Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-01-07
The Senatorial Question. " Penobscot
river as the Eastern line Of the State,
and Bangor as model modest city.


A writer Of the Bangor Nh. of percm-
her Both discusses the claims II Honorable
Hannibal Hamlin for senator. anltne e.aim-
of Penobscot county for consideration in
particular. The article may lie briefly d.
scribcd as being brilliant I'll it, a->uml-
tons lame in its logic. ana stupid in ia
conclusions. The only sound positions
which il assumes are stated thus:
In the election OF senator Of tho [ mi;el
states the first question doubles, should
be. who Of the candidates is the best
man for the place." X * not. Where
does he live? What offices h4, he held
or what personal claims may be OF hi>
friends set All In hi. behalf: lhr man who
is ablesi and wiscst anc Of largest iailg-
encs. ana who will most fIitAf HIS and ,gu-
" repre- sen; the State aud most success
fully promote its real Interests. i, the one
WHO should be elected. no matter where
hi residence may be, or whether hr may
have held office Tor longer "r q shorter
time. Or have always been ID private lite.
The people need hs services. and no man
ofle-- ability or inferior influence should
be permitted 20 take The Place Of ono VIII
would better maintain their Interests and
uphold their honor.
These are sound positions. and 50 i'm
pregnable that this writer cauno. succ.>,-
fully overiurn them. But the most sIu-u-
lar thing j.. that writer ruo By aug
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beaten into his Uranium such sound eeuti-
men.s. should no; zee the folly ami weak
ness. after putting them un paper. of sai-
Ing to them such an illustration Of his own
insncerity as he does IN going oysr1ps
puerile aud childish statcTns~'' - sectional
favor and pol III ''ii'''' ''' '''V '''''
! ,.--.. OF Office.
The question is not. saws the writer.
where does he live: What Office las h.
held: or what personal claims may b. or
hi, friends Sc; mp in hi. behalf. which IL
all very true, and yet This wouli bc loci-
clan goes on to prove that the Legislature
should elect Mr.. Hanlin, Bangor m4u.
| because he lives down East. asl becau-.
the kennebec has been more favored Ca ~
ceving the honor 81 holding ~t-tr aul Ma
/ tional offices Figure, are quoted MI
/ historical researches made g. lIoyr. I.u:
/ that Mr.. Hsmliu !, tlc al!r-; M4a. lot
/ that the Interests Of the state No-'l NJ
! best conserved by el"cir@ h.-n .- i,, ~ea-
ator instead Of Mr. Morrill, not NO.. bu- ,o
/ show that tie arguments Wui.h should DE-
eide who ought 10 u. elected ar- iho,e
drawn from location from Dr. III .l1flty 4it-
en- in the party canvass. sc. $50.
Having given ia TIC above eNtract th,.
& =, 81
1 given as his conclusions:
I On the 4th of next March. Maine wli
have been state for about iurty-Afus
years. and the length Of the term, of her
senators will be in all q wears OF these
the section east oi Augusta and ihe Ken
nebec River " i'll have had senator but
for the period of 10 years. Willie tAe .ec-
ton west OF the kcunebcc and Augusta
will have been represented i'll HE Senate
/ by its own ciiizens 1Jyear>. and the coll-
" of kennebcc alone viii have had sen
aior II gears, Ii Mr.. Morrill, -hail be
reelected. she W II have had senator for
4. years. to u yesr> Tor The entire state
lying to the eastward III her. ln 1850 the
I population Of the State was G3> 900. OF
this number. 300. 800 were west of the Ken
Hebcc river. giving 10 The wc~t the towns
which lhe river divided and 5IJ.300 Wer,
c4st Of that river. And yc, thar p9r -J. I'll
+ The state which contains TWO thirds M it-
territory AID a major part 81 i,, popul.-
ton has had senator but ~ years. willie
- years have been allotted ~ tile -eetipu
that is smaller both IN territory and pouu-
lAtion. and Al years % singh county.
But We do no; fully comprehend the III
cisive logic and the brilliant assumptions Of
this Down East champion u4,.l We take IN
the following pathetic parasraph:-
The county OF Penpbscot Gives abOu
5000 Republican jOrity--larger hy sew
eral hundreds than is given b. any other
county. She has three Senators ana eight
cen Representatives. and al. are. and iOi
many years have been. Republicans. VI
other county i certain To give year aftei
year such strength in the Legislature. /,
ii the way TO treat this noble county. wbqi
she presents such name ~ tuC ~ H-Il-
nibal HanlliB for Senator Iuau who's,
ability l. beyond question. whose charac-
ter l. without olemish. whose fidelity ina.
passed into a proverb.-to tell her. "lo ul
desires are nor to he considered: the posi-
ton is wanted IL: kennebec and hel
claims are not TO he ignored.'' l. til,
East Informed that another election is due
to Senator Morrill,? She eanIot but re
member that he has already been elected
twice to that offiee-once for nearly half !
Senatorial term, and once for a whole tern,
hearty nine years in all.
This leads Us TO consider Penobsco
county as political martyr. since iir<
writer bases the claims for the senatorShiE
On locality and past neglect of is position
in the party.
PENOBSCoT COUNTY As A MARTYE.
Hon. William ID. Williamson Of Bangor