Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-27
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Petitions Coming In.
A lengthy petition signed by two hundred
and fftythree OF the prominent citizens Of
Gardiner of both political parties, was mailed
to the Governor tonight, urging upon him
'the Piopriety, Expediency and Justice Of
asking the Opinion of the Supreme Judicial
Court in accordance with the request con-
tanned in the communication addressed to
His Excellcncy ON the oath Of December, by
the Hon. Lot NJ. Morrill," The petition
closes as follows:
The undersigned do not petition Your
Excellency as partizans or as the advocates
of the election of any particular man or set
of men, but rs citizens of Maine, anxious only
that Justice may prevail, and that through
Wise, Orderly and Constitutional methods,
a result shall be reached that shall be Honor
able to all the Departments of our Govern
ment, satisfactory to the great body of our
People of all political parties, and sure to
remove even the possibility of civil discord
and violence"
A similar petition to the foregoing was also
mailed to the Governor tonight, signed by
seventy mine citizens of Richmond, without
distinction of party.
Also a petition from Hallowell to the same
effect, signed by Hon. p. +. Sanborn and
l25 others, republicans, democrats and
greenbackers,
Feeling and Movements i'm the City.
The attempt to take from the Arsenal in
Bangor the arms and ammunition stored
there and bring the same to this city, was
night. A team was in waiting at the depot
in Augusta, on the arrival of the eleven
o'clock train that night, to cart away the con-
tents of the Bangor Arsenal, but as there was
no need of their services, they quietly stole
away. The private kilograms regarding the
Bangor affair caused great deal of uneasi-
ness at the Maine Standard office Christmas
night, so much so that they expected mob
to come from Bangor and sack their place of
business. The proprietors gathered about
the scene, and in their fright called on the
city authorities and our police for protection,
though the streets were reported to be never
more quiet than on that occasion. A guilty
conscience alone could have worked up such
a scare.
As the report from Bangor began to be
noised about the city yesterday, the excite
ment was heightened beyond anything yet
seen here, and the widest reports prevailed
When the train from the East reached here
in th. forenoou thpra was a crowJ ot tho 81.
ton to hear the news, and the Wing and Cou-
rier extras were eagerly sought. but the de-
mand could not be supplied. The feeling
about the Bangor affair having quieted down
streets that the "Capital Guards" had been
ordered out, but a call upon Captain Ballard
soon proved the falsity of such a report.
Then it was said that the montgomery
Guards were coming from Portland, and a
large number of people gathered at the depot
when the afternoon train came in, but it
brought no soldiers. Gov. Garcelon came on
the train, however, and was greeted by f. f.
Pillsbury and one or two other fusionists as
he stepped from the cars.
At the State House there were great signs
of uneasiness apparent on the faces of all the
officials there. Mr.. French, under whose
directions the arms were to be taken from
Bangor, was seen and said in substance what
has before been published. In the afternoon,
when he had started the arms on the teams
| from the arsenal, he himself went on to his
hotel. lie soon heard that they had been
stopped, and first asked the commander of the
militia for protection, but the Colonel re-
fused, saying the time had not come for him