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+ A Harwinton man was, so disguised with
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Southern Testimony.

The following il ~ha, Wade Hampton. a
Senator from South Carolina. said. in a
speech eounseling Democratic harmony, a,
S,aunson, Va, July -:
"Consid>r ehaf lee and Jackson wouli
10 seye A<y ai.re. The,, are tie ,aB> prsa-
e,pie, for wAieh they fought for four yeari
Remember the van wAo poured forth heir
lte blood on vrgiHia, soa. and do no,
abandon them Hoic. Rem>mbeT TIA, upon
your rote dcpetsds tao sueces, IF the Demo
crat,e iirkef."
The unres,rained ut,erance Of Wade
Hampton is followed BY an equal, frank
expression on the part Of Gen. Robert
Toombs. as follows:
Il am as positive tina, Hancock will be
elected as ! am that there is a God in the
heavens. You say he is Yankee Well.
know that, end l know. too, tina, hi.
sword has pierced the breast Of many gal
liant man in gray. But what are VIC TO do ?
We can't put in one Of our men this time,
and have to take .iank.' That being the
case, let Us take one who 10 less blue bel
lied than the most Of them. You may de-
pend upon 1t. SIR. that .Yaak' or ~ Tank,'
~ tAt'ftp' hse csp "cJs " te 'vbtH ettA sec
hat Hancock does the fair tang by hem
In other rords. he riH ran the maeAiae TO
suit them, or they will run the tang them
selres. They are not going TO be played
nth any longer. II you hear any man say
that Hancock cannot carry all of the South,
you may put him down as fool"
Gov. Colquit of Georgia, who recently
made some Northern capital by hi. excellen,
Sunday School addresses while North, was
betrayed into frank expression Of hi. real
opinions when, on the occasion o! the dedi-
cation Of Confederate monument, he said !:
TO future generations this silent senti-
meni will speak in tongueless eloquence the
story Of a Lost Cause in which our heroes
dying won back their liberties bequeathed
by their ancestors 70 them, and to the op-
pressed Throughout, the world. Those Id
erfies, rkieh eren nor their SURFING cow
rddes do IN our eounfry's Capitol MAINTAIN
iariolate. sustdined. terminated, reririfed
BY the aernai principles rAieA they died 10
sars. giring ner iife, nsr hope, md shaping
a happier. more giorious destiny for this
Republic"
Is there any doubt ~ to the result, if q
solid South should succeed in the election
Of Gen. Hancock
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-09-02
Secession o. a Prominsn, Androscoggin
Green hacker.

The Lewiston Journal publishes letter
from A. I. b-nison. ESQ, Of the firm Of 4.
{. Denison \ Co. Of Mechanic Falls. in
which he say, that though las, fall he voted
the Grrenbaes ticket. after very mature de-
mined TO vote the en,iTr straight Republican
ticket again tins fall. lie gives four rcas-
ons for this course, as follows
|. A vote for rlai.,.d is vote for Han
eoek a. no man expects tho Grvenbaek
part. To carry single electoral vote outside
OF Maine and for tho .ake Of Thu. eomb,na-
ton between the elements Of Democracy
and Greenbaekers By which "a to be gwen
three of Names electoral votes to the Dem
ooratic party and four TO the Greenback
party, the Democracy Of Dc country would
sacrifice every State oficrr down from Gov
ernor to sheriff: and veil they might, for
TIC three electoral votes given them By the
Grernbsek party Of Name might be jus, the
number wanted to elect Hancock and En-
glish.
,. New England is = manufacturing
community the Republican party IS pro-
,eo,ive party.
3. He docsn't believe IN Fusion any show.
II the Greenbaek party has not principle
enough TO stand upon and fight IL out on
that Inc without forming an alliance with
the Democratic party. II ought to die.
I. He cannot take upon himself the re-
sponsihilI,, 10 give encouragement; in any
way to a set Of men who, a. be i. compelled
TO believe did deliberately and premediia-
lively attempt to steal a State. regardless. OF
all Pfreedents. one OF the most reckless and
outrageous crimes ever attempted upon
free people.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-09-02
Democratic Roughs.


The Republican procession in Lewiston
Wednesday night Vas assaulted BY roughs
and several members Of i, as well a. several
spectators seriously injured. Stones. rotten
eggs and rotten fruit were used by the Dem
oeraiie roughs Edmund Russell, IT,, son
OF DIR. Russell Vas struck in the eve b, .
briekbat and an ugly wound inflicted which
required the services Of a physician; Mrs.
Everett Smith was struck in the head J. G..
Cobarn Was struck on tho shoulder by \
briekba,. while arranging hi. lantern. on
his own premises; ID. W. wiggin. struck in
the leg while burning a red fire at W. +.
Coulding's house; Miss Jennie Templeton.
struck on the shoulder b, a stone and pain.
fully hurt an unknown lady standing near
Miss Templeton got hit on the face and Sc
riousiy bruised; Mayor Day stoned in his
yard while discharging rockets. His Honor
Mayor Day. while standing in his ward, was
struck by a small stone, OF which he took
little notice. Close following it wa. another
stone, weighing IA pounds, which he
picked up AZ souvenir.
Eleven lanterns out Of twelve in W. ID.
Pencils yard were demolished BY the mob
Not one Of DIR. Wedgwood's lantern. was
spared. W. F. Goulding's and J. G. Co
burns lanterns we're stoned. Col. Howard.
horse was struck several times by stones
and mud. He at one time dispersed gang
of his assailants by dAshing into them full
gallop. Mayor Day drove of another
crowd with club. Five or six burly fellow.
surrounded Mr.. Losejoy, a torch-bearer, and
tore his light from his hands.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-09-02
The Las; Ditch.

The Fusionists conoede the election Of
Gov. Davis and the Republican candidates
for oongr~ss IN the First, Second, Third and
Fourth districts, but hoI- to save Mureh in
the Fifth and carry Ellsworth TO spite the
man who stood between them and the con
summation Of their fraud last winter To
this end. money has h-en flowing in her.
during the past week IN great abundance.
Murch and S~an-the on. Of an un.Avory
reputation from las; winter. which ever horn
Of the dilemma be take.-hs,- been fa,rl,
prodigal With their money. They have no;
deemed il necessary 10 Use any caution in
the matter bu, have boldly showed the mon.
ey. having large amounts, and have boas,ed
that they could have all they wanted 70 car
r, the district 1t happens, however. thai,
these men have sadly mistaken the temper
Of the people. /, is matter OF conviction
and not money. that has decided the large
majority Of the voters TO r-buke fraud in
the approaching election and Mr.. Murrh
vii find tina, his Enforcement Of the STATE
steal his declarations in favor OF Hsneo-b,
and his worse than useless course in the last
Congress has alien.;ed too many frum his
party TO leave the slighte.; chance for his
reelection. Nor have h.. chances been I'M
proved by taking into his company, as grand
disbursing officer. Mr. +. b. Swan
The voter. Of Hancock County arc thor
oughly aroused. They believe the time Ia.
come when it is absolutely necessary 70 re-
buke, at the ballo, box. the frauds tina, have
been allowed 10 20 unpunished. and luke
warm Republicans. Greenbackers aud Dem
oora.s. are declaring themselve. in favor of
putting a check on these turbulent leader.
by acting IN the hhur. with the Republican
party. One week from Monday ne,, the
battle viii be fought. and, in the mean time.
every man in the county. who has sufhe,en,
patriotism TO be willing TO AID in the preser-
walton Of good government and the rights
Of every citizen. should do ms utmost to swell
the majority that will edeo,ually crush out
those who resort to crime in orde. 10 carry
on their nefarious schemes.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-09-02

II is not surprising that man OF the
evident intelligence and apparent integrity
Of Mr.. Cove should 20 back to the Repub-
lican ranks. Everybody, save the wilfully
blind must see that the Grecnback party 10
in this campaign made the tool Of Demo
eracy True. q few Offices are sparingiy
vouchsafed to the former, but only on con-
dition that if elected they shall do the bid
ding Of their masters Look at the Fusion
candidates in this county. Where on that
ticket can be found an original, Simon pure
Greenbacker? Have they not all been
Democrats and are they not, to-day. Demo-
Gratis in disguise? Where are your King
mans, your Da,ises, your Mitchelis. repre-
sentative Greenbackers9 They are left out
in the cold and their places filed by your
Bar,le;ts, your McGowns. your heaths. and
your Joys. All Democrats before they put
on the Greenbaek coats. and some do not
even nov cover their Democratic nakedness.
We; Republican Greenbackers are asked to
support their old opponents, against whom
for 81 wears they have been fighting. !, Is
passing strange. tina, sensible men should
allow themselves thus TO he cheated.
If the Grcenbaek party Individual, and
collectively should to-day strike hands with
the Democrats and &C; and vote With them.
they could no; do more to reinstaie in
power the Coppsrheads Of the North and
the Rebels Of the South than they nov are
doing Vote for Plais,ed and elect him and
the same men ~ho in 1862 and 1868 shouted
with ioy n, the defeat Of the Union armies.
will do the same over the defeat Of Davis
Elect Murch, and YOU add so much power
and influence to the solid South. Why in
the name Of common sense should Green
hackers ally themselves 10 the Democratic
party Who declare for hard money. rather
than To the Republican party who declare
the same9 VIII they ignore the life Of the
nation. free speech, free labor, education.
free ballot. slways protected and fos;er-d by
the Republicans from the time Of the
sain,cd Lincoln until now, and make the rag
dollar superior TO everything else' II may
be So. but NC doubt. From every quarter
Of the old State. honest, fair minded men
like Cove Of Biddeford. and Deni.on Of
Auburn. are wheeling back again into Re
publican line, .iok Of Democracy. fearful Of
Southern aggression on life, property, and
liberty. and ashamed Of III. fraud and ras-
cali,y which one shor, year Of Fusion de-
veloPcd-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-09-02

Mr.. A. J. Chase Of Portland has issued
a circular to the Lodge Deputies, !. o. 6.
T.. Of the State in which his position is
clearly stated, regarding the Prohibitory
party. He says: In my work for the
order during the pas, two years, and par,ie-
ularly in my public addresses, ! have dis
Outraged the idea Of the formation Of dis
tine, Prohibitory party in this State. as un-
necessary, and the events Of the past two
months have not changed my mind in this
respect With the idea tina, all these ques-
tons could be soon adjusted through an
aroused public seniimen, and right use Of
the ballot in existing political parties. and
oasssisnsiously believing that . movement
vhieh would inevitably draw the order into
Q partisan vortex should be avoided BY me,
did nSs participate in the convention which
organized the Enforced Prohibition party,
and am not connected with that movement. "
Mr.. Chase has been held in high esteem
BY the people in this county for the efficient
work he has done in the cause Of temper
aace, and his friends will be glad to have
this assurance Of his wisdom in the present
critical period Of this important cause.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-09-02

The following ia the ,s,i Of the letter
from Joshua X. O.gcod Of Gardiner. With
drawing his name as Temperance candidate
for Governor
.AkDISns. Nc. Aug -
To A< Haa0raAls Jss~ss n sfosS. f'rrs.s-Hs u ia
STATE Temperance Ce=rfaf,s..
stE-Afisr mature delii-rstlan ami TIE fullest
esnsrrvnrr with trusted frtrnsis Of the .ssnp~rAnr
oAu.r. feel u Ia b. my iuaI-rsti,, duty b. ~iih
ara~ ny raine as oansiistatr for Sovrrnor l am
IrrsUsbrNi hat ihe oRiy sS~rf Of ixy cAnshsla4y
uoesi h. % DIV i~is And al~;rart tho~< .,soul
sst le harmony and concord fur Tbs pr.usotsoa Of
the eouasnos oAs.r- ] have lhsry>i with srAi and
Nth all Tho power God hAs fisse ADV Afsse
The dsststn< % teAl Abs,if-s AMONG ths t.-s,
sri ~esSi 10 . sSUr-s u hscHS reSr~s With
n In anyway nv nafse ecshi b. s~-l y :, ~
sshr tas sssvnSth % The tgp~rAnre array. Il may
10 trHr thai Coz p&si. hAs nos u.ri all uss y-os.r
ii his command IA stp ths .Ar " liquor Ia osr
.tsis. bat sf,sr . careful inssstisaaisn Of the
charges hroaTht axaia.s him End Tho cf.Arr-. Eot
deal Justly .iih all oAhso, ounsen, - ~
saAin In y-ssitisn heartily essi0ss~I by our en-
enaies Win itse hxrsi ansl .incsrS-t rvs Ari for
the rcniiersrn - b. tcssirrsx Tho Hotalaaaior
.cry rosI~rsfaliy Withdraw nay nane ss cans!i
dats fos Governor.
You -in srrA;iy obAs- nc by si'!Hs tbs leiisr
90 The yuhdc. \ cur. truly.
Isxn-sil J.k o..oDp
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-09-02

--Zion's Herald Of last week, in speaking
Of the proposed temperance party in Maine,
says: ".rhe only positive result that can be
looked tor would be the defeat OF the one
party alone which stands for prohibition.
The old Hebron Academy. has received
valuable additions to its library and scienti-
fc apparatus through the munihccnce OF
Senator Hamlin. The academy Was founded
in 1918, and il . valuable feeder to Colby
University. Its principal 10 Prof +. a.
Daniels.
The National Baptist saws: Put down
three items to the credit Of Colby University,
all being steps in the direction Of progress
|. The limited term fthe trustees, one-third
going out Of office each year. 2. A fund OF
% 600 year for three wears, to be raised
within the state, TO cover Deficiencies. to
which it is proposed that an equal amount
will be added from outside the State. 5.
The general catalogue to be published IN
good square English. with sketches of the
positions held by each graduate.
The Messina quail as soon a. through
breeding stops singing or calling. and since
the first Of August his note has been want
ing. They are nov moul,ing. After this
comes their migration. which occurs gcner-
ally 81 night and near the full of the moon,
when the wind is strong from the west or
east. They usually alight upon some hill OF
mountain where they res, by day when they
again continue their journey. Their return
south occurs in the months Of September.
October and November. in smaller detach-
menis than their migration north.
The Bridgton lNers ssys a serious &C
eident occurred q, South Waterford. Mon
day evening. Of las, week. Jus, AFTER dusk.
Mr.. Geo. T.. Davis. Of the firm Of Chas. Nc
LAughlin & Co. Of Portland. and wife, we're
| descending the long and very steep Mill Hill
| in . covered buggy, when the horse became
unmansgeabic and ran a, full speed down
the frightful descent. and both occupants
we're thrown out. The horse then ran into
Frank Mobiles team, damaging the buck
board" and throwing out Charlie Young.
the only occupas,, and KEEP, on for a consid-
cradle distance. dragging the completely
smashed buggy. Mr. Young vas slightly
hurt. Mrs. Davis escaped injury. but Mr..
Davis was badly injured.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-09-02

Chalmers GIVES IT UP.-(ien. Chalmers
is the only simon-pure Democrat out Of the
State who has so far taken part in the cam
paign in this county, and his stay was short
He has been hauled OF the track and on his
return 10 Washington gives a glowing &C
eoan, of Fusion prospects in Maine. To
his personal Democratic friends. however.
be admits tina; there is no possible chance
that the Democrats or Fusionists will earry
the State. Says, on the contrary. that de-
feat for them is certain. He explains ]; by
saying tina, Democratic votes are being
bought He shows HE Democratic instinct
in being unable TO understand how . man
can have An homes, impulse or do an homes;
act, politically, vithou, being paid for it,