The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-06-11

CHAs. Nj. WATERMAN.
~ - john L. LEWIS,
+, - Inspector of Elections.
NJ. o. III. MORTON,
c. Fellows,
On the part Of the citizens.
J. G.. DUNCAN,
President Ex. Wig. Com.
After signing the treaty. the Mayor
appeared at Lafayette Square, where his
supporters were in camp, with arms and
loaded cannon, and announced the resto-
ration of peace, and requested the armed
multitude to dispense. The Crescent
says: r4 CT o-1 10
Whilst some quietly obeyed the Mayors
request, others became wild with excitement,
aud in the heat of it made rush with their
guns aud three pieces OF cannon down'st.
Charles street, toward the camp OF the Wig
iiants at jackson Square. They wero wild,
pell.meIl, and without any leader that we
could sec. When they reached Canal street,
and two Of the cannon were hauled into
Royal street, and the third down Chartres TO
tho corner Of Custom house, the Settlement
of the people and the shutting up Of stores
and houses amounted to q perfect panic.-
But az the points above named, some OF the
more prudent of the crowd. seeing that moth
ing was to DC made by rushing upon the tor.
titled vigilants in that wild, disorgani1ed
nnapnerr, tack y .Iesolute stand and refused 70
fayette square and disbanded, in the deepest
disgust. The Third District company march
cd home with their guns, and made no secret
OF their feelings they passed along. In q
short time, Lafayette square was compare
lively deserted-none remaining except the
idlers who were 10th to leave the scene of so
much excitement.
The Vigilants, meantime, preserved an IN
changed appearance within their fortifca-
tons and at. their corner out-posts-thcir
men at the latter points having no trouble in
keeping tho augmenticg crowds from jam
ming the streets TO an impossible extent.
During Saturday forenoon, two loaded
cannon were fred at Lafayette Square,
by parties without authority, and, though
the range Of elevation was great, one Of
the balls came down through the roof of
the Canal Bank.
In looking over the names Of the Wig
lance Committee, we see the names OF q
large number Of citizens of the highest
responsibility of both parties. The sign
ers of the request to Major Bearnegard
to become a candidate for Mayor form a
long list Of the oldest, most substantial
and worthy inhabitants of the city, and
among them are prominent members OF
the American party. On the other side
there are also many respectable names.
but they are ofthe Young America breed;
harsh and impulsive men with ambitious
leaders. The Vigilance Committee APP
pear to have had the countenance of the
conservative men, and have triumphsd.
The tone of the Commercial Bulletin
the oldest and most reliable Commercial
sheet-a firm old wing in its principles,
reveals the opinions Of the substantial
Commercial classes, and the sentiments
of the old American population. 1t says
"The record Of blood in this city fer years
has been appalling. There is no use in pre-
tending to deny it. II would be the CROSSES,
hypocrisy, and an insult 10 every reader OIL
the Commercial Bulletin TO attempt it,
| inundated, and the perpetrators have never
been brought to justice. IL many OF these in
stances of butchery and assassination, Their,
can be no doubt, that the guilty parties were
| known, aud could have been brought to Jus.
tice; and that they have not been, only goe
to show how radically defective and inef
fcieut has been our crime preventing AM
crime-punishiog system; how vicious anc
disastrous has been the policy OF mixing NJ
politics IN any respect whatever with The
great aud vital question Of the peace and %
curity of the community, OF the prossctioi
which every citizen has right to claim TO
himself and his Preside from the law. w,
blink no question, and lssst Of all this one :
And of the Independent ticket:
In conclusion, we have only to say tina
we fud in the history Of yesterday the mos
powerful reasons why the independent tieks
should DC elected BY an overwhelming ma
jority. Disorder has produced its Legitimate
fruits, and 1t is time a vigorous and unite,
effort were made 70 stay its further reign il
, this city,, .leefa...f era sl8sni1f -,
All the Judges closed their courts, ex
cept Judge Price, Of the Fifth Distric
court, during the reign Of the vigilanc'
committee In Jackson square, f.ontin,
which the court house stands.
The military were ordered out by thei
legal officers to take the arsenal from
the Vigilants, but the Generals an,
!, Brigadiers could not, after hard day
labor, muster a single squad Of men.
We observe the announcement Of tn
death of j. A. Barelli, Esq, an eminen
merchant, and man highly esteemed
among his fsllow-citizens. He was
native Of Italy-was formerly a residen
: of Charleston, but for 80 years he ha
been an inhabitant Of New Orleans. II
bad relatives by marriage, and man
correspondents in this vicinity, who viii
weep over the loss of warm friend an
, most excellent man.
, The overflow is source Of alarm ant
anxiety to all connected with the suga
, and cotton planting on the river. Tn
Delta says:
The water is gradually extending owe
, thousands on thousands of acres of LAND
much OF which is under growing crops.
: fall in the river would have undoubtedl
checked, in some measure, The water after
|, passed the breaks. We have no fresh break
I unless one reported in the Parish of Point
E Coupee, near False river, which occurre