. Eastern Maine and the rebellion: being an account of the principal local events in eastern Maine during the . retary of Warmade a requisition on Governor Washburn for a regiment for im-mediate service. Governor Washburn replied: Maine will re-spond promptly, and thereupon issued his proclamation; toconvene the Legislature of this State April 22d; then and thereto consider and determine on such measures as the condition ofthe country and the obligations of the State may seem to same night there was a grand rally at Norombega Hall, whichwas attended by an immense number of our
. Eastern Maine and the rebellion: being an account of the principal local events in eastern Maine during the . retary of Warmade a requisition on Governor Washburn for a regiment for im-mediate service. Governor Washburn replied: Maine will re-spond promptly, and thereupon issued his proclamation; toconvene the Legislature of this State April 22d; then and thereto consider and determine on such measures as the condition ofthe country and the obligations of the State may seem to same night there was a grand rally at Norombega Hall, whichwas attended by an immense number of our citizens. This meet-ing was called to order by Gen. S. P. Strickland, and by his motionHon. Samuel H. Blake was called upon to preside, after which thefollowing vice presidents were chosen: Samuel Veazie, GeorgeW. Pickering, James Dunning, Isaiah Stetson, Solomon Parsons,Hastings Strickland, Thomas N. Egery, Charles W. Roberts, , S. H. Dale, I. S. Bartfett, A. C. Smith, James ODono-hue, Jonathan Young, J. S. Wheelwright, Aaron A. Wing, JosephPorter. David Bugbee, Geo. A. Cummings, Michael Boyce, H. Hon. ISRAEL WASHBURN, Jr., The First War Governor. arW Eastekn Maine and the Rebellion. 19 Fogg, Israel B. Norcross, Patrick Golden, Sidney Thaxter, W. , Kobert Carlisle, Luther H. Eaton, M. Gilligan, John , A. L. Simpson, F. Muzzy, Benj. H. Mace. The secretarieswere F. A. Wilson, T. H. Garnsey and Frank Garland. At thisgathering speeches, all breathing intense loyalty, were made andthe following resolutions adopted: Resolved,—That it is the duty of every American citizen inthe present alarming and dangerous crisis of the American Union,to give an earnest, patriotic and hearty support to the GeneralGovernment, and that Maine ought and will respond to the utmostof her ability, both in men and money, to maintain the liberty ofthe country and the union of the States; and we believe the timehas come when the whole power of the Government, and of theloyal p
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