Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-06
NO. 80.

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LIN MILITIA
The militia of the State consists Of oGe
regiment often companies. Lieut.. Col. Daniel
White commanding, also the following unat-
tached companies, viz. Portland Mont.
gomery Guards, Biddeford Light Infantry,
Richards Light Infantry, of Gardiner. aud the
Androscoggin Light Artillery of lewiston
and Auburn. numbering in all about 200 ehec-
tivemen. There are also the following indie
pendent organizations: The Piscataquis Vet
eran Battalion of ten companies, Of about forty
men each, Col. J. b. Peakes commanding;
the Somerset Battalion, of seven companies.
Of about forty men each, Col. Knowles COM
manding' also Two companies /" rs.,s' anu
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,ho;r ole, lance =, III. constitutional authori-
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,,,a III, III, nrafnmna rcsncct far law
Whoay.r ole. NAV ,I;.ohcy ar Disregard the
I,w ,ho snlJ.r rc.ncc,s and ohev, II and II
n.c,ssar, :, IN 500 ,n !, that others obey A
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s,ra,.h of 600 cons, and a Iony frortier line.
,ha ;n,.ros,s nf Main. demand nm efficient
n,;,;,;. f,rc. no, larc. ,o n, tept nm M
great exnens,. but cnonob 10 insure conf.
dencc and Give security.
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.nces y, ia d;y;IeJ into thrcc ,len.rtmcnts.
,he Execn,;vc Ieg;sla,;vc and Judicial
zach in ito own doma;n ha. duties pcculiar
ia itself I'm, cacb is amenab,c tn law For
tho frst time in tho history If our govern.
mon, ,ha Exec,,;ye d.nor,mcp, b., n.nrrcJ
,,or or nov.r doIe.a,nd ,n !, Instead M v;v-
mo exnrsss;on 20 The voice of the ncople bv
,.nnn,;nr ra,nrns az votes accorJpv ~ law
and tbr nlancst dictates of common sense.
The at,empt was made to subvert the will OF
the people ms EXPRESSED at the polls on the s,h
ayof Sem, last The a,tempt did not succeed.
hnt il did nIunce the STATE into disgrace and
almos, reyolntinn, only ayertcd by the
natr;o,;c and law abiding qualities of our cit.
;zens Tbcre can he mo half way ground In
regard 70 ,bis yrrat nublic wrong''it sbouId
he M oye.,;or nc nar,v I'm, .bould receive
tho conJemna,ion of every honest and
natriotic citizcn~that il NAV serve ss n warn
inc in the fn,ure IN those who. under n free
Government. NAV attcmpt 10 tramp,e upon
,he r;,h,s of rho neonlc would recon-
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