The New York Herald Newspaper, July 15, 1856, Page 2

« i i aI : E £ li | i i z l LE i Hy i : i ! i f Probably there never was @ period when our people, deadung }, Said less about political matters now. No interest is manifested in Presidential election; special organization of parties for the can- has taken place; the party presses are apathetic, all the wires seem to be rusty and otherwise of repair. and other prominent cities, the proceedings it 4 Sacramento, Stoc! bave been held to endorse ze with, the people’ reform organization cisco ; and in the mines and mountain villa- e enthusiasm prevails. proclamation f E 2 5 4th of June Gov. Johnson issued a peserey the city of San Francisco in @ state of issurrec- @ on, calling upon all persons subjest to duty in the Third, Fourth and Fifth military districts, to hold themselves in readiness to do warlike service, under orders of the Commauder-in-Chief and his generals ot feseer rank. This, and the accompanying documenta, were received by the whole State with indignation. To those who had correctly estimated the objects, past and future, of the Committee, gubernatorial interference seemed uncalled for, especially inasmuch as Governor Jolmson withheld his agrag rg until long after there appeared any ne- ceseity fur its issuance. Some proceeded to enroll them- selves as directed, but nearly all such were friends and mesociates of the wretches punished by the Com- mittee. Many of the organized military com: ves disbanded, surrendered their arms, and posi- ely refused to engage in any attack on the people. Meanwhile the Committee opened their books for re- eruits, asd thousands hurried to join the organization. Large quantities of arms kept coming, unti! six thousand muskets, thirty pieces of cannon, mapy smail arms and @bundant ammunition and infantry accoutrements were ered to the rooms of the Committee. A regular sys- of military discipline was established, strong guards ‘were mounted, and the whole force divided into ten reg!- ments—ail composed of the best men in the city. A strong Dreastwork of sand bags was builtin the night time in frept of the Committee rooms; a large bell was suspended @m the roof of their buildings, to give instant alarm on the pes of danger, and several pieces of cannon were ted on the adjacent roofs, so as to command each street to the fortification ‘While these formidable preparations were going for- ‘ward, the Governor’s officers and the pubhe journals in favor of annihilating the Committee, labored excessively to obtain warriors, and succeeded in securing a ragged few bundred additional to the fierce desperadoes who “ flocked around the constitution and the Executive’’ im- mediately on the appearance of his proclamation. ‘The Governor was now made to believe, by his un- principled advisers, that he could at once suppress the imsurrection.”” Accordingly, he went to Benicia to obtain arms and the various projectiles of war from the ‘United States Arsenal; but Gen. Wool Sages A refused {© accommodate “his Excellency,” to great annoy- ance and chagrin. While at Benicia, a committee of gentlemen from San Francisco, but not members of the Vigilance Committee, ‘waited on the Governor to endeavor to induce hun to withdraw his proclamation, This he would not do, and ‘fm bis reception of the Committee forgot that gentlemanly deportment is as créditable to the public officer as to the Private citizen. He returned © Sacramento, much incensed at General Wool, and conv! of the mysterious fact that a ‘“ mob” had of six thousand stand of arms and pieces of cannon, which they had obtained with- ont bloodshed, disturbance, or ejection oa the part of the owners. On the 6th inst. it was deemed best by the Vigilance Committee to dispose of their stock of capture! infamy, eons) | of six notorious iadividuals. Banishment was ahe sentence, and the cul ead e rs tug sentens were marched to the dock shipped to other lands. On Oth inst. the Vigilance Committee issued an ad- Gress to the people of the State. Sinc first shipment of rogues the Committee have instructed John Crowe, J. W. Bagley, James Hennesey, ‘William Hamilton, Wiliam, alias Jack Maguire, James Cusick, Terrence Kelley and Jobn Lawler to leave the ‘State of California, never to return, on or before the 20th of June. They must go! Sewers! edditional arrests have hoon mada and hefore the work of the Committee is completed the exports of knavery will have far surpassed the imports. At noon on the 15th, an immense mass meeting was held of the friends of ‘the Vigilance Committee, at which —— presided. Able addresses were delivered, and rescluuons adopted. ‘The government forces have, as yet, made no hostile Movement, though they have gone into camp pear this “Business was dull, and the city was never s0 quiet and orderly Address of the Committee. gow occupy by the voice and countenance of the vast ma- Jor ity of fellow citizens, as executors of their will, desire to define the necessity which has forced this peo- ple into their present orgapizntion. Great public emergencies demand prompt and vigorous vemedies. The peopie—iong suffering under an ovganized despotism which has invaded their |iberties—squandered property—usurped their offices of trust and emolu- meni—«n: their lives—prevented the expression of their will gh the ballot box, and corrupted the channels of justice—bave now arisen in virtue of their taberent right and power. All political, religious and sectional differences and issues have given way to the unt necessity of a thorough and fundamental re- 77) purification of the social and political body. ‘The voice of a whole people has demanded uniog and or as the wy Ae of making our laws effe> and regaining rights of free speech, free vote and public safety. For years they have patiently waited and striven, ina bie manner, and in accordance with the forme of to reform the abuses which have made our city a word; fraud and violence have fuiled every effert, and laws to which the people looked for protection, while distorted and rendered efleté in practice, so as to shield the vile, have been used as a powerful engine to fasten fwpon us tyranny and misrule, 'A® republicans, we looked to the ballot box as our safe guard and eure rem But «0 effectually and so long ‘Was its voice smothered, the votes deposited in it by free men 0 entirely outnumbered by bullots thrust in through fraud at midnight, or nollifed by the false counts of Rdgex and inspectors of elections at noonday, that many doubted whether the Utterly corrupt ‘Organized gangs of bad men, of all political parties, er who aesumed any particular creed from mercenary and corrupt motives, have parcelied out our offices among emselves, of sok! them to the highest bidders, Have provided themselves with convenient tools to @bey their nod, as clerks, inspectors and judges of ¢ woo, Have emp oyed bullies and professional fighters to de Stroy tally lists by force, and prevent peaceable citizens fom xecertaining, in a lawful manner, the trae number Of voter yo ied at our elections And bave ured cunningly costrived ballot boxes, with falee sides and bottoms, 80 prepared that by means of a spring or slide epurions tickets, concealed there previour to the election, could be mingled with genuine voles. Of ail this we have the most irrefragable proofs. Fe- tous from other lands and States, and cnconvieted crimi pale equally as bad, have thus controlled pubite famds and Property, and have often amassed sudden fertunes with: Out having done “an honest day's work with head or Bands. Thus the tair mberitance of our city has ween embezzied and squandered—our streets and wharves are fm ruins, and the miserable entailment of an enormous debt w)!l bequeath sorrow and poverty tu another gene. ration The jury box has bees tampered with, and our jury flaw have been made to «lneli the hundred «| murderers bands have cemented this tyranny, and si th the bowie knife and the pistol, not only the of an indignant press, but the shudderiag re Duke of the outraged citizen a»! that the inhabitants of distant w that corrupt men in office, as well as strikers and other vile tools of unscru- aim and shoot down with impunity, ee well peaceable and uneffending citizens ax those ear: Beet reformers who, at the known hazard of their lives. ness of heart, have sought, in a lawful sebemes of public plunder or to awa- majority of the people were wot manner, to ken inve sey Embodied in the principles of republican governments ere the truth: that the majority should rule; and when officials, who have frradalently seized the reins of ancbority designedty fowart the execution of the laws, end avert punishment (rom the tetortously guilty, the pow: ef they usurp reverts back to the people from whom it was wrested. Realizing these truth=, and confident that they were carrying out the will of the vast majority of the oui rene of thie cownt the Committee of Vigilance, under a paratively caure ignominiour desth w: ‘of imperative duty; and they carnestiy hoy that in endeavoring to mete out merciful justice to tl ity, their counsels may he #0 —— by that Power whose tribunal we shall al] stand, that in the ‘of after life, amid the calm refice ‘and in the clear view of dying conscience, tnere may by boner we would regret or wish to change no to reward, no enemies to punish. ends to acoomplish. beartfelt aim is the public Tay our community of those ‘actions have been evil continually, and have final we are now making. We voritiam ae a body, nor shail there be evinced, our acts, either partiality for, oF projudie the purg ed characters ny : 4 é i a E f s a i i E fy H 1 F. i i 5E i i ' i ' ! fi iH en realy ; iH fie 2 Hit = suborners of witnesses, and tamperers with the jury ‘The Committee of Vigilance believe that the people have entrusted to them the duty of ring evidence, atter due trial, expelling from community those raf- flans and aseassins who have so long outraged the peace and good order of society, violated the baliot box, over , ridden law and thwarted justice Beyond the duties incident 10 this we do not desire to interfere with the details of government. We have spared and suall spare no effort to avoid bloodshed or civil war, but wodeterred by threats or op- img izations, shall continue, peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must, this work of reform, to which we have pledged our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor, Our labors have been arduous, our detiberations haye been cautious, our determinations firm, our counsels pra- dent, our are, and while regretting the imperi ous necessity which catled us into action, we are anxious that this necessity should exist no longer; and when our Jabors sball have been accomplished, whea the commu- nity shall be freed from the evils it Las so long endured— when we have insured to our cit zens an honest and vigo- rous protection of their rights—then the Committee of Vigilance will tind great pleasure in resigning their power nw the hands of the people from whom it was received. Published by order of the committee. (Seal of the committee.) SECRETARY. Constitution of the Committee of Vigilance of San Francisco. ADOPTED MaY 15, 1856. ‘Whereas, it has become apparent to the citizens of San Francisco that there is no security for life end property, either under the regulations of society as it at present exists, or under the laws as new administered, and that, by the association together of bad characters, our ballet boxes bave been stolen, and others substituted or stuffed with votes that were never polled, and thereby our elec- tions nullitied—our dearest rights violated—and no other method left by which the will of the people cam be mani- festec— Therefore, the citizens whose names are hereunto at- tached do unite themeelves into an association for the ‘maintenance of the peace and good order of society—the prevention and punishment of crime—the preservation of our lives and property, and to insure that our ballot-boxes sball hereafter express the actual and unforged will of the majority of our citizens; and we do bind ourselves each unto the other, bya solemn oath, todo afid perform every ju-t and lawful act for the maintenance of law ano disturbers of the peace, shall escape q by the quibbles of the law, the insecurity of prisons, the carelessness or corruption of the police, or a laxity of ‘hose who pretend to administer justice ; and to secure the objects of this aesociation we do hereby agree— Ist. That the name and style of this association shall be the Committee of for the protection of the bal- lot box, the lives, pp og property of the citizens and residents of the — = Francisce. 2d. That there shall be rooms for the deliberations of the commit:ee, at which there shal! be some one or more members of the committee, appointed for that purpose, in constant attendance at all hours of the day and night, to receive the report of any member of the association, person or persons whatsoever, of any act of violence done to the person or property of apy citizen of San Francisco; and if, in the judgment of the member or members of the committee present, it be such an act as justides or demands the interference of this committee, rin aiding im the execution of the laws, or the prompt and summary punishment of the oflender, committee shail be at once assembled for the purpose of taking such action as a majority ot them, when assem- bied, ehall determine upon, Sd. That it shall be the duty of any member or mem bers of the Committee on duty at Committee rooms, whenever a general assemblage of the Commuttee is deemed necessary, to cause a cal! to be made insuch @ manner as shall be found advieable. 4th. That whercas an Executive Committee has been chosen by the Generai Committee, it shall be the duty of taid Executive Committee to deliberate and act upon all important questions, and decide upon the measures ne- cessary to carry out the objects for which this associa, tion was formed. Sth. That whereas this Committee has been ned into sub-divisions, the Executive Committee shall have er tocall, when they shall ‘so determine, upon e Beara of Delegates, to consist of three representatives from cach division, to confer with them upon matters of vital im 5 6th. all matters of detail shall be embraced in a code of by laws. 7th. That theaction of this body shall be entirely and rigerously free from all consideration of, or participation im, the merits or demerits, or opinion or acts, of any and all sects, political parties, or sectional divisions in the community; and every class of orderly,citizens, of what- ever sect, party, or nativity, may become members of this body. No discussion ef political, sectional or sec. ‘arian subjects shall be allowed in te rooms of the asso ciation. Sth. That no person accused before this body shall be punished until afer fair and impartial trial aad convic- tion. h. That whenever the General Committee have assem. bled for deii¥eration, the decision of the majority upon any question that may be submitted to them by the Ex ecutive Committoc, shall be binding upou the whole; Pro- Vided, nevertheless, that when the delegates are delibe- rating upon the puniehment to be awarded to any criml- hala, no vote inflicting the death penalty shall be binding, uplese passed by two thirds of those present and entitled to vote. 10th. That all good citizens shall be eligible for a/ inission to ths body, under «uch regulations as may be presorib ed by a committee on qualifications: and if any unworthy persons gain admission, they sball on due proof be ex- pelled. And believing ourselves to be execators of the will ef the majority of our citizens, we do pledge our se. cred honor to defend agd sustain each other io carrying out the determiged action of this committee at the hazard of our lives and our fortunes. wi thona—St ih of the ‘arlike Prepara' itrengtl Op ne (From the San Francisco Bullet'n, June 7.) ‘The movements of yesterday afternoon and evening were really indicative of active warfare. Each of the contending factions were busily engaged in preparing for the contest. The peop waking sides, and each organi- zation is receiving ree from such aa are willing to identify themec!ves in this struggle. By far the greaest number are joining the Committee, and their numbers are now swelled to about six thousand men, whi the oppos tion de not claim to have but one-third that mber, or about 2,000, while yesterday morning they estimated that they had 3,000 and would have 10,000 by this evening. Thie looks a litde like a retrograde or « falve estimate, As much ax people may strive to suppress the truth of these matters, it cannot be denied that the Committee have enrolled five times the nuraber of the opposition. The Gilet of this morning gives the following ‘as the probable force of the law and murder party, which may perhaps be about the true pumber of their army — Dr. Ashe’s (Navel Agent) Company, men.. . Calhoun Benham's Company 70 T. Hayes’ (Cow Clerk) Company . sooo ~ evor General) Co 'y.. os y (8. 8 ompan. oe Konrve ‘Clerk U. 8. [istrict Court) Company 109 Company a0 iy o 60 60 65 ’ = 3 Captain . pany. Hall McAllister’s Company .. 60 Col. J. D. Stevenson's Company, Kibbe at the City Hall........ 85, Fenn's (Continental) Company... oo £ (National Guards) Company ......... Deduct one half, a (air proportion, tor exaggerations Probable total. . seo eve FORT VIGILANCE. The Committee have fortified their headquarters very perfectly, and in such a manner as will reader taem #@ cure againat any & tack that may be made upon thein by any odds and ends that are rallying under the ban ners of Gov. Joboson and Gen. Sherman. Since the muster of the enemy, the Committee have been strongly, guarding every point by additional ordnance of various jesctptions, a& weli as such email arms ax eould be ob tained. During the afternoow a heavy 32 pounder, which has been lying at North Point for a long time, was moved up to the “Fort,” and planted in front of the rooms, with ite ugly looking muzzle bearing up town, This mammoth gun, which has done some service in ite day, was an object of great curiosity, was viewed by thousands who visited the roome in the after part of th evening. The movements of the opposition, and yague ramore that were put afloat, induced the Granc Marshal to assemble bis forces in the evening for instruc tens rfl, and the seat of war presented a very ani. mated appearance. The rooms were crowded by the divixions that were marched imto the building, and t eands were gathered about streets in the ricinit drawn thither by the w | movements. Their ser vices were not needed, however, as it appeared that the law and murder party were un) to make the grand demon-tration «0 long talked A strong guard Was detailed for the night, and after the excitement and stir of early evening, the night pacwed off quietly Tt was expected that the Commander in-Chief would ar rive by the boat last night, but he defarred his visit, it ie said, until this evening, when he will in all prebabiity take the command of hit piebald forces in person, with a view of exterminating the Committee. DRILLS. The seyeral companies were wcbyely engaged yester- uy i i nt iH ki 3 E ’ tee i ait if H i : | i 2 & as rh Fay ti il f i 5a i i a i BES F if 35 fe - ie ] ie i i FE H j 4 i i § | it 92 t HH Es i 3 E | j g 3 E ! E z a] #7 z Bs F i g 5; ] SE’ ef EE F i the cl T ant several person: midet, and have decided that many of them shall remove from hence. From the following document which we have received from ths Committee, t seems there are eight ons who stand condemned to banishment from “=r res—peareably if they will, but forcibly if they resist — Rooms or tHe VictLance Comuittes, June 9, 1856. Eprroxs Avta :—By order of the Executive Committee of Vigilance, I hand you herewith the entire list of those per sons who, up to this have been ordered @ leave the State on or before the 20th inst JOHN CROWR, J. W. BAGLEY, TON, WM., alias JACK McGUIRE, JAMES CUBICK TERRENCE KELLBY, JOHN LAWLER, 33 SECRETARY. ) ‘This swells the list to twenty-two so far as is known, and there are probadly as many more who have ey absented themselves. The catalogue now stani as fol- lows — J.P. Casey, Ea. MeGowan, Charles Cora, Peter Wightman, James Sullivan, John Crowe, Wm. M James Cusick, J. W. Bagiey, Edw. ‘Wm. Hamitfon, M. Gallagher, jack MeGuire, Wooley Kearny, James Hennessey, Bill Lewis, Terrence Kelley, Jim White, James Burk, John Lawler, ©. P. Duane. ‘This, it must be admitted, is aather a dark list, and comprises a strong force from the ranks of the law and murder party of this city. We would not wish to say anything to unnecegtarily injure the feelings of any who are about to leave, as there may be some here desig nated who have determined upon a reformation. But these parties will, in their candid moments, if they have apy, admit there is much of justice in their sentence. pe Ay know what has been their conduct and charac- ter in this city, and when they review their past career, they will all undoubtedly feel to say, as did the a Mulligan, that his punishment was merited, no complaint to make against his accusers. NOTICE FOR JAMES CUSICK TO LEAVE. ——. tgs oa ae AN FRANCISCO, June 6, 1866. ‘ommitiee of VI after a he had James Cusick—Efin: The Vigilance, investigation and deliberation, have declared you guilty character being & notoriously bad ‘and dangerous person, a disturber of the peace, a violator of the purity and integrity of ie ballot ‘ox, aud bave wecordingly adjudged the following sentence — That you. James Cusick, leave the State of Californta on or before the twentieth (2h) day of June, 1856, never to return, under the severest penalties. In witness w! f, the seal of the Committee of Vigilance ishereunto attached. By order of the Committee. (seat. 33, Secretary. CUSICK’S LETTER. To Te Victtaxce Committer oF SAN FRaxcisco—T some days since received @ note purporting to have issued frow your body, charging me with being a dangerous and disrepu iable character—with being concerned in election frauds—and ordering me to leave the State. On the 10th instant I forwarded to you @ letter denying the charges against me and demanding an investigation. To this communteation I have received no reply. 1 cannot, in justice to myself and my family, consent to rest under the imputation of these charges, and by absenting my seX from the State tacitly admit their truth. If, as the newspapers in your interest assert, you act only upon proof, and do not desire to allow the power you hold to ve ‘an engine of private malice, you canuot reluse me an opportunity of confronting those who accuse me, and proving my entire Innocence of the offences against me uring my residence in this place, I have supported myself by honest labor, and have been in no manner engaged in any rauds upon the ballot-box. I acted as olliver of election only on one occasion, and then the party to which I Was attached was defeated in’ my ward. Tnow demand imple act of justice that the evldence as Ww the names of the Witnesses, be made bile opportunity before a tribunal 3 #0 be heard in my defeuce. { this is granted, Tam confident I will be able to vindicate Ifyou deny me this right, I will certainly refuse to with your commands, and apply for protection to the JAMES CUSICK. JONN CROWE'S LETTER. To tHe Pusiic—The undersigned, before leaving this State, feels called upon to make a short siatement in regard Wo the causes which have led (o his departure. The me, and which have caused been in this eity and New Or stutter. Now I deny these charges most emphatically and positively, and assert that 1 never wae a judge, inspector or clerk of any election; never stuffed a ballot box myself, nor paid or im an, comnive:t at one’s being stuffed by others, at nny general election in this State, or elsewhere. Talso deny, most positively and unequi that Lever used my cai Ttal of the press who have pot taken the opportunity afford by the action of the Vigiauce , to Villify and Irieeken Bly character. JOHN CROWE Francisco, June 19th, 1866. A Warnt from Under. The Sacramento Stale Journal, says tie San Francisco Sun, contains the following significant warning to the mobites of this city, and one, to our certain knowledge they will do well to heed before itis too late. I!» streets are to be del: with the blood of the tran who now revel in ‘Fort Vigilance,” and hundreds ot wives made widows, and children made fatherless, our skirts will be unstained with their blood, for we have rned, plead and entreated them to disband, and desist m their high handed crimes and outrages onrtitution and laws of our State. Longer forbearance Las censed to be a virtue, and the civil aud military laws of the Mate must and will be enforced — ‘The condition of affairs remains unchanged. It is said tha: the friends of law and order at San Francisco do not lack so! diers. More than enough of men have enlisted to restore tain sleepless ‘vigilanee,”” for a shell that will blew heir organization to atoms. [et nota French man sleep on his wateh, permit not a German to jay aside his musket, bet every allen sand true to his post; for the day of re tribution will asiuredly arrive. 4a preparing for them Resignation of General Sherman. TO MY FRIENDS IN CALIFORNIA. When at Benicia, last night, I placed in the hands o: Governor Johnson the resi jon of the commission of Major General, under which I have been acting for som weeks. I did'so for many rease lest these be mi- understood by my friends, or tor' a pore by an enemy, I must in justice to myself make they bike. oo think I have already said and done enough to con vince all that Iam not an advocate of the Vigilance (> « mittee;and whilet I would have contributed my a tance to @xpel from our midst all rowdies, ballot box ers and shoulder strivers, it would only be by the appl cation of some legal mode, which | believe does exist and pot ly resorting to the organization of a committe: which ia the enforcement of its decrees has bem oy to resist the authority of the sworn officers of the law When, however, the Vigilance Committee had become installed in power, and I had received the orders of the Governor to organize the militia to aid the Sherif in the execution of bis duty, I did my best to influence and command all good citizens to enrol themselves into com. jes, promising when a sufficient number were cn ted, provided the necessity still continued, to arm. equip and muster them into the service of the State. based my promise of arming the enrolled militia on a verbal ateurance given te Governor Jolnsam by General ‘Wool, in my prosence, to issue from the United States Arenal, on & proper requisition, such avms and ma nitions of war as oo ee ae call for. Ib} now no lepger a secret that wi e written req tion was made General Wool had changed his mind, had discovered that be had not the iegal power to grant the request. Ihave at all times endeavored to calm ihe public ex citement, giving orders that no men enrolled in the ser viee of the State should exh bit themeelves on the streets, and cautioned the more zealous to refrain from using eacitiag e within the bearing of others: and, in the belief some peaceful solution woule present iteelf for the complicated state of affairs, | have coun moderation and forbearance, for, knowing that Vigilance Committee would themselves see that ir organization must come toan end, | believert that they would discover that the sooner they surrendered thee power the easier i would be of accomplishment. 1 was forced to conclude that these moder ste counsela not coincide with the views of Governor Johneon, |, in jumtice to him, I felt bound to afford him tie op: portunity to relect some representative here whose jdeas ‘were more consonant with his own. At the same time I must bear testimony to the bigh and chivalrous semse of “ty whieh bas actuated the Governor in all my inter. course with bi lance Committee will disband absolutely ard in fact; that they will forego all quiobles and pride, anfl submit to the law, making such reasonable conces reas are demai by the Governor in bis proclam: n. Ruch a step would reflect high credit on these gen- tie men, would at once restore peace and quict, and relieve |) minds of the fears and appreonsions that cannot be cot cvaled. W. 7. SHERMAN, \olney F. Howard has been appointed successor to Go eral Sherman. Resignation of Marshal North. THD FIRST STEP TOWARDS AN RVACUATION OF THE OFFICERS. Fempton North, Req., City Marshal of San Francisco, has ‘endered hie resignation of the office whish he baa beld for the past year. Mr. North is a gentioman well «now n in this community ae aa honorable vrne hearted man, and one of the most efficient officers th ut ever seryod i | CRT brits egels? i 4 i i : : i HH i i } + | a? : FE re ‘ # h E : : & | & & i 5 ; i a ag E H 2 : to you, and isco to which I wan duly elect Bong oS action may tend to restore that harmony in the pee ‘edaire of this community, I remain tnoet re- Your obedient servant HAMPTON NORTH. Saw Francisco, June 10, ing is the letter sent to the Governor:— Besicta, June 7, 1866, To His Exceiutency J. Neevy Jounson, Govenxon ov Cat Teeny Sin—The und |, citizens of San Francisco, on their own bebalf, and on bebalf of a large of the people of rleacy) lonehing ike presest siarming eriae in Readairy, cellency, tour nt ‘Toi a re ” J, Bs CROCKETT, LW. KARL W. MACONDRAY, JAMES V. THORNTON, JAMES DONAHUE, M. R. ROBER’ JOHN J. WILLIAMS, JOHN SIME, BALIE PEYTON, G. W. P. BISSELL. oo! = eA THE CONFERENCE. When the Committee reached the door of the Solano Hotel, Col. Crockett inquired for Gov. Johnson. Judge ‘Terry replied tbat any communication for the Governor must be addressed to him in writing. This remark was repeated by Volney Howard, iy A_room was then procured, and @ note written’ by Col. Crockett, on the part of the committee, soliciting an interview. Mr. Bis- sell, Mr, Thornton and Mr. Earl were requested to deliver it to the Governor; on reading which the Governor re- lied that he would be happy to receive the Committee. yl. Crockett, as Chairman of the Committee, was re quested to state to Gov. Johnson the ct of our inter- view. This was done in a calm, sensible and dispas- sionate manner. He stated that we came there at the re- quest of a number of the citizeus of San Francisco, be e to no party, but actuated solely by a desire t> ay the serious calamity impending over the city and State. He stated, in emphatic terms, that the Committee of which he was Chairman had no connection with the Vigilance Committee or its movements; declared he ‘was not authorized $5 speek specially for the Com- mittee, but felt. authori: to assure the Governor no danger existed of any further action on the part of the Committee which would be ca’culated to bring them into coilision with the civil authorities, and gave special as- surance that they would hereafter vield obedience to all writs rhich might be addressed to the crisis, assuring bim Vigilance would, ina few days, ‘volunarily disband, would, ina few days, voluntarily , ‘and order would once more be restored to the community. When 1) Bis Committee entered the room of Governor Jobnson there were fang oP oy Excellency; General Douglas, Secretary of p; Judge Terry, of Supreme: Court; Major General Howard, of the Sacramento Divi 3 the San Fraaucisco Divi sion; Brigadier General McCorkle, of the Marysville Divi tion, Mr. White, of the State Journal; Mr. Jones, of Pal mer, Cook & Co. Mr. Rowe, Aid-de-Camp to the Governor ; Col.’ Baker, of San Francisco—this last was present by invitation of Col. Crockett and Gov. Johnson. After Col. Crockett had concluded his statement, the Governor replied that be would give his answer in writ ing. The Committee then retired, leaving the gentlewen above named with the Governor. ‘The following is the reply of Governor Johnson, made to the Committe after the coufereuce:— Besicta, Cat, June 7, 1886. ND OTHERS, COMMITTEE FROM CIT Hox. J. B. Cnocxert, ZENS OF BAN FRANCISCO — ENTLEMEN—In reply to the verbal communication made to me this evening, iu relation to the existing condition of affairs nthe city of San’ Francisco, I have to sa the hope you have expressed that the unhappy dificulties of which yo" have made mention may be terminated without bi . fully accords with my own desire; and I can assure you pothing shall be done upon any part which will not impersa tively be rendered necessary to ecure a compliance with in: executive proclamation issued by me on the 3d inst, By virtue of the constitution of this State it is made my duty toenforce the execution of the laws. This duty I shall per form; and if, unhappily, & collision occurs, and injury to life oF property result, the responsibility must rest upon those who disregard the’ authority of the State. | Very fully, your servant, J. NEELY JOHNSON. ‘The Governor and Sacramento Committee. We publish below the report made by the committee 0: the citizens of Sacramento, who waited upon Governor Johnson for the purpose of bringing ab vut, af mom 9 an amicable settlement of the existing nye pg on ween His Incompetency and the people of this city. report ex- plains itself — REPORT. Your committee, through its chairman, solicited of the Governor a interview, which was at cnce graut ed, and Thursday, at ten o'clock, fixed as the time. Pre viously, however, learning that the committee of citizens of the city of San Francisco, who recently bad a conter. ence with the Governor, at Benicia, did not ask him to re- yoke his preclamat'on, “we determined to hold a meeting at nine o'clock, on Thursday mcrning, to inquire into the propriety cf modifying the language of your petition so as to confo) m to your real de ign, and at the rame time not ask of the Governor more he could, as a sworn offi cer do, particularly not more than the committee from Fan Frapeweo itvelf requested. Accordingly your com mittee met, and after some interchange of opinion as to their power to medity your petition, ard with a desire truly to report your wishes, resolved, in efect, that the object of citizens of Sacramento would be attained if the Governor wolnd give sotne proper as: urance that the people of San Francieco would not be attacked by the military. In other words, that the Governor should post pone to the last moment apy collision. These resolution= were banded to the Governor with the petition. The Committec fartber report that atthe boar appointed they presented themeelves to the Goxernor, amd were by him cordially and frankly received. J. 0, Hanson, as Chairman, then read the petition and resolutions; and subsequently followed a full and free discussion between the Governor and so the present alarming state of affairs. It was conceded by all that the people of the State were in great danger of civ! war, and that the best energies of every good man were demande 1 to avert the danger. Your committee recom mended to the Governor that the people of Sacraneot) enerally sustained the acts of the Vigi Committee of &: Francisco, and believed that a withdrawal of the pro- clamaticn was expedient and would restore order. To this the Governor replied that he most earnestly deprecated any collision between the authorities and the le, and that he foresaw and felt, to she fullest extent the horrible consequences of such a collision; and th feeling, he would never cqgpmand an attack to be made ‘on the Vigiiance Commi til the last possible mo tment, and until he was compelled to do so by his solemn obligation to the constitution and the laws. Further, he stated explicitly that the responsibility would be on bi intended to act ia person » San Francisco, «, ortunately, it became necessa: resort to extreme measures, and that as yet he had is sued no orders by which any officer would be ‘ined to bring about a ellison. Governor adi that the of the State, in and out of San Francisco, were jargely in favor of many of the past acts of the Vigilance Comm ttee, and that it was this power of public opini » which gave that Committee its force; and, ther, fore, he, as the Governor of a State in perilous cireny stances, would be recklese were he to hasten a conflict In short, your committee are eatirely satiated that Go. vernor John-on | sensible of the ee dition of affairs, ‘and has no wish or intention to act incautiously; that bis main desire i# to reetore peace and quiet as speedily as possible, and without bloodshed. As to revoking the pro clamation, the Governor stated that he could not do so without violating his oath of office; that he had been je- ly notified by the proper officers of a resistance to the win San Francisco, amd that in consequence he issued his proclamation declaring said city to be i surrection, and calling upon the lance disband; that the same state of fact exist no and even with greater force, and that to wi proclamation would be & violation of the law and a denial of facts within the cre of all, to wit—the fact of ‘an insurrection and ot armed resistance to the writs of the courts. ‘The Governor also said that the committee of citizens from San Francisco expressly disclaimed the propriety of asking at that time a revokation of the proclamation; that tween the people nnd soulors shoud ‘not be prectyfate tween the people and soldiers #! not be preci 1 by the authorities, and a short time afforded to enable the committes to disband. Upon the point that the pro- clamation be 80 modified as to revoke the order calling out the military, the Governor said even that could not fairly be asked, because he had himself requested the forces to be im readiness to act when they were called np: on by the authorities, as was in his judgment and euch call would not be made until the lanes jes of the case, and that so soon as the Vigi mittee disbanded he would revoke his procia- mation, and peace and quiet would unquestionably be re- stored; that he wae not acting now, and should not act in future, with any revengeful feeling whatever. The foregoing is the substance of what tranepired at our interview with the Governor, and your committee feel bound to Ptate that the temper tone of all the Governor's remarks were such as became our Chief Ma- gistrate, All hie aeeurances to us were pacific, and ini cative of neither pride nor malice, andl the citizens of 4a cramento ought to pot on the same temper and tone. Let be not stand upon email pointe when revolution, dark and bicody, etares us in the Whether the Governor ong to revoke his proclamation, is at best a form, a technicality, the substance is that there will be no blood in our streets Leaving out of view the ret of issuing the prociama. tion, and the only part of it which bas force now—the rg hag on yy pract wi ible practi- cable speed.’ They may fear no future criminal proceed. EDGAR MILLS, B MARSHALL, L. B. HARRI J. ORMSTEAD. . ROBINSON, . KER, EF. G Great Sughring among the California Paseen- Nicaragua—One Hun- Grell ana ‘Twenty Deaths ng ‘The True Californian gives the following aceount of the dreadful sufferings endured by the passengers who be New York in April Jast for California, by way of ‘icaragua:— ‘The steamer Orizaba left New York on the 8th of April, with some five hundred paseengers for California, by Dg of Nicaragua. On the 16m she arrived at San Juan, and the passengers disembarked. By means of one boats they started up the river, during a soaking rain. The exposure caused them much suffering. When they ar- rived at Castilla they were informed that the transit across the country was closed; and after two days’ delay, «uring which they were constantly exposed to the weather, they were told that if they chose they could return to New York; but only fifteen minutes were al- lowed them ; and as they were compelled to abandon their bargoge in case they concluded to go back, three hundred of the passengere determined to push on. They were taken to Granada, where they were de- tained a month, notwithstanding that an epidemic was prevailing there. Here the most fearful disease com- menced Tage among them. In four weeks seventy- nine of the three hundred were buried, bank, is time they suflered every. privation—many’ were w ithout means, and those who money were compelled to put up with extortion and robbery at every hand. On the 20th of May, in the evening, news reached Gra pada of the arrival of the Sierra Nevada at San Juan del Sur, apd thee hours were given the surviving passen gers, sick and wel , to get on board the Lake steamer. At the time it was pouring rain and pitch dark. The sick were carried down in the best manner possible, al! get ting thoroughly drenched. Upon reaching the bari t of the Lake steamer they were kept in the rain until all bad exhibited their tickets, which detained them several hours. Finally all were crowded on board, but before mornitg three of the sick died aid were sent on shore. Op the Lake steamer the scene is described as having been dreadful. The passengers were crowded together like sheep in a pen. There was scarcely room for the sick to lie down. For nineteen hours they were thus con- fine¢, suffering every torture of body and of mind; seve ral poor wretches gave up the ghost on the boat, and others died while attempting the journey from the Lake to San Juan. Aftcr they em barked in the Sierra Nevada the sickness broke ovt again, and dur'ng the yassage from San Juan to this port thirty-three deaths occurres. The following are the names of those who died :— May 23—D. D. Steel, Geo, Suttell, Jas. Kelly. Sth -taige Ciungo, Fred. Singer, Jas. MeGuire, Jesse Julian, 25th—J. Hawt , infant of ‘Sorin Connolly; Pierre Vigeaud, Richard Xan Horn, John Kavannah, Thos. Jordan, Samuel Shorthouse. jus Mille: ‘raser, ipfant of Mi 0. Zith—F. Pion, P. Ai Aug. Hi 28th—Tnfant of Mrs. Great, J. ’ Fryer. A. Mainand. Total—33 di from fever and diarrhaa. The sufferings on the Sierra Nevada beggar all descrip- tion. The ofticers of the steamer did all in their power to alleviste their sufferings, but that was little. No time was Jost in disposing of the dead, and the body was hardly allowed to get cold before it was thrown overboard. The safety of the living demanded that there should be no un detention of the dead. Rae nen caries Sen Francisco on the 6th of June. ¢ Death on the itemArrest of the Offender. name of John Bowen, from Boston, was most grossly maltreated on the Golden Gate, during hk any from Panama, by Mr. Farnsworth, the se- mate, from the injuries of which treatment he died on Monday, the ®h inst. There are many conflicting reports of the and it is impossible to say what the real facts are. We subjoin the statements of several aan a aan Fed in order per all sides and 8, 8] rely w a iv which will be had, fer the tute ana ie °. From Mr. Potter, formerly an r of the Panama, and on duty during this passage of the Gate, we learn that on morning, the 9th inst., w! off the coast in the vicinity,of Cape St. Lucas, the deceased was ordered by Mr. Farnsworth, the second mate, to assist other hands in furling the sails, After the lapse of some moments, the mate observed that John was not attend- ing to the duties assigned him, and on going into the forecastic he was found lighting bis pipe. The mate then placed him in irons in the engincer’s room, where he was —_ about eight hours, when he was discovered to be ein! a was removed, but he died shortly after. Mr. the physicians examined the body, and were of opinion that death was causei by congestion of the brain. He was a perfectly healthy map, and was quite troublesome to the officers on the whole voyage. One of hands on the steamer that they were all ordered on deck to shortea the sails, and all went up together—John having a pipe in bis mouth. As he came upon deck, Mr. Farnsworth said to him, ‘‘You smoke, do eg I'll smoke you,’’ and with this he hurrie! him be w, where he was placed in irons, and stationed = where the doctor said a man could not live tive rs for the heat and steam. MR. BENNET’S STATEMENT. Mr. Bennet, a passenger, and an old Californian, says that the place where the deceased was confined was not #0 hot as has been represented, and it was within eight or ten fect of the position where the engineer stands con stently. To satisfy himself, Mr. Bennet went down and stood in the position, with a ey Aen coat on, for three quarters of an hour, and be bot experience un- comfortable heat. He thinks the man was very much in hqvor, which must have been the cause of his 5 ‘When the news of the death, and its cause became known throughout the boat, there was considerabie ex- citement, and serious fears were entertained of an out- break or a mutiny; but better counsels prevailed, and the matter was deferred until the vessel should reach Soon as the ship was boarded information was ance Committee and also to the legal authorities, with complaints for the arrest of the mate, and soon after the boat hed the wharf he was taken into custody by the officere, and is now contined in the station house. _ bd ie ee —- bony this same mate had a ifticulty on tl 1p, While the passengers were coming oo board at Panama, with some person belonging to some other ship, who came up passenger, and who de termined to prosecute the mate or the company for ths injuries received from bim, and the deceased was ihe principal witness of the transaction. ‘The matter will be speedily brought before the courts for investigation, when further particlars willbe divulged of this stange apd inhuman transaction. port, conveyed to the Vi Libel st the Stewmer Golden Gate. A libel was fied on the A@mwahy side of the United States District Court, before Judge Hollman, in which James McGuire and Thomas H. I’lacs, two passengers by the Golden on her last trip from Panama, claim damages age the vessel in the mm of $10,000. The statement of the facts on acount of which the complaint is made is made under oath, and aj below. We know notbing about the trath of the 3 Thomas H. Place and James McGuire that on or about the Sist day of May, at about sevemo'clock, P. M., said ship Golden Gate then at her being port of Panama with these libellants and Mi ner, and witb abusive language, * 46 get out of that.” The libel! ‘would get out of the way, but wished be mi to doro inacivil manner, whereupen orth struck bim upon the back part of the neck with his fists, apd Brown, boatewain, running up struck bim over the head with a tan bar and knock« bim dcwn senseless, break! small bone near the ear, in bi At this Rh was prostrate Place tram) when the libel net F eis 1 i F i were lying, and mer, swain, dragged Dell, MecFahnsworth the master, struck bim with his flats six or F ity iz Hl him, express room and it past o'clock of that ip to without allowing him to have any the room. The libell i: Fi a Hs g & id i } i Great Conflagration at Chinese Camp—Loss At 0 o'clock on the evening of June Sth, a fire broke Gambie’s store and with the exception % fire proof butl eo by Wass, Vedder & Cutler. The Pacific Express furnighes a list of the principal sufferers, with the amonnts of their losses — W. G. Clapp, $8,000; © Holeman, 8600; M. Felton, 760. Fagle Hotel, $2,000; Mr. Sprague, $1,500; d & Peacock, $3,000; Cody’ N Jones, $2 92,500; D. W. Brown, $1,800; Wm. Goodwin, $2, der. & Cutler, $2,000; Hiram Garrett, $6,500; Samuel C. Cobb, $1,000; rhe, $1,200; Hill k Osgood, $650; Tym, $600; John Chinaman, $500; John Chinaman, $500 J Cobn & Co., $1,800; Maile & Co, $700; John Coitman & Co., $4,000; T. Downey, $2,600; M. Klaskey, $7,000; G. Malley, $1,600; Croat’ & Gross, $1,000; Mr. Cutting, $,(00; Richard & Godrieh, $1,500; Miller & Co., $4, Alex. Stacn, $1,500; John Martin, $400; George Mmor, $500, Wott & Co., $6,000; A. Friedman & Co., $800; M. Poquenter, $600; Walker & Bro., $1,000, Total, $74,200. ‘The Latest News From San ay om the Pepto tp Soe 21) e stirring scenes of yest y in reminded the many exciting occasions it has been our fo! fo che nicle for the last month. duliness and monotony that has characterized the operations of the committee ‘the past week was succeeded by # day fraught with in- teresting events, an{ one that wil leave a record u the history of our State long to be remembered. principal cause of the unusual stir was the sailing of the steamers the expatriation of the prisoners of the committee. Itwas known that the committee had in oustody seven or eight persons that they desired to sbip, and supposing that they would be sent aboard the teamers some time during the day, the people kept continval watch ness the exit and embarkation. The committee, how: ever, were too wise for app such movement, and the re- moval of the prisoners was d until evening, wher they were transferred to the steamer Sierra Nevada, in a manner which will be found detailed below. The rumors of an attack upon the rooms also tended to increase the excitement, and keep up the feeling that was |, and y to arrest one or two parties who would not willingly Ae away was another cause for the unusual commoti ut town. We are happy to (fectuahy perfermed, nad Ua, tod, Without th feast roe « formed, without Te tistapce hoe thir opponents. ‘The details of the oxcur- Pea of yesterday will be found properly arranged low. i. ty b aipepars KELLEY. pete ‘an early hour yest jorning, it was that Terrence Kelley’ one of the notilied, Ind declared. that he would not leave as ordere’ unless forsed to by the Committee, and opealy procmimed on the streets: that if he went away they must come and take him,. and pay bis passage. Knowing that he had do meanss of bis own to get away, and wishing to get his daguer-- reotype, an order was given for his arrest, and/he wast ‘ouducted to the rooms and detained ia c until the: feamer sailed. When he was taken he was ons he corner of Merchant and Kearny strects, uch+ frequented by persons of his class. One of the vigilaats approached him and said that the committee wauted to+ see him. He replied that he would not go unless he wags forced 'o, whereupon the vigilant took bim.by the arm,, and removed bim from a crowd of five or six of his: chums. Another vigilant was at hand to seize the others arm, and they quietly walked him off without-any resist- ance. They were followed by an enthusiastic crowd that increased as they approached the rooms, uniit the street: was literally crowded, A VIGILANT INJURED- On the way to the rooms, a man named King, a mem- ber of the Police of Vigilance, rushed up to the prisoner and his captors, and, for some reason best known to himn- self, seized hold of Kelly with one hand apd one of the Committee with tke other. The captors of Kelly, suppo- sing him to be a ‘*Jaw and order” man who was attempt- ing to rescue the prisoner, at once drew their pistols, and gave him three or four severe strokes over the head with them, and caused him to release his hold. It be erg od Proceeding on his part, and he may feel thanktul that got off with his ‘ife. The probability is that he was anxious to aid in conducting the prisoner im, and those in attendance aseaulted him under the im oreasion that he was an bon It will be a good lesgon to him and a warning to others. ALARM AT HEADQUARTERS. As the cffWwd a proached the rooms, it was ind the ‘ law and order” party were coming down to attack the fort, as it had been re that all the forees of the Governor’s army were ordered out at seven o'clock yes- terday morning. Several cc impanies at once marched into the street with loaded muskets, and the cannon be- the sand-bag breastwork were promptly loaded and ready for use, but as the throng neared the rooms"it was seen that the excitement was omly occasioned by the ar- rest of Kelly. The artillery matches were kept lighted all day, ready to be applied to the loaded ordnance which commanded the approaches to the buildings. The day ssed off without any attempt at interference with the mittee or its operations. known. Some quite reluctant in altowi upon the brovght them to a just retribution was pel them to yield to so simple a Cunningham and avoid sitting, by succeeded in spuiling three artist was eatisti with ——— —_ Sali way, y will event suflicient to furnish an ordmary iy. The fate of there men those left behind, who are guilty tf the « ond who may form the next batch for aoe. We! would advise them, if they desire to avoid enrolled | sith the list already sent away, and reotypes placed in the same group fa ben at once leave this place never mem 150 ane oa pon remiain, your sins out, and you will be dealt wit youthis timely warning, and we caution well. The wealth or —— aS am high pos ition, or Jereheoed jeputyships, will noc screen you from the vigilant eye of justice, or rescue you from the} vengeance of an outraged populace. at the charac- ter of those sent away, and compare your own with theirs, and while you wonder that they are taken and you left, lose notime im preparing for your exit. Another steamer goes in two weeks, Another de! is to be selected. Of whom shall it be tell you to bews ed from imposing upon persons where of them squir The mail steal yo of até carrying, mai mer a cy bout fur andre yasenyef and abou 8,00 0 tae ure. The only man who by the authority or ord «ithe Vi ce Committee on her was John vent of his own accord and at his own expense. pptied to the committee ail,w him to remain until next steamer, reason that be could pot settle up ax there were many of his d selves of bis compulsory knowing that he mnst leave, and never could retarn. ‘was an advantege, be said, many were ofbim. He also agreed to furnish important testimony, and such could not get, ex: from bim. be could remain if he would clined to do it until the know John Crowe will at once 4 & bis evidence day before yesterday was oply a reee to get two weeks Committee very pags A refused ently be gathered up bis traps and went ore, en ruute for Now Orleans, THE CATALOGUE. In order to keep our astern friends advised of all shipments by the Committee, we again give the black list w th all the improvements and additions, up the moment. ‘The following will show the rest it of the labors of Cemmittee to date, so far as expulfion of notorious pei is concerned — CHARLES CORA, YANKEE SULLIVAN, committed guicile “Pp. DUANE, shi jped on the Goklen WM. MULLIGAN, “ _— WOOLLEY KEARNY, JIM BURKE alias ACTIVITY, ran away, PETE WIGHTMAN, = NED McGOWAN, be JIM WHITE, - JOHN CROWE, left on the Sonora, 1S, BILL LEWIS, shi on the Sierra Nevada, TERRENCE, el ky, = JOHN LAWLER, “ T. B. CUNNINGHAM, “ ALEX. PURPLE, JAS, HENNESSEY, “ TOM. MULLOY, “ FRANK MURRAY, pnd JACK MeGUIRE, bod WM. HAMILTON, “ PHILANDER BRAC, we JAS, CUSICK, ordered to leave, but refused te go. i Ww. Bacay ne oy vit ere is a catal bames ar except as delegates to some past political ft « ba San Francisco. By the of these seven men, Sen Francisco is 8,000 votes, for they were all good for a hundeed Were we to have an election to-morrow, there je no tion that our vote would fall off from threl to: four ond from what were polled last fall. Itis ascertained now that about three thousand 3 2 H 2 4 ‘These are their patent boxes, have made —— Legielatures, your Senators, your jocal officers. They have actually made your xecvted them, and would have continued to, ot, in your strength, risen hem from you. You have <ul meet ie not entirely broken up. The robably still left, aud we hope, by the sail eamer, to see another delegation our P npr and — in expulsion. ave ‘er to do it; and your countrymen throu he State ball upon you to make ag effectual his city. Will you do it? We believe eee rooms, and came outwith, their, . There were about two thousand the benefit of they drilled with loaded aoe th an aa GEER aS tion at any moment. ' It was an interesting weer and reepactaite a body of men, willing ercise until they were called Lo to escort the on board the Serra Nevada, which was delayed to: modate the Cormmitter. THE COMMITTER'S FOR@RA. We are informed fiat the Committee now number x thoveand men, which is gomething ef an army. aimoet equals the standing army of the Onited ited to ten thousand, but now barely The Committee have fifteen hundi he took the ci which is seven thousand mere men than General Scott had when of Mexieo, and have arms and ammun’