New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-14
REPLY OF THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.

Commee-wing TO suffer misre preseuation raher tlan
awaken controversy cnsender III iccns-have cHeay re
framed noticing correcting the ISLANDERS aad
misrepresentation WHICH enee. Of the late reform movement
have so industriously ~ cblated.
The have realized the wsd0 Of that concatory
course We second The srdor Of desire to
have pst differences healed and should address you
I'M. for pecar circumstances which, as they ayolye au sons
of personal integrity and xpanes might apa
ta,ons upon the cha acter Of the enie body ufy
already observed that Gov Johnson bis recent Message has
sten upon the Committee OF Val aoee tue
Il at formed We that th. fDe4 upon
the necessity OF not only showing 70 the world ths Gov
johnson endeavo TO hce the sympathy with The Committee
winch at the lime lin tine capacity OF pvate elenJ ae Vouo
y repeatedly ecessay expressed 10 bat Of re
fg also the statements by which ne ,ndsayors 10 make
charge Of III faith against toe COMMITTEES plausible
Of the Conntee that during he received
him that the Committee did not c1nenpa;e
had INJECTING heme the penalty OF toe
upon The ard he further alleges that was UPON these
he made with the Committee ~ pd
guard ON their body IN the jail
whatever NAV have been the tenor Of ;ais eOByeton
which only member OF TIE Committee tnow absent o1
must have been At ono. o.sipaed by interview he mm
stey had cub COMMITTEE of the Executive COMMITTEE
sfa. he desired Conference. We Beg your
that the conference with this suoComn'tee ".ddfd
followed the interview with Nj Coleman, TO which Gov
DE- FIica, night, the 10Th May while tine Committee
session az IunNeein ha m,ssase was or,uZa- ~ - :,
the door asking to SO some eor
Committee.
Coleman who voluntarily went on 10 see what "Aaec
and shortly returning reported TIA. Governor Johnson MS
brother, W ~ Johnson {. Garrison and IN L sherman,
there ard desired 10 have Conversation win
members Of the Commit:e, Irmedioeg sub Commit
e torban ocod M,ei, rra-tt and 7 fhomp,oa
appointed them. Gov. Joen'on commenced the
interview by saying that private cirken be wss syop
thhsr with ssDce Committees The abu..s here ID
beyond but that GvcrnOE Of the @s NJ
bal duty PERFORM and urged thai The Copm" snodd "
obanded and the Courts BE- permitted % Try the prisoner
ped,rs bmselfr found guilty be should De punished
Mr. q -
not eugagements aud wen, ON 20 say una ue
people aroused IL. Mr.. G. remarked that is were
entertained that The prisoner might be removed Oos
replied himself had misgIvDrs on the ssnle p'in 1
after siderable alton propofea 4 zoe NoI
uittee should place twenty IN the an the
be would hims.f aud place them 10 ne az. 90
COMMITTEES pledge themselves not 70 AAs ~
on the jail bile their inside Ihoo.a !. 'ey
that should be assedto pfonns1 ~ y
own men 20 open the doors yet 20 - Nsie VIC
OF tue una u,ous desire Of the Executive th4i 10
ndss .houIa e ,de binding future action u the dy,
that Nh Coleman replied the part OF zoe
then pIesent ibsh only e~ Of many, ana a We
had DO su,horiy male any pedge oile rs'As % zoe
F,scutiy. Committee The s1bCOmmtee then went cat
nd r,nor-d 10 The Executive, by vncm the mater
discussed the mon prevailed telt 10 pledges Of
.rv shoud b. giyen-t argued that the Commit
20 them risB. that, thoush IL proper treat
Governor 18th becoming respect, desire % ence them
into pledges promises evident the Of
rim md bis associates that concentrations ought
ssbComm.e should Be Instructed 70 sceept behalf Of
Of Vigilance the skt plsee lthe number
hing Voluntarily reduced BY the Exeentiye Comme II
county Jail and promise that white ard IN there
ssa.. ss-s male 30 further psslss, %
kDd t1i 70 Il tte Governor would ao
roti"s sh@D removed gg.ra
Ar. mt tsTpee - r5ed 70 TIE eye.L.I 81! gel..,s.