The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-21
INDIGNATION Inn MAINE.
LARGE MEETING IN BANGoR-spEEcH BY sENA-
TOR HAMLIN.

LARGE MEETING IN BANaoR-spEEcH BY sENA-
TOR HAMLIN.
BANGOR Dec. 20. 1879.
The indignation meeting tonight to express the
dsapproval of the action of the and
Council in Counting OUT" certain Senators and
Representatives overaowingly attended. the hall
being packed to its utmost capacity long before
the time for calling the meeting to order The most
influential citizens of the city and vicinity were
present The audience in full sympathy
with the speakers. and the most radical
uttorances of the latter were received with
thunders of applause. Mayor Brown called the
meeting to order. MIR. L. A. Wilson presided
and the first speaker. He counselied
prudence in action. but believed the voice
Of the people should have no uncertain sound
in its expression Of indignation at this de-
privation of political rights. Captain Boutelle.
of the Republican State Committee. followed
He detailed the history of the counting out
scheme and stated that the perpetrators had eye
restrcting the State and capturing the electoral
vote. He said that if this great wrong were
bloodshea. and believed a general uprising of the
people throughout the State would secure the seats
to the candidates who received majority OF the
votes. His speech stalwart throughout. and
elected frequent applause.
An executive committee appointed to take
such action in the interest of the objects OF the
meeting as might be deemed necessary.
SENATOR HAMLIN's SPEECH.
Senator Hamlin then introduced and received
with great enthusiasm. He spoke as follows:-
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW CIrIzENs-These
plaudits are grateful to me because they are evil
dences Of the earnestness and honesty OF those who
have met here tonight to take counsel together in
the greatest crisis which has ever occurred in our
attempted subversion OF their rights. Why is it
that l look down upon, this sea Of gray heads
in this hall in other days I asked it
III the days when Sumter was fired upon and the
whole North uprose against the attempt 10 over
nation was threatened. and now it is the integrity
OF State. There are various ways in which
revolution may be brought about It may be
may be done by starving tho government
work.. It may be dome by boldiacea nsurpation Of
power not belonging to them, by those sitting
in high places in the State; as in the case
view of the present situation OF affairs. what Is to
be done? Let MS have no vaunting. but like cool
reasonable and conslderate men let US look
mildly and calmly upon the remedy. Our State has
been honored in the past by virtue. intelligence and
patriotism of her sons. have been asked frequently
Will the Governor and Council commit this high.
handed outrage against the rights OF the people?
l told them did not believe eight men could be
found outside of the walls of the penitontiary
who would do such a thing. No; did not believe
eight men could be found in the Penitentiary of
whom not one could be found but would say this
thing should not be done. 1t has been done
and hat is it that has been done? Why its magnl-
cannot realize the enormity of it. They have
sought, in direct opposition to the provisions of
the constitution and the statute laws of our
State to subvert tho will of the people. I
want you. my friends. to bear with you
manner the way this has been done. They say it
has been done under the forms of law. Jesus Christ
sacrificed under the forms of law. There has
been act Of oppression or cruelty written in
the pages of history which has not been done under
the forms of law. We want something more than the
of law We want to vindicate the spirit Of law
Governor and his councillors and ono of them
lives in this city. have by their arbitrary and
unwarranted acts reversed the will OF the
people as expressed by them through the ballot.
and 1 want to say to you. what believe to be the
duty Of the citizens Of Maine, shun every one Of
these you would pestilence. Make
every of them an outcast and
wandering Jew. Point the finger of scorn at them.
shup them moral lepers who covered
with sores from head to foot. Make them
feel that they execrated by an outraged
and an indignant people. Now this thing has been
done by which they have accomplished rev.
olution aud subversion Of institu-
tons by assuming the duties belonging to
the Legislature. The Speaker then explained the
provisions Of the constitution on the subject.
In spite of these provisions the Governor
and Council have changed minority into
majority. They have usurped the functions
OF the Legislature They not the judges
as to whether this mode or that mode
is formal. Their action ia the result OF star
chamber proceeding such as brought the head Of
Charles H. to the block.