The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-28

including n number of tho most prominent
Democrats or the city. will be forwarded 10
the Governor. urging tho pt0ptiety nf com
plying with the propagation pf Mr.. merrill for
reference of the questions involved In count
M tho retu rms to the Supreme Court.
AN krFEAB TO THE anyERNoR FROM THE
| cIERayMEN or PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. Dec. 81 The principal Protee-
tant clarg ymcn ~ Portland have united iri q
petiMon To tn" Governor to ask tho advice of
tho Supreme Court IN the present position of
affairs. Episcopal bishop Nicely and Rev Dr.
| tltll ara among tho aigners.
THE slTrATIog GROWING MORE CRITICAL AND
| THE trtANti7a or TKouHLE rN"REasING.
| IosToN Doc. n. A apnca from Augusta.
M",. To tho HCrdid says: bitter feeling prev
wallis. and the ehance Of trouble seems to In
crease rather than diminish. Tho Governors
letter to ex-senator Morrill, does not mean so
much aa nc first sight It may appear to- IIa
expTossc& Willingness TO refer points that
have not already heen adjudcnted upon. but
II IL understood that ha believe these points
are extremely few. aud ho has a decision of
tho court to back noarly every case. This
| leaves the hope fol peacaful RritlenIent
Through Morrilla plan decidedly fHnt one
/ Though the attempt was CrMlitahl", IL luos3
now rs If nothing cnn prevent trouble on the
aaaemhling of tho Leg!elst,,rn but i back
| down on hn pnIt Of tho FuRionista. and how
! much chance there Ia Of this one man can
| jus'go aa wel as another Mon who do not
| encourage flniAioN aEhlilN. 90 lbt l'bNIihIN 10
eRy they fear and expect it. Congressman
! laryN's speech laaf night was not raaasufiuE.
ani Congressman Kaed thlnka blood will by
| shed before tho trouble ta oyor. The excite
ment In tho country towns nnd vllaHas
| grows more rapidly thRu IN tho cities. Meet
| inga OF both parties tonight will bo nuiner
| ots,
THE rusroNIsrs CAhL AN tNp1aNATIoN
| MELTING.
RockhANp. Mo, nee y. Tho Greonhack"ts
| have iaauel Il call fnr II meeting ~ citilRna
| nj FarwrIl Hall Nj oildny evening 10 give ex-
preanInn 10 their discrimination to vindicata
| no integrity Of the constitution and laws.
| and to uphold tho Executive of tho State In
tho faithful discharge Of hia dutiea and to re-
buSe violent and incendiary utt"rancHa.
| THE aKEENHs,KERs NOT rIFAsEp WITH THE
COURSE or ChEKGyMEN
GARDNER, Me, Dec. ~. Considerable dia-
satisfaction ~ reported among several promi
| uent Democrats and Greenhackera on ac-
count Of clergymcn addressing an indtxna-
tion meeting on Monday night. There fs
much excitement hero over tho Bangor affair.
A petition haa heen sent TO thu Governor
and council. signed by 353 citiz VIA Of both
PARTIES urging the propriety. eHpediehcy and
Justice of aakng the opinion IT tho Supreme
Court, In accordance With tho request con-
tanned In the communication from Hon, lot
Morrill,.
non. bor MORRILL, IN CONFERENCE WITH
aARCFION a SERIES OF QUFarInSs
tGREl u ON TO pT SUBMITTED TO THE ST.
FKEME COURT.
AUGUSTA. Me. Dec. a. Hon. Lot morrill,
came TO Augusta this morning by tho carly
train. lia returned ny special train at 30
this evening. 1t is understood that the OBJ
jnct Of his Wait was to hnva conference
touching the points to he presented To Gov.
Garelon for submission to the Supreme
Court.
Some fifteen brief questions II Ia said. have
hnnu agreed upon but tho letter haa not yet
heen prepared. Mr.. Morrill, expresscs great
Coniidenca that Gov. GarCel0n Will agree to
submit the qucstions Petitions Rrs coming In
rapidly from all parts of the State asking tho
Governor t. submit the questions lo tho Su- |
promo Court
CaLL FOR A MEETING To SUSTAIN lHE GOV |
ERNoR.
DrGrAsr Mo, Doc. a. call headed Law
and OrleT' invites tho 'ttizans OF Belfast
and vicinity, who nrh In favor of sustaining |
tho state authorities III tho faithful discharge !
of their constitutional duty. md who, feeling |
that tho unreasonable utt"ranocR Of the r.
publican rseetinga should not ho permitted 10 |
40 forth az the sentiment Of the people OF
Maine. to meet On Monday evening to give
expression to theIr vtrNS In rcs.afd To tho
threatening aspect OF our State affairs. Coy. 1
Garcrlon Is invited 10 attend,
TTE REPUBLICAN, MEETING AT HETFAsT.
RrirAsr, Dec. a. Agrcoably to n call
aii.ncd hy II largo number Of Republicans and |
ii'"intM,re, in nv = t,,i,
smr ~. '',,n,'a wv ,,Il,a H.
t,,ii'r ,,,.nta'i, "., :" n,,,i,,,an an
e.. q. Sihley acted ts secretary. Speeches Were
litua os sN"t', ~ ,ro =, ,oaa S''p
NV nYniro m,,i ~, ng WI .nn,h, ,n,n,a M
- w., ~ ,i,,,,,a,
nf tho counting out action or tho Governor
'''a'i ~ , -, r,,' ,
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~ ., ,i,,,i,, ay, ,rh"n , -
n iil,, th,r sha,II ~, s,t.at.a f,,,. .trn
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