Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-06-17
The New 0rIea ms Difficulties.

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The New 0rlea ms Difficulties.
We clip from the N o. Picayune
The folio wing account Of the clos
ing scenes OF the late disturbances
in that city, and tlie'terms Of cspitu-E
] alton between The belIigeren,s: :
Terms of settlement Of The dit-
iiculnes y hicb have threatened The.
peace Of the CITY; siguei by
May or Waterman. on behalf Of The
city, and Messrs. Nj. o. III. Norton
and g. Fellows Tor the citizens, and
y. X. Duncan, the President Of the
Vigilance Committee, are as fol-
lows. The document explains il
self The citizens embraced IN
the Vigilance Committee are 10 be
made the police force under lie
Mayer and the Superintendent If
Elections to preserve order, and
secure the original objects Of its
orsaplzation:
Notice to the People and Citizens
Of New Orleans.
OrFCE ExEcurIsE VIGILAECE Cox
MrrTEE, Arsenal, June 4, 1858.
The Vigilance Committee, which
had thoroughly organized Itself,
aud which had temporarily seized
aud takGu Possession Of the State
Arsenal and the Municipal Court
and Jail, having organized with
ilIe view Of freeing the city Of New
Orleans OF the well known and
notorious Thugs outlaws, assas-
sius. and niurdefers who infesi il.
aud which Vigilance Committee
organized. for three pnnths with
these obj cts il Aiew.h hereby solenil-
ly agree 10 aud with chief RAYS
trate, Mayor Waterman. and the
Superintendent Of Elections, Gen.
Lewis, to disbapd the same, ard
immediately reorsaplze the same
body under their legal SANCTION
andlhus secure lawful sanction ksr
The accomplishments tleir 81 igiual
objects, VIZ: iieeing The tity Of
thugs, outlaws assassii,s and muir
dcrefs. The conditions oi this
agreement ars:
First. That before disban.'ing
we shall all have beeu firsi sworn
IN, under our present organization,
as special city poilce under Mayor
Waterman, aad special ELECTION
Police under Gen. Lewis, 20 act
under Lis authority on the day Of
election. Our daiies as special city
police viii be TO bring up for trial,
under ailidavits, the notorious fncn-
.ders against the law that we iptcn-
ded originally TO proceed against,
and Tree. tie city OF, in our eapaei-
~ Of Vigilance COMMITTEE
2. We are authorised 10 remain
ID bo,sy, as a; present coiiipest d
and organized, and are 90 remaiu
in quiet pnssessiun.oi our PRESENT
position, in the Arsenal, unit! ne
have been iluly swern in special
police of Mayor Waierman's and
Gen. Lewis. AS soon, therefore,
as is practicable, we uill OCCUPY
such other position as is selected
10y us as more suitable to our Own
and the public, convenience, aut
under the legal sanction of the
Mayor and Superliten deut OF Elec-
tons, all our future, acts, so bong as
acting in the capacity Of special
city and election police, " hieli shall
10, be Tor less period than iife
days. 1
Third. II is further understood
by the parties hereto that tl,es city
shall be subject 10 no expense for.
the pay or The support oil said Or.
san.zalion.
(Slsned) CHas. nj. WATERMAN,
JoHS l.. LEWIS,
.s Inspector OF elections.
Nj. D Ii. NoRToN,
C.sFFLLows,
On the part Of the citizens.
J. X. DUNCAN,
President Elk. Wig. Com.
The LoCUsTs IN CLuBoRsE COUNTY,