The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-25

Whereas, The Governor and Council OF this State,
in utter disregard of the dignity dates or proprie
ties of their Office and influenced by the lowest and
hasest partisan motives, have canyassers OF the
vote of the citizens of this state as thrown at the
elections ON the Sth day of September, undertaken
to overthrow the plainly declared will OF the people
and have counted out and refused certificates OF
election to s Senators and 20 Representatives who
were Enthusiastically chosen by the people, and nave
counted in and given certificates to senators and
Representatives who were not chosen by the PEG
pie that they might thereby change the political
character of the Legislature and State government
for 1880, therefore
ResoLped That we citizens of Winthrop, assem-
bled on this Odd day of December, 1879, do charge
them with departing from all precedent i'll the his
tory of the state with violating the oaths of Office
with betraying the trusts the people had committed
to them with trampling upon the Constitution, with
overriding the law ana setting at naugbt the uecls-
ion of the people.
Resolved, That we denounce such lawlessness in
those appointed to uphold and maintain law, as SO
base infamous and traitorous as to merit the I'M
measured condemnation of all loyal and patriotic
citizens of whatever party.
Resoiued That if this infamous plot Eshall he al
lowed to succeed we have reason to believe it will be
but the beginning of further encroachment upon the
rights of the people and more complete overthrow
of popular government not only in Maine but in the
whole country
Resolred, That viewing with alarm and indigna.
ton the attempt to force upon the people Legis-
lature they have not chosen and a government they
do not want, and without undertaking to point out
line of action for the future, do by the memory
of Faneu Fall and Bunker Hill most emphatically
ReSolued, That the unprecedented action of the
Governor and his Council has given just cause why
the people should hereafter be entirely wanting in
confidence in them and be justified in indicating to
them in manner which shall be. unmistakable,
both at home and abro ad that the outrageous usur
patton of power they have undertaken to perpetrae
upon the people of this state will be submit
ted to, however extreme the remedy.
These resolutions were thoroughly discussed by j.
S. Berry of Wayne, Senator-elect of Kennebec
county; Rev. A. r. Crane Representative-elect of
this district; l. n. Wadsworth, and S. Kilbreth of
Manchester, B. w Hartman and R. W. Soule of
Readfield Rev. d. Church, Rev. w. T. Bickford,
Col C. A. Wing, A. Woodward, John May, A. G. II
Wood, Capt NJ. 3. Coffin, A. G. Otis, W. r. White,
L. f. Carleton, L. P. Moody, Henry Jackson and P
H. Smell. At the close of the discussion they were
adopted by unanimous vote.
Letters were read from Rev. S. P. Smith and Mr.
T. A. Marrow, who were unable to be present; from
S. j. Chadbourne, ex-SeGretary of State, and from
F. E. Robbins, principal of Deering High School
Deering
The meeting closed with three rousing cheers for
Daniel T. Davis and for Mr.. Crane. our Representa-
tive-elect Indignation meetings will be held al
Readfeld Friday evening, and at Wayne Saturday