The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-17
RIorous MANIFESTATIONS IN BosToN-The Chronotype
has the following account OF an attempt at Lynch law
Boston:

RIorous MANIFESTATIONS IN BosroN-Tbe Chronotype
has the following account OF an attempt at Lynch law in
Boston;
"h was reported on Monday afternoon that a coored
was in the city, and about the vicinity OF South street.
who informed against VIM L. Chaplin, the cham pion OF
liberty who Is on trial in Washington charae5 with
attempt TO get men and OF slavery in the
District OF Columbia Al known that such
person here the coloed population at the West End
began TO look him up The supposed informant j. about
year Of age aud was spotted on Monday bya fugitive
was seen 10 into Piummers grocery store corner Of
sou,hao and Gardner The was soon visited
by fugves TO the number Of about hundred Such
crowd OF course was the of inquiry and very soon
about thousand persons armed with and clubs
and feather the informant He is here 70 spot fstivss
&C., go. were made against the unknown, who all the
while declared his innocence OF the charge Police officer
Morrill, wa. soon on the ground, and succeeded in getting
When the officer left with his charge, the crowd fol.
lowed close behind Before they had proceeded far officer
Morrill, was hit with stone in the back OF the head. Al
seized the supposed iniorne with the intention of taking
him away from the officer Suffice il say, however the
man was secured unharmed. Smith arrested for as
ssulting the officer, and lodged in JAIL win be brough
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restored We did learn the anne OF the mar
und.snd that he scioowiedse. himself io6s from WASH
ineton-ssys he has been slave and belonged
has been here from Washington with the officer referred
about twenty times. He taken care Of ast night b,
Of the officers of the city and to-day will leave Bos
The excitement in Boston in relation to the fugitive
slave law continues unabated. Daily hear OF some
new demonstration Of outrage, and IL there not speedy
official interference, the result must be fearful The ne
oes are now turning their wrath against those whom
they suspect oil being "spies The Boston Times of The
18Th instant says that negro passing in or neal
Beknap street yesterday, when person of his own
race seeing him, cried out, There's one OF our betray
ers OF The spies " something to that effect aud
Immediately he with others who joined him al the alarm
pitched upon the supposed spy. who reeaed into
the OF Gardner street. where he kept
cprs until evening. beseged by party Of coored peo
pie Some OF the police then managed 10 move him into
another store II being dark, crowd OF FIVE hun.
bred soon collected about the place. completely blocking
up the highway. and evncng very excited opinion, re-
solving loudly that they would shave the william" and
some now and then crying out, "Snake him out "Cu
his Did head off, Cut the scoundrel into quarters r
skin him avei &c, &C. Some in the party said that
they recognised him a who informed against IN
fnve slaves in Washington, District OF Columbia City
Marshal Turkey and police force al the scene
o. not. and while the policemen renamed in the street
1no proceeded to dspere the mob, the marshal entered
the snop and took the hunted negro from thence to bis
own nouse, where he protected him Boston has al.
ways Doasted OF her order, but riotous Philadelphia
would scorn an action similar the above. II is time
that decisive measures taken in maintaining the
fugitive-slave law .--Pennsy ipanian