Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-06-11
Municinal Rexolution at New. Orleans.

rlotS anO aSSasslnaionS III thIS city oroke
out last night in the formation and orr
ganizalion of powerful vigilance CONS
mittee, who have taken possession of the
city with the determination of enforcing
lynch law.
The vigilance committee, among whom
are many Of our most respectable citizens
took possession. in large numbers, of the
arsenal in Jackson Square. and this
morning the vigilance executive commit |
te cabs on all the law end order-loving |
citizens to, Join them, and announce .kheir |
determination to carry their measures
out. ain, - '
Nothing elese has transpired yet, ex>
cept that cannon are loaded and posted
about the arsenal, and about two hun
drcd of armed men are on guard.
A number, Of warnings" however,
sent through the postofice, had been re.
cieved by persons, threatening them with
being secretly arrested" and brought
before the ''lribunal" for punishment
These warnings were signed by Robt.
Sinclair, secretary, and L. E. G. D., pres
ident of the "New Orleans Vigilance
Committee" The papers in that city
treated the matter as hoax. The news
by telegraph, however, shows that the
committee really existed, and broke out
in a manner that promised bloody ter
mination; but fortunely, as will be seen
by our very latest dispatches, tue affair
has ended without blood shed.
AS the out break evidently originated
in consequence Of the alleged bad mum
cipal government, and the outrage. VIC
lence and bloodshed that have prevailed
for a long time in that city, it may be
necessary, for clear understanding Of
the matter. to state that the mayors eec>
ton takes place on Monday next, and
the party now in power had, previous to
the 26th ult, nominated MIR. Stith as
their candidate. For several years past
but a nominal vote has been polled. in
consequence of the violence exhibited at
the polls. At the last election out Of
$4,000 registered voters only about 4 1000
votes were cast.
At the time of Mr.. Stith's nomination
by lis American friends, the election
elected apparently very little interest,
the impression being that he would be
elected without serious opposition. On
the morning OF the 26th, however, an
'.Independent ticket" was announced as
a movement impertively demanded by
the condition of the City's affairs. To
this ticket the papers of that city gener-
ally, including several which had hereto
fore supported the party in power, gave
in their adhesion, as it was said to be
composed of citizens of the highest re-
spectablity. .
New ORLEANS. June 4th. IS A. M
Our City continues in state Of great ex
element. and collision and bloodshed is
Immediately anticipated. The Vigilance
Committee having established their head
quarters at the Arsenal, and have been
engaged during the night in erecting cot
ton barricades to resist the attempt ex-
pected to be made by the city authorities
to regain possession Of the Arsenal
jackson square presents quite warlike
appearance with its cotton defenses.
The vigilance committee having pos
session OF all the ammunition OF the city.
the authorities have been compelled to
await the manufacture of cartridges be-
fore commencing hostiliIies. but are
now nearly ready for the assault on the
arsenal, with large force of military
In the mean time efforts are making to
restory harmony and prevent a collision.
Political antmosity being the gist of the
difficulty, this is no easy matter on the
eve of an election.
The city papers are divided on the pc
sition of city affairs. The Picayuue and
Crescent sustain the city authorities, and
denounce the vigilance Organization
The True Delta and Delta favor the Wig
liant committee. The Bee and Bulletin re.
cord the movements of both parties, but
have as yet expressed no opinion on the
subject, remaining neutral.
The following is the proclamation issu>
ed by the Vigilance Committee yesterday
morning.
CITIZENS OF New ORLEANS: - After
years of disorder, outrage and unchecked
assassination, the people, unable and un
willing either to bow down in unresisting
submission to a setiot ruffians, or to abau
don the city in which their business, their
social sympauhies and their affections
cluster. have at length risen in their might
have quiete!y taken possession of the ar
senal and buildings in Jackson spare and
have established there the Headquarters
Of vigilance committee, pledgIng each
to the other to maintain the rights invio-
liable of every peaceful and law abiding
citizen; to restore public order, abate
crime, and expel or punish, as they may
determine, such notorious robbers and as.
sassins as the arm of the law, either from
the in6delity of its public servants or the
inefficiency of the laws themselves, has
left unwhipped ofjustice.
For the present the ordinary machine
ry OF police justice is superseded-the
mayor and the recorders. we understand,
yielding up the power they confess their
inability TO exercise for the preservation
Of the public peace and the security of