Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-06-11
Extraordinary Uprising of the
People of New Orleans.
500 CITIZENS UNDER ARMS.
NEW ORLEANS. June 3.

NEW OhLEANOs OuhC u
A revolution broke out here last night. |
The Vigilance Committee, in large num-
Ders, took possession of the Arsenal in |
Jackson square, and the prisoners.
This morning the Executive Commit
tee calls for all law and order people to
Join them, and announce a determination
to carry out their measures. Nothing
else has transpired as yet, but at this
time G. o'clock A. NJ cannon are post
ed about the Arsenal, and about 200 arm
ed men are on guard.
The occasion of the rising is the num-
berless disorders, outrages and assassina-
tons of the past few years.
10 o'clock A. M. From 700 to 800
men are now under arms.
Several arrests have been made, and it
is reported that opposition will be made
to the committee, in which case severe
battle is certain.
Volunteers are still crowding up.
II A. M. Gen. Tracip's division of
militia has been ordered out by the May
or.
II A. NJ. The Common Council is
in secret session. Considerable confu-
sion is reported amongst the members.
There is great excitement in the street,
and the Council have got possession Of
the First District Armory.
SECOND DISPATCH.
New ORLEANS, June 3-noon. More
arrests have been made.
The following document is published
to-day;
/ CITIZENS OF NEW ORLEANS.
After years of disorder, outrage ano
unchecked assassination, the people, IN
able and unwilling either to bow down
in unresisting submission to set of Ruff
fans, or to abandon the city in which
their business, their social sympathies ant
their affections cluster, have at length ris
en- in their might-have quietly takeI
possession of the Arsenal and the build
ings in jackson Square, and have estab
lished there the head quarters of a Wig
lance Committee, pledged each to tn
other to maintain the rights inviolable o
every peaceful and law abiding citizen
restore public odrer, abate crime, and ex
pei or punish, as they may determine
, such notorious robbers and assassins a
the arm of the law, either from the inf
deity of its public servants, or the met
fciency Of the laws themselves has lei
! unwhipped of justice.
For the present the ordinary machine
ry of police justice is superseded; tn
Mayor and Recorders, as we understand
yielding up the power, which confesse
their inability to exercise it for the pre-:
E ervation of the public peace and the st
5 curity of property.
The Vigilance Committee will there
fore Professionally act in their stead, an
. administer to each and every malefacto
the punishment due to his crimes, will
e out prejudice or political bais.
All citizens who have sympathy wit
! this movement, and who think the tin
has come when New Orleans should
governed like all Other well ordered ar
p civilized communities, will report then
d selves without delay, at the principal o
flee, where the character of this NOV
ment will be explained, and the dete
mination of the people more fully mad
/ known. All has been done noiselessl
e thus far. All will continue noiselessl
e dispassionately and justly; but the ruff
ans who have dyed our streets with Il
gore of unofendiug citizens, and spre;
terror among the peaceable, orderly al
e well disposed, must leave or perish. s
r the people have determined. Vor pop
Il, coo Del.
-e Later o'clock p. NJ. The May
Of and Council have gone to the head qua
/; tiers of the Vigilance Committee, to REL
Il the riot act. Two companies of milit
4 are employed in making cartridges. t
Committee have established as a sign
the firing of three guns from the Arsen
# at the sound of which all its supporte
II are invited to repair to the Arsenal, pr
pared to resist attacks.
y THIRD DISPATCH.
81 New ORLEANS, June 3-8 p.
The Vigilance Committee are still t
umphant, and have torn up the stree
y, and erected barbados of cotton ball
K The city forces are an armed rabb
te having no organization or a head.
ne fight has occurred as yet. The May
N issued an order this afternoon to take t
an arms belonging to the city, wherever tn
n could be found. Acting on this order t
No rabble broke open and seized some We
h. pons in Kittredge'S store. tits expect
lie that the Vigilance Commute will sci
ms the City Hall tomorrow. Bands of ar
Nv ed rufians are now parading the stree
Nv The stores in the city closed their doc
d this afternoon. The Vigilance Comm
k tee is supported by the respectable Ct
;or zens, and the municipal authorities nj
,s- succumb.
ful STILL LATER.
in 10 P. NJ. 1t is now expected that
it fight will take place to night. There
ms an immense gathering around the hei
he quarters of the Vigilance Committee.
New ORLEANS, jane 4. The NJ
or's forces are as yet unorganized, q
all remains quiet. Great preparatit
IN are being made by both parties.