The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1880-01-01

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sxcitsmans hss to-day oyer the Bangor
aAair w. inosnsA. The widest run0s
prevailed until true account of ii was
received II Wa fumored during the day
that the Capitol 9uards vas ordered out,
but thGs vas no truth In the report. Then
! il vas said that the Montgomery guards,
Of Portland, would be here on the aftsrnoon
train, but they did not put in An appear
ance.
Governor Gsrcelon reached the city this
afternoon. Only two of the Councillors
we're here. No business was transacted.
Governor Garcelon vas seen to-day and
said he knew nothing further OF the
Bangor affair than what had appeared in
the ne wspapers; that for judicial reasons,
he had ordered French verbally to remove
| the arms and ammunition. He thought
the whole matter wss one Of great discredit
| to the city.
At. special meeting Of the city govern
ment it Wss voted to increase the police
force to 200 men, 20 that the city marshal
may have . body to call on i ,ase any
trouble should arisA
The following il Governor Garcelon's
reply 10 the letter of Hon. Lot. n. Morrill,:
LEvaroN, Dec, 25.
How. Lor n MoRRlI, CHAIRMAN, etc
Sir-Your coDmunication Of the 24.h
reached here yesterday, Just - was leav-
ing Augusta, ar6 take this early oppor-
tuDlty 70 reply. The excitement in tie
public mind is, in my judgment,
wholly without excuse and is without
question the result of systematized at.
tack of vitupsrssion and Islander upon the
executive Department, not only without
parallel bat without cause. Be that - 1t
may, it il The duty of every good citizen 70
use his hest endeavors to allay the public
exitement, however created, 20 far q he Is
able, and resort to such measures ~ will
allay civil strife and ut the same time Sc
cure the ends of Justice. You intimate that
it il in my power to restore peace, tranquil
ity and good feeling to the state and all its
inhabitants. Nothing would give me greater
pleasure than IN authoritative opinion
upon the points involved in the present
condition Of affairs, and also upon such a
might Be likely to arise. Please to Indicate
points that occur to you which have not
already been adjudicated upon, and doubt
not that We may be able to secure sstis-
factory, or if not satisfactory, such az hay
be deemed authoritative. The fact to
| which you allude that 20 Isrge q number
| Republican memhsrs-elect failed to receive
| certificates, il due to the fact that 80 many
municipal officers failed to comply with
| the constitutional requirement.; and thus
| BY the judicial decisions, the governor and
| council, have no authority to overlook,
This condition of affairs "a no fault
| of the Governor and Council.
Respectfully yours,
ALoNzo GARCELoN,
Mr.. Morrill, will send . communication
| to Governor Gsrcelon to morrow, IN an
| swer to the foregoing, proposing the ques-
| tons to be submitted to the Supreme Ju-
dicial Court. -.
1t il the general Judgment of both parties
| that Governor Garcelon viii agree to refer
l TO the courts lengthy petition signed by
two hundred and fifty three prominent cai-
zens, including persons OF both parties,
mailed to the Governor tonight, urging
upon him the propriety, expediency Ils-
tice Of asking the opinion Of the Supreme
Judicial Court, in according with the re-
quest Of Morrill,.
Capturing the North by Fraud.
Chicago Tribune
Notwithstanding the adverse criticism OF
the chief newspaper organs of the Democ-
rscy on the conspiracy Of Garcelon and
Pillebury to steal the Government OF the
State of Maine, Gov. Gsrcelon telegraphs
to Washington that he will not recede from
his position, and that if necessary he will
not only order out the State militia, but call
for United States troops to enforce his revo-
lutionary program. This shows that tse
Democratic party is several d,grees more
wicked than its newspapers. For II ID no.
to be persumed that Gov. Gsrcelon ia act
ing without advice Some days ago JuG ze
Trumbul!, Of this city, announced that ne
had examined the constitution and laws oil
Maine, and WAS prepared 10 sustain the
action Of the Governor Of that State. This
is pointer from which it may be Inferred
. that Gov Garcelon submitted his proposition
to defeat the intent Of the people OF Mslne
a expressed at the ballot box to leading
, Democratic throughout the country, AND
> obtained their approval OF 1t before pro
ceedipg in the execution OF the pam
II There lie nothing natural or logic u IN ths
|. cropping out in the ar Down. at State o.
r Maine OF an extreme piece OF Democrau'
4 villainy, except upon the theory that IL
!. part OF plan of the Democratic party @
the whole country to enter upon genera
. conspiracy to steal control of the govern
. ment of the Nation. This great fact mus
J. be steadily borne in mind the Democratic
'. party has the power through Its possessOi
- , of the POPULAR branch of Congress to defeat
arbitrarily, the declaration OF the election
70 Of tie President by the people. The pre-
i o-o..lsu-tv afr thai A.
purpose Of the Garcelon Pillsbury coDspir
" acy is to so complicate governmental shaif
"a in Maine that the electoral vote oil In
State in 1880 may be either secured for tn
Democratic candidate, or, at the woss
n rendered informal or absolutely illegal
order to insure its rejection.
The hazard of such an atrocious Grim
70 n that which Gov. Garcelon has commit
". ted Ia 40 great in its moral effect upon tn
- Democratic party that it is entirely illog,
oal 10 assume that he entered upon
"a without consulting leading Democrats l
all parts of the country. Bat If he has a,
ns consulted Leading Democrats generally, n
OK conclusion il irresistible that he has col
mlted a CLIQUE OF desperate Democrats WI
propose 10 WIN in the interest OF the
candidate for the Presidency at whateV'
= cost of high handed fraud.
no This view of the case il sustained by la
[o events in Indiana. The. negroes oil Nor
"' Carolins, seeking to escape from polite
persecution and robbery, were attracted
Indiana on account of an exceptional
s1 large demand in that state for labor.
i nc few families having settled there, Senaf
10 VOORHEES, proposes 40 investigation bv 70
,s' gress of Of the causes of the proposed ez
due. and the next sma all party OF immigrar
To iudisns are met by an iufuriated mob
md Shslbv county Democrats. Like Poor 10,
Nv negroes were told to move on or acce
the the alternative of sssasination. 1his
,es. another part OF the Democratic consPirs
zen which showed itself in Maine IN an en-
the 10 steal the State Government, and IN
of diana in the purpose to perserve me POI
of ical status ono BY mob violence. IL wot
r.y not profit the d 'mocracy to secure
Md. Electoral vote of Maine or CT mpel its
An. | ;ectif,u. IL st the same time il should |
The Electoral vote Of Indiana. And
thousand colored Republican voters In
:, later State might cause q political revo
ton giving in Electoral vote to the
~ publican party. But the Democratic pa
lisg canno. esc.P@ ~ p....a. n Indi.na.
VIC VIC matter how indignantly the Democr,
- press may dsnounce the 6afceloo, n
bury infamy il it is power!ess to innue
,,,,, the perpetrators Of it 70 let 90 their
.uy upon the plumber, It might q we'll be
~ lent 30 Of the Indiana mob. Doubt
,,~ n vill be denounosd BY the DeDocr
~ nrs.a. bot If the Democratic Governor