The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-12
THE NEW ORLEANS VIGILANCE COMMIT


Order regns in Warsaw Night before last instead of
being night of blood night in which the Furics held
we ever passed in New Orleans 1t was in remarkable
contrast with the day The houses soda and cigar
shops and every other place almost, closed at
early hour, and scarcely a football heard in any
of the principal streets. We passed through several Of
them between IL and o'clock, with an occasional
exception, neither Waterman nor any body else
Indeed the solitude almost painful where a few
brief hours before the most intense excitement prevailed
The vigilance committee held its position having been
strongly fortified by throwing up barrcades square
block paving stones and with cotton bales la Jack
son. whose hard in the square now called Inv
his name Perhaps the shawdow of the old Hero fell upon
the Committee Who knows? Spirits is said walk the
earth in shade night beneath the mmerng of
lads of stars And perhaps the cold statue for once in
snct with the life of him whom it represents impressed
with mysterious precience impending evil upon New Or
leans strangely the spirits the Vlants and
embalmed them in cotton! truce, however to myster-
les and spirits We have hand just present very ma
teria and practical matters and those all myseri
GUS
No attempt was made to disturb the quarters of the
Committee though its sentinels did in consequence
sleep On the contrary they were very wide awake =
The Mayor and Gen. Lewis in the paper issued
their procamations to the military to turn yesterday
morning The cali was not responded to- the order was
not obeyed Not enough to make a corporas guard as
embled the purpose of taking the Vigilance Commit
tee. As the sun rose, however, did the excitement
throughout the city. Every body felt that crisis
come Every body felt, too that to attack Com
mittee entrenched as it was would be sheer madness
Some and old citizens under these circumstances
the necessity of opening negotiations, with view
secure the aid of the Vgant forces technically as well
really the side of law thereby giving the pres
tge that nothing else could and efecuay using to
maintain order and to secure the peace of the city
meeting consequently took place. and committees APP
pointed to confer with the Mayor and Gen. Lewis the
one side and the Vigiants on the other.
The result that members of the Committee
be in special police force preserve order
and during the election under the Mayor and General
their organization and probably their present quarters
least long be necessary the objects
view The documents signed will appear at the time
this article does, in this mornings issue.
The course pursued was We think the only rational and
udcious one that could under the circumstances, have
been taken by the authorities and they deserve the thanks
of the community, and feel will receive them for
it, The respectable citizens who it is understood formed
the Vigilance Colttee are thus legazed and brought
into requison under the regularly constituted authori
ties for the purpose of giving that protection citi
both before and on the day of election which they
require
And here cannot refrain from saying word for
Mayor Waterman He has been severely censured when
perhaps had all the circumstances been known had all his
been duly apprec ated the very
who thus censured him-and doubt honestly-woud
have lent him their active sympathies We say this with
personal knowledge of his difficulties and without
any communication with him on the subject We are led
to this opinion by variety of considerations unnecessary
here give. We believe it his endeavor to do the
right thing, which lost him the nomination GdHatin
street some in such strugge2 1t verify striketh
even
When the articles agreement had been signed by
Mayor and Gen. Lewis the former up town-the
gotiatons took place at the quarters of the Committee
and ordered those who under arms in Lafayette
Square the order previously issued to lay
down their and retire. few of them manifested
disposition to obey
tually seized Illegally two cannon it said and with
their guns actually marched down to Canal street. and
square down Chartres and Royal streets 1t Is Ger
tain that fifty or more persons with guns in their
hands and drawing cannon, did thus pass over Canal
street, and for the moment produced the most ex
citement, persons were the time aware that
any compromise had been made with the Vigilance Com
mittee supposed that this force legal force and that
collision was about to ensue. The shortly after
wards returned and the were taken back to La
fayette Square
We consider the contest virtually ended We think
shall have the quieest election had for years,
and that in consequence full vote will be poed-
We may be Mistaken but this is impression, after
taking of all the facts and circumstances having
bearing upon the subject Persons may attempt to make
disturbance but they will not succeed. That game is
blocked OF the result we have very little doubt
Upon the whole, the clouds which began to lower
darky upon already beginning sperse and the
clear sky to appear 1t is long road that turns
and think are near the turning of path at least
We will only add that is the time ssod men,
show their hands, and by their influence aid pow
erfuy the present movement for the redemption of the
city.
If there was movement which perfectly ignored