Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-05-22
THURSDAY. NAY q. 1878.

-Governor Garcelon appears TO have
'TsItcu the cvutu recently III double
capacity; that Of professional man and
a democratic politician. In the first ca
pacitv we have heard little of him. but
in the second we have heard much. In
fact the Governor appears 10 have been
perfect bonanza TO the reporters for
the democratic press in The sections of
the South through which he passed.
After having settled the majority his
party was 10 have in his own State next
fall, the Governor takes up the Southern
question and thus expresses himself TO a
reporter for the Augusta (Gs) Chron-
icle
From personal observation and what /
have heard from those / know 10 be relis-
BILE. | am fully satisfied that there Is not
one atom Of truth In the stories that repub-
licsu politician. and papers are constantly
telling the Northern people sbost the treat
ment Of the negro at the South. | am sure
that the race are allowed all the rights and
privileges given them under the constitu-
ton. and that there is not the slightest d.
position to deprive them OF their rights
But when go home and tell this to preIu-
diced persons there, shall not be believ-
ed"
Poor, innocent souli II never occur
red to him that the worst that has been
charged against the South might all have
taken place and still not come under his
observation.
The fact that he was not invited 10 be
present ST the hanging, or the burning
of negro is sufficient proof TO his mind
that no negroes have been hanged or
burned.
Because he was not asked to accom-
pany them on midnight raid in which
the home of negro family was fired AID
the deienseless inmates slot as they
rushed from the flames, satisfied our
democratic Governor that no such in
stances have ever occurred.
They neld no important election while
he was there, just TO show him how free
ly the negro was allowed TO exercise the
right Of suffrage, but he has the testi-
molly of those he k1.o,rs TO be reliable,
that on these occasions every thing is as
lovely a. June morning. and 81 that
fences no difficulty in accepting their
statements. Then they were SO kind
and considerate to him. Had they not
dned and wined him? Had they not
whispered pleasant things in his ear SIS
TO his possibility as presidential candi-
dale if he shOdld succeed in carrying his
Safe again: Perish the thought, tbs,
such pleasant gentlemen could misrep-
resent the treatment the negro had re-
ceived at their hands.
il is little 10 be wondered at that he
hesves a sigh and saws. But when go
home and tell this to prejudiced persons
there, shall not be believed" 1t is 10
his credit that he could understand the
great majority OF the voters Of Maine SO
well as to be convinced, in his own
mind, that they would never accept a
statement based on such questionable
sources of information. Ii may even
have occurred 10 him that the negro then
flying from the South was far stronger
evidence of cruelty and oppression to
the "preiudiced persona" in his own
State. than the smooth words which had
been poured into his ear and which ht
only repeated.
The Governors testimony. to be val
ssb!e, should have something more fol
its foundation than what he can discover
on junketing tour through the South
as the democratic Governor OF Maine.