Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-24

THE FUSION MEETING.

ers and drawn by the music OF the band and
curiosity. The boots and yells during the
meeting were fearful. On the platform were
gathered some of the fusion leaders, but
even the absence of the most respectable
democrats was conspicuous. What vast
contrast between this and the great call for
the meeting of Friday last. The call for the
meeting was as follows:
"The undersigned have listened to, or
read, with establishment and labhorrence the
incendiary and reasonable utterances at the
meeting in this city on Friday evening; and
feeling that these utterances should not be
permitted to 90 forth as the sentiments of
our people, do hereby join in a call for
Public Meeting of all loyal citizens of this
city and vicinity, who are ready to stand by
the Executive of the State IN the faithful dis
charge of official duties, imposed by the Con-
sttution; and to give expression to their
views as to the manner in which treason,
actual or meditated ought to be dealt with"
Shortly after half-past seven the meeting
was called to order by Mr.. Al Staples, and
Sewall Lancaster, Esq, was named Presi-
dent, with the following as Secretaries:
A. j. Cameron, J. +. Pierce and c. b.
Morton.
Mr.. Lancaster then spoke for nearly half
an hour. After thanking them for the hon
or conferred, he said that because it has hap
pened that the Governor in the solemn dis
charge of his duty, under oath, has deter
mined the questions before him so as to give
dissatisfaction to some disappointed persons,
this cutlery has happened. This is a COM
bined systematic attempt to Illustrate the
action of the Governor and Council to make
them give satisfaction, or inaugurate vio-
lence. He denounced the infomous Ian
guage which had been heaped upon the Gov
ernor. He had failed to discover the first
specific complaint by anybody against the
Executive. 1t panied him to know that five
of our clergymen had taken part in the in
dignation meeting Friday night last. He
explained the manner Of counting the votes,
and said that if the Governor and Council
had gone according to law, that was the end
of it; nobody could find fault. the republic
cans wanted to get hold Of the returns so
they might make them right as they had been
accustomed to do. Governor Garcelon read
the constitution, remembered his oath of
Office, counted the votes according to the
constitution and the laws.
A long list of vice presidents was then
read, and the following committee on reso-
lutions was named:
Messrs. Z. w. Black. Lemuel y. Fowler,
f. c. Allen, VIM. L. Lowell and John A.
Potter.
Mr.. +. r. Pierce was the next speaker.
Thinking the applause which greeted Mr..
Pilsbury, who entered at this time, was for
himself, he innocently rendered his thanks
for such fatering reception. 1t was not
for fhnna m ,rh thar ha
Council had done their duty or not, but their
duty was to believe they had done right. He
was afraid that the indignation meetings
might lead to mob, and if the State could
not quell it, the United States would step in.
Mr.. Pillsbury said that they were assem-
bled because of this angry and evil disposed
threat of war. If they have been wronged
what right have they to declare war? How
long ago was it that men of different persua-
sion in politics suffered? But did they de-
clare war? No. They think the Governor
and Council will back down, will violate
their OATH Would you have them leave such
a record! They are mistaken; he is not of
that mould. If they make an assault and he
invokes the people, do you think they will
not respond? Yes, they will, as in 81, to
put down the rebellion. DO nothing to excite
these angry men further. My friends, an at
tack upon the State House would be treason,
and that means death to the traitors. If these
men kindle war the rallying of men to sup
port the Governor will be like the rush of
many waters.
A committee was then sent to bring in Gov.
Garcelon. In the meantime Congressman
Ladd remarked: He was glad to see such
crowd to sustain the Governor and Council.
The Governor and Council acted according
to law. If they have done any wrong, and
l at,ra hut hat t1,ax, ha1 fhara
place to have it righted-at the legislature.
But they say you have majority. What of
that? We have been in the minority for
years. They are afraid to have us in power
for fear we will expose their damnable in
EQUITY.
A. G. Andrews was called and introduced
Maj. Belcher of Pennington to fill up the
time until Gov. Garcelon should come, but
the band drowned his voice as it was greeting
the would be Jacksonian into the hall.
Resolutions were then read in substance as
follows:
The first resolution declares that Governor
Garcelon is entitled to thanks of loyal citi-
zens for resisting the efforts of designing
politicians to coerce him into making parti-
san count contrary to the constitution and the
laws.
The second declares that the assaults and
abuse heaped upon the Executives are an
outrage upon the officials assailed and an in
dignity to the States.
Third claims that there is no power inside
the government and no rightful power out
side can revise or annul the court by the
Governor and Council until the legislature
takes the matter in hand, and all effort to set
the summons aside by defiance of the Execu-
tive, and intimidation of those holding the
certificates are reasonable, seditious and
revolutionary, and are punishable as such.
Fourth declares that the threats and efforts
now being made under the leadership of de-
signing partzans, if threats ripen into acts,
will be nothing short of rank rebellion, and
the authors will be dealt with as guilty of
treason.
Fifth afirms it to be the duty of all loyal
citizens to support the State authorities
against the advocates of mob violence and
the Inauguration of civil war with all its hor-
rors.
The last was truculent and bombastic at
tack upon the Associated Press, whose agent
in this city has been barred from access to
democratic news and then abused because he
does not send what the conspirators are de-
termined he shall not have.
These being concluded Governor GarcelOn
spoke. He was not there to make a speech