Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-08-28
MssrcllaneouS.
A War Democrat On Horatio
Seymour.

The late Hon. Daniel S. Dickenson, of
New York, we'll known as life long Dem.
ocrat and prominent in his party. was n
truo patriot AMI took eminenty loyal
ground at the breaking out Of the Rebel
io2. He knew Horatio Seymour well, and
in speech delivered at the Cooper Institu-
tion. Oct Sth. 1862. depicted him in vivid
colors. and the picture he drew may be es
pecally refreshing jnst now to those Com
scrvative Soldiers. who. at thair last Con.
vention in New York. committed them.
selves 80 unreservclly to the support Of
the Democratic nominee for the Pfesden
cy. Said Mr.. Dckenson
When the most atiocious conspir ICY
which ever dcsecra;ed earth founI dcrel
"pmrnt i'll an assault upon our national
flag at Sumpter. and in massacre of a half
starved garrison, placed there in tine OF
profound p ace, according to uniform usage
for no other otftns than asserting the su
premacy of their countrv's Constitution,
and giving t" the breeze, us emblenatical
their fathcrs-whcn the brave volunteers
who were hurrying to the defence of our
nations capital, to save it from mob rule,
aud rebellion and cnntlagration. We're bleed
ing by traltorous hands; when strong mcli
tremblrd. when women wppt, and children
instinciivel y clung closer to the maternal
bosuui; when all communication between
the loyal States and the capital was cut off
" rcbclous forces: when the President
elect of the United States had then recent
y reached the seat of government, where
duty called him. by n circuIous route, and
in disg guisc. to escape the dagger of the as
sassin. and when our land " filed with
excitement. cnns,ernation. ald alarm !;
when 'shrickcd the luid and stood still the
brave and tn. cnnfidng masses looked
about tn see W ho were the men Tor the cri-
sig, among the ctlzrns ui the Empire State
who had borne part III publc affairs, and
were naturally looked up to rs cXamplars
in such Il crisis, he Horatio Scymou') hed
himself away upon the double quick III the
opposite direction, and for nearly half
year hidhimsclf among the kcs and riv.
crs and romantic woodlands and inland
towns of Wisconsn: and his tongue was
MS silent on the subject OF denoul,cing the
rebellion AS those OF the murdered v"luli-
tcers, whose ghusts walk unrevepged
mong us. Sensation There We may
suppose he baskcd and balanced and
Watched and waited and turned and twisted
laughter until autumn, when 4 small lot
of deiunct, defeated, desperate and dcs
pcahle politicians, who had for years hung
upon the substance department of The
Drluociatic party in this State, came to his
relief by entering the field. Lau, ,hicr'
They borrowed without leave the honorrd
name Of Democracy. under which to pcrPe-
trate their covert treason. as the hvpOcrite
stole the livery OF the Courtof Heaven
To serve The Devil in
Their disgraceinl and disloyal record
stands out AS the doings Of men t"o solid i'll
political deprayily To he gifted with ordi
nary instincts, md too regardless of the
popular will to be miudiul Of shame; and
the defeat they experienced at tho hands Of
the people should serve as IL warning to
,rinl'ncrs aud traitors. aud panicdes and
ingratrs through all future time.
This movemen' drew the secluded one
from his hiding place. and he came forth
with all the courage OF hun who. in IA con
tlct with his wife, hrns driven under the
bed while remaining thus ensconsed, de-
clared whether she consented or not. he
would lo,k ont through il knot hole in the
claphoards so long AS ac had the spirit Of Il
man. Great and repeated laughter and
applause. lie entered the political can
vpss and ON the 2Stl Of October 1861, q
few DAYS before the election, made speech
the burden of which was an apology for the
rebellion. and condemnation OF tbs ad.
mnis,ration for having mcted out the rgor
of martial law to those in arms agai st the
Government. Though abounding with
tiimsy disguises and sophistical generalities
it contained one point worthy not only Of
notice, but Of the severest apprehension,
and here it is;
If it is tructha slavery must be abol
ished to save the Uuion. then the people
of the South should be allowed to with
draw themselves from that Government
which cannot give them the protection
guaranteed by its terms.
What! Place: this glorious Unien-
this heritage of human hope-this asylum
Of the worlds weary pilgrim-this refuge
for the oppre sed OF earth, in the scale Of
being beneath the black and bloated and
blood iv-the corrupt AMI corrupting--the
stuliied aud stultf!i 'g institution Of
Slavery. No ! Sooner tn IN see this Uni n
severed. let not only he institution perish