The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-07-21
TEN CENTS PER- WEEK
NUMBER 2o5.

For four weeks this city has witnessed
spectacle never before enacted in an American
Icommunity-the Law subserted by an armed
power, bodies OF men with guns and bayonsta
parading our streets day and nightz-a fortresa
erected in the heart of the city, bristlihg with
arms, defended with pieces of artillery. their
black muzzles menacing day and night the
ives and property of peaceful and unoffend.
ing inhabitants. fR
II is now manifest the committee desire 10
sit in permanence, or if they do not desire il,
|theY at least deem it necessary for their own
safety to complete the revolution they havbg
Icommenced by overturning the Government
Fhe doctrine of secession is boldly advocated
at the street corners. 80 oA
file Brush consul, Mr.. Aiaen, has Issued b,
notice to all British subjects, cantionihe them
gainst taking part in the present ifisurrection.,
lir. Aiken was never more right than in Civ
ng this warning to his countrymen. We haSs
reason to believe that Mr.. Dillon, consul OF
France, has likewise, from the beginning, dis
suaded his eountrymen from involving or COM
promising themsemlyes in the present distur-
bance. s5
CONFERENCE WITH THE GOVERNOR. e-2
On Saturday evening number of our most
respectable citizens went on their own respon-
sibiity to Benicia, for the purpose of havings
conference with Governor johnson in relation
TO the existing state of affairs in San Francis
DO. A meniher of the committee has kindly
furnished us with the result of the conferences. =
The following is the letter to the Governor:
BESIcfA. June Z, 1856.
70 HIS E1ceHency j. Neely johnson, gsdt uaU
Governor Of Caiyforria.
S1R-The undersigned, citizens of San Fran
cisco, on their own behalf, and ON behalf Of .
large portion of the people of the city, respect-gf
fully ask personal interview with yoiir Exc
cellency, touching the present alarming crisis
in its affairs. (Signed,) s.... ~. +. ~.
d. b. CROCKETT, M. K. RoBERTs,
e, w. EARL, J.. WiEIfAns, ssIa
. F. W. MAcoNDRAY, JoHN SINE, IS asssss
J.V. THORNTON, BALIE PEYTos. -
H s. FoorE, G. w. P. BIssELL.
JAMES DoNAHUE
BENIcIA, Cal, June Z, 1850. i
Hon. j. B. Crockett ard others, Committee
from Citizens Of San Frdneists.
GENTLEMEN: In reply to the verbal commu-
nication ruade t. me this evening, IN relation a'
to the existing condition of affairs in the city
of San Francisco. have to say that the hope
you have expressed that the unhappy difficult
ties of which you have made mention, may be %
Terminated without bloodshed, fully accords a
with my own desire; and can assure you +
that nothing shall he done upon iny part which
will not be imperatively renderei necessary
to secure a compliance with the Executive e
proclamation issued by me on the Sd iistsuid b
By virtue of the constitution OF the State, it !
is made my duty to enforce the execution Of
the laws This duty | shall perform; and II.
unhappily, collision occurs, and injury TO life
and property result, the responsibility riustHa
rest upon those who disregard the authority
of the State. rss. ..z;t sstt esl.f, u
Very respectfully. your ob't serv't
(Signed) J NEELY JOHNSON. ts9