Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-12-11
THURSDAY. cE.ExsEs u. 1879.
An Interesting Letter.

The way OF the transgressor i hard
and the path Of the Governor and Coun-
Gil i. by no means .,rewn with roses
Hon. c. b Rounds. OF Washington
county la, written the following inter.
e-Iiug letter to tina, august body:
AUoUsrA, Ne, Dec 3. 1879.
To the Honorable. the Gorcrn0r and
Council Of the State 81 Name:
Your Honorable Board has repeatedly
and nov formally declined 10 permit any
republican Senator or R-preseutAtlye-elect
TO zee the returns affecting him Your
ground for this refusal is Understood /, be
your conclusion. formally expressed by
his Exce.lency, the Governor. tha, yon
have no constitutional power 10 make cor
reciioa, IN the returns 10 any Instance
| now offer. on behalf the republican
seuAtors-elecl from Washington county, IL
your honorable board will open the subiec:
for investigation. TO prove that ln the case
OF returns from democratic town, for sen
atofs and representatives there have been
changes made; that these changes we're
made 10 supply defects discovered by the
surEepiiilous aud premature opening OF
returns. aud thst they must involve In
some form the collision or conuiyance OF
person. connected with the state govern
ment.
And in the facts which think are sus-
ceptlble OF proof will be found tn. basi.
Of that boast 80 widely made by certain
persons that the rvtIrus from democratic
towns are all correct and tina, errors aud
omissions are found only iu the returns
from republican towns
shall subject your honorable board II
III order the luN..sffuwEk.E
little trouble aud TO an expense SO ,rlflng
tia, II you have no appropriation applica-
bic 20 This end OF justice | will supply the
necessary funds.
The witnesses / shall desire to have
summoned. are principally persons con
| nected with the State government. officers
u democratic towns, and a few others no
/ have competent knowledge on which to
testify.
Assuming that your honorable board
Will gladly unite with me and With all 9TH
ers Who can aid 10 discovering and expos
Ing nefarious plot TO ID wart the expressed
Will OF the people at the late election, |
await your command. Your ooedient ser
| want,
(Signed) c. b. ROUNDS.
County Attorney of Washington.
! Al this date no notice OF Mr.. Rounds
letter has been taken by Gov. Garcelon
and his Council, although the voice OF
the people, ia the form of petitions to
investigate the charges, is being heard
with constantly increasing volume.
Already petitions from very many of
the important cities and towns In the
State, and signed by the most promi-
nent men in those places, have been sent
10 The Governor urging on hun, not only
the propriety but the necessity of inyes.
tigating the charges made by Mr..
Rounds. There is a growing popular
feeling that the silence of the Executive
under such serious sccu stations would
be unwise, TO say the least, and failure
to allow the investigation asked for will
have the appearance of a criminal neg.
lect if nothing more. II the charges
cannot be sustained, after full and fair
investigation, the official character OF
| our State officers will have been vindi.
Gated in this respect, at least, and il the
| charges are sustained II ia time their
iniquii, was brought to light Let US
have the investigation.