Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-06-17

passed to be engrossed. II came back
to the Senate. and on the question Of
receding from its former vote rejecting
the bill sixteen Senators voted nav and
ten voted yea. aud of those absent near
y all OF them were opposed TO the bill.
The fadi attempt in the last hours Of
the session. when but little more than
a quorum were present, to get the bill
through the Senate after that body had
thrice deliberately voted against Il and
In force il over the Committee of Con-
ference which would not report in favor
of its passage. could not meet my APP
prevail and cannot receive the common
dation OF thoughtful men. In opposing
the passage of the state Police Bill |
was guarded by a sincere conviction
that it would prove detrimental to the
cause of Temperance and Prohibition
Ii is true that nearly SIR thousand legal
voters-one frenty-third of the voting
citizens Of the State petitioned for .
state Police. but most of these petit
TONERS never saw the Police Bill rejected
by the Legislature bill so remarkable
in its provisions that il could command
the support of but very small minority
of the people of Maine. NV action in
the premises was inspired by due sense
OF my responsibility 10 the people who
had chosen me their scryeut. and by the
desire 10 do what in the long run be-
lieved and do believe will be best for the
great cause whose permanent advance
ment must be desired by all good men
and women. utterly decline to reply
To the terms and spirit of tho attack
made upon me bv the author of the
circular. and will trust To those who
best know me to yipdicaie my motives
and action. The attack on Gov. Cham
berlain, our members OF Congress. and
the leading Republicans Of the State, j.
wholly unwarrsnted and unjust.
.JoHN l.. STEVENS
Augusta. March -. 1859.
The statement that the Governor hal
a veto message all prepared has been
denied. publicly. lint the public cares
but little whether he had or not. If " ha t
We hear VI the bill is true. the public
would have expected him to veto it.
A. to the implied charge OF threats.
We will let Iii. Somerset Reporter
speak it, editor being an officer OF the
House was fully conversant of every thing
TRANSPORTING about the Capital last win
| ter.
The charge made in the Echo and else
where that Gov. 4. used hi- influence
| 10 defeat the State Police Bill i false
] There is no ground for IL, lie might
have candidly Expressed hi opinion on
the subject when questioned; but that
he ever introduced the subject la anv
member Of the Legislature or tried 10
| influence tho action of anv member bv
any influence that he had. dircctiy or an
/ directly, a. ha. been asserted. We know
| To lie false. ANY man that Intends Ia be
Understood Ia convey the idea that t,oy
'hamherlain takes h~ -orlal glass OF
intoxicating liquor say, that which he
cannot prove and of NECESSITY putt IL in
the form % \ cowar,iIv in-inuation It
reminds rs Of IL, attacks made bv q
crowd Of valiAii >tav-at-h home patriot.
upon those who went to the front TO
| fight the country ' battles.
The c.osing lines of the Echo article,
l. refreshing. We quote:
The editor OF the lB,ericaa need no,
be AFRAID Of having "bccn Ia severe on
Mr. Nye. Mr.. Nyc occupies morally and
80" 'pN PSIhihi MIMI, trt-ltion, IN
which he could not BE- disturbed by the
severity of thousand articles ike those
of the Amer.orn
Th" only evidence that we have seen
tina, heels not SO high above all other err
ing mortal, like oursclf and Others who
do not look through his specticles, and 50
-eli-satisiicd that nothing di-turbs hi,
serenity. j. that he wrote a whining
letter To citizen OF Ellsworth. which
was read nj our ssore- and public
| places for two or three DAYS after il.
receipt. The impression was. that a
man who could attack the Republican
| party. and the men whom ii ha- honor
ed and i, still honoring with its con
| iidence. and fi"c 10 such "a poor staff for
hei' must be thin skinned. or have
! very weak -pot- ia hi armOr.