Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-01
Late News from Maine.

AUGUSTA, Me. Dec. 29.-It Is the gen.
eTal opinion that Gov. Garcelon will moi
submit to the Supreme Court the ques-
tlons propounded by Gov. Morrill,
Republicans will be prepared for this
and presenty the questions through the
majority Of members of the last Senate
as 1t is thought such proceedings would
conform to the law. The disposition IL
to exhaust every legal means before
others are tired.
Mayor Nash, of this city, will to-day
address q letter TO Gov. GarcelOn, urg-
ing him not to call out the militia on the
assembling Of the Legislature, as that
would provoke the bringing Of force on
the other side. He viii state that the
extra police force provided by the city
is amply able to preserve the public
peace.
G. D. Baker applied this forenoon at
the Secretary of States Office for au-
thorfty to examine the returns from
Framington. He was answered by
Councillor Fogg in the negative, which
was accompanied by profane epithet.
PORTLAND. Me, December 29.-Capt.
Lynch, of the Montgomery Guards, has
notified his men to be ready to march at
instant's notice; from which it is In
ferred that the company, with the Light
Infantry, will be called to Augusta.
Gov. Garcelon went to Belfast to-day
to attend the meeting called to sustain
the course of the Governor and Coun-
Gil. A similar meeting was held this
evening in Rockland.
The Governor sent for the Mayor this
afternoon to consult in regard to the
proper police force for preserving or
der on the reassembling of the Legis-
lature. The Mayor had just finished
writing a communication to his Excel
lency on the subject, and conveyed it in
person. Mayor Nash was courteously
received, and assured the Governor
that all needed preparations had been
made.for keeping the peace. TwOhun-
dred extra policemen had been already
appointed, and this number would be
increased if the exigencies of the case
required it. He said he was able to
keep order, and begged the Governor
not to bring troops to the Capital or
make preparations for arming them.
he thought the citizens of Augusta
would bear him out in these assurances.
The Governor talked quite freely,
and informed the Mayor that he had a
great dislike of the idea of bringing
troops here, and should not do so if
peace could be maintained in any other
way. 1t would be his duty to prevent
disorder and interference with the
members Of the Legislature.
The Governor has decided not to sub
NIT to the Supreme Court the questions
propounded by Mr.. Morrill,. This is
obtained on good authority, though it
will not be put into writing before to-
morrow. His excuse for not submit
ting them is that most of the points have
alreadysbeen adjudicated upon. There
could not be an opportunity to organize
legal Legislature if the decision of
the Court were awaited, as the certifi-
Gates must be issued to the members
twenty days before the assembling Of
the Legislature. In addition, the Gov
ernor claims that he has no legal right
to withdraw the certificates already is
sued, and since each house is the judge
of its elections, if there are any wrongs
they can be righted.
The Governor continues to receive nu-
merous petitions from all parts of the
State, praying that the law points in
Yolved may be referred to the Supreme
Court.