The Portland daily press., 1880-03-01
GARCELO w
The Falsity of His Recent Address
Exposed.
THE Ex-GOvERNOR'S MEMORY APP.
PARENTLY VERY TREAoHHRoUs.

AUGUSTA, Feb. 2S.-In exGov Garcelon's
address to the people of Maine, recently pub
lished by him, he stated that the expense of
protecting the property and institutions OF the
State was not authorized by him; that he is in
no way responsible for it, and that all ex-
pense incurred by his orders has been paid
except about $500 now in his hands to be paid
out on call, though he does not state by what
law he as executive of the State of Maine be-
comes paymaster. The facts are these:
Jan. D, 1880, Gov. Garcelon issued his fam
GUS order to Gen. Chamberlain, ordering him
to protect the property and institutions of the
State until Gov. Garcelon's legal successor was
chosen. This order gave Gen. Chamberlain
full power to employ all the civil and m ilitary
force that might in his Judgment be necessary.
Under this authority Gen. Chamberlain as
sumed command and held the State in his
control until the evening Of the 18th of Janu-
airy when Gov. Davis was inaugurated as Gar
celon's lega. successor During all this time
the militia and very large police force, to-
gether with the sheriff of Kennebec county
and all his deputies, were under Gen. Cham
berlain's immediate command, SO that all the
expense that accrued by the employment of
the force of all kinds by Gen. chamberlain.
between Jan land II, was authorized by Gar
celon. Gov. Garcelon also gave separate in
structions to Mayor Nash and Sheriff Libby.
On the morning of Jan. 7, he sent the follow
ing letter to Mayor Nash:
Sir,-I desire to see you at as early an hour
| as you can grant me for the purpose of con-
ferrlng with you on matters of public safety,
l shall be at the State House after $50 a, M.
and at my room at the Augusta House p-;or
thereto. 80
(Signed) A. GARcE1oN
In response to this letter Mayor Nash went
at once to Gov. Garcelon's room at the State
House. Gov. Garcelon desired the Mayor to
assume the responsibility of keeping the peace
Mayor Nash went Immediately to Marshal
| White and directed him to put part of the
Augusta police force into the State House,
which the Marshal did without delay Jan. 6,
Gov. Garcelon gave Sheriff Libby written in
structions to quell any riot or disturbance
against the peace of the State that might arise
in Augusta, calling his special attention to
chapter 1913 IF the Revised Statutes Under
this order Sheriff Libby summoned his twelve
deputies to the capitol and continued to act
till his services were dispensed with when
quiet was restored in the latter part of Janu-
airy. in addition to the forces of Mayor Nash,
Sheriff Libby and Gen. Chamberlain, all ct.
ing directly under Gov. Garcelon, there were,
on Jan. 7th, 140 men in the State House under
command OF Capt. Black, enlisted under Gov.
Garcelon's orders, which seemed to indicate
that the Governor anticipated danger of trou.
BILE. Having directed the enlistment of Blacks
company which cost the State several thou
sand dollars, and having directed Gen. Cham
berlain to protect the property and institutions
OF the State, which he found Black company
could not do, he now denies all responsibility
for the expense incurred thereby though his
orders to Chamberlain, Nash and Libby re.
main on file and every dollar of the expense
up to the evening of the 18th of January was
incurred directly under them.