Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-04-19

| IhASALIs. Afhii ECtti. 1871.
FRIEND SAwYER:-If your correspond
ent Debut" had any apparent regard for
Facts" l would not again trouble you or
your readers with further notice of him or
the subject which he and I have recently
presented to the public through the .4neri-
can. But when under harum-scarum dis
play of words full of sound and fury sig
nifying nothing, such singing and
praying lnoralst and relisionist as he would
evidently have us suppose him to be, so
perverts and evades facts as he has in his
two communications to you, and with the
evident intent to have it supposed that he
is the summumbonum of temperance. NOR
ais and goodness, it may not be amiss TO
briefly recapitulate the principle facts I've
already given you. to wit:
The "mass, great majority of the
members of the Ellsworth Temperance
Lodge were not in any wise condemned
but commended BY me, because they demeaned
themselves 10Th becoming propriety and c our
tesy. But a fec of the ordcr,-those des.
ignated as 1.-THE castiron appendage," on
the other hand so conducted that the mas )
,eere griered and ashamed Of them; and stat.
ed to me and others their regret and NOR
LITIGATION and rudeness aud iutemperance in
morals and manners. And you, Mr.. Edi-
tor, can readily find many most worthy and
truthful ladies' and gentlemen, members of
said Lodge, who can, and pi obaby would,
il asked. corroborate these facts. And Mr..
Debut will, undoubtedly find those ladie S
aud gentlemen as square up and square
down." as, for once in his explosion OF
words and lexicons, he admits me to be,
though In direct contradiction of all his
other fctions respecting me, while palavar.
ing for his '.feu' especial rriends.-We'l, give
him credit for accidentally admitting one
truth.
In his attempts at witicism also, he shows
himself equally frail and faulty-in trying
10 make the worse appear the better reason
A single instance will suffice to fully illus.
trate his ability and reracity in this line -
lie says, always dine about" the 'time'
of "bctween meetings. clairvoy.
ant The fact is, during winter and earl,
spring-in the short days Of the seasons
on Sundays, my family are went to have
too meals Only,-a late breakfast; and din
lie. and tea together, late in the afternoon. -
For proof refer Debut Il Co. to my wifi,
and household who. Think, our ncighbor-
aud other reliable references will assure
all interested) are as well informed aud
truthful on that subject or any other a.
Debut" even who, clearly. is shocking
poor at guessing; at clairvoyance; and /
he truly is a pin,p |. e., a nindos pepper, b,
is verify still worse biped than I've i,nag
ined the critter.-
In conclusion, have the pleasure of in
forming him that as neither the lnquisitiol
nor any ofits minions, have nor are likely
to have command in Sovereign Yankeedom
and being myself one Of that peculiar PEG
pie, his gratuitous offer to dispense '.for
giveness" Of my sins, Isquarely refuse to &c
cept and especially as am not conscious
Of having sinned against his Holiness BE
sides, l never bow down to, nor worship
craven mages,-I close my correspondent,
with him, with this old hint
while the lamp hold out to burn,
The rAsd sinner may RETURN"
There may then, be ray ofhope for "De
bat," however elastic his regard for truth
and particularly, Mr.. Editor, iorlhe "Facts'
you called Jor.-Leaving him there, ant
finally, in all his present self-righteonsness
! with that God who alone has mower to s./O1
g'rc" sins, renain.-Yours, truly,