Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-01-01

ii. d. ua-.ock, ESQ, o! Bgesspor;. a
lie long i a rat ami IeAdc: iu hi. parry
Ia this oogl.y j. out 10 strong le.,cr 10
the Bangor Wtly against The course plr-
sued ~ Gov Gsfcc.ou aui h.s Couue..
After review . the sclon taken IN the
/ Lisbon csse he 'ays
I 'Bu; ihe IT On q the I..hon rslurn uqou
such cviJrnc- p. = rsysrTsI 90 have i-sr
{ N'led upon, czar-. bIi 10 condemned ~ Wv
many 81 The / 1 cratic p7rtt. - iI rsrtat~.
+ too much 81 a.. '.s' have trru rtf.eaiciir IT,
nouneed br thN -ar'-. and 8, rr,ruars win
81 etA subfers ~ rf the vii O! the people =,
eIIrcssct a, a.. ="
lie then lake F? tie Skouhcsaa court.
concluding hl, t'er iol.ous
III return =, return wa. complete. ary
sa1iton 10 II We ~ mere surpiassxe. suI
Of no con sequeu II o.. Assorted. ciIrrsntfY
reported and une 1.-adic;cd. that the t,oYcrrsr
and Council reie..ri the vote Of ~koyh.-.r.
because The vote .arowu by one ofthe rrarfl-.
u hTliefe The r.-9lcAa was printed lu .uel
manner ~ 10 xiv. 7; = distinguishing marx
IL = cure lmpo'' pie 10 comprg bend bY ~ hs:
reasoning The Goa nor and Council were tr-
ducsi 10 assume e.. tower 81 r,stewtpr ~.
Jadsneni OF the : .rc,lHcu ia The Saowbeesn
town meeting, for ta,rc : no provision II iaw
IN this State the r.-sCuahc rnusfrtlrfieu ~
winch authorizes tie Governor ane CosrefIto
.nIuHe "hether, voice received, sorted.
counted, declared srl recorded 10 oten town
meeting DID, or d. noi tay, distinguishing
u4a-ks.
hc >elec;mcn Ar The Judges a. 20 what ar
dlsunguishtng marks ga vote. ana Az - r..
yret snch votes when offered. but when vote.
have been received int %, ballot boz 20 tls
: leciinen, they ha1lu- iuTisli-flon over tss
subject matter, 10 power ,. conferred ur..u
'At Governor and Council % a. Tat sugH
SS,ss shall D. n icctcI
IN act Of the Governor and Council In tbs,
SAowt esAn case, IL the report 10 relation 10 II
uc tro 20 - Frgr' i'i. and = \ crlrHol4.
disarI'o Hincut TO all Democrats " 10 ,ie.t-e,t
10 - Tie IN relation 10 rtiurn. cuiarrs4
strictly, bon silly aud luFArtiAIy
" lille am offhe opinion that C. aia q the
laWs OF i>.', conferred 10 power uf.ar fL,
Governor anil Council TO correct, or al,ox r.
turDs Tor >fat. S-aat--- - 4a-fL44 We
10 Le corrected and that - much q .alI cha-.-
ter - relates TO the correction Of rvfurns far
such senator. md Representative cuuhicss
with the Constitution sut j. therefore VOID
ooncude that the cousiitL' iona. IS Of a law j.
AlWsEs 4 question OF grave iui-3rtaurr Whru
moOted. and where ApI..r. 40 directly IL The
Interest Of a. the citZsus % our state. iu
the present Instance. II would ,,rm 10 De-
matter Of sufficient mofncu, 10 have boa .ut,-
nltted by the Governor Aui Council = the
judge u the supreme Ju,..r.al Court !Jr thcIF
construction and determination.
And now In concluding have 90 ssy that
thus publicly express my>'ii 90 AVOID b.ing
Chased with those Of the u, mo,raiic PARTY wl,
endorse and fully approse OF the cour-c rur-
sued by the Governor and Council ia r, .a.lou
20 the returns recently cNam.ne,i ty them.
ain not willing by ,ilcncr 90 seem 10 af-
prove Of such act. as | ooud,mu.
IL. T.. HAuio<k.-
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