The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-04-25
Rare Sport in Belfast.

1t seems Mayor Jewett, of Belfast, has is
sued divers procamations against loafing on
the sidewalks, singing in the streets, &c,
whereat the Progressive Age poked little
fun. This seems to have "riled" up the Mayor
and he issued another manifesto "to the pub
lie" of which the following are extracts:
Whereas an article has been published in
the Progressive Age of the 14th inst, making
a systematic attack upon the laws, the Mayor,
and the Police of this City, OF an infiamatory,
as well as libelous, character, calculated, and
having the appearance Of deliberate inten-
ton, to invite mischievous and eyil-innded
persons, to resist, hereafter, the due admins
tration and execution of the laws of this city I;
Therefore, your attention is particularly
called to this subject, with the positive diIec-
ton TO take into legal custody, at once, any
person who Professionally inrites, or encourages
Others, in your presence and hearing TO resist
the officers Of your body in the due discharge
Of your proper and legal duties, as well as
those who actually resist, and hold them for a
judicial trial.
This manifestation Of the testy Mayor has
called out column from Bro Rust, of the
Age, in which he says
You call upon the citizens to give you and
the police their moral support in executing
the laws of the State and of this city in pro-
tecting the streets This they are ready to do,
and none are more so than we. But they will
not support you, nor any police officer, in ar
resting and dragging through the streets to
the jail peaeeable citizens who are guilty OF
no offence. They don't believe it is crime,
nor an offense against the laws of this State,
for persons to stand upon the public side
walks, If they do not obstruct the public
travel nor disturb the public peace; neither
do they believe it is crime for man or boy
to whistle sold Hundred" or "Hail Colum-
bia," or any OF the patriotic songs Of the
country, all Of which is interdicted by another
of your special proclamations posted on the
corners OF the streets. And il any one should
be fonnd guilty of using indecent language in
the presence of ladies, he could most certain
ly cite high example-not less than that OF
the Mayor himself-in justification. But you
have not particle Of reason for supposing
that anybody meditates any violations of the
laws in these respects. There is not a more
quiet and orderly city than this in any section
OF the country. II is rare that man is seen
intoxicated in the streets, and as for fghtin g
or street rows, scarcely anybody can remem-
Der when we had anything Of the kind.
that we think you are unduly excited-that
you are in state OF violent efiervescence-
that your nervous system is out Of tune. II
you should -, why, what in the world
should we do for Mayor? We recommend
a mild course OF medical treatment. Take
soothing syrup. Catnip tea is good. Early
rising would be beneficial. Horseback exer-
else on your handsome nag would be excel
lent. Such regimen would cure your jaun-
diced vision. You would be able ito see it."
You would at once dismiss your body guard
and go out on your farm without the slightest
apprehension of any riot or other disturbance,
and see TO putting up the fences and getting
in crop of early peas; leaving the city to
move on in its quiet, peaceable, old-fashioned
way.