Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-09-20
IFrom the Tribune.l
The Duty of the Republican
Party Advance the Whole
Line.


Party Advance the Whole
Line.
When Gen Sheridan rode from VIM
chester to the front on the dav of his me
morabIe victory, he found his line formed.
1t had suffered defeat. Timi.l counsels
urged that it should fall back in good or
der. and intrcnch. Its great captain adj
yanesd the whole line, aud won the most
brilliant victory of The war.
This is our advice to the Republican par
". Advance the whoio Inc. California is
regarded as the beginning of a new reyo-
luton. The people are said to be weary
of the Republican party, forgetting that
the Republican party has been thwarted'
betrayed, and embarrassed by Mr.. JOHN
son ever since he took the Presidency. 1t
was our pride and duty to reconstruct the
Union and end the war. We should have
done this had the President given Us the
Least svnlpathy--frad ha not been u traitor
and a hypocrite. His reconstruction
meant a surrender into the hands of the
men who had created the Rebellion. The
country protested. lie has met its protests
BY insitlious and malignant enmity, by pam
deriag to the worst class of politicians and
Adventures. by driving from office honest
men who differed from him. and appoint
i q dishonest men who pretended TO sus-
tain him. Reconstruction has been weary.
tedious. uphill work. We have hadeSery
obstaele-the Executive against us. the J,i-
dietary doubtful. a sullen, vindictive senti-
ment in the South encouraged by the Pres
ident's Copperhead dalliauce. As it is
now, we may consider the work ended nn-
less the cunning of Mr.. Black or some 9TH
er of the Presidents advisers may find a
new objection. or unless these bad men in
their desperation should attempt to seize
upon the machinery of Government, and
hurl Congress from power. To recon-
sti1lct the South with the Presidents aid
would have been difficult and delicate la
Dor. TO reconstruct it in the face OF his
enmity is one of the most hazardous inl-
possibilities ever imposed upon people
So with the tariff and the finances. Here
are two subjects demanding the gravest at
teution. We have revenue system based
upon the artificial and extreme necessities
OF the war. a healthy management would
have aided us in reducing the debt. But
how have the finances been manaced:-
What has Mr.. johnson done toward exc
cutting the financial laws OF CongreSs?-|
Take the Internal Revenue system. We
believe that the President has wasted mil
lions upon millions of dollars III the collec-
ton eff revenue. For political reasons he
removed last summer majority OF the
best Assessors and Collectors, and appoint
ed men without character or record. Mr..
MeCuiiech protested. but the Philadelphia
Convention was neeessary-inoney and po-
sitioa were needed - adventures were
cranlmed into place - Adventures who
feared rejection by the Senate. and must
needs feed rayenously on the Treasury
What do we now see? In whiskcy alone.
Sl50. 900 900 of taxes are lost TO the Treas
urv every year, The whiskcy interest Gre
ated and permitted by President Joiinsons
wanton neglect of DUTY daily takes nearly
half million ofdollars from the Treasury.
Yet this man talks OF executing the laws !.
Execute the laws. Here is a law of rev.
enae. so badly executed that but one-siXth
of the whole amount is collected. 1t Is
plain to all men that he has fostcrcd gil
yantic system of fraud. systematized. far
reaching, aid widespread. We find no
punishment, no earnest effort TO stop it,
Even the World. which has the imperti-
hence to call Mr.. Johnson's Cabinet Re
publican" SAYS that his administration
s.luust Justify itself before the country or
s.pe overwh elmned in disgrace" We say
disgrace has come. The President either
could execute this law or he could not. If
helpless. he should have asked Congress
for more power.
Unfortunately. it has never occurred to
him that he had anything to do but write
cals." A President whose iayoiite amuse-
ments consist in swinging round the cir
Gle, putting his foot down. and dtncing
along 'thc warpath." can scarcely be en-
pected To devote himselfto saving SloO,00U-
600 a year. And SO the money goes. and
fraud reigns, and VIC have the special
friends OF His Excellency running from
one office-hoider to another, lcvying taxes.
assessments. and contributions to sustain
the party and print The National IateHtgea-
Ger. 1t was bad when Buchanan aud Black
were in power. Now that Johnson and
Back have combined, it is infinitely worse.
Well may the leading Democratic newspa-
per of the country dread the President 5
being overwhelmed in Disgrace
The Republican party made laws OF re-
construction and finances. Some oil them
have been detied; others have been execut-
ed negligently. Yet the party is assaulted,
and an attempt is made to carry us before
the country not only responsible for our
own shortcomings, but-God help us ! for
the inf,mies of the President. This Is the
"Reyeliltion'' that awaits us. This Is the
returning tide that is to sweep us out OF eX-
ist nee. and give the country over to the
unchecked control of the worst men who
ever aimed ut power. Unless we temper
izc. and act wariiy. and cease to be "Rad-
icdlr-uhless we abandon our principles
we are to be defeated. We DO not beiieve
ii. II we did. it would only make duty
clearSr. The Republican party is the par
~ of progress. and it must advance. The
organization must be perfected. Our prin-
ciples must be asserted with more vehe-
mence. The lines of dcmarkaton must be
drawn, and the only password for the pres
ent must be--the overthrow OF JohnsOn's
Administration, X darkcns the country