American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-06-17
JAMES BUCHANAN.
BY the President.
LEWIS CAss, Secretary Of State.

By the President.
LEWIS CAss, Secretary Of State.
The Election in New Orleans and the end
of the Vigilance Committee.
The Louisville Courier Of Monday, says:
The steamer Newcomb, which arrived
at a late hour last night, brought New Or
leans papers Of Tuesday. The Courier
and Crescent agree in Fronounciny the E.
lection of Monday fair and free from vio-
lence or intimidation. The Courier says
of the election:
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
The Know Nothing party have beaten
the Independent ticket by small majority
The whole vote poled was unusually mea-
gre. The majority for the Chief magis-
trate is but 100. Independence has met
with its night before achievingits day. 1t
might have been otherwise had more enPr-
gy been shown by men in authority. As
it i, Colonel Stthe is to take the place Of
Mayor Waterman. and all the persons on
his ticket, with the exception of Mr., Witz
as Recorder Of the Second District, and
Mestrs. White and Moreno, as Assistant
Alderman, who were nominated by the
Independents are elected.
The result, we confess, does not surprize
us. Superior organization rather than
superior numbers have prevailed, and the
reign Of Thuggery may cnce moIe cone
into full sway in New ORLEANS.
WHAT Is THOUGHT OF THE VIGILANCE COM
MITTEE.
How the Vigilant committee is regarded
th is extract from the Crescent X. N. in
dicates:
''As the people have decided against
this self.constiluted body of revolutioDists;
as the Party of Law and Order has pre-
vailed everywi ere, with few exceptions;
as tie American candidate Tor Mayor has
been elected; as a majority OF the American
candidates for Aldermen and Assistant
Aldermen have al so been chosen, milking
an overwhelming majority in both Boards
of the Common Council, when added to
those members who hold over, and as the
municipal government OF New O'leanJ
must remain at leas: two years in the hands
of the Government so wisely elected, We
propose, so far as may be, that by cones bt
considered as By -gones that social am
n1sty te dechred-and that, under the
, genial influences Of the future, tho past b,
forgotten, cbiterated from memory. w
, would like to see all anmosity engenderet
by the occurrences of the last few day
buried forever land if our fyllow citizen
will only aid us, this auspicious result MAJ
be accomp plished, and healing balm ma,
be made to spread throughout sorely ir
itated and outraged community.
, Notice to the People and Citizens of New
Orleans.
OFFICE OF THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE,
Arsenal, June 8, 1858.
The object of the vigilance Committe
is to day whatit was when it was frs
/ fonn1ed, viz: To liver the CITY of New
= Orleans from the notorious ThuJs and as
sassins who infest it, who are abhored b,
all good citizens.
The result of the llte election, therefor
has, in no way, changed the |onest view
entertained by this Committee; an to prov
that we have never entertained any polti
cal views in our organic Ition, but only tn
secnrity of all good citizens in their live
= aud property, we now put ourselves at tn
= disposal of the Mayor, and at his call wi
assemble under him as special pclic
force, in order to put down the rule oil tt
y murderers and thieves.
Yielding to public opinion relative
. our possessing the Safe Arsenal AMI tn
} Sixth District Court-but doing this or!
. we now hereby abandon and give u
our position, but not our views in organs
ing this Committee, aud we agree thus
, answer a call from the Mayor, our engage
u ments as such lasting for at least thr'
:, y months or longer, iffouni expedient.
~ Bv order OF
i" EXECUTIVE VIGILANCE COMMIT
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