The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-09-20
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Correspondence of the N. Y Journal of Commerce.
SAN Francisco, Aug 20.

lICorrespondence of the N. Y Journal of Commerce
SAN Francisco, Aug. 20.
David S. Terry, Judge of the Supreme
Court of California, was discharged from the
custody of the Committee of Vigilance, not
withstanding the verdict OF guilty" was rem
dered, both by the Executive Committee as
well as by that OF the Board of Delegates
The testimony in the case has not yet been
published by the Committee, but will soon be
given to the public. 1t is very voluminous;
the simple reading of it consumed sixteen
hours. Judge Terry was released from his
prison cell at 2 O'Clock in the morning Of the
18th. Immediately after the Executive Com
mittee had decided to release him, he was
Summoned from bed to appear before that body.
When the verdict was pronounced, he was set
at liberty, and was conducted to the house of
d. w. Perley, Esq, (where his wife was stop
ping) by members Of the Executive body, and
at an early hour the following morning, to-
gether with his wife, he quietly took his de-
parture to the U. S. ship John Adams, then
lying in our harbor. During the day, Judge
Terry was visited by many Of his friends and
admirers, and at 2. NJ. of the same DAY, he
very quietly retired to small row boat, and
accompanied by his family and friends, went
on board the steamer Helen Hensley, bound
for Sacramento City. At the time of his dis
embarking from the U. s. frigate and going on
board of the steamer: he was saluted by Capt.
Boutwell,, of the John Adams; a gun was fired
and the yards manned by the crew. This
step has been severely criticised and commented
upon by the press of this city, as an unwar-
rantable act
judge Terry, on arriving at Sacramento
City, was met at the boat and escorted to his
lodgings. A great attempt at display was
made, but it was generally called failure
Judge Terry has not yet taken his seat ON
the bench, though it is thought by many that
he will doso speedily. In his short speech on
his arrival at Sacramento he made no allusion
to the Committee of Vigilance, and he has kept
himself very quiet ever since, not word from
him or his friends either in print or otherwise
has appeared-he is evidently much humbed
and it is said by those who have converSed
with him since his return home, that be has
been heard to say, that had he known the true
character of the men composing the Commit
tee of Vigilance at the outset, he would have
been member of that body himself at an
early day after their rganization-rather than
their active opponent.
Within forty-eight hours after the arrest of
Judge Terry. he voluntarily rendered his re-
signation to the Executive Committee, and
promised to leavs the State, never to return
if they would release him, but in the then
critical state of Hopkins, it was deemed prop
er not to accept it. Documents are now in ex-
istence, in Terry's hand writing, to the effect
that he will never prosecute any of the COM
mittee, and that he will use all his influence at
the n, 1t session of the Legislature Of this State
to have law of indemnity passed, to relieve t
the committee from any charge of extra.judi-
cial interference with the regularly authorized
e g3vernment of the State.
In the case of Brace and Hetherington, exc
cuted few days prior to the departure of the
last steamer, the coroner's jury, after sitting
of several days, brought in verdict ''That
they came to their deaths by hanging, at the
hands of one Robert Nixon, said to be the exc
cutioner, aided and .abetted by a party styling
themselves the Vigileace Committee" No ac-
ton has yet been taken ON this verdict by our
courts or juries.
Since the discharge Of Terry and all other
prisoners in the custody of the Committee.
that body has to certain extent contracted
their operations, by relinquishing half oftheir
garrison and their guard, and also dispensing
with much of their artillery and other muni-
tons Of defence. The expenses of the Com
mittee have now been reduced to about So, 900
per month, which will no doubt be continued
until after the fall elections. New members
are constantly being enrolled, and there are
otherwise no indications of fdisbandonment; the
guard on duty will necessarily be
small, both night and day, while the General
Committee will ever stand ready to assemble
at the tap of the bell, should occasion ever
arise which we hope will not be the case. As
to the grand military display of the Committee
Oh offl I mn rofor IN
to the journals of the day. Suffice it to say,
it was demonstration of which we citizens
feel proud. In point Of numbers and respec-
liability, such a demonstration was never be-
fore seen in California. Between 1000 and
5 600 persons were under arms-all under the
of Marshals Duane and Olney.
The entire military body were drawn up
into line and reviewed by the President, VIM.
T. Coleman, Marshal Dunan and the Execu-
tive Committee in body. The streets were
filed with citizens generally, and the ladies
were profuse in their favors, and bouquets and
wFeaths of flowers were thrown from the win
dows.
The line, in marching in close order, ex-
tended about one mile, and averaged eight !
abreast. The display Of artillery, cavalry and
infantry was grand.
or Electoral Tickets have been formed for
Fillmore and Donelson, in Kentucky, Arkan-
sas, Delaware, Maryland, Iowa, Indiana, Illi-
nois' Texas, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina,
Louisiana, Ohio, Missouri, Georgia. Alabama,
Tennessee, California, New York,
Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,,
New Jersey and Connecticut-in all TwES-
rY. FIVE STATEs Buchanan has only got