The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-06-11
4 EXCITEMENT ATNEw ORLEANS

Independents in large numbers,
Session of the Arsenal, Jackson
and the prisons
DSevera Thugs have been arrested, ana,
report says, will be hung. -
This morning the Executive Committee call
for all law and order people to join them, and
I announce their determination to carry out
their measures Nothing else transpired yet.
The following appeared this morning:
The citizens Of New Orleans, after years OF
disorder, outraged and unchecked assassina'
tion-the people, unable and unwilling either
to bow down ia unresisting submission to a
set Of Ruffians, or to abandon the city IN
which their business their social sympathles
and their affection cluster, have at length
risen in their might, and have quietly taken
possession of the Arsenal and buildings on
Jackson Square, and have established there
the headquarters of a vigilance committee,
pledging each to the other, to maintain the
rights inviolably of every peaceful and law
abiding citizen, restore public order, abate
crime, and eXpel or punish, as they may de-
termine, such notorious robbers and assassins
as the arm Of the law has, either from the
inidelity of its public servants or the inef
ficieucy of the laws themselves, left unwhipt
of Justice.
For the present, the ordinary machinery Of
Police Justice is superseded.
stand are yielding up their power; they con.
Tess inability to exercise it for the preserva
ton of the public peace and the preservation
of property.
The vigilance committee will therefore
Professionally act in their stead, administer.
ing to each and every malefactor the punish
ment due his crimes, without heat or preju
dice of political bias. All the citizens who
have sympathy with the movement and who
think that the time has come when New Or
leans shall be preserved, like all other well
ordered communities, will report themselves
without delay at the principal office, where
the character of the movement will be eX-
planned and the determination of the people
more fully made known. All has been done
noiselessly thus far, and all will continue
noiselessly, dispassionately and justly, but
the Rutfians, who have dyed our streets in
the gore of unoffending citizens, and spread
terror among the peaceable, orderly and well
disposed must leave or perish. SO the people
have determined. VOr popuH vor Del
The True Deltas extra says that between
700 and 500 men are under arms now. 10
o'cloek) Several arrests have been made
1t is reported that opposition will be made;
in which case a severe battle is certain. Vol
unteers are still crowdng up.
Z o'oLoCK.-Cannons are loaded and posted
are on guard.
IL o'CLoCK.-Gen. Tracys division of mill.
tia, has been ordered out by the Mayor.
III o'CLoCK.-The Common Council is in
secret session. Considerable confusion among
them.
Great excitement in the streets.
The Council have got possession Of the first
district armory, but have only ten rounds of
ammunition.
A battle is expected this afternoon More
\ arrests have been made.
- o'cLocK-The Mayor and Council have
re to the vigilance headquarters to read
riot act.
Two companies of military are engaged
king cartridges.
be Vigilance Committee have established
lree guns were fred from the Arsenal.
supporters are invited to the Arsenal
hist the attack.
,oLooK, p. M-The Vigilance Committee
I'll triumphant. No fight yet. They
ptton bales and tore up the streets for
\aes.
forces are unarmeo.
have no organization or head.
issued an order to take arms
could be found
yhis order the rabble broke open
Expected that the Vigilance Commit.
I'D seize the City Hall to morrow.
Ids of armed ruffians are parading the
e stores are closed this afternoon.
lie Vigilance Committee are supported by
|ctable citizens
G municipal authority must succumb.
AFTER "A fight is expected. There lie an
Immense gathering around the Vigilance
cad quarters.
10 O'CLOCK, p M.-Al quiet for tonight.
New ORLEANS, May 5.-The Mayor has Is,
sued proclamation revoking the power OF
Recorders to appoint special police,
The citizens are disguised with the Mayors
vacillation.
The streets are excited.
The Vigilance are still fortifying their pc
Lafayette Square is still in possession Of
the mob. >,
Cannons loaded with grape, command all
approaches to the Square.
The Recorders have appointed 500 special
police; amongst them are some OF the worst
men in the city.
They refuse to give up authority, although
revoked by the Mayor
They have arrested several men known to
belong TO the Vigilance Committee.
sP M-There is immense excitement in
the streets.
The Vigilance Committee have arrested f..
A. Lumsden, Of the Picayune, and kept him
in confinement several hours, charged with
being drunk and disorderly around the Vigi'
lance Camp.
The Mayor il at the Vigilance rooms, hav'
ing placed himself under their protection,
being afraid Of his life if lie leaves.
No attack has been made by the mob yet
Col. Christy has withdrawn as leader Of
the movement, on account of the legal posi-
ton Of the Vigilance Cammittee,
NEW ORLEANS, June Z, A. Mn oatur'
day night the Mayor having his life guaran,
teed. proceeded to the st. Charles Hotel ana
met the Council
He was impeached and II. NJ. Summers
President Of the Board of Aldermen, elected
in his place. u,
Col. Torno. chief Of the Police, was ans
missed and Col. jacques appointed IN his
place.
The old Police was re organized under
Jacques. ,..
A. T. Turner and G. b. Muzzy, reporters,
were arrested this morning by the special
police as dangerous characters, but were llo-
Grated on parole.
Turner has been re arrested
II il rumored that the Sheriff had selzed
the ballot boxes--if so there will be no cleo
tion.
The streets are seemingly quiet, but no
mans life is safe outside OF the different o"r'
ricades. ~,