Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-12

given will do Justice to the subject. | am
not politician and have no personal in
interest in politics and do not NEEDLE with
it. hence have no object in writing what
Is not SO. 7
GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN.
The Governor of the State (Gov. Cham
berlain)'is agentleman Of fine talents and
education. whose public life has been ir-
reproachable. He stood up nobly last
winter against corruption in The Degsat-
ure. No man ever fought a harder battle
for honest Government, and for the inter-
ests of both races and classes he won. and
Justly deserved. the respect aud s.lmirs-
ton OF The whole country aud the honest
Iuen OF all political parties. Now when
IL l. Tor their political interests 10 abuse
HIN, they denounce him as THEFT
liar. scoundrel and a hundred other
hane-, aud denounce him for the very
things they commended him Tor before.
The deyil would be a saint with them II
II suited their purpose, but "chNslry'
take a mile range in that din ction.
THE SITUATION VERY GRAVE
The situation in South Carolina Is In
deed very grave. ! do :iot know the &C.
suit. but il seeins to be a choice between
yielding To armed mohs or 10 { rush them
by force, and At will take pretty good
force Ia enforce the laws. The civil OIL
GERS here have given ii up aud Mt. even
afraid to ash for troops. tor fear OF o,lng
killed When the troops are removed Mru
Will shoot down negroes in open day. and
u0: only own il. bat brag OF il and remain
At home snd-no efforts i made to arrest
them
me DYING STATEMENT OF MURDERED
VOTER.
To Illustrate this 7 enclose you the Or
i2inal statement OF diving negro. sub
>taniiated by two eye witnesses. taken by
me at the bedside OF the dying man. He
died In about twelve hours after making
this Statlneut.
TIiK sfATEMENT Or PERRY caIIpERs.
Perry Childers was in the field near the
hou-. of X. A. Gray; Wa ttrst IN thu road
walking nlors. one Butler Putman ap-
preached aud commenced Ia fire "u him;
tired three stio.>. one shot hitting hun ga
ne hight hly. ranging dow inward aud iu-
ward coward t,,r spare. No words uc,.ur-
ted hc' N.-u them. rutmsn N'ir up On
htr.rhack and commenced hriug on the
said chiidsrs without any apparent provo
cution.
Unt>ss-- -. /. tkAl, W me.
W l.. GRAY. J
JprEFu STUpsEr. col.
laurCu> to. icu miles ffom e. IL.
BG.irr Pullman has Remained at ~,
home. iu The vicinity whore The decd WI,
commit. Ell. ever since. No Effort has been
IBade 10 arrest MIN. He sen, word TO the
Sheriff Lhat he wonld not be- arrested; it
>remed To be- perfectly satisfactory to the
Sheriff. ln lhc meantime he has shot one
uI lwu other Lcsrocs- Builder Putnsn /.
q; the head of one OF the armed Democrat
b. ciab- of Laur"ns county. aud marches
under their banners at Honesty and he
form " lie j. In earnest ON the question
Of Reform. for Buticr does not approve
Of the WAY things have been going on.
Bni,yr +. -':t f..fm~t.' and NJ. CIV IL
raised al! over the south. tom such mrtl.
for Reform
This is a perfect political cauldron,
paudcmouiurn OF Reform" Democracy.
do not know how long will r-ma II
here. but hope not long. NV family j.
sfill lu Massachusetts Il i enough tor me
t. be here WITHOUT dragging the rest OF the
family along.