Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-08-12
Fighting Friends. Bangor Jeffer-
soriau and Mr., Fessenden.

The venerable Diedrich knicker-
booker in running 4 parallel between
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ors are the most dependent hen pecked
beings ia the community. doomed 10
bear the secret goadings Of their own
party and the revilings Of the world be-
side. Set up like geese at Christmas
holidays TO be pelted and shot at bv
every vagabond aud whipsrer in the
land" This may be thought to he An
exaggeration. but facts stubbornly AZ
sert the truth of the picture "a. put on
canvas by the truthful Dieirich. II il
not Governors only. but every man of
emlnence in the councils Of the nation.
has at sometime or other been set up TO
be shot at by the whip-ters of party.
like geese al the holidays, for a yrsce.
Last winter Mr.. Morrill, of our State
was the target. and he had 10 sucromb
for no earthly reason. certainly nor for
his country's good. Governor Chamber
lain was next set up and the shooting
men OF the party were invited 10 the
feast and the fun. The best men in fhe
State, certainly q majority Of the party.
demanded no such change .-was effect
ed in the one ease. and wa asked in the
other.
The JefersoniGH last week said.
"stuboy 10 all the shooting members
OF the party. pointing to Mr.. Fessenden.
then stopping over sunday in the city
OF its publication. Mr.. Fessenden took
steamer to Eastport, thence TO Calai.,
then by rail TO Houlton: and then he
dared TO visit Aroostook County. This
tour through Eastern Maine. in the ewes
oil most people, may not be a heinou-
offence nevertheless, to the jaundieed
vision of our Bro. of the Jeffersonian. il
is one OF those political sins from which
there is no forgiveness. We rerollec,
that last summer the papers said Mr..
Fessenden was going East 10 spend a
few weeks, but whether he went or not
we do not remember now. but if he did.
there must have been some political eat
under the meal, though il never came
to light
But, We ask the Republicans ofMaine.
what will become of the party. after
its Morrills. its Chamberlains. it, Fessen-
dens, its Pixies, &c. &c, sre shot down
At the behests of a few sporting men of
the party! IL is true that the principles of
the party are sound. but how long win
they remain so, if the ablest men in it.
men who espoused, advocated and illus
trsted them when they needed the aid
of cool heads and wise counsels. are 10
be abused and villified by the organ. Of
the psrtys
We have seen what is the grave of.
fence Of Mr.. Fessenden. that of visiting
portion of the State aud mingling with
its citizens; and from doing this he is
charged with making political tour.
with "holding consultations with John
sonized Republicans and to cap the
climax of his long catalogue of sins. he
is charged with hanging on to the Re
publican organization, not for love of IL
but for what he can make out of dom.
inant party Who is VIM. Pitt Fessen-
den! Need we ask the citizens of Maine
this question? What has he accomplish.
ed for the country and the party? Need
We ask the question of those who for
thirty years have been familiar with his
record9 But says the JefIersonisn. he
was one of the seven who voted gainst