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

We are indebted to Mr.. II. B. Nc
Laughlin, clerk of the fast steamer Wood
ford, for New Orleans papers up to Sat-
urday evening. They are filled with ac-
counts of the municipal troubles. On
Friday night, the fears of the citizens
We're allayed by treaty Of peace be.
tween the hostile factions. The Plea.
yune Of Saturday, says:
The crisis in our city troubles, which bore
such an alarming aspect yesterday, Is over,
tor the time, at least, and all danger Of col
lision, we hope, il past. Tho Mayor Su-
perrin tsndent OF Elections, and the commit
tees on behalf of tho Vigilance organization,
yesterday settled terms of compromise, and
adverse military organizations no longer ex-
ist among US. Whatever military iorcs con
tipues is recognized and Iuade subordipate
to law, and the regularly organized officers
of the law. This is a con sumatiou for which
every citizen should be grateful TO the sub
s;antial, moderate, and patriotic citizens
who came forward TO propose terms between
exaspsrated parties, which proved acceptable
TO both, and have avelted great danger
without inh!cting any wrong. ~
We were yesterday in great peril. Armed
ing with every hours delay ,were waiting be.
hind the barricades, or camped in the publi>
squares. waiting for the signal TO combat
An accident, a moments rashness, u misun.
derstood order, or an outbreak OF individual
folly, might have given the signal, an(
drenched our pavements with blood. Tb'
whole night before, and during all the morn
ing, there was vague terror abroad tina
some Incorporate act would defeat the hope
Ofr xub fNN tart ipa1 from
tho knowledge that leading citizens, Of pro
bity, substance, honor and patriotism, wer
engaged IN efforts to frame plan of com
promise. Proyidentially that peril was %
capped, and their labors, the labors of the mel
whose inter position we invoked the onl,
remaining power capable of bringing peae
out OF these stormy clements were Successful
The hostile organizations are mingled int
one, under the authority OF law, and the wa.
is cleared, il The good faith is kept on whicl
all such settlements must rest, for the fna
success, and for the satisfactory Discrimination
at the polls Oh Monday OF the other contro
versies, Of which this was only dangerou
sccessory. So
The following is the convention G
peace entered into by the opposing par
ties. 1t is dated head quarters of tn
Vigilance Committee, June 4th, and !
headed, Notice to the citizens Of New
Orleans:p
The Vigilance Committee, which ha'
thoroughly organized itself, and which ha'
temporarily seized and taken possession of tn
STATE Arsenal and the Municipal Court m,
Jail, having organized with the view OF free
ing tho city of New Orleans OF the well know
and notorious IT hugs" outlaws, assassin
aud murderers who infest it, and W hich Vigi
lance Committee organized for three month
with these objects in views, hereby selemnl
agree 10 and with tho chief city magistrate
Mayor Waterman, and the superintendent G
Elections, Gen. Lewis, 70 disband the same
and Immediately re-orgauize the same bod
under their legal sanction, aud thus secur
lawful sanction for the accomplishment G
their original objects, viz: freeing the city Q
thugs, outlaws, assassins aud murderers.-
The conditions of this agreement are:
First, That before disbanding we shall al
have been hrst sworn in, under our presen
organization, as special city police unde
Mayor Waterman, and special election polio
under Gen. Lewis, TO act under his authorit
on the day Of election. Our duties as specia
city police will be TO bring up for trial, unde
afidavits, the notorious offenders acainst IN
against, and free the city of, in our capacit
OF Vigilance iConmittee.
We are authorized 70 rem ain in a boo v
as 81 present composed and organized, an
are 70 remain in quiet possession Of our pres
snt position in tb Arsenal, until we hav
been truly sw orn in a speeia, police OF Mayo
Waterm an s and Gen. Lewis. As soon there
after as il is practicable, We will occupy suc
otter position as is selected by MS NOR
suitable 70 our own and the public conver
fence, and under the legal sanction Of th