Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-07-27
MisreIIameons.
Ny Anti-Weevl Campaign.
BY HON. S. 8. cox, N. G.

had been elected to Congress in 1856
on the Buchanan ticket. But somehow
was Douglas man." though hardly
man at that time in political experience.
Kansas, bleeding and what not, was rant-
poled after Us on our advent into Washing
ton in December 1857. was among the
first, indeed the very nrst, to break the
ice after Douglas anti-Lecompton speech
against the Kansas policy Of the admins
tration 1t was also the first speech In the
new hall; but it is memorable to me for
other reasons. That speech caused me
mach anxiety and a couple Of postmasters.
The same chop" which fed some hungry
partizans cut of others. The attack on
that speech was terrific. Points of order
bristled like quilts upon Shakespeare's
pet. Gen. Qutman, Bocock Of Virginia,
Jones of Tennessee, Judge Hughes OF In
diana. first tried TO prevent me from speak
Ing at all. Howl managed TO get through
can hardly tell. have dreamy sense,
while trembling like an aspen, of being
recruited by the sonorous voice OF Gen
Banks and the rotund voice of Humphrey
Marshall. They shielded me on the points
of order
But all this is a memory He jace; 10
the Globe
ed the English bill. was introduced by Bill
English of Indiana, | voted for TIT
was thought to be n safe middle course as
Train would say, fatis SINUS ibis you
know the bird. Eheu. Then began nv
woes. How little they seem now, since
the great events OF the war. Ihad run be-
tween two fires-the Buchanan old lines,
and the Douglas Young Americas have
not bolted much since.
Ny woes were worse when ! reached
Columbus, In the summer of 1855. That
was elected that year, from the capital
Ohio district, Is TO me a marvel. think
my youthful and unsophisticated sincerity
saved me. | had endeavored TO be very
just
How | was elected Is found In nv little
story. When began the campaign was
met by the republicans denouncing the
English bill and all who voted for It, |
was 4 most p culiarly blistered traitor.
The repeal of the Missouri compromise
was not so hard TO meet In NV agony |
sought seclusion. Ny father was a farmer
and was then harvesting He boasted
about peculiar kind of grain. A relative
in distant county had furnished kind
OF wheat, not from the Mediterranean, but
NOT unlike that cereal. One thing. how
ever. WAS sure about lit was weevil
nelds OF the state. Licking and Scioto
valleys my own district, had suffered
Was l not then, as now. friend OF Agri-
culture Ask nv last competitor. Mr.
Greey. who disputed It's honors in the
fsrn ns lands Of New York-city.
Attempts had been made to prevent vice.
VII, 10 scare weevil. 10 obliierate weeyil
Birds had been allowed free scope on wee.
vii Every effort was in vain. The weevi
became the plague OF central Ohio. NJ,
own parent had found the grea, panacea-
net psnsces exactly, but a prevention
How ieaped to ii. | mentioned that
was friend to agriculture ] think. Mil
lions would be saved TO that occupation
II was July. The harvest had been z q,
thered. Whereas the year before Their,
had been death, through the weevil. TO al
TIE paternal acres. nv father had foun,
that the weevil had failed this season il
me most vulnerable spots said " Good
thls shall be utilized. will not hide thl.
wheat under bushel." forthwith re
quested my female relatives to make sack,
by the hundred. | ordered several bush
els OF that wheat had labels printed