The Portland daily press., 1879-12-24

Whitney made secretary. Stlrrilg speeches "oi0
delivered by Capt. G. A. Boutelle, f. e. Brett ana
Rev. r L. Howard of Bangor. The danger of the
course pursued by Gov. Garcelon and Council was
portrayed in its true light.
No such excitement has existed in this community
since the war; There was determination shown
never willingly to submit to the abominable fraud
perpetrated by Garcelon and Council. Appropriate
resolutions were passed and committee selected to
act with other PATRIOTS regardless of party through
ont the State At the close of the meeting three
rousing cheers were given for the speakers ana
three more for Daniel T. Davis. After an Gable ad
dress by Capt C. A. Bodtelle the speaker took the
train to fill an engagement at Dexter.
INDIGNATION Meeting at Dover.
DOVER. Dec. 23-A large and very earnest meet
i,p of leading citizens of Dover and Foxcroft with
deegations from numerous other towns, was held
at Mayo's hall this evening to denounce the count
ing out conspiracy of the Governor and Council
ExSecretary of State Ephraim Flint presided, with
a number of vice presidents. Prayer was offered by
the Rev. c. A. Plumer. The meeting was address,
ed by A. G. Lebroke, of Foxcroft; Col. D. b Peaks
and c. A. Boutelle, of Bangor; Rev. Z. a. Plumer'
and Rev. S. C. Whitcomb, of Dover; Hon. Charles
Shaw of Dexter and W. ?. Young, OF Milo. The
most intense indignation manifested, and the
meeting enthusiastically expressed determination
never to submit to such reversal of the peoples
will.
Excitement throughout Piscataqus county is
greater than has been known since the Rebellion
and is not confined to one party and the most con-
sentative citizens are most earnest in declaring that
the wrong must be righted. An executive commit
tee of prominent citizens appointed to cooper
ate with the people of other communities.
An Indignation Meeting to be Held at
Rockland..
RoCKLAND, Dec. 23-Pettions were put in cir
culation yesterday and have now received several
hundred signatures, asking Mayor Lovejoy to call
public meeting of citizens for the purpose OF taking
counsel together and adopting such measures as may
seem requisite for redress of great public grievance
imposed by the action of the Governor and Council
in rejecting abe return of the votes from this city
and refusing to allow its correction from the rec
ord and in their attempt to reverse the will of the
people of the state as expressed at the polls in Sep
TENDER.
In response to this petition Mayor Lovejoy will
tomorrow issue call for public meeting at Far,
well Hail. on Friday evening. There is universal
indignation among the Republicans at the action of
the Governor and Council and it increases as time
passes while numbers of Democrats express con-
domination of the Counting OUT while others un-
mistakably feel disapproval which they do not
express.
Councillor Monroe Snubbed.
Councillor Monroe was in town to-day and met
with very harsh words from some of his acquain-
tanees one citizen who had been quite an init
mate friend peremptorily ordering Mr.. Monroe out
of his place of business.
The Augusta Fusionists Defending Gar
celon's Shameless Condnct.
The fusionists met in Granite Hall this evening.
Previous to the opening of the meeting band of
music stationed in the gallery performed series of
airs. The hall was well filed, but was devoid of
that enthusiasm which marked the indignation
meeting of the Republicans.
All Staples, Esq, called the gathering to order
and Samuel Lancaster, Esq, was made president
and A. j. Cameron, j. F. Pierce and c. D. Morton,
were named secrei aries. Mr.. Lancaster on taking
the chair thanked the meeting for the honor
conferred, and made quite extended re-
marks He said lit had happened that the Cover
nor in the solemn discharge of his duty and under
oath has SO determined the questions before him as
to give dissatisfaction to disappointed persons
and hence the attempt to coerce the Executive. He
referred to the denunciations heaped upon the Gov
ernor and Council by the indignation meetings.
There was not the first specific complaint by any
body against the Executive. The counting was done
according to law and nobody could find fault. The
Republicans had been accustomed to amend the re-
turns and this was why they wished to get at them
this year. Governor Garcelon read the Constitu-
ton read his oath and counted the votes according
to the Constitution and the laws.
After the reading of long list of Vice Presidents
the following gentlemen appointed to draft
resolutions: R. w. Black, Lemuel B. Fowler, E. G.
Allen VIM. E. Lowell, John A. Potter.
Err. Pierce was the next speaker He looked to
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being enacted He deprecated the Indignation meet
ings. Said they would grow more violent and end
in mob. Governor Garcelon had not been proved
guilty; he had done his duty. If the people persist
ed in making armed resistance and there was not
power enough in the state to suppress it the United
States would step in
The following resolutions were adopted:
-ResoLred That Governor Garcelon and his Coun-
Gil entitled to and receive the sincere thanks Of
the loyal citizens of Maine for resisting with manly
frmness the formidable and persistent efforts of de-
signing politicians banded together for the purpose
to intimidate and coerce them into making, in sub
serviency to their own partisan views and interests
official count of the the votes returned for Sena
tors and Representatives to the Legislature con
trary to the mandates of the constitution and the
laws of the State in harmony Herewith.
ResoIDed That the coarse and brutal abuse heaped
rpon the executive of the State by rebellious par
tssn press and by rebellious partisan speakers at
incendiarv and reasonable gatherings by reason of
the faithful discharge of constitutional duty is at
officials assailed and an ndignity to the people of
Maine, whose honor is assailed in the person of its
chief magistrate.
ResoIred That differ as individual opinions may
respecting the construction of the provisions of the
constitution and laws regulating the count of the
returns of votes yet the fact remains that the Gov
ernor and Council and they alone, are the tribunal
entrusted with the power discretionary and plenary
in its nature of declaring what persons from an ex-
animation of the returns in due form appear to be
elected, and to issue summons accordingly, and
there exists no power inside and no rightful power
outside the government that can Acknowledgements
annul or override their preliminary decision except
the two houses respectively when they come to a
final REHABILITATION each contested case, and all
efforts meanwhile to set the dongs of the executive
at defiance and intimidate the members holding the
executive summons from taking their seats are
seditious, revolutionary and reasonable, and are
punishable as such.
Resotued. That the organized effort now being
made under the leaderships of designing and
scrupulous partizans to incte the people to count
less deeds of violence and to open revolt against the
state government by eounseling a resort to force
and arms, will if threats ripen into acts be nothing
short of rank rebellion, and the authors, aiders
and abettors of it should and will be summarily
dealt with guilty of treason to the state.
Resotoed That it is the imperative duty of every
good and loyal citizen without reference to party
predictions of every friend of law and order and
of constitutional government if unhappily the crisis
shall demand its exercise, to stand by and strength
en- the hands of the state authorities in the un-
avoidable task imposed by the Constitution and
laws of unfolding their supremacy against any and
every attempt which may be made by the advocates
of mob violence to subvert the constitutionaly or
daned government of the state and inaugurae civil
with all its concomitant horrors and this as
semblage pledges itself to aid in doing 50.
Resotred, That the Associated Press under its
present management, is a nuisance that ought to be
abated. 1t is in the hands of the conspirators or
ganized for the overthrow of the government and
teens with exaggerated accounts of the magnitude
and the character of their public gatherings, and
with false statements touching the state of public
sentiment in the different parts of the state. 1t
suppresses all information unfavorable to them
selves, all facts and documents in explanation
defence of the doings of the Executive, including
the recent letter from the Governor himself and is
engrosSed in efforts to nfiame popular feeling by
fasehood and misrepresentation to the pitch of mob
violence and armed resistance against public
thority 1t is in fact violent engine in the service
of the rebellionsts and is employed wholly for the
advancement of reasonable aims. All decent news
papers should withdraw from the rascally concern
and all loyal citizens should dscredit the truthful
ness of its emanations.
F. f. Pillsbury next spoke, saying they were as
sembled because of this angry and evil disposed
threat of An attack upon the State House
would be treason and that means death to the trait
ors.
Congressman Ladd made some remarks.
The resolutions were read and Gov. Garcelon
spoke He asked them to sustain him and his col
leagues in their acts.
letter from Judge Rice, and brief remarks by
DR.. Croker and E. c. Allen closed the ing.
Fusion Senatorial Candidates in Andres
coggin to Contest
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