Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-06-04
ASSasSins and Thieves to be Driven from
the Civ,

New ORLEANS, j une 3--Great rioting COM
menced last night between the Thugs and In
dependents A vigilance committee, organ
lied by the Independents, in large numbers,
took possession of the Arsenal, jackson
Square. and the prisons.
Several Thugs have been arrested, and, re-
port says, will be hung.
This morning the Executive Committee
call for all law and order people to join
them, aud announce their determination to
carry out their measures. Nothing else trans
pired yet.
NEW ORLEANS, June 3.-The following ap-
peared this morning:
The citizens of New Orleans, after years OF
disorder, outraged and unchecked assassina-
tion-the people, unable and unwilling either
to bow down in unresistlng submission to a set
of Ruffans, or to abandon the city In which
their business, their social sympathies and their
affections cluster, have at length risen In their
might, and have quietly taken possession OF the
Arsenal and buildings on jackson Square,
and have established there the headquarters OF
a vigilance committee, pledging each to the
other, to maintain the rights invlolably OF
every peaceful and law abiding citizen, re-
store public order, abate crime, and expel or
punish, as they may determine, such notorious
robbers and assassins the arm of the law
has, either from the infdelity of it's public
servants or the inefficiency OF the laws them
selves, left unwhipt of Justice.
For the present, the ordinary machinery of
Police Justice is superseded.
The Mayor aud the Recorders we under
stand are yielding up their power; they con-
fess inabili ty to exercise it for the preserva-
ton of the public peace and the preserva-
ton of property.
The vigilance committee will therefore pro-
visiOnally act in their stead, administering to
each and every malefactor the punishement
due to his crimes. without heat or prejudice of
political bias All the citizens who have
sympathy with the movement and who think
that the time has come when New Orleans
shall be preserved, like all other well ordered
communities, will report themselves without
delay at the principal office. where the charac-
ter of the movement will be explained and
the determination OF the people more fully
made known. All has been done nOiselessly
thus far, and all will continue noiseiessly, dis
passonately and justly. but the Ruffians, who
have dyed our streets in the gore of unotfend
ing citizens, and spread terror among the
p aceable, ord rly and well disposed must
leave Orperish. So the people have determined.
V01 p2puLi cor Dei.
Tie True DeLta's extra says that between
700 and 500 men are under arms now. 40
o'clOck) Several arrests have been made. 1t
is reported that opposition will be made; in
which case a severe battle is certain. Volun-
teers are still crowding up.
o'CLoCK.-Cannons are loaded and posted
about the Arsenal About 200 armed men
are on guard.
ii o'clock-Gcn. Tracy's division of mill
tia. has been ordered out by the Mayor.
III O'CLOCK, A M.-The Common Council
is in secret session. Considerable confusion
amongst them.
Great excitement in the streets.
The Council have got possession of the first
district armOry, but have only ten rounds OF
ammunition.
A battle is expected this afternoon. More
arrests have been made.
o'cLoCK.-The Mayor and Council have
gone to the vigilance headquarters to read
the riot act.
Two companies of military are engaged
making cartridges.
Tie Vigilance Committee have established
signals.
Three guns were fired from the Arsenal.
AL o p Jorters are invited to the Arsenal to
resist he attack.
SocLocK, p M-The Vigilance Committee
arr still triumphant. No fight yet. They
used cotton bales and tore up the streets for
barricades.
The city forces are unarmed.
The rabble have no organization or head.
The Mayor issued an order to take arms
wherever they could be found.
Acting on this order, the rabble broke open
and seized the weapons in Kettridge's store.
1t is expected that the Vigilance Committee
will seize the City Hall tomorrow.
Bands of armed ruffians are parading the
streets
The stores are closed this afternoon.
The Vigilance Committee are supported by
respectable citizens.
The municipal authority must suecumb.
LATER.-A fight is expected. There is an
immense gathering around the Vigilance
headquarters.
10 o'clock p. NAH quiet for tonight.