Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-09-05
CALIFORNIA VIGILANCE COW.
NslJGE.

crossing with alarming rapidhY ~
California, and banishmrnt- ani exc.
cu,ions occur with such Astonishing
frequency, that people arc heelnnln-
90 inquire whether it Is not time Tor
the President of the United states I"
pu, stop to the bloody work Of tn
modern political IMPOSITION, winch IL
defiance Of law and golcrnmcn' )
usurpiug the power OF the state ans
nnder the prctencc of corruption ~
elected officials, and the Ineonpci"n...
Of the tribunals Of justice, committing
acts in secret conclaNc which cannot
hc justified in any ciyiliz.'l country.
They have recently hung, llslandcr
Brace and Joseph IIetheiin9'on, both
charged with the crime Of murder.
These inquisitorial proceedings ar.
shocking in every sense ri the word
and have been paIliatcl 10y the pres
.o louo that. the members of the =
piIancc Committee boldly defy State
md Federal power The New YORK
presses have commended Their pror"e.
dings until recently, upon the ground
of extreme necessity, but they are be
ginning to see the Tendency Of THIS
Higher Law conduct, anal that il
will be in vain that we have toustttu-
tons, and Laws, if such revolutionary
proceedings are encouraged. or Per
mi,tcI to exist. The ~ Y. Timrs has
at the 18th hour confessed its error II
the following language, respecting the
Vigilance Committee
THE existence of the Committee IS
an outrage upon law and order ~
usurpatious are clearly trca~"nabl",
and lis acts are ia violation al the con.
s,itn,lon of the State, il members arr
Themselves LEGALLY guilty "t the very
offences which they have punished IA
others. but, To deny them thr r"li
to act a, they have done, Is simply -
deny the RIGHT Of revolution, aud tiie
privilege of II people to protect tInm
selves from murdcrers and rohhcr,
The same language OF condemnation
can be applied TO the " Emsrant A'd
Society Committee in Kansas. Who
are acting in the same manner IN deli
ance of law, in defiance Of peace and
good order, and contrary 10 every M
ton which We have of c"nlueting tae
political affairs Of this Hcpu,l Md Il
was the consciousness that the Mob
tionsts were equally guilty, with lie
California Vigilance Committee, which
has stimulated the Black Ecruhran
press t. defend the conduct at loth
these unlawful "highcr law p".oe-
dinrs, and therefore the Tme<, IN ut
tcring lis condemnation, pu' ~ a a.
wing clause that ito DENY them TIN
rirhi todo 80 as THEY have dom, Is
,imply to deny them the RIGHT Of l,Ev
olu1loN." II is this right Of l,,,"!u
ton which is the secret lascNork and
propclllng power Of all the mos cnrnl~
Of the Black Republican party, AMI il
- what they are bent upon At ail la<
yards, To- the total destruction ii the
National Union. Revolution - s
the watrhworl Of the par'y, fheif raI-
living cry. and the contamination tow
ard. which they arc directing all their
efforts, and available means. i" tall.
ofsaeb faction icing national, ai,d
loving our Republican system, Is 10
show al imbceil,y bordering upon i'll
ocy. The whole conduct II the part
is incipicnt treason, and only await,
the opportunity TO take shape and
form against the Constitution aud the
Union, for the overthrow and dcsirnc-
ton of both. There is no Disgusting
the end aimed at.