Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-07
The "RcvOiutiOn" I'm SAN Francis.

The opponents ofthe proceedings of the Wig
lance Committee held meeting in San Francis
co. on the Cd instant when scenes transpired said
10 have no parallel in the history Of rowdyism
md black guardism in that city. The voices of
the speakers were drowned amid storms Of Kisses
and groans-ep theis Of the most offensive char.
acier were applied to them rotten oranges and
other missiles were thrown at the m. and every
ndgnty that could possibly DO devised WAS
heaped upon them The meeting held in
the Plaza and about 5000 persons were present
many of them evidently with the intention of
breaking up the meeting Judge Campbell
was the principal speaker in favor Of law and
order, aud against the action of the Committee
of Vigilance. We make IA few extracts from his
remarks:
Judge Campbe-Now gentlemen. let me ask
attempt to overthrow.
A Voice The ballot box suffers.
Judge Campbell-.I will come te the ballot box
suffers. gentlemen and will show you that that
IL only false issue. gotten up h shelter their
crimes. There is no foundation in it. One Of
the privileges which the constitution guarantees
TO us is freedom Of speech. We see an iustra-
ton oft now, The constitution also guarantees
to every man tho right TO have fair trial, when
no is accused of crime. before an honest jury;
the right to know why he is arrested. and what
crime no is charged with and who are his accu-
sers; the right To have witnesses aud to be dc.
Tended by counsel Of his own selection: the right
To be confronted with his accusers. What are
these rights now in San Francisco Who are
the judges? Who are the accusersl Who are
the executionersl Who are the COUNSEL
Voce.-The people-the people--all of
them.
Judge Campbel-Is there a single valuable
light in the constitution one distinguishing fea-
ture of American liberty, that is not now pros
trate under the feet of the Vigilance Committed
l"No! No!"l Not one. gentlemen. Another
pretcxt upon which they go is that life is not
safe-that murders and demonstrations were dai
ly committed in the open street, and yet |, for
one. have never felt sufficient apprehension of
murder or assassination to carry "A weapon du-
ring n residence Of several years in this city. |
have never been molested by any person. L say
Tint criminal justice has been properly admins
tered. say that during the present admins
tration there has not been one single case of
packed jury in this town.
Ono oftho two men recently executed-Cha,les
Cora prosecuted, and as faithfully as ever man
was prosecuted am free to say this, that the
Jury on this case was an honest jury, and that
their disagreement was an honest one. Many
gentlemen some of them leading members of the
bar. who at the commencement of the trial be-
level Cora guty--and among them were .Judg-
es Hoffman and Lake-before the conclusion
terialned tho opposite opinonion. Having made
some remarks upon the domiciliary visits and the
suspension of the right Of the writ of habeas cor
pus, tho speaker said that he had no d, uht but
TINT that there had been In times past ballot box
stuling
A Vooe-Do you think the Vigilance Com
mitee did IL
Judge Campbcll-I would not be surprised if
some of them did do it; some of them are ready
enough to do it. But say this prctext is idle
and fruitess tits we'll known that there could
be mono of ii nj the next cleotion-itis we'll known
that under the provisions of the consolidation
bill. Battle peyion and a number of gentlemen Of
unquestioucd character are invested with the
power TO appoint the judges and inspectors of
elections. Any man who would believe that
these gentlemen would select ballot box suffers
is insane. Now where is that excuse! But these
men, because they did not in times past as they
should have done, stand up for their rights, they
now join in the movement to subyert the consti-
tuition.
Calhoun Benham, Dr. Brosnan and Col f. ID.
Baker also addressed the meeting, umid ncreas-
ed confusion and uproar While the latter gen.
tleman addressing tho crowd, rowdyism OBJ
tanned its climax. He was obliged to stand for
fully u uarter Of an hour before he could com
mence an address.
On the conclusion of the speeches of the above
named gentlemen. the stars and stripes were run
up to the top of the liberty POLE amid the loud
huzzas of the law and order party, who immed-
atey uncovered their heads and sauted it. A
dead silence was observed on the part of their OPP
ponents
After tho flag was hoisted and floating in the
breeze "a rush was made by several members of
tho Vigilance Committee, together with several
outsiders towards the flag staff. The cry was
heard, Down with it! Teart down. At this
moment the gentlemen who were engaged in
hoisting the flag rallied and succeeded in protec-
ting it from dissertation and insult. While the
rush was made towards the flag siatf,the flag was
| flying from the top of the pole, and those engap-
ed in raising it wee repelling the mob from tear
ing it down; several persons, finding no place on
the staff to helay the halliards took turn around
| the mast. AT this time some person haulted vi
olently on the halliards, which caused the strap
of the block TO part and the hag-touse nau.
! teal phrase-'came down by tho run" amidst a
scene of wild disorder.
The flag was immediately recovered. and a
| young man threw it around his neck and ascend
ed the pole, amid the jeers of the rowdies, and
tied it half mast in which position it remained
In his descent the young man who fastened it up
| was peiied with rotten oranges as were also the
officers of the meeting.
The following resolution was then adopted
Resolved, That it is the of this meeting
| that the reign of law and order should be resum-
ed in the city of San Francisco, and that a ter.
m'naiion should quito the present. excitement
and that every free American citizen be RENTED
to those 'na!ienable rights which free constitu-
ton and equal laws assure to them.
The meeting then adjourned
BLOODY AFFRAY..-The death of Jno. Turn.
bull. "a wealthy planter of Bayou Sara La, in an
aifray with ). II. Lurty, the Sheriff. has beer
published The Baton Rouge Advocate says:
Turnbull called Lurty thief, and the fight
then commenced, Turnhull firing pistol, the
ballot which broke Mr.. Lurty's right ankle
They both drew knives, and fos.two seconds. o,