The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-26
MAINE.
Davis Advised to Disperse the Fu-
sion Legislature with
the Militia.
sues q Manifesto-WhatH He Has
Done and What He Pro-
poses To Do.

BosToH. Jan. 25-spectals from Augusta say
that there Ia much dissatisfaction among the
Fusionists who assert Garoelon traded with
the Republicans and plotted with Chamberlain
to deliver the State House to the Republicans.
The State. Hou 10 officials are positive that the
Fuslonists were to have captured the State
House last night. but that precautionary
measures prevented 1t.
The Governor has been advised by some Of
his friends to order the entire military force OF
the State to Augusta at once to be ready TO dis
psrss the Fusonist government Monday Milf
tary advisers Of the Governor believe that the
true policy is to end the dual government at
once.
GOV. SMITHS ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF MAINE
The Hetaids Augusta special says: The Flu
sionist Governor, Smith. tonight issued pronla-
nation to the people of the State defining his
views or the situation and his Intentions as to
the future. The document is as follows
II D tho Citizens Of Maine:
NV attention has been called to tho repeated
assembling of armad bodies Of men and milf
tfry companies Mt the capital of the state
NAuslug unnecessary excitement ana dlsturb-
ing the, pub 70 psae'. and deem y my duty %
that this display Of fDrca ls without any Just
cause aud serves to keap no nn axaitament and
divert attention from ths revolutionary pro
eeadipps by which party caucus undertook to
OrgauiHt Stat government nave RlreaiY
| publicly declared and now repent that the polit-
| foal party aud friends vii whom act have
nt no time cont ON lated a resort tp Forsa 70 So
cure their rights no force has boon Org led !;
| n ana has been Q tlfeA for, nor have W. had any
| here at any time, Ws rely upnn The cOnstttu-
| tlon and lws of rhe state and he h nest judg-
ment Of tho penplA ~ vtniieAt9n of our
4 r,laas The police force. authorized by Gov.
| Garcslon aud placed Undar charge OF the super
/ intendent of publ buildings for the prateo
tton OF public property and the Legislature
against aay Resistance which had been threat-
| enad In excited public assemblies, was
| discharged almost imma1ia'elY after
the Legislature had assembled and or
| gnnizsd Since that time all th@ forces, police
aud military, hava been undeSe9ontrol OF the
| Republic N organization, Without the presence
/ of any force to oppose them and without any
| inst grounds for imposing uprn the oredultty
| nf the people, the lawful government q tho
| State has bean excluded from the state House
| through military usurpRflon. The State House
| IL Mt tho present tms flied with afmed men,
| Calling gun covers tha entranee. nnd the state
| IL subj sited to an expense of thousands OF dol
| lars daily for the purpose Of M Hntalning this
military show. It IA proper that our people
should consider thesee, matters. and whether
| or not they are willing to continue and
support such high handed ontragaa upC n their
| liberties Are they ready and willing to Yfeld
| their rights rs free mon and become alavts tc
| forces which hre thus burdentng them with
taxation aud und darminlng and DESTROYING hell
4 free institutions have no fear but that ne
| homes and intelligent Of our citizens Will dis
courage this military uaurpatton, and sustain
the legal government In its etfprts 70 restore
peace and order and promote the welfare 81 the
State. JOSEPH L. SMITH.
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