Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-31

! de camp French to Bangor, on that Christ
mas Day, the day sacred to the memory ofthe
great lberator of mankind, and what did you
propose to do with those arms and ammnni-
ton? Near the Kenduskcag bridge, as
French himself saws, 900 men arose. as if
sprnging from earth Tremendous ap-
plause. When asked by whose orders he
was removing the arms and ammunition, he
replied. .'by the order of the Adjt General
| he was carrying the arms to Augusta. He
had no written orders He claimed TO have
verbal orders from Governor Garcclon.
Let us look at this case, for we shall be
| Judged by it. Those men in Bangor were
the owners of those arms. Those arms be-
longed to the State and those men are part
of the State. Along comes n man as the
shades of night are falling, and removes two
carloads of arms and ammunition from the
State arsenal He is taking them to rail-
road that leads to Boston and elsewhere
Had they not n right to ask him for his author
ity for the removal of the arms and to per-
cmptorily order him to take them hack when
| he failed to show his authority! Any day he
should come there with written authority for
removing the arms, he would find no thous
and men springing up to obstruct him, but
he can take away the arms peacefully.
| I was asked to speak at North Berwick to-
night. My voice has always been for
Peace and Moderation.
Iwrote letter to the people Of No. Der.
wick, counselling peace, moderation, and dig
nitv. But there is limit. my friends, at
| which our endurance should cease. II the
Governor and Council dare to make an arse
nal of our capito-it is our capitol. APP
plause. For 80 years no man has had the
doors of the capitol closed upon him; and to-
day it stands in its beautiful proportions, the
emblem of the Free liberty-oving people of
Maine. Beneath its dome are our battle flags,
! the flags that our poor boys brought home
from the battle fields of the South, where they
had been fighting for liberty four years, sim
plv because minority refused to submit to
the will of the majority. Terrific applause
and cheers Mr.. Mayor. you and have
right to go into that capitol and look on those
flags. and if the Governor and Council of
Maine dare to make an arsenal of that State
House, il they dare to order your soldiers
beneath that dome, if they dare to stack arms
| in there with bayonets on the muskets. and
ball cartridges, if they dare to place sentines
| to prevent our entrance, if they dare to order
them to lay hands on the three men who were
elected to represent Lewiston. if they dare to
commit this wicked. colossal crime, believe
that t,reaty thousand men " i'll spring up and
| block every street of Augusta, so that if they
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cannot go III, no one e;se s'ar. ire'ren-
dous cheerlng anu smou',"s: "o'el"or "".-
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y" no mas taihe" ANU, war no mas '''aoe
threats: NOT a man mere. re. "'hout q
written order "overhor uarceton' you sehu
TINS man 10 bangor alu ,hoo as you say
springs up. uo.e,nor ""rceion anu .ouhci'
you are respo"sioiel
constitutional Cant.
! have heard so much about the constitu-
ton in Congress, that sometimes don't like
to examine it. About every confederate gem
eral In congress went OUT OF the Cnion mug.
ging a copy OF the CONSTITUTION 10 MS breast
! say now, i" sne Volce Vi every ,os"a n'a,i III
MAINE ,''a' u 'ne oPi"ion .i '"e oupien,.
Sourt snouiu DC asheu' anu nc SouI' SnouIo
ueciue una. 'he uosernor anu No"neh ~erc
r,gh', we "ou'u submit anu say amen.
Heat'y applause One me Oh 'n1S paper
Is pee"iiar' treason Is ou,o"s' ina' ue-
penas Oh "',a. treason H. 'oice III 'he
auuiehce' hlnshei". was uiihnihs vi
thal mysen; Laugh.er.I "a. .l'a' 'ihe lne
me" os',,nu '''is P,o' were say" ,'la' 'ne W."
was iai'ure. ne very ma" VINO now car
RES the nanne! OF 'ne pio'!ers' was 'nen lead-
| ing Tue opposulou W tle anu iHSlSu
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