The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-07

whiskey RESURRECTION and Boston Insurre elton.
Our worthy contemporary, the Republic, has treated its
readers to very elaborate and interesting history OF all
the details of the famous whiskey instruction, in order
prove that they very unlike the acts that have
recently dsgraced the city Of Boston. We never stated
that all the minute details of these two insurrec
tons were substantially the same. We knew very
well that in the nature Of things, they were not, and
could not be. The one covered wide circuit OF coun
try, required considerable time for its maturity and
ganizaon and embraced great variety OF transactions
all leading to the end the other was confined to
single city. started into life in very short time, and
was characterized by acts OF sudden violence, and
menaces OF more acts of worse character The one
participated in by many persons OF character and
standing in the community the other is the work OF free
negroes fugitive slaves and their white associates and
abettors.
But what we stated was, that the proclamation OF
President Washington set forth facts and acts OF outrage
which, in all essential particulars almost Identical
with those perpetraed in Boston 1t not the general
history of events. but the give by the President
for issuing his proclamation of which spoke. We
take it for granted that President Washington, acting
der the advice OF of the most eminent lawyers and
statesmen in the country, set forth such be
deemed most cogen and sound Tor his justification
President Fillmore could at this hour assign substantially
the those OF his uspous predecessor,
and considering the critical state of public affairs present
as conclusive justification to his country. But will he
do 'or will he do anything The Republic appears TO
be well advised this important subject and should en-
tighten the public upon it, The deepest anxiety is felt in
regard it, and much, very much is believed 10 depend
upon the prompt action OF the Executive in relation TO it.
II the President has received official information of
the Intellectual attempts 10 execute the law in Boston, will
his friends deny that he has received abundance Of
official notice that the laws have been vioated-that their
execution has been orcbly resisted and defeated and
those who have asked for justice in Boston have been
turned empty away "nay, that they have been liter
ally driven from the city OF Boston II the officers at
Boston have both failed the law and TO apprze
the Executive OF their inability TO do So what is the duty
OF the PRESIDENT Is it not TO inquire carefully into the
facts and il he finds that proper has occurred for
interpositon to discharge his duty in conformity TO the
constitution without waiting the ardy action OF the Bos
ton auhoritesl Information from The judge and marshal
is only mode OF apprzng the President Of the OBJ
sruc,ions in the way Of executing the law This does
NOT close his ears and his eyes other mahods Of pro-
curing his intelligence II il did combination between
the Judge and marshall dictated by weakness fears Of
popular odium might defeat the execution Of the law for
Have respectable gentlemen, interested in these
difficulties at Boston, informed the President personally
Of the total failure TO execute the ugtve-save law in
that city, II So can he plead ignorance Of this nsurec-
onay triumph the officers Of the government Can
he fold his arms shut his ears and his eyes, and say he
has taken care that the laws shall be faithfully exc.
cuted l" We think not.
IL a.. r.. n
ngton, emitting only that portion ecng the act Of Con-
gress under which it was issued Our readers already
familiar with the law on this subject have several
times repubshed il within short period Now. for
moment 10 the transactions in Boston, and compare them
with the facts herein Sc, forth by President Washington
We have published the manifesto OF the insurgents Them
selves Warrants Crafts and his wife (fhgi,ives)
are placed in the marshas hands, the Judge called on
by the friends OF these parties TO know what he has done
is about to do the marshal is notified not TO execute
them his Office is besieged by large body of negroes and
whites many OF them armed; some negroes mounted on
horseback parade the streets, armed and threaten TO
shoot the southern "kdnappers;' the marshal, or his
deputy, told that the negroes have armed and barr
caded their houses; Crafts is there surrounded by his
armed protectors the two gentlemen from Geogiaone
the claimant and the other his wness-are in the mean
time repeatedly arrested thrown into prison. and put under
heavy bail, on false charges; these men are the as.
sstanis OF the marshaae portion OF the functonares
OF the law; they hunted in the streets by armed
mobs-hreaened with vioence-their carriages assail.
edher private at the hotel audulenty entered BY
gangs Of rioters they driven from Boston by threats
and menaces; the whole affair is conducted bya com.
miee OF hundred and fifty persons proclaim open
hostility the law and TO its execution almost every
thing done. in word that is set forth by President Wash
ngon The warrants OF arrest dead letter the fugi.
tive slaves openly living in Boston the marshal and
the Judge awed down by the abolition mob, and wholly
unable TO discharge their duty This mob with arms in
their hands, and their houses barricaded, are triumphant
What more was done in the whiskey instruction !
What more must be done here to induce President Fill
more to issue proclamation as wdrning against the
violation OF the laws'
Proeiamafioa Of Prssidsat pashingtos.
Whereas combinations defeat the execution OF the
avs Ia wing duties upon spirits distilled within the United
mencemen, OF those laws, existed OF the western
parts of Pennsylvania and whereas the said combina
tons proceeding manner subversive equally of the us
authority government and of the rights individuals,
pose by influence OF certain irregular meetings, whose
proceedings have tended TO encourage and uphold the
spirit opposition by misrepresentation OF laws cal
cua,ed render them odous by endeevos deter those
them through fear Of public resentment aud Of injury 70
person AID property and compel those who had accepted
such Offices by violence, surrender OF forbea
the execution OF them BY circulating vndctiye menacss