The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-06-08
from ns pe,tlnut Adp,,t,,,r Of Montn

Irem The POrti1nf 1dDtTfBtr OF Monday.
Liquors fyr The City Ageney-A Complaint
against Neal Dor under tic Liquor Lac.
and a., attempt 10 pat he Liquors into Tie
possession Of a lfoJ under color Of legal
+, proeess--A DisgraeefM JIob-One man
killed and screrql trouadcd-The Mob dis.
persed and Lar Triumphant!
The State of Maine on Saturday had an
article which pretended to give report Of
the proceedings OF the Bard Of Aldermen
| Il stated that Alderman Ring announced the
arrival of liquors for the City Agency, which
had not been established, and inquired who
tho purchaser was-hat Mayor Dow nc
knowlcdged he had purchased them for Sl6'
90, which he had paid, that they were his
private property and did not belong to the
city, and so were liable TO sezuro-anl that
70 appropriation had actually been made.
and the liquor was in the solo ownership ol
Mayor Dow and in his possession.
These are tho assertions Of the editor,
given in the ina,mmatory style which he
has seen ft to indulge in for sometime past.
Now ESQ arc the FAcrs:
As early as tho third day of May, the
Board Of Aldermen passed vote appropria
ting room in tho City Hall building to the
use of the Agency Cor tho sale Of liquors, and
ch ,sc committee Of three, consisting OF the
Mayor and Aldermen Brooks aud Carleton,
to make all the necessary arrangements for
putting tho Agency into operation. To Ia
cilita,e matters aginst the time when the
room should bo ready, AMI as being s,ric'l y
within the line of their duties, the Commit
tee negotiated With an importer in n. York
tor the purchase Of liquors in the original
packages, stating in what capacity they ac'
ted. he liquors were finally sent, invocad
to the "Ci,y Agency Of Portland" which
invoice has been accepted by the Aldermen.
Whatever has been done by Mr.. Dow, has
been done under this vote of the Board Of
Aldermen, passed May 3, 1855. as member
of tho Committee appointed by the Board,
and In conjunction with the other members.
lie neither bought the liquors on hi own nc.
count, nor paid the money for them, nor
kept them in his own poss ''sion-bu. he ac-
ted throughou, rs a member Of this Com
mittec regularly appointed by tho Board Of
Aldermen. Thus the liquors were obtains d
in the manner required by law, were rccciv
ed and taken in possession as the law pro
vides, and for the use and benefit Of the city.
The assertions of the S,,ts Of Maine, there.
fore, us far as they conflict with tho above,
are utterly grounds,, AMI false.
But ia the present state Of tho public
mind, il vas natural ,hh, they should bs
seized hold Of by those prejuiiced and per.
sonally interested agains, the Liquor Law.
and made the basis Of a strong excitement.
Such persons were given 10 understand that
Mayor Dow,w while enforcing the law ayaias,
them and ihsir friends, was himself violat.
ing It's provisions in buying liquors on hi.
owa account, receiving anl keeping thea
with The in'en, Of unlawiul s,le-was, in
fact. assuming tho bu.ine.s oI rumsellsr.
This announcement, following the inaan.
ma,ory accounts Of seizure and oulrages,
which hal appeared for son time IN thai
paper, was calculated 10 stir the discomfort
ed elemen, oiour population 10 dangerous
pitch. Tho Argus, also, on Saturday NOR.
ming, made similar assertions in too much
OF the same spirit evinced BY tho State Ol