Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-07-10

love toward them. go to work and Lniid
upon whatever ground is given us to build
upon. will never embark with any par
ty in revolution TO break up the restored
Union.
EQUAL RIGHTS TO ALL THE ONLY Sc.
CURITY FOR PEACE,
Therefore. my friends and fcllow-citizepa
when Gen. Grant in his letter of acccrt.
ance-altogcthcr modest noble, and Wur.
thy OF h'lh-says let us have peace this
sentence Is full Of pregnant meaning it
means thai the acceptance and protection
OF restored Union founded on that brGad
basis of equal rights to all and exclusive
psivIlrges to none; is the only means and
hope of peace. Why, then, should I aud
the Union men Of Kentucky embark our
fortunes with the Den:otr tie rartv If
, Kentucky, or their allies elsewhere who
would restrict the basis Of suffrage in ths
ten States. and give exclusive p, liical now.
!, er to gentlemen in the South who, for 30
years. ruled the cou try only to bctray
and ruin it? Do wish the restorr tion Of
that party in the Soutl. which built up n
despotic pnblic sentiment that rcpressed
all freedom of thought and speech and ev-
cry generous emotion common TO the heart
OF mankind. and Kept our society crystal.
izcd in foims that belonged to the far rast;
that made the interests of the white mass.
es subordinate to the institution of Slavery
a party that prosecuted every libeI al states-
man. North and South-men like Henry
Clay, for INSTANCE because they were not
willing to reprcss their love Of freedom
Do we want that Democratic leadership
back here ngain-to 60 through the scenes
we have gone through! All :! forsake such
a thought The Southern leaders and
tn ir ideas belong to the past. We can
not call them back Shall we fight against
Jehovah. Il Lord of Hosts, whose words
are down on us. saying. L will rule. If
You will help me. well and good; if not
wilhou, you. Shall do it ! No; have
had my mind made up distinctly for two
years that would not do it, that was
wrong in trying to pursuade myself it was
my duty IT, do it. know no useful fupc.
ton the Democratic party can perform,
except to disband-or advance.
EXPERIENCE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
! have had little expericnce-you all
have had-ana it opened my eyes. The
organization is against US. Union men
We are not Of it. Try it. yol will know it
at last. 1t will use you. humiiate yox,
and ttiow you aside. 1t has persecutcd
our bretherin everywhere throughout the
State turned them ont of office. put Con-
ledeiates over them. and only because the
. were Con!cderatcs. They rejected and
overslaushtered Union men in the Dem
ocratic party of Kentucky. We were con.
servatlye--conservatiye enough, Heavens
knows. The only stain upon their record
tl,t,y. had r., al,
belllon this. their chief honor. marred all
| their fortunes. We have done hard tasks
. Union men Of Kentucky, in this d. mocrat.
: ic party here, this parvenu. born since the
Rebellion. Day by day we have seen
| Uuionsnl. under the prosecutions of this
, party decline till now it is muah reproach
| t. have stood for our Government
t We could hear it for OurselAes. ,, Union
, Men but we have frieEds fallen in the
/ great battle, and for their sakes; since
Z they were dear to us. we would have their
+. cause forever honorable. l had some
laid low by criminal brothers hands; that
| must Lament over with my heart. They
rise up before me now: | see them as
n once saw them. instinct with life. walk
i ing with fronts erect i'll our midst: but, no,
i shall never again see them. They have
fallen ;with their faces hcavcnward and
their 'et to the foe. in the great battle for
l-'btfty ana Union. one aud scparahle
now aud forever. | cannot. therefore. see
any duty that calls me to the Democratic
r"nks-al that Is within me pursuades me
otherwise. l must keep everything right
III my own breast. | am a Uuiun man:
can have no hoaie out of the bosom Of the
Union party. know for the future there
, cannot he nope. or peace, OF honor for
Kentucky Union man anywhere else.
have tried it, and cried it in vain. have
broken long since with the party with the
party which docs not acknowledge Union
sympalhirs. quit it Tor the National
Union nrpub!ican Party. and shall vote
for my s-hoollnatr, the suldicr of the Un-
ion. Cen Grant. and for Schuyler Colfax.
whom lnever did vote for when had the
> Opportunity; quit it for the cause of lib
eriy and equality; quit it tn stand upon
the ID. claration Of independence; quit
IT to help give t" every n'an in the country
the same privileges under the law claim
ed tor myself.
There is nut l;tlle merit on my part in
commg up TO this elevated ground. am
merely accepting ''the tuation in good
fait :" with the Radicals aud Rebels have
already provided. was opposed in part
10 tilt great Nulh. dliu III was UoNe With
ont my consent and against my consent.
At last opened my el rs to the magnitude
ot the wolk and the facts before me Will
yCu condcscend to do that. my friends
Wiil You " a>i e passion and prejudice
and reasnm with one another Will YOU
loHk at all that has happened in this coun-
try! DO You snppost God Almighty
meant nothing by such conflict as We
have passed through! Ali that great fer.
mcntaiion of ltras that rcsalted in war and
baptizel onr land in blood-did it mean
nothing! Has it done nothing! Are wo
where we started! We are to-day thou
sand years away from the age that pre-
ccdcd the war. The child scarce able vet
to syllable its mother tongue was horn
under the Old order Of things. and Which
he will Yer see again. But come HOW
% an affair that cnicernS us as citizens of
Kentucky clirtiy. We have proceeded
from the l3.h Constitutional aineneiudnt
aholisllins Slavery to the lith amendment.
1t is now fixed IN certain thing that
there is no eecape from the l4th Cunstitu.
tional amendment. If it has nat already
been accepteb by S atcs enough to make
/ it part "f our Constitution, It viii be in
a few wee ks, perhaps ina few days. The
Senate is just ahuut to pass what is called
the Omnibus hill which admits six Suutl.
ern States To the representation in the I'm
i inn which with A rl-ausas and r.nnnssar