Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-20
PROCEEDINGS IN ORANGE COUNTY "a.

AZ a meeting of tie citizens OF Orange county, held
at Union Church, on the Ga inst, for the purpose Of
forming Vigilance Committee 70 suppress riscality aud
crime and to rid themselves OF certain OF midnight
robbers and thieves who had been engaged for some
time pas in crimes too numerous TO MENTION the follow
Ing p.eambie aud resolutions were unanimously adopted
We rhc undersigned citizens oi Orange county hay-
Ing suffered severely fom the depredlloHs of certain
p,ieou. in the negLIOrhood, who have been engaged
with our slaves in unlawful trlfc-tncousriur and
ss;iug them iu seliaE-lOr our mutu-l protection aud
s.cuty, have united o1r-eIg.i into Vigilance Com
littee TOR thc purpose Of rNp-Aup such Objectionable
persons from our community, aud preventing their Ie-
turn To county. should auy loss arise TO ldl-
yiiuai member of This Committee from d. connection
With TO- we mutually pledge ourselves TO ai iu rtnburs
4g him for such loss Wi,uess olr hands &C."
Tas preamble WAS signed boy about l25 names
lst HsniC7 That l al me acts VI ns committee for
hc purpose OF ru1ishrg suspected persons and oil other
business OF this committee shall REQ ire ~ ohirls
OF al. the members present to carry .uy measure
a. Eaah.i That each member VI this committee
unite upon ballot the names q all suspected per n
the uei-aborhooi aud deposit ;hem box to be made
bv the Secretary
ad Es,oa,i That We move ia a body 90 the house of
tbe heulys aud order them O leave the county hy 10
o'clock ou Saturday morning next, and 20 meet at this
house on Saturday az O'Clock. aud 90 10 the house o
sui k,riiy- and ii they have no, left the county 10
then and there utct such punishment tle committee
may deem proper
In accorIluce with the "a resolution the committee
moved u body 90 the house of KeuiIys and Leathers
and after pawn them for their rsOuM effects ordered
them 10 leave a, above tutcd Hhey then Adjourned 10
meet at Union Church Saturday the 9th inst. at
O'Clock.
Agreeable to adjournment the commtle. assembled at
Union Church on Saturday, June 'th with llrgey in
creased number, and after dispo,ug of the immediate
bu-ius before b. the to.ooiug resolution Was uuaui-
m5lsly adopted
"EsoLsi That 10 consequence OF certain threats
made against certain members OF this committee by
Wesley heudy aud his brother Trenton should any
ur more members sustain amy serious Injury within the
next Years aud be not known Boy whose hands
such injury wt- inflicted them that this committee DO
forthwith eubOiy themselves aud find if possible The
aforesaid kendy and hang them oy The neck usuit
they dead
The Committee having executed all business before it,
proceeded l body 10 the house OF the Eendys to
that they had eli aud finding one there burnt the
house aud proceeded the Leather which house they
also burnt Hearing that the heuIys had cnuenchrd
themselves at Orange II for the purpose OF re.tauce
they Immediately proceeded there and finding Of the
Lsathers aud one OF the kenidys who deeming flight
the most prudent course ADD after severe chase by the
guard Of ten detached TO take them and nuumera
bp balls fired at them some passing through the coat
others u close proximity their crtuums they succeed
cd iu capturing them when they were given a fair and
impartial trial by the Who'll. Committee awarding TO
Leathers % lashes upon hs bare back, and kenidy
be par with u coNhde-ind ordered to leave the
county immediately, aud The state possible
tad IT caught within the county again that they be hung
until they be dead. The Committee then adjourned to
meet again at "A specified time Onuye Ctronicle
ENal,d SroFIs SCANDAL Is FMsCE-The Pars
Lurnal Dey D.jut, has the folOaiug on Derby Day:
Decidedly there Is nothing TO be hoped from Lord Pal
mersOu; that eternal young Premier will die in final i'm
peuiJeuce. Has be found the in "a single sit
ting of the House Of Commons OF committing three Sc
r.ous pieces of folly He proposed that the Houe
should adjourn to attend the Derby he defended tie
system OF living models, and finally took up the cud
gels for the fight fer the ohaWTalahir.
The ad ou.nmen, Of ,he House gn the Derby.day is
such a recognized fact that Lard PalmerSOn might we'll
call it one OF the unwritten rules of Parliament Usu-
ally some individual member moves the question; this
wear Lord Palmerston himself doubtless with Lew lease
Of YOUTH took it upon himself Decidedly children
out of date
Behold, on the other hand Lord Haddo, serious
Scot complaining that compelled 10 sit staik
naked before the pupils of the ROYAL Academy and a
discussion ensues pettcOats and crnone long enough
TO make Us fancy we are hearing a sermon in tent
Lord FAlmerson, remembering DOUBTLESS that in ancs
a bill was passed to leug.heh The jup.s Of the ballet
girls and at Naples another that the lights" should be
green instead of flesh color called upon his honorable
colleague to bring forward motion the subject to fix
the state of nudity hat ought to be allowed for there
a minimum as well as a mdriu1aa in deshdJiHe. T e
motion fell to the ground amid roars of laughter to the
great scandal of Mr. Spooner who hid his face in hia
hands.