Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-07

Condon of Ogden. Utah, now A. A. surgeon,
L. 5. army, at Fort Bayard, \. Nj .
Some recent letters from the State OF
Maine admonish me that little MARIA
tive from this far-awsy neck O the woods
will be welcome, and so to-day will l lift
up the voice OF my pen, unobtrusive OF
purpose, to the barking ears OF old fsmil-
lar friends in Hancock county, whose
every rocky height and Bonded vale and
billowing hill, together with themselves,
love.
venture to suggest at starting, that
the war-cloud, spread over our heads last
spring by the red hand of Spain, is now
eyaporing into attenuated, diaphanous
mist, and but little remains to be said, for
it is now part OF history. But that his
tory, short though it be, is a graphic one
"a history of battlefelds drenched with
blood and immortal " it'll deeds OF deaf h
less v6lor and our standard always and
everywhere victorious. And, too, it is a
history of naval warfare unparalleled and
down On whose splendid conduct no
doubt was gazing with appreciation from
Ia VI ASob Tue SISdl -NSIsOLs anu
too, from his celestial niche old Paul
Jones, and Farragut from his; and from
theirs all the glerited hosts OF sailors and
warriors Who have died, from the tabled
days OF Semiramis to that last fadeess
sabbath morn in the harbor OF Santiago.
Spain, with reco-@ of 500 wears OF vic
torious warfare, accomplish he'd by treach
cry, cruelty and reckless bravado, was at
last undone by humping up against your
Uncle Samuel. She will not do it soon
again, and for many long day TO come
she will look out sharp for the engine
when the bell rings.
know there are some who do not ap-
prove of this war with Spain, but do
not care to argue the question with them
at this time, for, as they are as well en-
titled to their opinion as | am to mine,
the argument would be a bootless one :;
Mckinley, being as he was at the begin
ming Of hostilities the inspired mout h.
piece Of humane, Christian and enlight-
ened civilization that has no equal in his
tory, could have done less than to call
Spain to account, and still remain the
foremost representative OF the greatest
nation on earth.
Among other powers Spain has been
bulldozer to a time beyond the memory
of man, and to her own colonies, to which
she sAoald have been fostering parent
and safe counselor, she has been an I'M
natural administrator Of affairs and a
pirate preying on their substance. As
state she Is now, in consequence OF her
cruel egotlsm, the laughing stock of the
world and the contempt of her own peo-
pie. Verify she should have needed the
sign over Uncle Sans ship-yards, Don't
fool with the saw"
Her dllatory methods and subterfuges
When the Maine, the glorions battle
ship Of friendly republic, lay helpless
wreck on the floor of her harbor, and
our brave sailor boys dead in its muddy
ooze, must needs have provoked some ex-
pIanatioh But Spain proffered none, had
no excuse to offer, and could not say,
with proofs Immediately before her eyes,
whether It was the impinging from
without, or an explosion from within
that sent the splendid ship and crew to
the bottom.
Well when Dewey got through with
the Spanish navy in Manila hartor and
all OF that grand armada was sveetly
sleeping IN Davy Jones locker, there was
never any discussion as to where his ex-
ploslves took effect, the whole matter was
too transparent. Even the Spaniards
themselves acknowledge that every blow
That Tell upon their ships came from
lthout.
LIKE y KALEIDOSCOPE
The whole picture is like the lightning
scenes sometimes witnessed in a ksIeid-