The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-06-12
A Revolution al New Orleans.

A Revolution at New Crleans'
There was an extraordinary outbreak and
uprising Of the people Of New Orleans
on the I'd inst, which has continued through
out the past week aud az the present writ
ing matters are far from being IN quiet oF
settled condition. Il appears that the citizens,
indignant at the imppnIty with which murder,
assassination, aud disorder generally have
for some time Tloted In that city, have risen
Ia their might, determined to take the laws
into their own hands, aud for that purpose
have asized the arsenal and formed them
selves into Vigilance COMMITTEES. The
Mayor called out the militia 10 resist their
action, and a collision seemed inevitable. No
previous intimation seems 70 have been made
that such revolution was in progress, but
all appealed quiet up 20 the time Of the
general outbreak.
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CITIzENs o. INV ORLEANS.
Amer years Of disorder, outrage and un-
checked assassination, the people unable and
unwilling either % bow down In unrealsling
submission 90 a set Of Tuiiians, or 20 abandon
the city IN which their business, their social
fympathies and their affections cluster, have
vi length risen In their might--haye quietly
taken possession Of the Arsenal and the build
ings IN Jackson Square, and have established
there the head quarters Of a Vigilance Com
mittee, pledged each TO the other TO main
tain the rights inyolable Of every peaceful
and law abiding citizen, restore public order
Ina aud EaaI IL.
may determine, such notorious robbers and
assassins rs the arm Of the law, either from
the infdelity Of 10 public Goryanta, or the
ineiliciency Of tho laws themselves has left
unwhipped Of justice.
For the present the ordinary machinery Of
police Justice Is superseded the Mayor aud
the Recortrrs, as we underEthEd, yielding up
the power which confesses their inability 20
exercise Il for the preservation Of the public
peace and the security Of property.
The Vigilance Committee win therefore
Professionally act ia their stead aud admins
ter TO each and every malelactor the punish
'ment due TO his crimes, without prejudice or
political bias.
All citi2enswho have sympathy with this
movement and who think the time has come
when New Orleans should be governed Ike
oil other well ordered aud civilized com
munitics, viii report Themselves, without de-
lay, ht the principal office, where the charac-
ter Of this movement will be explained, and
the determination Of the people more fully
made known. All has been done noiselesgly,
thus far. All will continue noislcssly. dis
passionately and justly but the ruiIians who
have dyed our streets with the gore Of unof-
fending citizens, and spread terror among
the pcaceable, orderly and well disposed,
must leave or perish. So the people have
determined. Ior popuH ror Del.
Great excitement existed throughout Fri.
day, Saturday and Sunday. Many arrests
we're made by the Committee. An attack
was made on the Vigilance Camp on Satur-
day night and the Vigilance Committee had
four men killed and twelve wounded by the
accidental discharge Of n cannon during the
confusion.
At the municipal election on Monday the
Americans were victorious. Grard Stith is
elected Mayor by a small majority. The
Vigilants are still behind their barbados.
Not half Of them voted, They say they will
carry out their resolutions and free the city
from all the ruflipns now in IL. There is crcai
party. The city may be said to be in per-
feet upronr.
The dispatches to tho northern papers are
brief and unsatisfactory yet one would in.
Ter that the Mayor was under protection Of
the Vigilance Committee. which body had
managed to maintain It's position.
LATER.-By despatch from New Orlenn,
June s, we learn that the Vigilants have
broken up their camp, and that the city is
now quicL-