The Placer herald., 1856-06-28
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Fellow-citizens of tie Committee, you ara
engaged in great work. You have taken
upon yourselves grave and great responsible
ties. On your prudence and wisdom the
safety of this community for the time being
depends. You have arisen in your might to
remove great public evils, aud such as in your
judgment could not be removed by course
of law. Your Executive officers have thus
far been all that we could WISH Be not so
elated by their achievements, as for a mo-
ment to forget that justice should always be
tempered with mercy.
Durkee's case has been taken to the Unit
ed States Grand Jury.
A large fire occurred in Oakland on Thurs
day. Broadway, north side from 4th to 5th
street, entirely burned. Damage S20,C0O
Hopkins symptoms are not so favorable,
| although there is less fever than Wednesday.
Ford, who was shot on Sunday, is getting
better
Everything is quiet in San Francisco; no
excitement.
The Black Warrior and Star King arrived
to-day from China, with 500 Chinese passen-
gers.
The Vigilance pass word was changed on
Wednesday. Some twenty-eight member2
have been expelled.
LEFT THEIR QuARTERs.-Docto Ashe and
Bowie, who had voluntarily remained in the
rooms of the Vigilance Committee left Thurs
day afternoon.
CoMpRoMlsE.-From a rumor published in
the san Francisco Gio6e and from what we
learn indirectly from other scources, we are
led to hope that steps have been taken which
will probably secure a definite and satisfactory
settlement OF the controversy which now eX
lists between the State officers and the people
Of San Francisco If entrusted to the parties
named in connection with the negotiations
may say that our confidence is strong in
their ability TO effect full adjustment of the
controversy upon terms to which all will be
willing to subscribe.
The only hope for tie release Of Judge
Terry is through compromise, in which the
State must give as well as take She must
make such fair concessions rs she can honor
ably, and we believe she will be met by the
| Vigilance committee in a like spirit of concl-
iation and compromise.
We reiterate our firm conviction, should
Judge Terry be finally liberated, that he ought
never to think OF resuming his position on
the bench. He cannot expect hereafter TO
obtain that confidence and respect which the
people should entertain for Justice d, the
Supreme Court.
TIE MAIL SrEAMER.-The steamer left
New York On the 9th inst, and the mails are
now out 90 days. We may expect the steamer
on Sunday or Monday.
When the news Of the arrest of Judge Terry
was received at Yankee Jim, n company was iui.
medi0tcly organized to hold themselves in readi-
ness to march to the assistance of the Vigilance
Committee OF San Francisco il necessary.
New GovERNMENT.--Nex Monday night, the
Municipality OF San Francisco goes out of exis
tence. The Mayor and both Boards of the Com
mon Council lose their official existence and cor
poration affairs fall into the hands Of the justices
of the Peace, until November.
Volney z. Howard made an exciting speech
Monday night last at Sacramento City. Subject
Vigilance Committee and its action. He char
acter2ed the committee murderers. pirates, &c.
which SO excited the audience that they refused to
hear him through.
New QUARTZ MHI--The new quartz mill build
ing near Doty Flat is nearly completed, and will
be in operation in a few weeks. 1t is to be run
by water power
The mode of trial by the Vigilance Committee
is thus described in the Globe: The case Of per-
Il series of three courts before sentence is passed
upon the accused The first is court of investi,
CATION, the second court Of debate, the third
court Of final disposition. No conviction can be
had except by full two-thirds vote of the court,
which is composed of ninety members.
The Vigilance Committee have erected a flag
staff and hoistcd the stars and stripes over their
rooms in San Francisco No treason in that.
Most of the space in onr present issue is given
to the exciting events occurring at San Francisco.
We hope this matter will speedily close up, when
we shall turn our attention TO other matters
The next mail from the States viii contain the
Democratic nomination for President and Vice
President besides other matter OF great interest
TIE EXEcrrToN or SAMuEL GARRETT. -- This
murderer executed al Sacramen0 yesterday.
His wife attempted to poison herself on Thursday
last but was prevented. Garret would also have
done the same thing fhc had not been watched,
TIE U. S. MAnsuAL-The GLOBE, of Mon
day. says that the course pursued by Marshal
McDufiie, in the arrest OF Durkee, charged
with piracy, tended in greater measure TO
alay AL excitement 1t adds:
Immediately on the arrest of Mr.. Durkee
a number Of gentlemen rendered their services
as guards Mr. Dufie declined their services
stating that he had every confidence in the
action Of the Committee, as far as the sustain
ing of him in the performance Of his sworn
duties were concerned. Some Of the volun-
teers were evidently disappointed in not sue -
ceeding ia their attempt to embroil the u =
S. Government and the people.
News of Ned MCGOWAN,
The extra Bulletin of yesterday contained
the following by telegraph:
The Spirit Of the Age OF this afternoon says: :
Mr. David J. Barnes, of Missouri, arrived
in this city this snorniog from the Plains
Mr.. Barnes says he wiatered at Bear River
lost some of his cattle at that place from