Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-06-03

sssangs aelass ~ Jaekssn Co., Iswa.
Our readers remember, the account Of the
hanging Of murderer named Clifford, by mob
In Jackson county, Iowa, some six weeks ago.
The men Who did tho deed have bow organized
themselves into Vigilance COMMITTEES, and Or
dercd the publication OF the following preamble
and resolutions; fist contains list Of
serious complaints or insinuasions to the effect
that the proper officers hare refused to prose-
cute aggravated criminal cases. or lodged them
by going duck hunting; that they have med.
died With the School Fund; tha. they have been
concerned In . robbery Of county bonds aud in
smuggling some Of the Drainage Fund; that from
their negligence in prosecuting horse thieves,
Ac., they must be connected with gang Of
horse thieves, counterfei.ers, robbers, and even
murderer and that they intend TO screen such
outlaws in the future, and throw their supper,
and rnonied influence, with what swindling Of
the county they can do, to carry the sway over
the people Of the county, and to roll in their
silks and purple, and wealth, at the expense Of
the hard earnings Of the farmer, and the hard
working mechanic" The resolutions we print
verbatim:
Resolved, That we, the jackson County Vigi.
lance Committee, are determined that the Grim
.inal law Of this State shall be enforced in this
county TO the very letter.
Resolved, That the present Executive and Ju.
diciai OF this county had better resign their Off
ces, and leave their seats for more worthy occu.
pants. 81 s..y do not they must run the risk OF
the consequences.
Resolved, That in every criminal case now,
and hereafter pending before the tribunals OF
this county, we, the Vigilance Committee OF
jackson County, will thoroughly investigate,
and watch with critics eye, the proceedings Of
our officers.
Resolved, Tha, the wrong honored officers,
whose names we don't choose TO mention here,
shall never have another Office in the gift OF the
people of this county, but We will tell them to
70 a duck hunting.
Resolved, Thnt whereas, it Is the duty OF GER
tain county officers to investigate the circum-
stances and the facts concerning the murder OF
John Ingle, and ere this, to have trken steps to
secure in the proper way, the person OF David
Mcdonald until he could be tried according to
law, We, the Vigilance Committee, openly de-
clare that they must take the proper steps, and
also publish reward with full and exact de.
HCrlptt0n, 30 as 10 secure Lnut person. III not, We
will look after him ourselves, and ii need be they
too.
Resolved, That We, the Vigilance Committee
OF Jackson County, State Of Iowa, hereby in
form all persons In office or out of it, that they
must not commence process of any kind agains,
any OF thoae who helped to hang Alex. Clifford,
for we believe that he should have hanged long
before he did.
Resolved, That We will revenge the unjust
death of any one Of this Committee, at the cost
Of life or property.
Resolved. That We will punish with death any
person or persons joining this Committee, whom
we find has been concerned in horse steal
ing, counterleiting, robbing or numbering, and
1t appearing that he Is in as u spy.
Resolved, That these proceedings be publish
ed in the Maquoketa Sentinel.
This preamble and these resolutions were
sent to the Sentinel Office, prefaccd by note
from II. X. Lands, Postmaster at Iron Hill,
Jackson county, in which he states that the Wig
lance Committee is composed Of 800 to 400 cit
liens, aud that they are determined that crime
shall be punished at all hazards.