Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-07-17

lions in 40.00OO00. as now, they will have
decreased to 7.U00O00 in 1OO, Loco, ,OOgf
Bnt Il few generations will show that tie
superior capacity of the white race will
grow it out as surely as the blue grass un-
der your feet grows ont the trelOil clover
All that is needed to insure this result IL
peace. liberty, and just ce, under govcra.
ment administered with economy.
REBELS TO BE ENFRANCHIsED.
Under the operation Of these Prlnciplfs
there can be no disfranchiscd class. The
men engaged in rebellion constitute class.
Sooner or later every Rebel must have the
same privileges under tile laws granted To
to all others. Yes, these privileges must
he extended even to those Who f0ok part
in the Rebellion. It should not, cannot
be long withheld from them.
The l4tl amendment, l know, disqual-
ifies class from holding Office, and there
are many men u office whom it will e1-
clude, and many more who are now eendi-
dates for Office here with us, unless, BY h
vote of two thirds of Congress, these. disa-
bilitics are removed. These disqualifca-
ti0ns are not pleasant to me. do not like
them; the people will not like them
They will prove this dislike if the RebelS
will only show some affection for the I'm
ion that conquers aud lnrgives. They will
remove them They are being removed
every day.
There are persons. now within the sound
Of my voice, WHO will perhaps live to SEQ
the year 1900 dawn in this country. having
then 100000 900 people in it, who will
know nothing of the miseries of this hour,
bat will remember, with exulting hearts,
the great deeds, with the heroes who
achieved them. that preserved for them our
territory from shore to shore, stamped up
on it principles as broad as the continent.
and made possible the prosperity which
they then viii enjoy. The despiscd Radi-
cal Of this day will not be behind that
age.
A HEAVY CONTRACT.
The work Of putting down this Radical
party. W hich it is said. can be done by our
joining the Democratic party. is q very
large contract. The Radical party crush
ed Il radical reheiion-the greatest piece
of radcaisn | know anything of--whi.h
but for Radiealsm would have broken up
our country, stopped her progress. and car
ried us back again to the IDEAS of the feuI
da. ages. While this Radicalism was put
ting down the rebellion, it finished the cay.
itol, reared its dome to the skies, aud
placed upon it t,ie statute of Liberty, all
golden this day with the beams of this
June sun. When that year 1900 shall
dawn other wings with other domes per.
haps still Srander. will have been added to
! .n . mn lat ia =. of
States. And while crushing this great re-,
hellon, it was hniding the great Pacific
| Railway, while | speak. extends so miles
beyond the sumniit of the Rocky Noun
tains. In 1859 or 20, the shores of the
Pacific and Atlantic will be united by iron;
and lime and space across the bounds Of
his great empire measurably annihilated.
When 1890 dawns the generation born Of
this great era, breathing its inspiration.
the new. fresh flourislling civilization Of
America will stand face to face with the
Asiatlc. worn eat aud wasted by centuries
oi divine right class privileges and slavery
Of the massrs. filled yet with great hut
useless wealth and population. But the
people of that era, | believe. will know
now to deal with that civilization, under the
law ot Justice. and bcholding the Asiatis
as their neighbor, will remember the conf
mand, "Love thy neghbor as thyself. I"
! Then behold mystcry-the sun shall rise
in the West to light the darkness of the
East. But the men of 1900. all free and
equal, almost unconscious of the presence
OF the African at least no longer alarmed
by II, will look back upon this age, and
with some feeling of amazement at our
prejudiccs and difficulties in conforming
ourselves to American principles. But
looking back, l do not doubt praise and
Thanksgiving will be given to the men who,'
under God, saved them from the c0nsc-
qacnces Of Rebellion and Slavery. 7
would not know how to interpret the fu.
ture. or say what the year 1900 would have
in store, if the Rebellion had succeeded.
Have You thought about it Ono war
after another, one insurrection Of the
black people after another, rising against
Confederate ,hastrrs woald have Cccur-
red to waste our wealth. check our
population. and ahridge our liberties The
year 1900, iii such an event, could hold out
10 such gratifying results as now rise to
our vision. But thank God, all that fail
ed. Ibcl..vc that future generations, who
enjoy these blessings I + liberty and equal
ity in that day. will lock back with pride
upon those who stood by the Governments
OF the United States in :lesc days of trial.
and chief anang soldier braves they will
single ont for praise Ulysses S. Grant.
When his schoolmatcs who played with
him upon the same green are forgotten,
Ulysses 5. Grant will be celebrated as
having been the chief acton in this drama
or the war for liberty and civilization.
Heposing securely upon the basis of liberty
Jastice and eQaaiU.y, with all their wealth.
peace. prosperity and progress. the l0O,-
ooo, 900 of that day Will celebrate the trl-
unph of the Uaion and the overthrow Of
the Rebellion they will light the bonfires.
and ii g the Joy bells. We may borrow
tor them and the OCCASION the exulting
song of the poet Tennysou
Ring ont, wild sello. to The wild sky,
The year is diving in the night.
King out, wi'lbells, and let him die.
siAs ont the Old ring in The new,
| Ring ont the false, ring in the true.
Ring ont a slowly dying cause.
| And ancient forms of party strife,
Ring i'll the nobler modes uf life
WIN sweeter manners, purer laws.
Ring out old shapes offoul disease:
Ring out the harruw,n ,ng lust of x, ld--
/ hing ont the thousand wars of Old
King III The thousand years Of peace.
The triuniphs and blessings for the fu.
tnre ot oui country will be due to the eue.
cess OF the Union cause. They are bound
up with the success Of that cause; they
can only be secured by our fidelity to it:
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