New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-14
NEWS OF THE FORTNIGHT.
roreensoenfe OF The " Y Trjtcns


This being sunday tic mqi. steamer Is detained TIL
to morrow
The topic Of the d4y-.he Vigilance Cmmittee,
ana before which al othcr bends still in existence
ard even in the fulntss Of power The Governor
tried to negotiate into nothipgness but failed Two
separate Commissioners were appointed by him as ea
voys extraordinary to enter into treaty OF amnesty
and asng peace on behalf Of the state with the Vgi
lance Committee. The basis Of this tresty es estab.
lithed by the Governor, wac the surrender TO
the legal authorities Of Judge Terry of the
Soprene Court, then and prisoner
in the hands Of the Vigilance Committee for
sabbing Hopkins. en officer OF lie police. The Wig
lance Commit, would Ii ten 10 NJ terms sought 10
be established ON such bass. II sa!d; Ferry must
"resicn his portion o. Supreme Judge; until he does
"this, we can en'.ran proposition having ID view
"the abandonment oe oar orgaiizatinn." The nrst
commisson besirg this returned to tbE city a re-
ported to his Etcelency. Hopkins, 1t was reporte l.
vas getting worse: he mis- Lt rom the efe'fs OF the
] ound die any hour, ard / was everywhere believed
that if be old, Terry would be hang. Every effort
therefore, must be made To ssve hn. CJ!: j. Z.
Zabrrkie, formerly OF New j. nty' well kno w
father -inaw to the Governor bu vi0 aniy opposed 70
him in politics. and defender Of The Nlgiaacc Con-
miitte witha together with Gen. Jame- All ~, ed'or
of The Dd,ly american o! this cry. wee csled mo
courci informed of the condition o: attaiTs and dep
uted to proceed 10 San FranciscO 10 complete, posi-
bic, the negotiations so ine2sp'c'urly 5osni- They
saw the Executive COmmittee of tie Vigilance Cog
mittee snd asceIt6ned that )thinG s- than te
unqualified resignation Of Try would 'i,isiJ that
body Tie GoveIno,'s Corsri''ce then addressed
note to Judge Terry, based on that iDfonns'lon, snd
that contsired in paragraph oi letter o hs wife,
Mrs. Terry, given to he pubic far days previous,
which intimated that tbr Judge would resign if The
people Of California tesced hiu to DO 81. L. ths'
note they said
1--WE Tequtsed by ha Governor to enaeavor 70 obt,n
fns OF the Il ties sting t:w ser te aG on;
ties sid the c0 nse IT,. 1e, =, s a;uy c6e. preserved
I'm the c)mmulicaicr mace BY Mis Terry - he public;
eIonsn 70 r. .1 t, S Wbb they have h9nor.d hiul
he Ill weld p'onp scquiescenee 70 such WISH fovded
1T be expressed w.y sucieny clear TO ''Iy res'on
We h.t you snprove Of porc.ol quoted
IT, therefore prepared 70 ndcat. 10 us the mode o5
in reIec TO your commisson end g prse.cabe Il viii no
doubt aid u,yeIy materially IL prosecuting St C'
To which Judge Terry replied fto'h no:es being
dated San Francisco, July g
'UtdeT the circumstances IN which am placed! being
deprived of Ae privilege OF see I' ire. d- an n2 PIE
upon tie subject 700 mention can he taken II - ne Of my
friends be Permitted doabess vii be abe t"
Upon tbirs I'm however, re.olyed-tha will not
ditn T leave S.s ss Supreme Court d at
ard o power sIh shall cha. re this re,o ution.
This enswfI apparently put au end TO the confer
ence but the Governors Committee beog anxious TO
leave no stone untmncd which might conduce II the
settlement Of the difficulties, applied to Nr. A. 7.
CrittendeD, one OF Tenys particular .rend' 70 v:n.
privilege. Tie Niglsnce Committee consented to
this and the interview bad the 5tl inst. the
dsy on which The prevoas teaneF s:iled. Terry,
through ittepden teDt The Governors COMMITTEE Il
Tote N which be said
The 10y speedy and satisfactory manner Of -ecersDes he
s,hes Cf be people Of ih State as 70 my On the
Bench sch spgges i'stf 20 mind q tie iollo FAg:
LIE. the ofersss chs'ged ssast me be subn ne ps1c
is before ~ Dfsis .e'y ,peetGy 80 = may .s Is t"
take oi srsrted tina: The people q CiTia desire 70
ocegPylg ne F cf J!9ee who y sy 1 Of .9y
serss 4 be people and piomr.> tn TIN, vai .et
So the matter ended, and 80 j. rests. IerIy's
refussl to resign effec,usly checked al n'Co.ia'.oo
Tsuys friends made portion o' this mater p1bllc
through the press the Governor Comnu'ec W - mia
represerttG- b Governor iT.instnE trough his of-
aGi that b9dr0toi OvtIsiepPsd H." bounds Of dis-
h. nee MessT-. Zshr-kie and Aleu IN efju>tid 'a'ion
csme with the whole s'ory. Inc Governor rePle1
through the pI,ss, 'ak.nS + a! Dach, ~ Styirg he
lever authorized q ~ neg II -" 1T al, nni Il
ssuoI auo.her manifesto. ress-. ting hi; l. l. A.
fhe Coyrpo. cave -, IL V. Ybq 'E'Tjr' ouiv t'tv
cannot dras IT, papers ID I'm bit ne p4o.' be-
Hev-s ,he Committee IN "pot-ti u - ~ ~ Cheney.
Ii il very petty qIsrTel a. i stands
Ths Go.cinor, bec,use of Ms wee lls'.1s point 70
toint couIse hes b er lef' wi hou' friend Of nhc-
nee. In 'ac; b. b's 'aken to tnc m'un'3ln', ana
the At us'. hos witt -s iLmiY h-' u bni!1d y
nc ed T,c, .srs Cf b Iuoa wrodr y 70 F'h'N
rowcr 81 i unf. - wi'd il. a'd without re-pec' =
ca,sc Of he ,'r, 0ge conc.ct Il tos mater nom 'h'
beginning u,ti ro~, I j. dou'ted ny msny wLethrI
he VII return 20 t.e c1I! a. .rc an ~ Iesiue
,Le ItFs of GOvtldm,nt.
Hopk ~ = getting better eid il i. " believed
will .ulvive tie wouad. The Nigllauce Committee i
uyns Terry. over orc hupdr.i wi'nesses have bee
txsuint6. WA; vii g. VIII = Try lIOt be toi
bJt the Gjvcrn"rs CoInm'i.e, from s q fac BE-
tore II. Of 'he opinion tlg' = l." does r1t IL gn,
lc viii e. ban hcG ron Caif,H;s-nIt - The Aen-
state, wien,- b. could rc'lrn, but to IN
"i the i,icnds IL the Pecic, where h, opportunities
ior coming back vii be few. Mo- t.t's' ,.dioS hi'
ION ets'Iya.On that lie vii not r -ign 1t has hc'o
'lo'ec, that SOn two W.. k before negp'ie were
commence, ard vhie Hopkis life Was hourly ce'-