mr.. Seward The follow
ing Is II :. ecimen of the Ne,rs' opinion;
at is useless 10 attempt 10 overlook the fact that
the late speechfyng tour of the president was Inc
greatest blunder that functunary could possibly
have committed. II WAS totally unnecessary thai
he should have sought to his own side OF the
conf ruVcrscN with the radicals to the country, fol
the press has deneii efeelHally that every citizen
WI, familiar with the argument. The PerNcrsloi
also of tour ostcnsihly undertaken for tue pufP
pose OF performing mechanical ceremony over the
grave OF deceased politician, 10 stumping e\cur
sion, was disingenuous as IT was unnecessary
Then his speeches displayed Vcrv4. questionable
taste, and were hardly in Keeping with the stH it
which shouid distinguish the public addresses OF
the Chief Magistrate OF the nation,
The NetrS has been one Of the most bitter
and unrcleutu@ Copperhead journals of the
Country. Zen Wood has left. and it is under
different management now, but on nearly
the same plane.
The Herald has berated Congress sound
lv. and lauded the President with as much
zeal as any one of the exclusively johnson
Journals. Ii NOW says;
THE RECENT AND COMING ELECTIONS
TIE PROSPECT.
II "A historical axiom that revolutions never 20
l,ackworl. The truth has been affirmed IN the great
political events Of this country since the adjourn
ncn OF Congress, and especially in the recent state
elections. II WAS reasonable Ia suppose That titr
JaceIIi,ical violence reck esrudss aud teroCity of
such political rctorInCrs az Ben Butler III the last
senator Chandler in the West, and farson brown
low in the south, would have damaging effect up
ON their party when brought To- judgement before
The maple hut il is -rikmgly apparent from the
result ot the late elections III Maine that the popu
t,r Centralized by iIr.rer
which the say inEs doinss oih> or that ianaieai
politician GO for nothing. That great body of the
American people 10 which We are indebted for the
suupres-ion of the most formidable rebellion III the
history OF mankind are evidently determined to
have substantial securities for the future before
the, pronounce the good work of the restoration Of
the Mon compeic-that, in short, southern recon
siruction shall rest upon the solid foundation OF the
Federal Constitution, regardless n the disturbing
forces of radicals coppcrhead>, rebels ruiians or
fanatics North south
Fron, the elections which have occurred since the
com titutiouat amendment was adopted ly Con
1rss .or the obstruction OF the southern states
We are satisfied that that amendment Is tn become
the basis Of southern rc>ioraiinnthat II will carry
aua he carried hS all the Northern state elections
Nrt to come and that with NeM Jersey leatiing on
it will lie ralifed by them all. and become raii and
parcel ui the supreme law OF the land. Nor have
We any fear of ihecouSequenccs. There i nothing,
an cr all 30 very objectionable i'll this amendment
not} ny which President johnson himself has not.
Al one iim, ano her, recommcndcdt to some >"nth
cr1l state or to Congress and nothing upon which
thee should have been disagreement between the
ircsilt N and nngrcss.
This amendment j. the reconstruction plan and
platform OF taHete> aud there j. no gpn traS1-. We
SAY WHY It should not have been adortciia also by the
President iuag-nIuuh as r stand. committed il some
shape To all it. proyi-lans
4 j. the platform Of Ttadlfa> stevens. sumner,
ar any at the nuisy radicals ct Con erts>. hey Can
d nothing Ii adopted asainst their remop-
sfrarec, aud in SIitr OF their threats. Ii cnhodics
substantially, ia fact, the Presidents original pro
.rainmr aud it carricdiu the coming October and
November vlpc ous.-as VT predict IL NH be- from
Massachusetts. aud New lark westward, We trust
| that the administration in difference % c viii oil
/ the people, viii comr back 10 IT. Why not >ucy
fis am, nlIncnt enrrurd on Tho constitution will
b. amply sufficient for the restora ION of The IHnn
internal peace, sectional harmony, and the ecuriil
OF the uUNcrue and the treasury Ipf iuany gHCr.
atioH' 10 come, 'gaus' all di'turnH2 factions oil clth-
or section. rarsun BrowniDw, in leading OF with
the state OF Tennessee for the rathCtiiun has shown
that "a good thing may he done lay a bad inau and for
bad mo. I'VE: bat 4 ut Tennessee should thus lead
uti for th, amendment i a very remarkable and IL
uiaeant e, that New ler>e} sh"ultn.A follow !,
almost a. strange. but from good or bad designs,
thus started. tie amcpm nj Will surely 20 through.
The Presidents quarrel and rupture with Cungres.
WAS an unfortunate mistake. Prom frCtut ctsnt>
~onth and North, Il il clear that IT wi! prove FL
tai huui.cr Ia hi. administration, unesS hc abaa-
ions il a, the .suc before the prupSe ihr OLD con-
tells in England between Kim: and bdrlimcut are
fuil Of Instruction th, satjecj. Had Mr.. johnson
taseH uur friendly advice. aud made tue Distinguish
Ing fra uTc al his auiui,t alton vigorous forcc gu
policy aud sound financial y stem. lie might ere
! this nave become popular ~. i.Ht D Audres
Jackson He has get IL fair Field b, iafs him in WI h
"a rfttirsr lis ini,tortunes. LEI him heau 4, Horo
7 by reconstruction of Ia cabinet, beginning with
/ bis particular uarplut tie Secretary af >yatt .H!
let him sYcu>a cahinc and pclicA foreign and 10
me>itC. shaped ta meet the eNgrucie. # ting ill mud
thf ,tcs ciui rIaaHts oi rate opinion, and h, g'imH
i~irs ttt hurpWt bHN aily aer"ptHA!r dfd
glUIuu>ly successful NC speak 10 Ina Il, = IlleI,
AMI, we think, IN the N05ce Of jao !eaF!r.