Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-05-13
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Mesus Green d Shirley: thank you kindly
for the several numbers Of your paper which yoS
have been polite enough TO send me, for they
bring with them .idipgs Of old friends, and REM
iniscences, peasan, and painful, gone by; and
should. ere this. have attempted to communal.
cate something Of interest TO you from this Babel
of cites but that Professor Morse, by his light.
ming messages, has greatly impaired the value Of
newspaper correspondents. Still there are
something's which the Professor merely gances
at, but which, from their being, like angels viz.
its. Few and far between. may be worth telling.
Such. therefore, are the doings Of the good people
Of this Metropolis. for some days past, in the
matter Of excitement got up by the abduction OF
some 70 or 80 slaves from this District, who
were carried off at nigh, by d small vessel, sent
hher from Philadelphia for that purpose. Pur.
suit was made next day, and the pirates and
crew were ell captured and brought back, aad
conducted TO prison; the captain and crew 10
their passage from the landing, escaping lynching,
"by the skin OF their teeth" The excitement
thus begun, increased and grew. until on Tues
day last, some thousands Of people assembled in
front OF the Office OF the New Era, an abolition
paper which has been published in this city for
year or two past, with the determination to de-
molish the house and printing materials. From
this. however. after breaking the windows, &c..
they were dissuaded by addresses from some Of
our leading citizens. The same scene was 70.
peated for three nights. but quiet has been re-.
stored, every where except in Congress, where in
attempting to provide for the good order Of the
city. the members have shewn themselves quite
as rowdyish mob, and little more 30 than
sha. which congfega,ed in the street. To tho
praise of the people Of this city be il said. that
although there were thousands congresated. and
Justly and highly excited, ye. the whole affair
passed off without blood shed or serious danger.
Congress does but li.tle-what with burying
members, taking hoiydays. and quarreling ovor
ridiculous distractions, the members get permits.
ion 10 draw their SO per day, but as 10 the scr.
vice they render the country, i. is charitable to
say that "it would be cheap q, halt the money"
l The late letter Of Mr.. Clay has played hob
with the arrangements Of many politicians
How it is all to end. cannot pretend 10 an,ci.
pate, nor do very much care. having lived JUS.
about long enough TO learn TO my entire sati.fae>
ton, tina. party spiri. sis the madness Of the
many for the bene6. Of the fsw." IGo for Old
, Zsck, then
The French revolution has raised some little
fuss among us in this quarter, bu, the thunder
which we have tried heretofore to got up about
the matter, has been Of The sheet iron kind, and
has not startled any bodys nerves. owing doubt
less. to the fact that we do not exactly believe
the French have stability enough to govern them.
selves as they ought 10 do. Nevertheless, ous
good wishes are with them in the attempt; and to
. day we are going to attempt the celebration Of
. their revolution on grand scale.
Your old friend Qussenbsrry is in Office along
with the I'd Auditor; is we'll and doing we'll.
Abou. any more news. mus. say as the thea.
tire folks say, "for particulars see small bills"
8 or in other words, see the newspapers.
Your friend, R.