Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-10

thority / must respectfully decline to eompl
with your request Respectfully
Your Obcdien5 Servant.
/ JAMES ID. LANsoN.
Ex-Governor departed.
! The Ex-GoYernor started home Thursda,
night, after taking very atfectionate fare
well of his Corncil His last words wer,
stand BY the laws and the constitution
A Letter From Mr. Sproui In Relation q
the Charge OF Being Bribed.
ArGrsrA, January Q. 1880.
Mr. Editor My attention has been called
TO an article in the Daily Standard. headed
"A Pretty Pup. in which am called "a rrs-
cal" q rotten wretch. a --dirrv wretch,
and charged with accepting hribe. I an
now nearly seyenty-four year, old. nave
| lived twenty-seyen wears in Veazie, twenty
years in Huck>port and have done business
for that time in those towns. and my mode OF
life is well known In nv neighhor> and towns
men. This Is the first time ! was ever ac-
cuScd af crime. As To my being at Mr..
Blaine'>. never eat a meal there in my life.
As 10 the charge of bribery, can say it is
utterly false. Noperson ever approached me
in any way for the purpose Ut bribery. nor IN
timated such Il thing. did not seek the Of
fee | hold. have done jus, what my con-
science told me was right, and, if read right.
inst ,chat the opiaioa Of the SaPTeHse Court
bears NE out IN.
| cannot tell why should be called a pup.
4 rascal and rotten wretch for this act which
seems II me Il be nv duty. | supposed.
when | was elected. that / was 70 act Is l
thought WAS right. whether il was in favor ot
one side Or the other. ! did not think !. just
III count in men rs were not elected, or de
prive five cities vi thcir repre- entation. and
To count out men W no had heen fairly elected
ut the ballot box. | >a;diso, and acted as
talked. This * the only crimc | am guilty
of. The lar rW deeide he charges aFt i,He
o. fukse and whether am deserving of this
treatment. t.. SPROIL.
PilisbtIry to be Prosecuted for Libel.
The king;icli patriot at last has insu!ted
and vi, lifted the wrong man. +. Sproul VIII
sue Pill>burv for $40 00G for his unfuunded
accusations of bribery. aud il is to he hoped
that others who have been treated in the
same way will follow the example. Never
suffer a man guilty of causing riot and plan
ming >cdition TO insult an honest citizen,
Noise for Tusionists to stand Out.
rs the fi,sion>t members were passing up
into their hall to attend their secret caucus.
one Of them remarked: I'VE can't sustain
ourselves. The Court won't recognize Us,
and what's the use to stand uut any longer"
D.fying the Powers that he.
The late Secretary of the Senate, Samuel
". Lane. made himself Extensively cnnspic
uous at the State House yesterday, by talk
ing defantly and contemptuously Of the an-
thoritics who are nov guarding the public
property and keeping public order. He was
heard to state in y clustering manner to those
around him, If the police put their hand
upon YOU sue them for assault AMI battery.
but his remarks were much talked of last
evening.
The long session was adjourned yesterday
at > H. Before the adjournment they sent
to Gen Chamberlain, asking if he would pro-
tect them from any invasion that might be
'''''''c ul'''' ''''''' nv "'"'' i''"
Use, so after snort consultation 'heH al
journed.
Bion Bradbury is said to advise the immc-
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"'''' Vi wv INV
cities. IlIlSburv opposes. \ dNl>i'h oi me
enemy on this point is threatened.
An incident which occurred in the hotel
ber, today illustrates the moral condition o,
those who have perpetrated the fraud. \
r.r,lomop ,vLila in thc dininc room hgi Iii,
hours later one of the clerks saw person
wearing similar nat. anu g'Vihg MN l"
take II on diSc"'rrch t"a' II was t"e io>'
one. ne man ackho"ieaSea una, 1t was ',"'
his, hut saii ne had taken II oec"use ne
could not nhd MS own "neh NJ c"nie Out
Inc nat was restored 10 Tue owner H"'''e
time afterward ne was met III inc nan ny
man, who asked him II ne was me person
who lost MS nat. lie said yes an" 'he S'It''-
ger lnformed nm tiiat ne was th' man VINO