Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-06-05
Exconmuuicated.


party, w. IL. Mcclellan Esq. OF that city. a
gentleman that has just been elected ii del
egate to the Democratic State Convention.
One of the reasons why Mcclellan is this
summarily dealt with, is that he attended
a public meeting held in Belfast in April,
1868, to aid in giving tone and strength to
the loyal sentiment of the country. Our
sympat..ies, in this fight, are with McLcl-
Ian because he was true man when the
life fthe ration was in peril. still we think
Bro. Simpson and the Journal better illus
trate and cxemplify the present phase OF
modern democracy, and therefore all men
of Mes antecedents are dangerous to the
unity of Pendlcton Democracy. There
will be trouble, fthe Democracy succeed,
with all such ''pcstilent fellows, "and the
foresight which dictates their expulsion, is
worthy of praise. Weed out of the party,
1 Bro. Simpson, all mere hangers on, and
all who fight for piundcr only, TO show
the pluck of the Joarna. we extract the TO-
lowing paragraph fro il its '.bull oil cxcom-
munication" -
And. to conclude an article already too
long. we haze only to say that il the Dem
ocrats of this district wish to be rcpreseii-
ted at New York by man tit to greet as
brethren those who will come up from the
great south and west and the middle States.
and to take counsel with them, they will
not send political associate Of A. q. jew
cit. :. l.. Miliken and Wooster Parker
they will not send one whose line of con-
duet is always CONNIE nded by the Prog.
0gc-they will not send an associate +
nigger lecturcrs-they will not send one
who taunts Democrats with abolition per-
secuiions-tney will not s'nl one who
can be hired to defend Black Republican
| libellcrs of Demonstrating Will Tot send
an advocate OF ngger suif' age-in short.
they will not send W. ii. Mcclellan, Esq.
| They will not do this because the Conveii-
ton would be likely to SMELL RAT. The
better way will bcto stop tile rat-hole, by
an application OF Democratic cement, and
allow the animal to come ont only at the
other end of it, III the Black Republican
party.
But the Journals rule of orthodoxy ex-
cudes Mr. Wiswell of Ellsworth from full
fellowship with the party. In 1853 Mr..
Wiswell was attending Just such meetings
as the one attended by Mcclellan. and was
doing his duty msnfully side by side with
just such Republicans as the Millkeus, the
Jcwctts. and the Rusts of Belfast In
more than one war meeting held in Els
worth id 1853 we had the pleasure Of sitting
on the same platform with Mr.. Wiswel.
and Of following him in addressing our cit
liens on the duty and the patriotism Of
sustaining the war and Of discountenanc-
ing all attempts Of Democrats to sustain
the South In these meetings Mr. Wis
well was as warmly enlisted as any "black
Republican. and was full as denuncia-
tory in his language of all attempts t" talk
down the war. In July the same year we
rode to F ankin with him ami attended a
War Meeting in that town. We take the fol-
lowing extract of a communication sent US
from Franklin and Published in the Amer
icaa July 22e. 1868:
Our War Meeting was called for the
evening Of the same day. and was a dress.
ed by ArnO Wiswell and n. X. sawyer.
Esquires. Of Ellsworth. Leonard Butler of
Hancock, and Rev. Mr.. Batchelder of
Franklin. Tho speakers proved conclu-
slvely, that it is very mans duty to put
his shoulder to the wheel. in this the hour
of our country's need, and think their
sentiments found responsive feeling in
the heart OF every person present. "
We mention this episode in the political
: life of Mr., Wiswell who is summariy read
out OF the party by the Journal, in compa-
: ny with Mr.. Mcclellan. because it forms
the brightest page in his history, and the
one that will afford him in flture years the
most real satisfaction. IL mag in some
degree. make amends for his bitter speech
eson the copperhead side, made tho next
year.