Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-12-29
The Grassy Governor.

The Grassy Governor.
Cool coun els appear likely to pre-
vail in Maine and whatever will be
done will be the result Of contemplated
action and forethought. No matter how
bullheaded Names crazy old Governor
NAV be, he is nevertheless the Cover
nor of the State, and his position makes
him commander ip chief of the State Nj
litia and places him in cha 70 of State
arms which he has a right to move
wherever he plsases. According to
the latest advices the reasonable old
fool is determined to have the arms in
the arsenal at Bangor and to-day is
set for the removal Of them. As he has
AZ indubitable right to remove these
arms from one point TO another, or
dump them int the river if he sees
proper. We are glad that the people
nave uetsIWlutu W AeI lno al no bS,"H'
to comport themselves as good and law
abidin- citizens, ard that il any
resistance is TO lie made to the setting up
Of the Governors rump legislature, the
people have very wisely postponed in
reference until some other point in the
reasonable game now carried on is
reached. If a community, outraged by
an act of official rsason--amazsd at a
disregard tor the principles Of rspubli.
can government by which the expressed
will Of the people is set aside on flimsy
pretexts-have determined that they
will not look on with folded hands at
the contamination OF such viilainy, II
il Just as well that they should Rght
the Governor on a point on which they
have a show of right on their side. One
thing has already been demonstrated
Governor Garcelon cannot muster up
force enough in Maine to remove these
arms from Bangor if the people say they
sh all rot he removed. On Christmas
day they said "taks these arms back to
the arsenal" and they went back, and
the Governors emissary went away
with flea in his ear 10 tell his chief
what had happened. This was but the
first move in the game and the victory
was with the people. 1t was the result
Of the first outburst of Indignation at
the Governor who they imagined, cor
rectly too, was removing the arms to
the capitol o. tbs State to he used in
shooting down the citizens Of the State
il any resistance should be made to the
crazy old Governors reasonable
schemes. The people did not stop to
study the law On the subject, indeed
they cared very little about that so
long as they saw these teams loaded
with deadly firearms rumblng along
the streets Of Bangor on quiet Christ
mas holiday. Many of them remem-
bersd, how the rebels before the break
ing out of the late rebellion had re-
moved the arms belonging to the gov
eminent down South, out Of reach of
the loyal people, and they were deter
mined that this thing should not occur
again, only in smaller way but for
pretty much a similar purpose. The
act ofinterference though eXcusable IN
der the circumstances was an unlawful
act and now since the excitement has
somew hat subsidized, we are glad to hear
that there is to be no opposition to the
removal Of a few old muskets that
would be of but little account against
an Indignant and wronged people.
While it has been fully settled that the
arms in dispute are to be removed 1t is
by no means settled that the obstinate
Governor is to have his own way. The
people of Maine evidently are not ready
to have official jugglery decide for them
these points which the constitution Of
the State supposes is to be decided by
the will Of the people. But if the Maine
people determine not to stand such non
sense what is their remedy This is
point upon which there appears to be
no agreement yet, but if there is no le-
gal remedy then the.people must adopt
come other, and though civil war ia a
great evil the American people have
thought it preferable to the loss Of lib
erty.
CONGRESSMAN FREYE, OF Maine, Ia
been charged with saying in his speech
atsLewiston, Me-, on Friday night, that
the Republicans would never see Dan
;al r Davis Governor of Maine, What