The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-25
;7 r,I;slS,ss,lse frosr naine.

Ian 0C1POHHSHS oFs -
gy OF raE5sTATE-TREAsos DENOUNCED 5lseHe
'3s r.uE aAscA1LY ASSOCIATED PREss-oovEk.s-
OR GAncsLoS SPEAKS.
| rsnec,a, dispatch 70 the Washington Post.
"a r-argrs.- December Ga large
and enthusiastic meeting was held in Gran
lie Han this evening In support OIL Inc GOV
ernor aud Council. The meeting was pre-
sided over by General Lancaster. Tine io'-
| lowing resolutions were adopted:
| RESOLVED, That the Governor anu nls
Council are entitled to receive the s'hceie
thanks of the loyal citizens OF Name ioi
resisting with manly frmness 1he !olu' e,;
bile and persistent efforts OF designing poii,
ticiaus, banded together lot tne pu.pose VI
int1midating and coercing them into = SUI nd
! serviency to their own parlisan fleas Ane
| interests in the official counts OF Votes re-
turned for senators and Representative ~ ~
the legislature contrary TO the mandates Oh
the Constitution and law OF Lug osa'e ~
! harmony herewith e.
| ResolUed, That the course OF Drutai ABUSE
heared upon the Executive OF the state DY
rebelIious partisan speakers at lncenaiary
and :reasonable gathe rings by reason OF DIS
faithful discharge OF constitutional duty Is
| at once disgrace to Its authors, an outrage
upop officials assailed, and AL lndlgnity 10
| the peopIe OF Maine, whose honor is assalled
in the person OF its Chief Magistrate:
Resotved, That differ as Individual opin-
ions may respecting the construction OF Inc
provisions of the Constitution and laws
regulating the count OF the returns OF votes.
vet the fact remains that the Governor ana
Council. and they alone, are the tribunal
entrusted with power discretionary aud
pJenary In its nature OF declaring what per-
sons, from an examination OF the returns
in due form, appear to be elected, and 10
issue summons accordingly; and there eX-
lists no power inside and no rightfuI power
outside of The government that can le2Itl-
mately reverse, annul, or override their pre-
liminary decision except the two houses re-
spectively, when they come to final read
Indication OF each contested case, and all
efforts meanwhile to set the doings OF the
Executive at defiance and intimidatc men,
bers holding Executive summons from
taking their seats are sedltious, reVolu-
tionary, and reasonable, and punishable as
such.
RESOLVED, That the organized effort now
being made under the leadership OF design
ing and unScrupulsus partisans to excite
the people to countless deeds OF violence
and to open revolt against the State govern
mpnt by counseling resort to force ana
arms will, il the threats ripcn into acts, be
nothing short OF rank rebellion, and the au-
thors, aiders, and abettors OF it should and
will be summariy dealt with as guilty OF
treason to the Suite.
Resolved, That it is the imperative duty
Of every good, loyal citizen, without refer
cuce to party, and all friends OF law and
order, IL, ubhappiIy. the crisis shall de-
mand, to stand by the executive authority.
RESOLVED, That the Associated Press, I'M
der its present management, is nuisance
TINT ought to be abated. 1t is in the hands
of conspiralors organized for the overthrow
Of the government, and teens with eXa@-
gcrated accounts OF The magnitude ana
character OF their public gatherings. and
with false statements touching the State,
and it suppresses all information uniaVor-
able TO themselyes-all facts and documents
in explanation Of the defence OF the do
ings OF the Executive, including the re-
cent letter from the Governor himself,
and is engrossed in efforts to inf1ame
the popular feeling to fasehoOd and mis-
representation, to a pitch OF mob vio-
lence and armed resistance against public
authority. 1t is, in fact. violent engine IN
the service OF the rebellonists, and Is en-
ployed wholly for the advancement OF their
reasonable aims. All decent newspapers
should withdraw from the rascally concern,
and all loyal citizens should diScrcdlt the
truthiulness OF Its emanati0ns.
Congressman Ladd condemned The incen-
diary talk OF the Republicans. Governor
Garcelon was received with perfect ova-
ton. He said:
~ am not here TO make speech for
your editicarion. came here to thank you
for the expressions you have made here to-
night in favor OF law and order. came to
thank you for the manly support you have
given the Governor and Council in the dis
charge of the legitimate execution OF the
Constitution and laws. In any emergency
feel that shall have the support OF every
loyal citizen OF the State. The people OF
the Stale will not stand quietly by and al
low such traitorous and unjust measures to
be carried in force. You VIII bear arms If
necessary, and sec that the Constitution
and laws OF the State must and shall be
obeyed."
Dispatches from Portland, Clinton. and
Bangor, signed by hundreds of citizens,
were read sympathlzing with tie object OF
the meeting.