Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-07-01

zen be RENTED to those inalenable right
which free constitution and equal laws assur
to them.
The proceedings appear To have been muc
interrupted by attendants who we're not in favo
of the object.
On the Sd instant the following proclama
ton of the Governor was issued:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Sacramento City, June 3, 1856.
Whereas, satisfactory information has beer
received by me that combinations to resist thu
execution Of legal process by force exists IN the
| county of San Francisco, III this State, anc
that an unlawful organization, styling them
selves the Vigilance Committee, have resisted
| by force the execution Of criminal process, and
that the power of said county has been ex
hausted and has not been sufficient to enable
the sheriff of said county TO execute such pro
| cess:
| Now, therefore, /, j. Nicely Johnson, Gov
| ernor Of the State Of California, by virtue Of
| the power vested in me by the constitution and
| the laws thereof, do hereby declare said county
| of San Francisco in state OF insurrection, and
| hereby order and direct all the volunteer
| militia companies Of the county Of San Fran
CISCO also all persons subject to military duty
within said county, to report themselves for
| duty Immediately to Major General William
T. Sherman, commanding Second Division
California Militia, to serve for such time in the
performance Of military duty under the com
mand Of said Sherman until disbanded from
service by his orders. Also that all volunteer
military companies now organized or which
may be organized within the Third, Fourth,
and Fifth Military Divisions of this State; also
| all persons subject to military duty in said
military divisions to hold themselves in readi.
ness to respond to and obey the orders Of the
Governor of this State, or said Sherman for the
performance of military duty in such manner
and at such time and place may be directed
by the Governor of this State. | furthermore
order and direct that all associations combiDa-
tons, or organizations whatever, existing in
said county of San Francisco or elsewhere in
this State, in opposition to or in violation of
the laws thereof, more particularly the associa-
ton known as the Vigilance Committee of San
francisco, do disband, and each and every
individual thereof yield obedience to the con-
stitution and laws of the State, the writs and
processes Of the courts, and all legal orders Of
the officers of this State and the county of San
Francisco. j. Nicely JOHNSON.
Accompanying this proclamation in the San
Francisco papers is an order from Major
General Sherman calling upon all the officers
under his command to fill their companies. to
the legal standard, and making requisition
upon all the male citizens of the country be-
tween the ages of eighteen and twenty-five, not
exempted by law, for the purpose.
On the afternoon of the 4lh instant the follow
ing petition for extra session of the Legisla-
ture was circulated and numerously signed
To his Excelency J. Nicely JOHNSON,
Governor of the State of California:
The undersigned, citizens of the city and
county Of San Francisco, respectfully represent
that they consider immediate legislative action
indispensably necessary in order that public
confidence in the government and laws which
has been lost may be restored, and the citizens
be secured in their lives, liberty, and property.
Among the measures which are of some urgent
Importance as to admit Of no delay are, in the
opinion of your petitioners:
lst The passage of an act providing for the
election Of new officers of the city and county
of San Francisco at the earliest day possible.
I'd. An act to preserve the purity OF cleo
tons.
Sd. Such amendments of the cr" inal code
as will secure the prompt administr ltion of
j ootiSC Civ tbC SpCSNy VI siiihSo'
They therefore respectfully but most earn
estly pray your Exceency to call an extra
session of the Legislature Of California, to be
convened at as early a period possible I'M
der the constitution of the State; and, as in
duty bound, will ever pray.
SAN FRAScIsco, June 2, 1856.
whitewash for out-houscs and Fences.
Take clean barrel that will hold water.
| Put into it half bushel Of quick lime, and
slack it by pouring over it boiling water, sufi-
cient to cover it four or FIVE inches deep, stir
ring it until Stacked. When quite Stacked,
add two pounds Of sulphate of zinc, which
may be had Of any of the druggists, and one
of common salt, which, in few days, will
cause whitewash TO harden on the woodwork.
Add sufficient water to bring it to the consist
ency Of thick whitewash.
To make the above wash of pleasant
cream color, add three pounds Of yellow ochre.
For fawn color, add four pounds lumber, one
pound Indian red, and one pound lamp-black.
For grey or stone color, add four pounds
raw umber and two pounds lampblack.
The color may be put on with common
whtewash brush, and will be found much more
durable than common Observation-Disclosures
american.
I0r A beautiful superstition prevails among
the Seneca tribe OF Indians. When an Indian
maiden dies, they imprison young bird until
il first begins TO try its power of song, and then
loading it with kisses and caresses they loose
lis bonds over the grave ip the belief that it
will not fold its wings nor close its eyes until it
has flown to the spirit land and delivered its
precious burden Of affection to the loved and
lost. II is not unfrequently to see twenty or
thirty birds let loose over one grave.
CASHIER Marcia Cumba, implicated in the
Ownership Of the SLAYER Falmouth, at New
York, has been acquitted.
June Is, 1914, was fought the famous battle
OF Bannockburn, near Stirling, in Scotland, by
the renowned Robert Bruce. The English
army was nearly destroyed, and King Edward
III. escaped TO Dunbar with great difficulty.
Judge n. Davis, OF Macon, Georgia, elected
lasi October on the Knownothing ticket as
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