Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-06-16
The disappearance Of The VI OBJ.

In another Column we give RrdpniC
accounts from the Crescent and Dcltd, of the
evacuation of jackson square and the dissolu-
ton of the New Orleans mob They will not
likely be heard of again, unless it is before the
Courts of the city-and SO passes away the
New Orleans rioters of 1858. We have here
toiore fully exposed the lawiess character and
the infamous motives of the Vigilance Com
mittee, and have nothing to AID on that sub
ject. The American party, notwithstanding
the abuse and misrepresentation with which
it was. assailed, was triumphantly sustained by
the people at the ballot-box and, as admitted
by one of its most violent and inscriptions
opponents, the Delta, quoted by us yesterday,
the Mayor it elected is the every man for the
emergency" This is a sufficient vindication
against the slanderous charges that have
been heaped upon the American party-and
we are satisfied that it will stand against all
the detraction which has been or may hereafter
be hurled against it. In taking leave of the
subject, however, we desire to say to the
Union and american that il evidently misap-
prehends our representations of the Bulletin S
position. The Bulletin was certainly an earn
est advocate of the Independent ticket but
at the same time las our quotation from it shows
it condemned the Vigilance Committee as re-
evolutionary and unnecessary. II one half the
imputations made by the Bulletin and the
other supporters of the Independent ticket,
had been true. they might have justified the
people in deposing the existing city govern
ment at the ballot-box but never could they
be made to justify the raising of a band OF
outlaws to override and trample down all
law, State and municipal. But these imputa-
lions were not true. and for this we have the
testimony of majority of the citizens. I'M
mistakahly expressed at the election. Wede-
sire also to call especial attention, to the fol-
lowing from the Union and american of yester-
day:
1.-THE Patriot itself should abandon an or
ganiZation which it cannot rescue from the
Just odium it has provoked. and aid the friends
of good government in every city and com
munity throughout the country, in freeing
themselves from its baneful Influences. The
Vigilance Committee was organized with this
view. 1t is composed of the most respectable
members of the Wing and Democratic parties
and many of the better class of know-knOth-
ings Disguised with the crimes of their politi-
cal associates, united in the movemcment.
Prominent among the leaders of this organi-
cation we recognize the names of g. NJ. Con-
rad. late Secretary of War under Mr.. Fillmore
and the Hon. Pierre Soule, formely Senator
in Congress from Louisiana"
Here is an admission of all that we have
said. ''The Vigilance committee was organ
lied with this view" that's, to aid the friends
of good government in freeing themselves"
from the odum the American party has pro-
voked. But how was it to exert this aid
Either by sheer brute force, by bullying init
midation and bloodshed alone; or by these
and the ballot box. acting together and at the
same time. And this is the unvarnished truth.
however unwittingly it was confessed, or
however it may be distorted and explained
away. The object was to carry the then APP
preaching election, and all the clap-trap about
the terrible state of affairs, and about 1.-The
friends of good government" was thrown in
without regard to truth, to help on the design.
The true friends of good government" will
be the last to accept the aid of furious and
blood-thirsty mob to accomplish just and right
full purposes. The Union and american, Also
misapprohends the position of Messrs SoULE
and CONRAD. We never before heard of their
being leaders of the vigilants. They certain
ly signed the call upon the "Independent"
sham democratic. Federal Office holding can
ddate for Mayor, but they are men of too
much decency ever to be found leading an in
furiated mob, for the purpose of controlling
elections, and sitting the voice of majorities
at least we shall so regard them till the
contrary is clearly shown. The onion and
American confounds the members of the vigi-
lance committee with the friends of the in
ticket, which throws all its ideas
and statements on the subject into confusion.