Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-10-04

Although the vigilance committee mas iurui-
ally dsbanded, the members Of the various COM
panics retained their arms, and held themselves
ready in case of need to re-assemble at the call
Of their officers. The general body is declared
In the closing address Of the committee to be
adjourned, to re-assemble only ia one OF these
contingencies -
lst Upon the return Of any person you have
banished; or upon the necessity Of enforcing
any sentence already passed. I'd. Upon the
necessity of protecting any member OF the com
,nttee from violence or malicious prosecution
arising out of any act performed by authority Of
the committee 81. In event oi any assault
upon the life or liberty OF any cilsen, should it
be apparent that the laws, or the officers Of the
laws, are insufficient for tue protection Of the
citizen or the punishment Of the offender. iih.
In case of any violation ufihe purity Of the bal
lot.box, or the sanctly of the elective fan
chise.
The second Necessity specified was likely to
occur in the case Of Durkee and Rand, the two
members arrested for piracy, for taking the
state arms from schooner in the bay, aud
about to be tried for that oiiense. The True
Californian says of this case -
at is our candid opinion that no force which
the free state of California can concentrate at
San Francisco, including all the aid she can
expect from the federal authorities, will be
sufficient TO harm single hair of the heads OF
Durkee and Rand. Ay, and We 60 further,
and say, that we know six thousand men, nov
in this city, fully aimed, who would spill the
last drop Of their blood, and dissipate the last
cent of their fortunes, before they would per-
init either one Of those gentlemen, yiratcs and
robbers though they be called, to be incarcera-
ted in a dungeon. or swung from a scalI1ld, in
punishment Of the olense with which they are
charged. The attempt to do so, will be sig
nal for bluoder day than Paris ever saw"
Upon the adjournment Of the vigilance com
mittee their rooms were thrown open to the
public and we're thronged for some DAYS BY
crowds of curious visitors. They were richly
decorated with flags, banners and boqucis, as
for triumph. Ia one room was a strange col
lection Of weapons of violence and instruments
of knayery taken from the prisoners seized and
expatrated by the committee-slung shots,
gags, knives, skeleton keyr, bludgeons, and all
the equipments Of thieves, burglars and muir
deters, taken from those arrested and display
ed there as curiosity. The knife which was
given 10 Casey to defend himself in iail against
tine committee when they went to rescue him,
and which he threatened to plunge into his
heart, was in the collection. Ii was Il heavy
bowie knife, full ten inclhs in length and an
eighth of az inch thick. There were portraits
of Dan Aldrich, Jim Hughes, Jim Mccullough,
G. Z. Duane, Terrence Kelley, Tom Muloy,
Alex. Purple and Tom Cunningham, which
gave correct representation of these notorious
persons. High up on the walls were the hats
OF the four executed individuals with the iden.
teal rope that was used in the case of each
colled about them, and The name of the late
owners placed upon each respectively. That
Of Hetherington's showed the effect of q ball
from the pistol of the late Dr. Randall. made
at the time Of his assassination. Although
destitute Of the usual adornments that were su
abundant IN other rooms, this apartment appear
ed more crowded than any other.
petition was in circulation at San Fran.
cisco asking congressman Herbert, the waiter
murderer, to resign his seat; also memorial
TO Congress for his expulsion if not convicted
of murder by the courts at Washington. In
relation TO the certificates by which his fellow
members of Congress attempted to bolster up
Herbert's character, the California papers say
the cerIifers themselves need the same sort OF
endorsement.-A silver pitcher valued at 5000
has been sent to Sacramento, gift TO Judge
Terry, from some Of his lady sympathizers-
The Indians on Kings river having attempted
to steal some horses, were pursued by the
whites and five of their Number killed. Mr..
Campbell, the agent in that section, has been
compelled, in consequence, to remove the In.
dians from Kings river TO the San joaquin.
There is good deal of luminosity growing
up in California and Oregon towards the Nor,
mons, both on account Of the inherent vleness
of their teachings and Of their emissaries hav.
ing been detected melting the northern savages
to hostiities against the whles.-A shocking
murder was committed May I'd at Heath &
Emory's Ferry, on the Stanislaus river. Mr..
Weeks, proprietor of the Lone Star House, and
his wife, were found beneath the smoking ru-
ins of their dwelling on that day, evidently
murdered, but no clue to the perpetrators has
been obtaned.-Highway robberes Of the most
daring character are matters of daily occurrence
in the interior of the state. As the Camptun-
vile stage was on its way to Marysville, with
the express companies, and full load of pas.
sengers, it was stopped by gang Of highway
men, who, drawing their pistols, ordered the
passengers not to make any resistance at the
peril OF their lives. One Of the express mes
sengers, however, OF once commenced firing on
the rascals, which led to general engagement,
during which some twenty shots were dseharg-
ed. Two of the passengers were wounded
one, woman, dangerously. Some Of the as
sallants also were wounded, but how many OF
how severely could not be ascerlaned, as they
fled, making their escape on horseback
4 discovery of very rich quartz was made by
man, while hunting near Angels camp, Cal
averas county. On the same day that he struck
the lead he washed out 500. On Sunday he
returned and took out ten pounds of dust-be-
ing over So 900. The news getting abroad,
the whole nelghborhood was covered with min
ers, stalking ef claims. On Monday the dis