The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-05
TIE MAINE EXCITEMENT.
Conclusion of the Judges Reply to
Gov. Harcelon.
What In Their Opinion Should BE Done
with Defective Returns Made Out
by ssplain Peop1e"-@A Law and
Order Meeting In
Waterviile.

V&NtsuAt NtHss SHHs a. ae t'iiHWfb@ ~ ttV
conclusion OF tho reply of the Supreme Court
III Gov uafeelohs " questions. received too late
30 be telesfaphad last night.
n h a aoyernment Of the people. By the peo-
HpHutl fUr flas people, aud II administered ia
afhe AnIsit Of i.B founders 1t shall not perish
<Fstsl earth Tia constitution was formed to use
fhn Atl expraasIpn nf enc whuae memory Ia en-
balntad sn the hearta ~ hia cuuntrymen, by
pialn people and plain people must adminis-
fer IT, The ballot Ii the ptide "a well as tho
nfntpustoa nf all, II II the heet Indication OF
the popular will The official returns required
from municipal officers Of the several
plantations, towns and cities ate and will
be made by plain people, and made, TO,
Ia the hurry aud bustle and excitement of
elections They are not required ID be written
with suiiptural nieety or writing master. or
the tenhnioal accuracy uf a plea IN abatement.
supilnT mag deyiate from tho raroRnised
standard, but tturnp are nut 70 be- Rpt to
nhuRht because the rnnmanshtp maj be poor,
the language unEtnmluAtinat or the huellInU
arrunennR. II IA enough II 'ha returns can be
undnfFtpod, and VI understood full tffaat
should be given tn their y tural AMI ,ahviHns
meaning. Tnps afe lot TO he atranHled BY Idle
ss@hniealitipe. nor q their meaning 70 .ha dis
tnrted hy r4rpins .and ciptleua art' teHM
when that meaulus y a4ceraineh there should
The lanNuaEn ~ MIR. luatics Mortoa In strong,
and Ii peculiarly apnt ppfiatn ~ tho auhlarts
under iIanuaHinn What he Heks. "thHlt be
che consequence of the on iaRien by eelectmen
or tcwn clerk - Batform any Of thesN their
preAngslnaa dutl Z, aha nnon whom ehall Y f,ll
undoubtedly hs liable 70 puatahnent by rsa-
hone Of fraud or neslisence ~ taeir pilidea.
Thia would be nuniahtng tha innocent for the
fraud of the guilty. II would be- more Just and
more In ctnnanahca 10 the aeneroua Pprit Of
our institutions TO IND et severe penaitiee upon
Che mlseonauef, Intentional or aeddental, q
Nm N tarEI il pnt VrhNHnSar thpT
be aaeertAinea with reasonable certainty, IT no
return. NJ gnly an inparfeet ONE can be Te-
rsivAd, lht it bn Hunniai or corrected by the
uriEiuHi record N ANY tnera be-"
Returns ahauld he received with favor and
conatruea with liheralty, for be adds, from
nun mSet ~ 10 asi ssmpioyea to 80 make iSsm
srsst iormas should d nS be aan"t reaaraa y
there should ID strict c,mplianes with the
provisions of the +atasnta, yet when they ara
merely directory aunh atrict eampliapcs Q Ia not
essential 20 the vail litv Of the proceedings IN.
der such statute. unless Il Ia 30 declared to be
therein
This Il especially applicable when tho righis
OF the public or ef third oer ans pre e,ncetned.
The dominant rule l. t. give R,iuh correction to
fhc official aes mnnt.l9al ofilsers as WIN bee,
parties NJ are derived from fair and honest
interprnla' ion " the language uptd TO sustain
rather than te dateat The Will Of the people and
OH AZ, w WALTON.
WM. q, BARR0WS,
UHAA. DANFnRTH,
JOHN A. PETERS.
ARTENUs brBaEY,
JOSEPH W. SiMONDS.
law Ann eRpERTMRErINa IN wArTRvflhE.
.wArsny1Lhe. Me,. jan. 4.-rhe. town hall was
allied 10 itH utlnaat capacity Mt n law and order
meeting hela last nisht. q y. asrcelon and
Councillors Brown AID Moody were present
EpeeeheE were made by Councillor Brown and
Gov, Garcelon.
WHAT GOV aARrELoN HAS TO SAY.
WArEnyrIrn. Maine, Jan. A.--Gsv. aarcelnn,
who Is now here, was 1tven hy an Associated
prees reporter to-ntgh the cub TANGO OF tue
oniniun Of ihA Suprane Court upon the uuea.
tipna recently submit tel 10 II. and was asked
whether In view Of the fact that the oninton
threw doubt upon tho legality pf ert'fcates
recently issuaa by him he waul rec ii them.
The aave fnnr repiied that ha had no authority
for knowing the oniuton az the supreme q lnrt
and coutu not 2, y what he would do, Upon
being aaked whether he apnrahendad violence
At the inauRuration nt tha new Legislature. the
Governor replied: n have no cans of know
ing. / DO not think the people are foolish
enough to resort IT, violencN"