The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-17
bat did Governor Garcelon Mean ?

require the opinion of the State
opreme Court ION each law point
Folved in the variation of the
Unit from the face of the official re-
sWns." His reason Tor making this
aQest was explained to be that a
sfy large proportion Of the people
Maine believed that they had been
essly wronged by the acts of the
ayassers, and that an authoritative
variation by the Court would "re-
re peace. order. quiet and good
iRelng." Mr.. Morrill, moreover
kaYeo now a practical effect could
[ II II vskite tne opinion OF the Judges
's'.'''ss' ssetvefse' 90 the
aI'ion Vi '',e 'overhor ana council
aio ieiii'iueo 0oVeriior Uarcelon,
n'o', .iia' 'iiere were preceoehts Tor
soti'"s a Soiiiilolis erroheously Is
9ueu auu' secoha' mat III the case OF
'iie hIe ulsirailchlseo cues no sum
,ro'is ,iau ye' oeeh sent 10 anybody.
Ao .'"o' Even II tilere was a
4uea,io' as 70 INC strlct legal rlght 10
iee"i, tel'lnca'e Oh eiec'ioh' IL is
lloV uouo'eu 'iia' 'ie oecisioh Oh the
o'ui' "ouiu aC once cause the mem
'ei "o' ei.i'ieu 70 'he seaV 10 retlre,
anu 'ne iisn',ul member 10 De at
ohce ao'ni.'eo 10 thiS tiie uoVef-
hof replieo Nothihg would give
80 I 80 .,ee;.i,'1 Noio '"''n q" "o'noii
- :. ., 0eo.o.o" ~ opon poih'9 inYoiveo
:" '"1 po' Io''uA'ion VI aiiairs'
anu a''o upo''ocii do iillsl' pe llheiy
" a. ''o' ! ,e''o W inoicf'.o 'iie poihts
'"'', oI'u' ~ YOU which nave iio' al
io"uy oeeii "olooic"'eo upoh' ana L
uouo' nv: 'n". We may o0 ao.e ~ oo'
.'',A '.''.oy 'o'0.ioii VI uouot-
t'' e'ln npl'o"'i'n' oi' II NOV sa'iSiac,
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-. .ls "a. uau slae 0oYerlor mean ! J!
- ~ - -4o'i.i pi"po'eu an aroi'ia.ion'
"o T''o,ioi "cIop'e' i'' Accoiuihs
- o'i A"ie' vi io"oi oo'ii p"i'ieo'
""'.s So" ~ '''. a. o'' ".'""' "i0
" oou"u oy 'ne oeei'ion' uoVeiiior
."'Io'1" , - ''''' e"9e A"0 pa,
w 'u'S "enV o'ii s''io'' ~ 'oiue
~ NI ' D" "o "0'.".u
''su .s: oo.''l'e. viz IN.'u'i W p'iriies1
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" '"," 'oi0 '"e a oi'i"'oi' nc
i'opuo'io,'' niis' ~ nave ie"'o" ~,
resio'i"s VieJuusnieht' Oh the grouhu
li'a' ''ie matter passeo upon was iio'
liia' "iiloii V'iey onereu W suoiillC
ou' 'i'e "oVerlor mas no such excuse I;
they are MS own questions 10 which
the Court. by unanimous voice, has
made these clear and positive replies;
and II nr. Garcelon is an honest
man, ne ought to stand by his i'm
piled pledges. He cannot plead that
the opinions of the Judges apply on
ly to future controversies and that
the past Is irreyocable. The peril
nehcV Oh an authoritative decision
OF the court 10 "the present cohdl
ton OF affalrs" we are quoting the
Governors own words was careful
ly considered in the preliminary
correspondence and the arbitration
was proposed and accepted for the
sole purpose, unequivocally stated by
both parties, of settling the existing
dispute about the proper complexion
OF the Legislature. Governor Garce-
lon perfectly understood what he was
doing, and, if we assume that he is