The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-11-07
THE BOSTON NOR on 1909

ne following were the comments ut tboopo.
ION mercantile Journal upon the mob of Ises
~, journal Is ~ the present time one of those
papers "hich cannot support Martin Van Buren,
C"u'e nc was pio slavery man in 1892 and in
lew previous years A paper which coil
PuDllsh such strong nti-sIayerv sentimonto a
the following, must have been hIghIv iniir,,ou,
a' all exhibitions OF servility to the slave D.,
er:-BOstOn Republican. ."
FROM the Boston Mercantile Journal
The BOSTON MOT
But let US not be misunderstood IULn
would censure in the severest tern,s ~ nllo we
Oh the mob, we would not be thougbt r. So.
the conduct of the AboIllionists. With C y4iy
ana thompson at their head The course -
'hey nave adopted, holding meetings for the NM"
pose oil publicly discussing the metits of sI,,rrU..
ana the propriety OF taking measures tor aboia:y'
ing 1t forthwith, at the same time dpnonncin.t
cohonct oil their fellow ciuzens of the Som,S6 -
,,Sas 80 "l'n e'H' II not only preindices in a
So gree the cause Of the slave bv in
h,t o oia'enoidef 10 restrict his privileges
out IL lays the foundation for an unuatnroI o.
bitter hostility between the citizens ~ ""u
holdlng States, and the non. slavehold,,o g..
when may produce the most serious co1ser ,''
ces TO the Republic. Nor is this all heir W.,
uuct tends directly to the disturbance of -
Tic peace The present excited state If Tho
munity shows that public opi,ion "a dac,daI1..
opposed 10 the measures, which are adonted h.,
.ne Aooi'lonists. We have already evidencs
rom almost every part of New England smffi0
- - ~ Pic'o mat meeting OF the AboIitonists
rus h '%s o's ~. I0rMe dSsembIage of a mob
MS Delng the case, 1t becomes the 6,,t ., -
III whose hands the public authorities II 80.
OF Gil are vested, to prevent such ,oeet,n 40 -.
"e S"0ng am Of the LaW. (!uJ ~
Ia "0 "'sls'rateS nave not the power 70 Eor.
otu dhu prevent assemblages of men or women
Oh a nature, which, according to all hnman 800
aot''y' VIII lead directly to a disturbance Of tho
PuDhc Peace-and perhaps to the commission NJ
Jo,os nc at winch humanity would blush, the
sL"", ." country are indeed Imperfect, and
snCu'0 oe amended G0ith all possible d;sno,.h
~ ii the magistrates have that nower r,'J
We cannot doubt that they haze H. (JJn ,G"''
0us III 10 exercise it to pTeUent the asse,nblaoa
eueh meetings. CID and thus save the co@mnI
NY nun 'he disgrace OF witnessing the acts Of
men, VINO, The victims of morbid q vci,oooo..
rashiy assume the tuncti tons of the indoa and ,'
executioner Ju"Se ana the
:, =" we ADMIT unhesitatingly that the proceedings
~ harrison and Thompson, and those who act
N.o 80 ' l. cannot be justified either upon The
,bo, =, PrinGiPle or expediency. We presume
in,r ,nda! iOelai minded man, who is not labor.
ing under hapIess deusion on this suh;eO,
whether he be what is termed AN Ahol;tiosjs.
oolonlzauonist, will condemn their cond,,e,
N toto. Their delirious and impotent etIor,s ~
uImdte inc great mass OF the people under a
P,e'e"ce that they wish to convince them of their
errors IN relation to the subject Of slavery. de.
.'n .ne most SeUere reprObation. ne haze
~ sy":Pa'n'eS JoT them. And we cannot help
'elsaihhg an opinion that the authorities OF
i' ...y' ana oil towns in various parts OF Massa-
not maso oeen neglecDuL of theu duties, in
no. 0TreSltng these disturbers Of The Du6Ht
peGce, lhe manufacturers Of 6rG,Ois and riots. y
ana causing them 10 give security in a large
amoun', Tor their future good behavior. Such
neasure, we believe, is what Justice requires,
lSo what the laws would sanction. CD