Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-07-19
Later From California.
HIGHLY INTERESTING NEWS.

By the arrival Of the steamship Daniel
Webster, from Aspinwall ria San Juan,
the Picayune has received San Francisco
papers to the goth of June. being fifteen
days later than we had previously. The
news is highly interesting. The San
Francisco True Californian, Of the Goth,
furnishes the following summary:
The past fortnight has not been charac.
terized by any event Of startling impor.
lance. The last steamer, with mails fol
the East, left us at critical time-when
many of the wisest anticipated fierce and
bloody civil conflict. But the crisis has
happily passed-and the people Of San
Francisco have not only been victorious
but have won that victory without blood.
shed.
The Vigilance Committee have pro-
ceeded steadily in the performance Of the
task of purgirg this community Of its pests
The Governor. after exhausting every
effort to raise force to oppose the people,
after being refused by Gen. Wool the use
of the United States arms, has pretty much
confessed his impo.ency but does moi
possess the wisdom to withdraw his p 70.
clamation, which places US under the ban
of the law.
The army Of the Committee numbers
now something over six thousand men, all
well equipped and appointed, and thorough
" drilled. The /" Law and Order forces
do not amount to as many hundred and
they are mostly without arms. Besides
which, at the great public meeting held
on Saturday, June l4th, it was plainly de.
monstrated that the people were with the
Committee almost unanimously.
A number of the most noted Of the vii
lains that have infested our State, have
been warned away. These, with two
exceptions, have agreed to go; but J. w.
Bagley and James Cusick are contuma.
cious. To-day is the last Of grace with
them, and some little anxiety is felt, lest
their obstinacy may lead to trouble. Little
room is left for apprehension, however.
They will have to succumb and we
think yet, that their better judgment will
convince them that it is useless to attempt
to stem the popular current which sets
against them.
The Vigilance Rooms, on Sacramento
street, present quite a formidable appear
ance. Guns have been mounted on the
room, to bear upon every approach. The
doors have been fortified with breast
work Of sand bags, from which on every
side protrude the muzzles Of heavy cannon.
A large bell is hung on the top of the
house and soldiers guard the premises
night and day.
Very few offences have been committed
in this city lately. General confidence
prevails-and it is hoped that our affairs
will soon settle down and subside into the
wonted channels, and commerce once
more resume its sway. 5as4s
On the 7th of June, the Committee Of
Vigilance issued orders to John Grove, ].
w. Bagley, James Hennessy, William
Hamilton, William alias Jack Mcclure,
James Cusick, Terence Kelly and John
Lawler, to leave the State on or before the
2Oth of June. The committe charged
these men with being VIGOROUSLY disrepu.
table, and with completely in the election
frauds which have been perpetrated in this
city. lselee fssss ais ass,. s.1,fsa..so ssfd.ss
On the evening Of the eth Of June, =
committee Of citizens of San Francisco,
not connected with the Vigilance Com
mittee, proceeded to Benicia to confer
with the Governor, and endeavor to in
duce him to withdraw his proclamation
declaring San Francisco in state of in
surrection. The mission Of the committee
was unsuccessful, the Governor declaring
that he should enforce the law at all
hazards. -. ~ ..-...s5
On Monday night, June 7th, the Vigi-
lance Committee received an addition of
six hundred muskets to their armament.
Gen. Sherman, on the morning Of the
9th Of June, published card, resigning
his commission as Major General Of the
San Francisco Division Of the State Mill
tia. The Governor appointed Gen. VOL
ney E. Howard to gil the vacancy.
Gov. johnson applied TO Gen. Wool.
Commander-in-C Chief Of the u. s. forces
on the Pacific, for arms with which to
attack the Vigilance Committee Of San
Francisco, but Gen. Wool replied that he
conceived il to be the duty Of the federal
officers to observe strict neutrality, and,
he did not accede to the Gov.
errors request. $50 3sa