Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-25

this revolution n success. Did ANYBODY be-
lieye that the Governor and Council were
beyond the reach of the Supreme Court? but
they have seen fit to ignore the Judiciary in
refusing to request them to pass judgment
upon the consitutionality of law. Cover
nor Garcelon was an accident, and sad ac-
cident. He has committed the meanest act
ever committed in this State. Observe his
brazen effrontery in saying, "Why, if you
are dissatisfied you can 90 to the Legislature.
They are outlaws. The men whom we have
always considered the most conservative, are
the most outspoken against this wrong. The
only way TO regain our rights taken away
without law, is the way we got them in the
first place.
Hon J. s. Berry, senator-elect, spoke as
follows:
This is meeting of the citizens of Win
throp, to express their opinions about the
partially executed conspiracy by Governor
Garcelon and his Council Grave peril
threatens the liberties of the people of this
State. A bold outrage has been perpetrated
by those who are sworn to execute the laws.
A very appropriate question is in the hearts
of all libertyloving citizens, ''What are YOU
going to do about it?" Governor Garcelon
and his co-conspirators have counted out
Senators and Representatives who were law
fully elected by the people to serve them and
stay at home. by those who know them best.
When confronted by the leading citizens of
this State, Governor Garcelon blandlv replied,
- We regard law of this State unconstitution-
al" Governor Garceon man of obscurity.
with no knowledge of law, of his own fiat de-
claring Il law of the State that he had sworn
to faithfully execute unconstitutional; rising
up in his f.. +. Pillsbury wisdom, and saving
'as at present advised decide the law Of
% II q
stitutional" BY all the gods. at once we rise
up and exclaim upon what meat does this
our Cacser feed, that he has grown large"
What are you going to do about it?" We
are to have an Indignation meeting ut Wayne
Friday night and we will then tell YOU what
we will do about it. We are going to use all
possible pcaceable means to suppress this
scheme. Are we going to submit? No.
(Cries of 'No. never!") Shall our free in
situations be trampled in the dust, and our
children rise up and call us towards? We
are to man in Wayne, in favor of going to
Augusta and seating the lawfully elected leg
islature. peaceably if we can, forcibly if we
must. Loud cheers.)]
Rev. A. II. Crane representative elect, was
the next speaker. Upon taking the stand he
was loudly cheered. He said Rarely if
ever were the people Of Winthrop assembled
to consider a more momentous question.
The council chamber of our good State has
become nest of conspirators. a conspiracy
has been formed against the life and liberties
of the people f this State by the Governor
and Council What do they intend to do?
We can only Judge by what they have already
done. They no doubt intend to count ont
and count in whom they please year after
year: place their servile tools the SUI
preme Court bench in the State to count them
into Congress, into the United States Senate
and into all the offices in the gift of the peo-
pie. When the thief breaks into your house
and steals your property, generally he is will
ing to take your life also: and these conspir-
ators stand ready to deprive you of your lib
critics and life. If eight men can this year
count out Portland, Lewiston, Bath and those
other cities and towns that they have counted
out, can they not and will they not count out
the whole State next year? charge the Gov
ernor and Council with violating their oaths
of office, of tramplng upon the constitution
and laws of the State, and of usurping the
power of the judiciary. Look at Garcelon's
letter to the public. If there is school boy
in this town. of mature years, who would
write such a letter, | would be ashamed of
him. If his acts before showed him to be
dishonest. this letter shows him an imbecile.
1t is a serious question What are you going
to do about it? 1t is the most serious per-
of the State. will not believe that such
conspiracy can be allowed to succeed. be-
lieve that these men should be driven to the
ends of the earth and then kicked into non
entity. The conspiracy of Cataline sinks in
to insignifcancy beside this atrocious crime
of Garcelon, l. 1t Is the duty of every
citizen to preserve the liberties God has given
us and our boys in blue. If | was to preach
a sermon tonight, l would take for my text,
Resist the Devil and he will flee from YOU"
/ would put special emphasis on resist the
deri Finally let me express as my opinion,
some way will be found to prevent the con-
summation of this outrage peaceably or other
wise The speaker was loudly cheered
throughout.
4. G.. Otis said: do not speak as parti-
IAN but as a citizen. Whether republican,
democrat or greenbacker, it is your duty to
condemn this wrong. The spirit that prompts
our gathering tonight, is the same that
caused the resistance to George H., and
that has been defended upon many a hard
fought field. The counting out project has
been consummated in the face Of the consti
tuition and laws of the State of Maine. 1t is
an indescrbable outrage upon the people Of
our commonwealth, and | trust when the
time comes, you, my fellow citizens, will be
willing to act by word or deed to overthrow
this oigarchy in the State of Maine.
Col. Wing ex-councillor said The Gov
ernor and Council had acted wholly without
authority of law. That former councils had
allowed free access to the official returns of
selectmen, had not considered themselves as
a final court to interpret the constitutionality
of laws, and he believed in immediate action.
The following letter from ex-Secretary Of
State Chadbourne was then read by Col c.
A. Wing;
AUGUSTA, Dec. %, 1879.
| Col. G. A. fling,
! DEAR SIR;-The people of old Winthrop meet to-.
night to express their righteous Indignation ut the
outrageous conduct of Gov. Garcelon and his fellow
conspiraors for their attempt to steal the State gov
eminent and subvert the win of the people. trust
you will speak in thunder tones that will carry dis
to their traitorous hearts II requires prophetic
vision to in the final contamination of this
crme of crimes, the end of republican institutions
and Constitutional government 1t must not succeed;
II will not succeed for the people rising in their
might and will hurl the traitors from power. They
cannot stand before the fiery indignation of outrag
ed and exasperated people Already their black hearts
quaking with guilty fear. Let there be such an
uprising, will stamp out now and forever the mis-
| cradle spirit that prompted the Executive of this