The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-05
The Committee of Vigilance and Major
BeaureSard.

NEW ORLEANS, June 3.-12 noon.-The excitement con-
tnues increase both the authorities and the Vgi
lance Committee arming for the conflict. The militia
at their armories engaged in making ball cartridges
the Vigilance Committee having possession of the Arsenal
The Mayor has just completed reading the riot act at the
headquarters of the Vigilance Committee.
NEW ORLEANS, June 4, A. M-Our city continues in a
of great excitement and collision and boodshed is
momentarily anticipated The Vigilance Committee have
established their headquarters at the Arsenal and have
been engaged during the night in erecting Cotton barr
cades resist the attempt expected to be made by the city
authorities regain possession of the Arsenal Jackson
Square presents quite warke appearance with its
defences.
The Vigilance Committee having possession of all
ammunition of city the authorities have been compelled
to wait the manufacture of cartridges before
ing hostties but nearly ready for the assault
the Arsenal with large force of military. In the
time efforts making restore harmony prevent
collision Political anmosty being the gist of the diff
Guilty, this is easy matter the of election.
SECOND DISPATCH
NEW ORLEANS June 4, 10 A. M.-The excitement in
creases and military preparations conflict are
everywhere to be Old firearms being hunted up
and armed men moving about in every direction
Both parties making extensive preparations, and
bloody conflict is anticipated before the day is over
The Mayors forces unorganized, whilst the vigi
lance Committee have appointed Major Duncan late of
nforced They well organized and drilled and refuse
listen any propositions for the restoration of harmony
All business is suspended.
THIRD DIsPATcH.l
NEW ORLEANS June 4-The following proclamation
has been issued by the Vigilance Committee:
The citizens of New Orleans after years of disorder
outrage and unchecked assassination the people, unable
and unwilling either to bow down in unressting subms
sion to set of ruans to abandon the city in which
thairh ,tSi oa1e
cluster, have at length risen in their might quietly
taken possession of the arsenal and buildings in Jackson
Square, and established there the headquarters of Vig
lance Committee pedging each to the other to maintain
the rights involaby of every peaceful and law abiding
CITIZEN to restore public ORDER to abate crime and expe
punish, they may determine such robbers
and assassins the of the law has, either
infdey of its public servants ineciency of the
laws themselves, left unwhpped of justice.
For the present the ordinary machinery of police jus
tice superseded the Mayor and the Recorders we
dersand yielding up the power they confess their ina
by to exercise for the preservation of the public peace
and the protection of property.
And the Vigilance Committee will therefore Professionally
act in their stead administering each every male
factor the punishment due to his crime without heat
prejudice or political bias.
All citizens who have sympathes with the movement
and who think the time has when New Orleans shall
be like all other well and civilized COM
munities, will report themselves without delay at the
principal office, where the character of this will
be explained and the determination of the people more
fully made known.
All has been done quietly thus far. All will continue
noiseessly, dspassonately and justly. But the ruans
who have dyed streets in the gore unoending ct
zens and spread terror among the peaceable orderly
well disposed leave perish So the people have
determined.
tSgned.) Vox PopULIl Vox DELI
The city papers divided the position of CITY af
fairs The Picaye and Crescent sustain the city author
ities and denounce the Vigant organization The True
Delta and Delta favor the Vgilan Committee The Bee
and Bulletin record the movements of both parties but
have as yet expressed opinion the subject
ing neutral.
NEW ORLEANS, May 90 1858.
To MAJOR G. T. BEAUREGARD:
DEAR SIR,-We, the undersigned, citizens of New Or
leans, entertaining deep interest in the good
prosperity of city, and feeling the Importance of
cuing the administration of the municipal government
from the banefu influence of party politics. respectfully
ask your aid in desirable effort by permitting us to
of Mayor the ensuing election held on the seventh
of June
Signed by A. Brother, c. NJ Conrad j. R. Duncan. Jno
u. Bell, and six hundred others.
MAJOR BEAUREGARD's REPLY
NEW ORLEANS, May %, 1858
Gentlemen: have the honor to acknowledge the re.
cept this day of the letter the Goth inst signed by
SO iage number of my fellow -cz ems, irrespective of
party, requesting me to permit the of my name as
an independent candidate for Office of Mayor of this
city.
gratefully acknowledge how sensibly feel the high
honor conferred upon by this application But as at is
Jor special purpose, that Of restoring the good name and
prosperity Of oar city to their former high standard and TO
administer its municipal Affairs agreeaJy good order and
economy it is only with difdence that can accede to
their request being fearful that the imposed upon me
may still abortive, unless receive after election
the assistance of an independent Council and that of
strong and well organized police, which consider in
dlspensable to carry out the desired reforms
Trusting, then, entirely to the undivided support o.
those of my whose interests are so much al
stake cheerfuy accede to their wishes and allow them
ing, however, that am be 'independen' in all and
every sense of the term and only be guided by hon
esty justice and equity in all things and men, in
administering, their chief magistrate the laws and
regulations of the city of New Orleans.
Very respectfully, your obedent servant,
G. T. BEAUREGARD
To A Brother, Esq. Chairman Nominating Committee
of the Independent Voters of New Orleans and Others
THE LATEST.
RUMoRED 0MPR0AISE-MOvEMENT OF TROOPS
. ...... CANNON POSTED.
NEW ORLEANS, June L. p M.-The igilant Commit
tee is composed Of men of all parties, and it cannot
therefore, be regarded political movement They
have been largely this morning