The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-01
TIE SITUIfTON IN MIME.

various Opinions Oh tho Troubles and tho
Outlook-How tho Excitemsnt Ovor tho
Countins-Out Spreads--The Public Meet
--KcpubIicanS Who Favor Force
Garcclon's Coolness-The Arms to lIo Ito.
moved from Bangor.
Especial to the Philadelphia Times.1
AUGUSTA, December 28.-This is a
day ofrcst in Maine, but still tho cx-
citcmcnt over tho Counting out" does
not seem to diminish. Last night pub
lie meetings of both parties were held
all over the State and to-day they have
been discussed everywhere. In many
churches tho one topic Of the day was
alluded to, and at Bangor union
praycr-mccting of the city churches
was held to invoke Divine aid i'm the
present crisis. Opinions as to how the
matter will end vary greatly. That
Governor Garcclon will stick to his
action to tho last there is hardly n
doubt. He has said in private CONVEX
satlon that he would not back down,
and only last night, at Lewiston, he
said in SO many words: Ifthcrc has
been any act Of my life of which am
proud it is of the performance of INV
duty III tabulating and counting those
returns" Then he went on to say
that every possible method had
been brought to bear upon him to
change his course, but he had faced
more terrible bullets than tho paper
pellets thrown at him and he was not
to be frightened by threats. The
ground upon which the Governor
stands, and rs stated by himself, is
this: That he and his council have
confined themselves strictly to che con-
stltntion; that every year defective
returns have been rejected; that this
year irregularities have spread like
magic, and that all havc been treated
alike, without regard to party. Ho
says tho question now is whether
Inc shall do his duty and stand
by the constitution or violate his oath
ana give in to a lot Of indignant Lead
crs like Blaine and Frye. lie says hc
shall do his duty ut all hazards.
WILL THERE BE WAR?
And now comes the question, what
| vii be the result? 1t cannot be dis
guiscd that the blood Of tho people is
{ up. Such men rs Congressman Frye
and Gen. james a. Hall have done
much to Increase the excitement. Both
parties arc aroused. While the Rcpub-
leans hold Indignation meetings and
dcnouncc tho Governor and make i'll
ccndiary speeches, the Fusionists turn
out apparently just rs strong, and hur-
In
stand by him. Every little Incident is
magilticd amt seized upon to increase
the excitement. a crowd Of people
stop Two teams with arms which were
being removed by the Governors or
tlcrs, and tho most intense excitement
prevails; tho papers publish tho stand
ing Of the militia and wonder whether
the companies would respond to q call
from the Governor, and thus add more
fuel to the ilamcs; the mayor of Au-
'gusta increases his police force; Colo
ncl White, of the First Regiment,
sends orders to the various companies
to prepare for an emergency, and tho
people stand by and take it all in and
then go to their indignation meetings
and get more excited than ever. Morrill,
is very sanguinc that his plan of sub
hitting the points at issue to tho Su-
prcme Court will succeed. 1t must be
said, however, that the gcnc"al opin-
ion seems to be that his plan " Il. fail.
| While great many speakers at tho
kepuDlican meetings counsel oDposi-
tion to the Governor only to the extent
! of using all legal methods, others have
made the most inccndiary speeches
and have declared that if force must
be used they will welcome it.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
| were held in various parts of tho State
on Saturday night, and others nrc an
nounccd for this week. The tone of
the speeches is strong and violent
each party dcnouncing the other, and
each expressing d determination to
hold out to tho bitter end. The most
Important meeting was at Lewiston,
here three thousand people were
resent, and where Governor Garcclon
delivered speech explaining and ius-
tifying his course. Resolutions cnio-
giZiny the Governor, and plcdging him
self support, were enthusiastically
adopted.
WHERE WILL 1T END?
This week will be an exciting one in
Maine. Fry, although lie docs not
say so in public, is said to believe that
blood will be spilled before the end
comes. Blaine, too, is reported to
favor violence as Il last resort. There
arc plenty Of Republicans who cx-
press readily their belief that there
will be trouble when tho Legislature
organizes. The arms at Bangor win
bc removed somo time this week.
Councillor Fogg says the Governor has
perfect right to order tho State arms
where he plcascs, and TINT he is GER
tainly in the right. The guns, he saws,
shall he removed. The adjutant gcner-
al has been ordered to remove them
tomorrow and have them in Augusta
by tomorrow night. While the Re-
publicans arc getting very excited,
and more so every day, the Fusionists
keep cool. Governor Garcclon, al
though placed in very trying situa-
ton, is not to be frightened, and there
is probably not cooler man in the
State to-day than the executive officer.
lie answers all questions calmly and
with dignity, and his conduct in this