Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-07-04

am IN lO HdNt OOhO ous A"St'J -
J fihs iaiI; and US the murderer wus brouShaout a snou
y ,vent ND from the thoughtIess part OF the ,nu!llIuue {
!, but it was instantly repressed by a wave OF Tue It W h,
: w. of the Committee. The murderer refused 10 "
bandcufTed, threatening to plunge d knife he haG W.
: his heart. lie, however, finally yielded. A lar
;, nm,nber of summonses had been served on person
. n runrd the Jail, but no respectable man wouid ouus
I ~ sraI Of the volunteer companies disbanded. ralhe
u INN he called out to protect the Jail in uppoS',ioh =.
C ,bc wishes of the people. The prisoner Ma taken =
Nm, rooms Of the Committee, half a mile down . . ~,
under guard Of four companies, the balance VI ~
o",nnsnies remaining around the jail. In oh nour
! J.nntstion from the Committee returned totne J'
| and demanded the person OF Charles Cora lhs u =.
derer of Gen. Richardson: The sheriff retuseu = III,
liver him, but offered the jail to the Committee u
,hsv r,fused, as they only wanted Cora. An hoa,
: rss ,ivrn the sheriff to consult with hs friends ~
the end of that time he yielded, and Chas. Cora Wa
in the hands OF tho people; The prisoners %e,g Gup
mnJer A strong guard inside and out of the pu'll.As'
Law and night. In the meantime dispatches wei.
Having in from the country, Of the following lunp POI
..rhe people of Sacramento are with you ,.oa ="
citizens of EldorGdo to the Vigilance Coinn".Jro " "
San Francisco, greeting: Goo in the good or -
r. - want HELM let us know" "San Jose can lur
ni,h 1000 men," &c, Sc. On Tuesday Mr. h,'S Iu
,ynn ~ grow worse. Soon evident signs Of cl'so'u,
tion commenced. Sorrow again filled the nemi, n,si
the ,nuItitudes who crowded the streets. AT hait-pns'
one ON Tuesday, May 20th, he died. a slInP!e on
nnuncement on the bulletin boards, MIR. hI"s "
d.ad." told the sad story. In n few minutes II "n I
known over all the city. The bells were t"1!eu, an'
nil business was at once Suspended. Without co"eet.'
Inn, acting in one common impulse, every store! o
ice and shop was closed. Al! the principal ou''l1oG1
houses aud many residences were at once shluun.h,
in the habiliments OF mourning. Inscriptions m'hHi.
have been seen all around, such as these' - =;
daad-we rrieve at his loss" "A martyr to Pr'hei,,,
nls. we deplore thy loss. "a good man has i@len.
Tbe srddest, most touching of all, was the iiomaa
Engine Company (whose hor'e is next the poNe,
Oficel II was: .The great, the good, is dcad-"n"
II 49,, rpnurppn Our wlOle civ sceuleu '
wh.lmed with grief. Tine inourners went aboGt .he
streets" Each inan YOU met seemed TO nave u !. "
brother. Never, never had | such a heavy "eIn'
nm nv heart as the death OF one whom | hnd se"'oe.
Ly ever seen. During the evening MIR. Mag $ noly
was excused To the view OF his friends anl Tue pun,
H.. Thousands visited it. Scarce Il word WIS saiu
as the long procession moved slowly on to ta"e " iH''
look at their friend. No delay IN l!e room ,%u nnu ~
tL, room where tho body lay, and out III another
door. Nearly 10000 persons visited II on th"i anu
the mex. day. Thousands OF men surrouNnsu a"e
Virilanco CJmnittee rooms, expecting ''h'leu'"'e "o
t;n, ON Mr.. Kings death. The prisoners were haV-
inc \ lair trial. All the witnesses they wanted were
,,nr far and adinitted. They were condniIlneu aiid
sentenced, and on Thursday paid ne pe"aityo i 'he'r
cci ines Oil the gn!Iows. The executions were Witness
cd by the companies who were drawn up ~ G.ut, =,
around the building, under arms, and thousand' ol
spectators.
M rSul.ing shout went up, but all ir!i That nm act
oc iIs,ice had been Turn we from
! this revolving scene 10 one lar ulller'ht '' ""',''
rnr.i,n OF The city. The last sad oh'cqI'cs were De,
iiu1 uejd bv II m3rrn;ps people 10 their friend ana
brnatactur, James King ct William lhou'nha7 NJ
semblcd in and around the clIurcu 10 pay t'e!r ,nS'
act of devotion 10 the noble dead. Every seat III 'hN
church was filed Ito! not every one; there was ONE
vacant. MS sea, was moi occupied. At L. NJ, the
procession left The church, AMID me l"i!'h@ Vi uei'
and the tears OF the Multitude. Al! ieit that thoy hhu
lot a friend. | doubt if any private citiz'n was
ever followed TO the grave by 50 large d nh'hpel ~
Tl.u=H nll am llII LIZ
number would have been largely Increased but i"r
the scenes being enacted down town. Large nun.
beers wished to go, but were conanru oy uu,y y 'n'
rooms OF the Committee. James klns, CT NIil'"n:
was no ordinary nnn; li,S loss 10 t GE S"r narlr
can never be supplied. He came to California carry
-ber,re the discuycry of %go!d-and han every "P,
porluniyy, which many otisrs more uilscru JULIUS a'u
les. honorable than e ,availed themselves " ", ani"s
n fortune. Manager Of the eItensl'e hoG.c"i W.
20. at the time OF their failure, he could then nave se'
cured any amount he could have wished; ou' P'tHc''
vc forbade. and he left the house q credi'or LOT I
vices rendered wi;hou. u dollar IN LIS pocKe'; out az
50 without n biemish Or suspicion even on no I"a I
: ra"tsr. He passed through that ordeal rs nc hau
; tbruug;, c.hers, uuscuthed. No tempest could s"erVc
him from his Jus: course; no threats move nun rom
his sense Of duty. Hc p.Sr:ed out Tor hi'nsen d n.Hn
path, and walked in even to tl!6 Ge2!2. Al lne '"ne
he started the Evening Bulletin, he con,'t,oE;c- a
worI, of reform which no other man would have 9eFeG
; ,c do. He began by exposing vice anu V'rruPllon VI
bir, p;scea. No nook could hide from his searching
nyl: no corner eTSac3 hls untrlup n'tushJ N"I
after day his clarion voice was heard above me "'.
of business, pleading Tor right and prihailrs. -'noc
handed aud alone he combatted the vices OF Il uay'
With the whole daily city press arrayrd h1h'ns' i',.ii'
he frarlsssly kept his way and soon ns :' luz nI T,s;ra
was the leading ana pop4ig q organ Of ihe uay VIC
or thrice within n few months mad ~ = ehiAise "
paper and soon he far ou;stripped aH Oh ms Son'Pt!i'
tors. With a vigorous and Il true 'plri ne iEaiviuaaa-
ICED crime aud pointed OUT 'e ornna
s,end o: wacing @ vague war against cr!'h"
i, general. lie spared neither !r!rnl Or loci
he knew no friend who was an enemy, 10 Inc PUBIC
good, but Carried out his great principle tEGt eyi 40
ing must be put down in our midst. 40 threat'
could deter him a moment from his duty. no intilni'
da,inn swerve him from ha course. But INC columns
of his paper were ever open 10 Ifienus % . ~ ~
rect any misstateInent he might make unih'eution"iiy
mr. Z, vindirate themselves from any charges brought
AGAINST them which they might conceive were UNJUST
or plared them in q false position before tue puDic'
urinci,le wns his guide-the honor oil his name ms
n"P liz ho,n. was his ncaven-his wife and chill
drcp truly ss household goods-hisl lie was pure
No man, not even Gs greatest enemies ever cDun
bring, a single charge aga;Eet ls lar nann.i nm
hr;uht. untnruished aa tho sun which ii;ii!nes INC sky'
JIei IA dead No more will his noble form be seen III
! urr midst; no more his potent VOC. DC 'n'oc: nsa':iI'
the gisl:t evils which alhIct US. Inc P'"ces W W
knew him shall know him no more forever. hnn
fuIIv brays he G;ed u: hs pJst-s PaiFiW m''Iy,'
i;,l,ing wrong to the last. Yet he st!i ives; LIS
eYample ia sill before Us for our guidance alu e.au I
in,;onr Eis virtues never die. His great name %Hl
live while MEMORY itself shall last Dying, III oe.
uilpatngQ his thUnlS u IIC IoS"Sy "' .,>
H. +. orrs-ours TO rear, ours to 6dGGate, ours 10
rrnyida for. His death was q sac:ltlce, h''a l,"t "
win one, but it will accomplish lis ehu'-'"o '""3 :,
! lived for. y new era has dawned upon us.n D -
star O: hope il ssen in our HORTICULTURE c'ouns "Ha"
so long have bhO%eroi ep'S uPou "a
and, 10 tn. day brcaketh! -
p S.-JuSr Our city ia yet sill exoitemen'.-
Since the lurgoing was writter' lie 'isHa''y .D,';ns
mlttce have arrested sI or seven no'oriouH I.wL
md ballot box suffers, and secured a 'Pltsat oaiof'
Lor with a false side and bottom, capable OF ho'h'hE
many hundreds of tickets. Now, il not This state Oh
things shameful Aud can the people be hihineu ior
rising aud saying IT SHALL NOT Be IL nhy ia,
! kinks &c, let him read the confessions OF Yankee
Smiiiwpn, one o. N. Judges, or inspectors, Of ~rntctionS
last tdI, and lie vii. no longer doubt. lhis ~
k.e" Su!liyal in world renowned pug;iistl was arrest
ed by the Vigilance Committee, and was go overcome
by the fears of q guilty conscience, iaat t:otsn re,
ns,,rdly assured by themselves. that he would not
he hung, which he knew he deserved, anu VI "nich
he stood in greut fear, ho could no longer osar
life, but severed IN artery and bled 10 death "a u
n fair specimen af the clique arrested. some l ho'
Mi of them, have Killed their mnn, though none nave
been arrested on the charge. Good peoPle VI VIZ
|, ,,inia, these err FACTS. We seek to rid oar co'n'hu'
ni,y of the presence of these scoulIirels ana traitors.
Do you SYM HhiSc Nth nsf Our means arc ''o'en.
but a, present we have none Qther. Our Jaws, a.
crrcntcd, cn;cli and project, instead OF pniiish''S me
guilty. Nome but lp who is guilty of the unpara"na-
Bile crime of h0ring no money ia punished. we
correcting thCsu tlI!ngs-wc are healing Cur St'e,.
ances. Are vc right in so doing! Nome here ou'
criminals or their friends oppose US. Those VINO
pirate luudest fear tn. most. The Committee "otH
hard ami are making great discoveries Dut .heS m hH'
ma, vet be made public. The Governor issued, this
t morning, a proclamation calling on the militia To en-
roll and declaring the city in a state .! Instruction,
!, We'll hc can "csll spirits from the vGsfy deep
bnt he cai.'; make them come: The m'Iflh are ''t
ppovlc, md are already enrolled for the protection OF
In. peoples rights, ard, thank G"d, the "scum and
. ,lic,. holders are as "srna;i'' numerically as they are
mnraily. lie also orders the Vigilance C"::Hil'tee to
. ,li.berd. thy mon't don. They arc WORKING quIs.'
Iv nnI efirc;uaily ~ ever for the good Of the people
t Tie proclamation is looked OH by nil parties as a
, very harmless and innocent affair. The IA" ana
| order (whai u misnomerl party held a meeting q"