The Portland daily press., 1880-01-03
Nobody Allowed to Pass With
out the CounterSign.
THE COUNCIL FRIGHTENED
AT THEIR OWN SHADOWS.
Resignation of One Of the Counted
In Representatives

Va
days. Tonight several persons went to the
State House on bu siness, but were refused
admission, not having the countersign.
gentleman who preceded them advanced to the
outer door, giving three knocks. The guard
within inquired, "Who comes ?" Friends
advance and give the countersign." W. P.
Low was responded and the gentlemen entered
while an armed guard closed the doors on the
others, who were without the countersign. 1t
may be well to state here on the best authority
that no military company or other organized
body has been raised to resist the state author
tiles. nor will there be. In none of their
plans have the Republicans contemplated fight
ing to remedy what they regard as grievous
wrong. The unanimous voice OF the leaders
has been for peace. If there is any violence
used it must come from parties outside Of the
counted out.
Tomorrow is the day fixed upon for the
gathering here of fusion members. 1t is
thought that but few will respond as most will
remain at their homes over Sunday.
Hon. VIM. P. Frye is expected tomorrow.
The officials at the State House have not
shown disposition to accept the city's tender
of a police force, but employ men of their own
selection.
The decision of the court is expected to-mor.
row and is looked forward to with great
interest
Col. A. w. Wildes Of. Skowhegan was to-day
renominated by the Governor as railroad
commissioner, he having held the Office some
fifteen years. The nomina alton seems to be
distas teful to the Council, who, it is said, will
not confirm him.
Gov. Garcelon returned to the city this p. m.
Speaking of the situation at the State House
the Journal says: "You appear to have full
liberty to go into every part of the Capitol,
but go where you will, the eyes of these vigil
liant officials or their minions watch Sit
down in some secluded spot, and you will
soon have some one accidentally therenfor
your company. Thus is the Capitol of Maine
guarded by spies for "judicious purposes"
The fumes of tobacco. smoke is the first thing
which meets visitor, no matter in what Sec
ton of the building he may go, although on
the walls in plain sight are the prohibitions.
No smoking allowed here One person re-
marked, after having secured a look at the
most of the officers who were in the State
Huse, They are hard looking set. do not
wonder now, at what they have done.i'
LEWISTON, IJan. 1.-The Journals Augusta
correspondent says the visitor at Fort Garce-
lon,'' as the Maine State House is now popu-
ly termed, may see on guard well known Au-
burn man, who has been freely quoted by the
Fusion Bride Commissioner, as authority for
the bulldozlng crimes alleged to have been
perpetrated on inoffensve fusionists by wicked
Republicans, on the last election day in Maine.
This gentleman's beat is between sthe fish
pond in the rocunda and the vestibule of the
State House. He Loyalty watches new corners,
earning the So day, which is the stipend paid
out of the state treasury by the fusion state
government to preserve the constitution and
the laws, and make the new Andrew Jackson
more than immortal. On Thursday Repub-
lican sheriff visited Augusta, and his business
required that he should visit Fort Garcelon.
The Auburn Grenadier evidently apprehend-
ed that the Republican carried con-
cealed dangerous weapons. He followed him
into the office of the Secretary of State He
watched the gestures the speech, the eyes of
the dangerous man, and it was not until the
sheriff had left the premises that the appre-
tensions of the garrison that the Governor
was to be bulldozed seemed to abate.
The rs armed men now stationed at the
Capitol do not Extensively parade themselves
about the Capitol in broad daylight. There
are by day few pickets only in citizens
DRESS but by night the men may be seen, pass
ing to and fro with shouldered arms.
1t is said that beside the arms and 10000
pounds of ammunition in the basement, there
has been collected a quantity of lumber
What it was designed for, one seems to
know Finally it leaked out that this lumber
was to be used to barricade the State House
doors next Wednesday to prevent any BULLDOG
ers from getting access. Everybody is now
regarded a bulldozer who does not endorse the
steal.
Gen. Chamberlain Qualities as Major
General.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 2.-Gen. Joshua L. Cham
berlain is in the city. He was chosen last
winter Major General of the Maine militia and
was commissioned but failed to be qualified.
He is here for the purpose of being qualified
as Major General, which will be done before
justice of the peace. All is quiet here now.
Scion Chase's Views.
Scion Chase, leader in the Greenback party,
is in the city this evening, and was interview
ed by the agent of the Associated Press:
Agent-"Mr. Chase, you have been reported
as not favoring the count out"
Chdse-Well, never favor anything that is
wrong, and if any wrong has been committed,
and don't say there has, then OF course
don't approve of it,
Agent-"How do your people feel about this
matter?'
Chase-"The Republicans of course are in
dignant, but outside of that party the people
are willing to trust the regularly constituted
authorities. Nothing else can be done as l
can see."
pie if they think they have been wronged?'
Chdse-"The peoples great tribunal, the
Legislature. which is superior to and above
Governor and Council. I think the Governor
and Council have performed their duty hon.
estly and conscientiously, and if they have
done wrong it has not been intentional. There
are different ways in looking at statutory
law and in interpreting it the Executive may
have made mistakes, but these may be rectifed
by the courts"
Aqent-"Will all the counted in members
answer to the roll call on the first day of the
session.
Chase-"I certainly think So Members
counted in should feel under obligations to
come here and take their seat and vote, even
though they might feel little doubtful about
the people sending them there. That would
not prevent them from acting honestly. be-
lieve that there is a good deal of common
sense yet left in the breasts of the people,"
Mr.. Chase seemed to put great emphasis on
the idea that the people must not forget that
they owe allegiance to regularly constituted
authorities. His position on these matters is
regarded as Of considerable importance, as he
is thesacknowledged leader in the Greenback
party. 1t is reported that he will remain till
after the organization and do his best to bring
the Greenbackers into line.
LETTER FROM GEN. CHAMBERLAIN.
BRUNSWICK, Dec. %, 1879.
Hon. James G. Blaine:
My dear Sir:-I telegraphed Gov. Garcelon
the day Gov Morrill's letter appeared, urging
him as earnestly as could to submit the dis
puted questions to the courts l afterwards
wrote him letter to the same effect.
An indignation meeting was proposed here,
but it was my opinion that the demonstrations
of that sort had already been sufficient to i'm
press upon the Governor the state of pub
lie feeling; and that what we now need to do is
not to add to popular excitement which is LA
Bile to result in disorder and violence, but to
aid in keeping the peace by inducing our
friends to speak and act as sober and aw-abid-
inc citizens