New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-18

organization shall have been legally formed and into opera
second 1si ss is citizen police shall svs beer
render ali arms properly belonging 70 tbs
y and 81, ,ss ss .,d y % BE
1o That 10 order the better peace and good
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eeosi A. H. until o'clock he morning following rs' The
TS That said citizen police shan be appointed copjoty
BY The Msyorand Mi Gen. T. Levin. sad By committee q
nndsr M Gen Lewis Superintendent Of Elections, legally
sis The foregoing esmpromIss 4 agreed upon e be
SssssM The Arsenal e Be- delivered UP g Gen Psioy
commf tee, oblain their his arrange
o@@isise 70 ws on he Mayor X avery H T.
dale fhos 4 Adans, Hugh Wilson, H. s. Bucknef, T. G.
cs@@i,iec % ssis Vigilance csuam,tss " Lander,
May, s. B. Newman.
E. +. n Ma oPREFi osai' sssas,sry
had objections exceptthe fourth which thought
law only required cchsues be closed the day Of the
the opinion Of Mr. Feiowes and myself that by
previously entered into BY ths Vigilance Commit
- rs .ss 20 q S sss ssss
Essw.. ana myss ssisssn and 0eiess M wen,
The members The Vigilance connee who qualified
take IT, constituting them body Of special policemen;
We the undersigned DO .olsmnly he. VIII support
win atiay and npaisy discharge perform a DE
duties incumbent on Us as speca policemen Of te city Of New
agreeab the Constitution and laws q The United State. md
opion " the present we being citizens Il this
State have not fought duel with deady wespon within ih
second in carrying challenge aided advised assisted
* bad psrfornsd ny part the sslesmepI felt it
eqmbsnt 70 rsmap gnt cspt Duncan had performed
and the and the city the property which
with this view and for purpose Of the agree
asn remained n the camp q The Vigilance co%,see al
and stated that thought it his part
tue night bad reached sim q import and hat he
Il his duty g project he men under his command
their positions into the alley Ard in ont Of the arsenal St.
Soon sf,s that hour received from Lieut. Col Myers o. s.
U. s. ouARrKaxAsrsR's DrPARrxxsr,l
New Orleans June s, 1855
sirI my duty to inform yon that the o S Barracks
below this city has BY ion o. The War Department
orleans rhs Ss
in The magazine An ordnance sergeant WITH three hired men,
hsss The custody q the public properly q the Bsrr.eks
call your this subject order you may
gun. ammunition n these excited tines from seizure
'''p '"''' 1"t oG MYERS ssi Lieut. Col u s.
The Information Il contained caused tional upea
fearing that bis apprehensons ieht be lied all
efforts 70 avert threatened calamity thus be frustrated did
party taking possession Of The arms referred 70.
bnd NO real ~bay ,soi FOR spa
exhaLsted went upstairs in the Arsenal aud laid down
At u O'Clock NJ for number gentlemen who
god and orderly cissn irrespective Of party to the following
We the subscribers citizens q New Orleans La hereby
Waterman stsmps which be has or may make
support The supremacy Of the municipal law under
seriber hereto but that when order restored, will all
order TO that effect when the quiet law und order Of the city
shall have been permanently restored"
Ine acceded my request and Immediately started out
Shortly sitter their departure A O. Bce Esq., waited upon
me- and ked had any objection give authority 10 Re
corder suh TO swear IN sEecia police force replied
After this order became generally known, legal gentlemen
10 delegate such power On amIpatIop ee tbe % ~
discovered my error aud countermanded the order,
70 him the into which had fallen in gvi. tie
he aad remarked h M IVA nSd
order the necessary oath to about two hundred and fifty good
Sa Is respectable citizens said there would be no objections
Between and o'clock P. NJ, MIR. William Freret Judse
Semmes, Mr.. Briee and Col Fono had
In the Of conversation they minated the
s. articles q impeachment would be preferred Agansi
or improper eonda lad 's S ca py d
charged my duty best of my ability Thai had com
good hon st tEe trial and
dec ined requested these gentlemen to return to the
Ciy ball and ascertain IL possible whether was the intention
and If 10, TO inform that might appear person
hat body and give account in every particular
acts
As these gentlemen did not return came TO the conclusion
that the matter would rest until could int my proper
plaee-the ely Hall
Between and O'Clock that evening Recorder Sh Judge
LiVngton Judge Semmes, and W. p 0Iaysou Esq
see me- and it was proposed that should with them the
J gentlemen OF the Vigian Committee hsying heard that
life bad been threatened advised
ters without an armed escort But after deberaon couelu
left the any escort and on my way
Up the suggestion was made and adopted to stop
stem 10 W bs , a S nscoush ssntana JIase living
that my presence was required would wait uoon "
| honorable body.
II has been asserted that with the Vigilance
miee ~ their rooms in the University Buildings Common
have never entered the building DryRdes street
Inc center building visited with Wedderburne 1852
or 5S the museum time have never been
there have been the ediaee Common and
oo administrator but confident ust be ave or six
months since my last visit
SO much for the assertion that had been with the vig
lance Comme Ny friends taiingly eontradicted the
report and this will The accuracy of their
convictions.
My statement Of facts is concicded 1t
rect From first TO last desire the shedding
boodto fe-to peaceto aay the internal ex
element and TO the good and CITY
There vas imminent danger Of conflict Of Who would
pSus bf % ss az s nS VINO would not
confederation Of the cy-he destruction Of propertyand
general pege BY an excited populace would be far less flight
kindred I eny pnL nssween acaanncs ilends and
spectacle. = 'N' 80 ~
Ny motives were pure and have erred have The
No know that my errors have not draped the city in
New Orleans from my boyhood has been my home have
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