Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-06-16


enrolled for the public protection On Friday even
ing several thousand names were on TIE Inst lt
was known that the Sheriff had refused 70 deliver
up the criminal TO the committee; tha9 she jail was
filed ami the adjoining houses covereo With armed
men TO protect him; that holes mad oeen pierced |
in the walls Of the jail for musketry and cannon to
bear upon the citizens who were organizing 20 take
him out Of prison and execute him.
On Saturday morning dray loads Of mukets and
munitions of wxr were seen on their way to the
twelve different depots Of the Vigilance Committee.
Cannon were rolled through the streets and placed |
ready in the committees quarters. The people
filed all the streets where these preparations were
going on, night and day. org
PaxPARArIoHs TO ATTACK THE FAIL.
On Sunday morning, at o'clock, the diyisions
began to assemble at their armories. At III Ia
o'clock lines Of citizen infantry were marching
from different points towards Broadway, in which
the jail was situated This force numbered 1900
bayonets. Presently followed company (lo0
strong) of rifemen, then the artillery, aud part
of company of horse. Five hundred men, armed
with revolversy also passed into Broadway. Eight
hundred men remained In the armories as re-
servo. 60 1otd s-84 r. tied Is
The spectaele was most solemn and imposing
one. No bugtes blast or beat of drum was heard
nothing but the heavy tread of masses Of armed
men. Scarcely worAwas spoken by the thousands
Of spectators who almost ehoked up the streets
The people in few minutes covered all the stee-
Piles, houses and hills in the vicinity of the Jail.
The two thousand armed men were drawn up on
every side Of the building as II for siege. The
rifles were posted the roofs Of the houses
looking the prison. A heavy piece Of ordnance
was planted, pointed dead at the great iron door,
and loaded on the spot. A man stood beside IL
with match lighted Stones were deliberately car
RED up the steps, and placed in the gun-ports Of
the prison. When all was ready, the demand was
made. The city military and the guard of the
sheriff having refused to act, there was no remedy
but submission. ua.
CASEY AND CORA TAKEN BIZ THE PEOPLE.
Casey was taken from the prison, placed in
carriage and guarded by detachment of horse
and Infantry to the headquarters o. the committee
The major part Of the military remained in posi-.
ton around the Jail In one hour the committee
again entered the Jail, demanded and obtained pos
session Of Charles Cora, the murderer OF United
States Msrahal Richardson.
At 8 O'Clock, p. NJ, notice was given that no
more proceedings would be had by the committee
until the morrow. The citizens mostly retired 70
their homes. Three hundred armed men, who were
relieved every three hours, kept guard over the
city all night, to prevent rows or vengefal fires.
2a5 rRoosEDIkas or THE coMnIrrEE
On Monday everything was quiet The streets
In front Of the committee rooms were filed with
people, who we're evidently expecting every moment
the announcement that the prisoners were to be
executed that day. But rumors were in circulation
that Casey was making confessions which would
implicate several well known men in the conspira-
CIV land the opinion finally gained ground that the
execution would not be immediate. .a
- THE REvoLUrIox. @ s8
commenced this letter by saying that revo-
luton was going on that would affect the whole
social and political character of the State. 1t viii
affect II fpr good. am not now Mt liberty to say
more now than that the action of the citizens of
Gan Francisco will not be confined to the execu-
ton of Cora and Casey. It viii strike at high and
low in o6ice who are criminals ballot-box suffers,
shoulder-stnkers. They will be made to leave the
State. Gambling -hells will be broken up and their
perpetrators banished. The polls are no longer to
be controlled by these desperadoes. Lie and
property will be made secure. The blood Of James
King Of William was not shed in vain.
SAN FRANCISCO HERALD.
One Of the most remarkable things connected
with this assassination was its bearing upon the
press Of this city. Mr. Kings great success in the
Newspaper line had doubtless created good deal
Of jealousy against him on the part of some Of his
brother editors. 1t was known that between him
and John Nugent, editor Of the Herald there was
Mr.. Nugent you know from the celebrity his
name scquircd on account of his arrest BY the
United States Senate because he refused to answer
as to the way In which no got possession of q &C.
cret document of that body for the New York Her
aid, and from his expulsion from the reporters
seats. Mr. N. has fought three or four duels here,
and has lassssly gained good many friends among
that class Of men who were always ready to settle
their disputcs Ut the pistols mouth Mr. King had
often charged Mr.. Nugent with being the friend of
everybody who was an enemy to The Bulletin, and
frequently spoke of the Herald with contempt
The Herald, With tho exception of the Bulletin,
was the best supported of any press indeed, it
was at the head of the morning press. The auc-
tioneers, who occupy six or eight columns daily
with their advertisements, only patronzed one pa
per, and that was the Herald. The morning after
the assassination of Mr.. King the Herald, in
short article, denominated il ian ARRAY" but.
g from motives of delicacy,n declined TO comment
upon 1t. II however, could not forbear, it aaid,
to frown upon an organization of the people to re.
dress the wrong but hoped the matter would b,
left to the law.
People were amazed and indignant Not indie-
nant that the Herald should counsel resort to
law, even though they all knew that it was only
counscling that Casey should escape punishment
But they saw an illconcealed enmity to Mr.. King
in his editorial, and, a. they thought, sympathy
for Casey. In FIVE hours after the Herald had been
issued IL had lost two hundred advertisers, nearly
all the auctioneers' business, and great portion
Of It's subscribers. At its next issue Its size was
reduced to one-hal, and il contained only four.new
advertisementsi Its income in single day fell of
at the rate of 100000 a year. OF course il is as
good a. dead. Mr.. King during his prosperity, it
IL said, warmed the Herald into life and health
Phare, q French paper here, "that 1t should 70
down to the grave with its patron"
Mn. BUcHAsAr ON PHLEBoroxY.--TheN New York
Tribune has an article on the nomination Of Mr..
Buchanan, from which ID the following paragraph !.
There has long been q story current that in
his old Federal days, Mr.. Buchanan once declared