Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-11-24
Letter from Boston.
BosToN, Nov. 22d. 1870.
PEACE Avn NJ Y<rv


PEACE AND PLENTY.
The political sky has been cleared Of lis
storms and clouds: anxious but unsuc-
cessflll politicians have postponed their as
pin ations for another year. aud once more
peace. If not harmony rcigns supreme
There will be. of course. little scrim-
mage over city aud town elections. which
will take place on Monday week. but as In
these small contests party bitterness Is laid
aside. We may count upon no great breeze
disturbing the public waters. .Inst AZ
present. indeed. there seems TO be nothing
thought of but enjoyment and family re-
unions--lt being thanksgiving week. as
you are well aware. The Pilgrim festival.
Ike other Influences cmanating from the
same source. has worked it, way into the
heart of the nation. so that the States are
now following the lead of the National
Executive In his appointment Of the day.
This Is. perhaps. a. II should he. though
many old sticklcrs for New England prior
iiy and precedent are somewhat put out
that even the President should assume this
%
Old Colony. Apropos of the Pilgrims.
yesterday Nov. 2i>i.l was the 2JDsh an
niversary oi the first constitutional con
yeution in America. On the llih Of No
ycmbcr. 1920. old style. the Pilgrim IA
ther>. to the number Of fnrty-onc. assem-
BLEED In til. cabin of the Mayiower In the
harbor of i'royincetown. aud there drew
mp the first written compact OF consiiiu-
tIonal -cii-goscrnincBi ever formed la the
-namc of God and of '.our dread aud
sovereign lord. King james. by the grace
OF God. of t.rrai Britain. France and Ire
land. Ming. Defender OF the Faith. Ac."
There j. some difference ia titles in this
country. nowadays. There l. now NJ
dread and sovereign lopl." save the
great Eternal tod. To ioos up to and con
Nene by. Tho will now pretend to ,ay
that this abolition nf white slavery To
King and kiurcrafl was not grand step
Ia the advancement OF human civilization
and progress: Aud ". on this comm 2
Thanks giving day. there j. one ding more
than another tiiai our people should he
zs'alou- IA returning thanks for. il /. the
Divine wisdom which implanted into the
hreasi- "i ID" men Of the revolution a just
couieupt tor kIngs and royalty. and a
proper appreciation Tor truc manhood.
LouaiH- ,u prrNcut events. however. -.
have IhuAdaaI reasons Tor being thankful
20 God. We have peace. plenty and pros
pcriil ia oar midst. while la EuroI.. the
Aiag and rri.-iriddcn people are arraye,i
IA ayn- engaged Ia The work OF mutual
slaughter.
Apropo. 81 Thank giving the supply Of
turkeys aud nihcr poultry j. unusually
large. the past season being especially
prsp4,ious 10 raising turkeys znd other
I birds al the feast paradise. Thi. Kind al
I holiday food l. noN r,tailcd a, from IL To-
\ q "rui-. though prime l"t- brn. - cents.
I'M MAEkFT>.
Y I'll most departments of mrrrhAudi-. The
\ marked remain. quiet. purchaser, iaAiug
' ualy small ipi-. a, wanted. Jobber> Ar,
7 ANXIOUS to clo-r out their >locs. la order
l io reAlilr for their yearly payment, hy the
! iir>i of January. rhcy are Therefore. Of
/ iering good. =, rates which barely covers
I the cost oi production. fhc chances for
I good bargains are consequently good.
I Dealers ia gents fancy goods have had
an exceptional run ~ luck. and hay.. foot.
| ~ up the largest Gll bushes, that ha,
/ hrcA shown for YEAR,
/ The flour market ha- become .omcwha,
excited over the prn-p~rt uf a general
| European war. and ma advanced ,uinr -
| crul- per barrel ia pFicc.
The money market continues easy. but
| there are f"Ar- uia panic ia the .iocA mar
A-t. gold advanced to ! 10 - during Ia,
| Meek uuder The pressure Vi = belief in the
| occurrence of u general European WAT.
| ,ruwius oar Of the demand OF Prussia l,i
freedom "f The BIAcN .ra. ia violation ul
! The Irrm> Of the trra;, OF 1906. knnWn a.
/ The treaty Of Pari-. which ended tho
! CIimrIn War. - called.
Thr weather up TO the present time ha.
! been remarkably warin--no -nua. and no
| frost {" >pcaA OF. A. consequence. coal
| rules lower than 1t has for "A number al
| year, At thi, season Of the year.
Maine potatoes are selling Al from - Ia
/ - Ct in iobbiug los. Consumer, have io
! pay q dollar IN them.
TEoIB LL AHEAD.
/ Il il ,4id by wi.r-Acre- That the rock
/ upon which the Republican party will b,
| bilscd. or broken up. In the coming two
| year. j. tn. tariff. frec-irade ycr>u- pro-
lection viii b. the order OF politics. I'll,
Atlantic states are for protection. aud tn,
| West mostly for frec-irade The recon
| >trucied South. which always had free
| trade Tendencies. which ia one instance al
/ lea-, went 10 the extent of notification OF
/ federal law will no doubt wheel into liz.
with the West. and then the prcpond,raucc
]
/ however. indicate that the President will
| give the Free Traders a few hot -hot ia hi.
forthcoming message. lie recognizes the
nee, s-iy OF high tariff. for the double
/ purpose Of protecting our home industry
| and paving off the national debt.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gen. Butler will lecture in Music Hall
on "Wednesday evening next. on the snb-
ject of the "-Alabanla Claims. 1t j. sup
| posed that in his lecture lac will en.ieayur
to shape public sentiment, ia support of
| the proposed action OF onr Government on
these claims. f'hc TINE To bring th>
veXcd question 10 final issue ha- evident
| ly arrived. England i Oh the eve of q
war with Russia. The European situation
i becoming more complicated every day
! IL l. not likely therefore. that England will
| 20 Ia war in the East. while "a war clond l.
in the West. threatening her rear. The
| lecture j. looked forward 10 with consider
| able interest.
| Gen. Fitzpatrick ha- been giving lecture,
in this city. and vicinity. on sherman :
| march 10 the Sea. l-AsDN.