Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-03-26

aad addressed to the unwilling ears Of Mr..
Lincoln an earnest protest against the in.lnl.
gent terms conceded by General Grant Mr..
johnson believed that General Lee should not
have been permitted 10 surrender his sword as
soldier Of honor. but that General Grant
prisoners OF war. and should have held Lee In
confinement until he could reeeiye instructions
from the administration mt Washington. The
spirit which these views indicated was under
stood By those who best knew Mr.. johnson to
he contained If not expressed IN this declara-
'ion Of his first address: AS an indication Of
any policy which may he pursued by me In the
conduct of the government, have TO say that
that must bc left for development as the AL
lninstration progresses. The message or the
declaration must he made by the acts n they
iranspire. The only assurance can now give
Of the future is by reference to the past" The
etiect produced upon the public by this spccrh,
which might be regarded a. an inaugural adj
dress, was not happy. besides its eyasiye char
setter respecting Mr.. Lincoln. The entire alb
senee Of eulogy 81 the slain president was re-
marked. There wa. M mention Of bis name of
bis character or Of his Office The only aIltIsiou
in any way whatever to Mr.. Lincoln wa, Mr..
Johnson, declaration that h. almost over
wbelmeei 10y the announcement Of the sad
event shich has 80 res-ently occurred While
h. found time 10 praise one whose praise
wa an cscTy tongue, he ma le ample reference
10 himself and hs past history Though
- ahiRg nj moge than Nv. minutes it was
noticed that - AMI nv" anil Nc were
mentioned at ca-t . scor, Of times.
\ houu,ie.> esp;i>in VA, inferred from ,siel.
r, mark 5 these; M pat public life. whicl,
b. ler'n hsu, and lzl,orioti~. has l.4n founded
A. | in good eon-cience b-lie,r, u,-o1 great
principle 81 right whirh l;s> ai thu basis of all
thing. | mu>t ~ permitted To- SAY, if | tin-
.ier~tand the f,s'ling. of nv own hrart. | have
bong ahorri to- afae!iora'r an,i alleviate the
condition ~ the zrcai mass % the American
people Toll ana honest advocacy III the great
principles % frye government have becn my
lo'. The duties have bccn nlinc, thu cun,.-
9uence- GoI-."
senator John r. Hal II New Hsmp-hirr.
= ho " q, present On The occasion. -.i. with
characteristic ui,. that John on seemed NH.
in- ta .ltare the glory ofhl~ achievements with
hi Orator bu; utterly forgot that Mr. LIN
coin had ans SHARE ~ cr,siit in the suppression
of thc rel.eii'an. Tho iniie xill,. .ieTnnc>s 81
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a; hi Intention uPsu 81 a5'iinz trsji"r- t~-giu
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realized n ni. oNn ger-qn. This feeling 81,
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