Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-04-08
Iron Boston Traveilerl
The Final Results Of the Count-out In
vestigation.
Especial Correspondence.
PORTLAND. March -. 1850.

PORTLAND, March -. 1850.
The Hale Investigating Committee having
finished its labors for the present, and
having made its report has fully revealed the
airocious actions of Gov. Garcelon and his
Council during the last days of their admin
istration. To say that the better class of
Democrats themselves are surprised but
family expresses their feelings They are
astounded at the depths of infamy to which
their chosen and trusted leaders have de-
scended in their fruitless attempts TO retain
control Of the State. As vet but few of the
Fusionists have seen the report or read any
of the testimony, for the Fusion papers have
avoided the whole subject as their proprie
tors would the smallpox.
With one accord they have rejected all
references which would open the eyes OF
their readers to the true state of affairs.
True to their principles the editors have
siriven to keep the rank and file in igno-
rance or else so to per,ert the truth As to
accomplish the same result. But those who
have KEEP; fully informed at every stage of
the investigation are Disguised, and term
their quondam associates not merely knaycs
but fools. Especially severe is the member
of the National Democratic Committee from
thu. State. than whom there is not a more
honest OF sincere Democrat in the country.
in his denunciation of Garcelon and the
humiiating spectacle that he made before
the committee. Words cannot express the
contempt that he feels towards him and his
whole conduct Never did the old adage
that murder will out prove truer than in
this instance. And vet 1t was by the mercst
chance that the plot was defeated and the
disclosure made.
Among those who stood by ihe ship Of
State during the perilous times. t~o men
stand out pre-cmineni above oil. One was
conspicuous for his wise council. and the
other for his decisive and rapid action
Those two men were James G.. Blaine and
Eugene Hale. and 10 the latter more than
10 any other one man. after the first meet
ing OF the legislature. belongs the lasting
honor of defeating the conspiracy that threat
eued the peace and welfare Of the State. 10
him wa, inifu1iod the leadership OF the Re
publican forces. and he did net prove false
TO the trust. From the opening ui tie
session OF legislature. when he alone ad
mini,tercd singing rebukc to the OPP
position and stopped them IN their mad haste.
aS>aiiihg them al every vulnerable point.
putting their acts OF record al every step.
until the seating Of the Tight:ul and legal
Legislature. vas Mr. llale's unsurpassed
ability made manifest. Aud tho Kcpuhli-
cans Of ihi, State will not soon forget HI
services. They vii soon have q higher glit
at their disposal. and it Is not difficult to
imagine who will receive it.
Those who believe in predestinaiion NAV
well believe that It vas prcarrangcd tina,
Mr. Hale should be defeated in the Fifth
District Congressional election and be- the
means OF saving the State from the horde
tina; threatened L; bu, to or,linar, minds II
j. enough To An"s that l.e = - present and
did he work. Honor to 4hom honor j.
du, And ~hilr recognizing Mr Hale.
ser e.. Il j. no dciraoiion from Mr
Blaincs.
TnF INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
|, j. almost needless To "a, that the cyi-
donce before the investigating committee.
a. ccLclusi'e 10 the whole committee Fu.
SION member, as veil :, Republicans aud
from undoubied authority it IL stated tina,
the Fusion members ~ou!d have signed the
majority report but for the fact that the
minority report expressed the same result in
a negative form. Mr. Ingalls,. in the earl,
days of the Investigation. expressed h. NOR
sticaiion at the criuiual methods of HI,
/ -l,ir.. sud Nj I'LL ], the Fusion member
who first rEYc.a.G.-I hell 20 the Fusion
legislature by saving. II ~c .tl -loag wc
have gone far enough" Both men OF pr.nci-
+ pie and honest IN their convictions. tgned
/ the minority report. In the light Of these
facts il j. not strange that the daily irJfs
{ heralded It O. an unsatisfactory report by
. the minority" 1t could not BE- otherwise to
( the .iryts Aid j., patrons But the arg,i-
ments hl which tht majontl y po,i J., met
a, the hands Of the Fusion paper, arr the
ti.msiest Kind OF stuff. The .irg,,. iheorikc,
I that because the returns must he filed away
and safely kept that the cTookednes> Of
! which the council l. accused would surely be-
! found OFT and that because John h. Eos
! ter j. ~ IoIiCs IL. politics. he and hi
/ coadluior> would not be suei. i1o.a . the
Republicans would have people believe
HeEcc not being fools. thcN did not commit
the cTIG.a. Further. that the returns have
undoubtedly haeE altered and tina, four Of
the council affirm tina; i1 corrections were
made To their knowledge. Hence the re-
turns have been altered sinCr they came
into the hands Of the Republicans.
The irgus overlook, the fact that the re-
turns as they now exist. correspond exact,
with the tabulations as made by the election
/ committee Of the council. and upon those
;abulations the certificates of election are
I issued 10 he Representatives and senators.
I If the return. have been changed hv the
/ Republicans. the Governor and Council did
| no, issue the certificates Of election in &C
/ eordsnce with the returns a. received. which
] = Ntr-h.x.r
| the Fusion papers choose. neither viii bring
them any comfort, a. the guilt OF their
/ leaders is proved beyond pcradyonture either
way. lie must, indeed. be a novice in poll
tics. who is satisfied with such reasoning.
No SYMPATHY FOR GARcELoN.
oarcelon meets with bu, little sympathy
even at the hand, Of his friends, in this
State II is only out Of the State that he
/ finds favor.
! /, is rather an enigma how the Post can
sustain him. in the light of his own testi-
mony where he acknowledged that h. sup
/ posed the irregularities arose from the de
sire ts get men Of the right stamp. Does
( that acknowledgement indicate that the re-
turns were changed before or after they
came into the hands of the Republicans I?
| Not one word of condolement does he re-
ceive for his solicitous guardianship of the
| public funds after he went out of office.
Poor deiuded old man. 1t must make one
lose what little faith L. Las left in human
nature to have his friends show hin. tLe cold
shoulder, when he received the promises
tina, they would uphold him.
1t is a well-known fact that many promi-
ncaf Democrats in this State have been
trembling j. their shoes during the past
| three weeks for fear theiE letters should be
published. Rich DEVELOPMENTS might be
made, should this be done
Last week an emissary of Garceion's was
in this city, endeavoring TO get up boom
for him delegate at large to the Cincin-
! natl Convention; but he was most summari-
| ~ s9uelehed. The Democratic leaders in
this city ii.tiInated in plain language that
they had carried him long enough. and that
he need expect no such endorsement from
| them. RUsT.
The Fusionists who declared that Gar
/ oil he af ha