The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-01-30
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BosToN, January 24.-The Heraids Au-
gusta special says: Three companies Of
troops aud Calling gun garrison the
State House. Pillsbury says this morning
| in bis daily Standard: " Men of Maine:
The next article on the programme is to
| diSperse by force the Legislature convened
at Union Hall. Are you as free men will
| ling TO submit to this outrage? See to it
| that your representatives are protected.
| This is n culmination of The outrage in
flicted upon the Democrats and Greenback-
ers by the stalwart pimps of the Republican
party. Who IS the man that will now step
out of our ranks and side with the cowaldly
| men entrenched at the State House who
tremble at the sound Of their own voices
| and do not feel safe unless bach ed up by
the bayonctS of the State militia? Let the
end be what it may, history will read that
| Corporal Davis was the fist man in the
| State of Maine to authorize an array of
| bayonets at the State House TO keep from
| its portals citizens OF the commonwealth"
Adjutant Beal Major Nye, Capt
Small and other military men are at the
| State House. Every military company in
Name is under arms. The Calling gun at
the State House faces the front door, and
could sweep the stone tagged terrace with
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| Smith, hints that the Republicans may
get all the fighting they want. Captain
| Black, Of the fusion staff, says all he asks
| for is to be arrested. 1t is reported that q
case of carbiues is secretei at his down
| town Office. y. F. Gould, the legal adviser
| OF the Fusion Government, characterizes
| the moving Of troops here as q deplorable
/ act and sure to rebound to the political ad.
| vantage of the Fusionists. 1t is, he saws,
the biggest bunder yet made by the Re-
| publicans. All the military in the State
will be here by night if the Fusiousts carry
| out the plans they are alleged to have ma.
tnred. The Fusion Legislature met this
| morning, much diminished in numbers,
| Speaker Talbot told reporter that his
house needed protection more than the
Republicans. The Fusionists show unmIs-
| taxable signs of nervousness over the af-
fair. Secretary of State Sawyer, of the
Fusionist Government, is out of the city.
Should the Fusion Legislature go to Bidde-
ford it is likely to find the doors of any hall
it may engage guarded by soldiers "No
footing any longer" is the Republican talk
to-day. The State House is converted into
| a sort of barracks. The stoves are 10 the
cellar to cook army rations of beef, etc,
for the troops. At the AdjutaRt- Generals
Office they have information which is said
to fully justify calling out the militia.
Governor Davis is strongly urged tn at
once dispense the Union Hall Legislature
and the Fusion Government Sunday
night the troops will all be under arms
The Republican authorities slate that if
there is a civil war the responsibility rests
upon the FusIonists.
AUGUSTA, January 3.--The Senate met
and Immediately adjourned until Monday
afternoon. In the House the Committee
ON Judiciary was ordered to inquire what
action If any, is necessary to prevent any
person from preventing to assume the fGnc
tions and duties of any of the State offices.
An act in relation to the State seal, public
records and documents came, upon its pas
sage, to be eHgrossed. The following
preamble and resolution were adopted:
WHEREAS, Information has been received
that certain person has been engaged ia
enrolling and enlisting men in manner
and for purpose not al thorized by the
laws Of this State and whereas, such en-
listments and organizations tend to the
disturbance of the public peace and to dis
erder and revolution, therefore,
ResoLoed' That joint committee of sew
en- on the part of the house, with such as
the Senate may join, be appointed for the
purpose of investigating the truth of such
reports.