The Nevada journal., 1856-07-18


spew. The leaders of the party, as IL to
test the stomach of the rank and file for
future efforts, have brought nauseating
dose to the lips Of the party, and at the
cry Of "Hoorah for Democracy, presto
change!" down it must go, Bank, Brid-
die, Tariff, federalism and all.
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A QuEsTroN OF VERAcIrY.-The pa
pers below contain card from Col. J. C.
Zabriskie, the facts of which are corrobo-
rated by statement of Gen. James Al
len, in which Gov. johnson is shown up
in no very enviable light. If there is no
mistake or misunderstanding between the
Governor and the gentleman before men,
toned, the case is an awkward one for
the Executive The facts in brief are SUBJ
stantially these: Col. Zabriskie and Gen.
Allen, were empowered by the Governor,
according to their statement, which is en-
titled to every credence, to proceed to San
Francisco and treat with the Vigilance
Committee for the liberation of Terry.
and settle as fully as possible, the exis-
ting difficulties between the people and the
authorities. The basis on which the nego-
Citations were to be conducted was, the
Committee should deliver Terry over to
by the civil authorities, return tho arms
of the State, and disband. In considera-
ton of which, the Governor would recon-
mend the passage of general amnesty
act by the next Legislature, and use his
influence, and the power in him vested, to
prevent the punishment of any member of
the Vigilance Committee, for acts COM
mitted under the authority of such Com
mittee.
Messrs. Zabriskie and Allen proceeded
to San Francisco on their mission, but
were unsuccessful in consequence of the
intractible disposition CT Terry himself.
The Sun published the authority under
which Zabriskic and Allen were acting,
which induced the editor of the Express,
published at Marysville, to personally in
terrogate the Governor, who was on Wis.
it to that place, as to whether the two gen.
tlemen named were acting on their own
responsibility, or his. The reply was,
they were acting on their own. About
the same same time the Governor address
sed note to Zabriskie and Allen, de-
manding the contradiction of the report
in circulation, that he had vested them
with powers to settle the difficulties in
San Francisco. This called out rejoin-
der, in which it was explicitly and emphat-
ically declared, that the two gentlemen
were empowered by the Governor to set
tie the difficulties named. Another note
was addressed to the Governor by Gen.
Allen and Col. Zabriskie, demanding that
he should put stop to the dirty iruen-
does in circulation, concerning them, by
publishing forthwith an explicit statement
of the power he conferred upon them as
his agents, and threatened that unless he
did SO, they would. To this, as well as
to several previous notes, Gov. johnson
made no reply.
In Justice to himself, Col. Zabriskie has
been compelled to make the facts public,
though the step is o painful one to the
man ard the father.
The Governor repudiates the authority
he conferred upon his agents, or rather de-
nies having invested them with any pow
er to treat with the Vigilance Committee
at all.
Col. Zabriskie and Gen. Allen, are will
ling to qualify in the most solemn manner
to the truth Of their statements, and thus
the matter, at this writing, stands.
The Governor had made himself suffi-
GENTLY ridiculous before, but the latest de-
velopmcnts make him perfectly contempt
ible.
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