Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-11-05

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Mo ~. Pa q .Boson no!ion.'-thc tern, has
rown into an aiasc. but il has only oeen Mi'n snort
lime ha, y;c fully comprehen'.i u'e eA".. s ~ .c
jesipnaion "i;oson notions in their Modern sisnihca
go; ar II, mean Is what tie good people oi t!la an
ricn, ,,wn take notion 10 do The following oace u no
tinns VIZ lake from the Boston Post collected ara Summing
. 80 Jr in which we have here presented them 10
our readers. = go ,,o,,n, hv , c;,;,o,
If eorg;n 10 secure his fugitive slaves lie iact was
cie,r-the rjcht of the undoubed Tie caied on
;hhor 10 brcrme witness identity the slaves The
constitution Of tie United STATES s ae ar % By one "
he brightest ornaments OF Massachusetts, Qhc late Judge
S,nv1 all concurred in recognising the privilege OF inc
owner and in securing and demanding inc ehorceen' OF
,,c rpht thus guaranteed The process was ISSUED; ieaera
Judge and federal marshal applied TO u execute me 'l"
and forthwith riots take place-mpaFta lawyers ueahu
~ udne what wiits he hns issucd-e streets o. inc city
r la with armed negroes foot and on Observation-Disclosures
threats are u,tccd-thc efforts of officers are aalyzed-
h owner Of the fugitive slaves and his witness are arrested
mnon false charges put under heavy bail and lnsoenty mott
fed TO leave The city Meantime, blacks oarrlraoe ner
houses threaten the officers and defy the law me courts
and Tie peace-oyng citizens look on IN silence ana quey
submit 70 this negro dominaan-ihs Open b!edceu con-
tempt for The constitution, and armed % :nal IN
srunent in ol its most vital ana essrn.'"i W.
Whether The negroes have besegcd The whites OF h whites
the negroes stated but The BLACKS are evidently ch0cK
| ling al their triumph 49, r1;.
,.iie against ,rhe engaged in setting tie law al defiance
town constable goes into mans place OF business seq
his property belavcs-as they always do-.na! ana
impudcnv and handled little roughly for is pains gets
his coat torn the Fray and cannot obtain prompt payment
Of his tailos bill for mendng il and he Indignantly appes
TO the court Tor redress Inc offenders ae Pfuy u,.e
ed tron into prison. fined and orderGG 10 pay nc COSTS
These Ale the pictures Of equal and exact justice 10
all men dealt out Boston. Negroes who resist The officers
and The w of the Union with III their hands are hail
ell % heroes and martyrs-whitc men, who MI hngef
against corporation constable in Their own COUNCILS are
cast into prison cT:n:inala and rebels Ana ts Is inc
morality and law abiding spirit of the citizens ot Boston
This lie mode in which they dispense justice 10 Inc CHI
zcns of other Slates This is Of the nmunies ENJOY
ed there BY negroes over white men Boston indeed the
t,;,, If .ynft
NADIA They will be received with open aims in Boston,
and protected from all danger. Why should they not at the
election elevate Fred Douglas to the dignity ol may
Let not be said that these ourages perpeiaied BY
few irresponsible negroes and that the great BODY oil 'e
citizens Boston ought not be held accountable o lhef
awess acts This is no excuse. The authorities OF Boston
should have nterfcrcd with prompudc and vigor they
should have dispersed these negro indictments; they should
have the leaders for riot and breach OF the peace:
they should have abacd rs dangerous nuisance me negro
barrcaes and Tins might the honor and peace ct the cy
have been preserved and threatened bloodsed have been
avcred But they have acquesced in this State oil hnes-
taken steps punish those concerned IN II
and in the eye Of The lw and Of The world they are niue less
culpabe than The negroes themselves and in fact stand form
in the raJe light of their abcllors throughout line whole Of
shameless and ptul proceedings Unless the citizens
of thai place bestr themselves and redeem the character oil
the city from this foul disgrace they may have The honor
of setting example which will tend with fatal certainty
accelerate the dissolution of the Union, and The tearing
asnder of all those ties social and POLITICAL that bind us To-
gei!er US people ihechoice ia before then-ht onion
or The unrebhed Of rnaway s'ares There Is no al
tenatvctherc is middle ground. On one or the other
must they take their stand.
From the Boston Post
ADDITIONAL RETALlATORY SUITS IN RELA-
TON TO THE FUGITIrES.-Yescrdayf forenoon John
Knight witness and Willis II. HeWea agent in search q
Crafts and wife, again arrested by depu sheriff Co.
burn civil suits for conspng 10 kidnap said Gratis The
damages were, in the stated in our last laid al SIu
000 and the defendants furnished bail In hat amount Inc
ws made b. CHARLES List and are etirnable al
the Of the peas, but supposes tina
they will BE- entered and prosecuted 10 Judgment The
caused the collection ri large crowd IN Court square
consisting chiefly of white people MIXED up win who were
coored men, who on hand 10 spot the defend
ants Several went up into TGdors building, where MI
Coburn has his Office for this pnpoae was intended that
both defendants should leave the building by The entrance on
Court square, and carriage brought there Tor that pur
poses but Hcwes only had get into before The rush
who inside became great that The driver found
necessary clear the track by whipping up his team and
starting off smart pace. One man, who was little too
near the onorse spread out in front OF Parker esab
ishment but not seriously hurt By the fall Some oil The
excited after the carriage erlng various
EXPLANATIONS and oucries About 20 minutes after Hewes
driven OIL Knight got into cab at The Colrtsect coo
Of the buildng and driven oil without moestaon
nuhoralivey stated Yesterday that the badly spell
letter. pu!poting have been written by him 10 Crafts
printed IN Of the papers neither written mol
. sent hy him.
From 3 last evening Court square again filed
with excited multitude, chiefly colo.ei some Of whom
displayed pistols Another pair Of wits for conspiracy hc
been placed in the hands of the deputy sheriff, and il wa'
supposed that he would again bring the defendants 10 his
Office in Tndors buildnG but no arranged the matter other
wise. II is alleged in these ws that there was also con
spiracy kdnap Crafts wife. As It under
stood the t! and bailng process had been eff
ectd elsewhere, the crowd Dispersed. One c"ored man
who horseback talked very bravcy abou, being III.
first attack Hewes and Knight ii they should show them
selves; bur he did no; wait long.
RESISTING SERVICE or A CIVIL PRocEss-ln the po
lice yesterday Matthew Merrgnn and Maurice Ban
brought up for assauns Constable Neale, or
Thursday last when he attempted Ii wit for SAY or
said Megan in his in Purchase street. and 10 attach
goods therein Nergun said the goods belonged tc
other person, and ordered him u bt NrA" refused
5 60 until some evidence rrodnrcd r ne goods
owned by outsider. Merian :.i!rd nior
his acquantanccs in and about the s!.d ~ h
and they had Neac down. and his clothes, aac
scratched his face and neck He, however, recovered hi
feet and about the time police officer 10 his
sislance and the nnicrs dessd Mergan paving the de-
and Ncale then demanded payment for the damage done
his coat and threatened 10 prosecute unless Merrisar
made good. This proposition was laughed at and one
the party said he had waoped police officer few days
before and got OFT with fine of s. Not being able TO gel
redress for his garment Neae laid the before The
court which granted warrant; and the defendants wer,
arrested thereon Saturday night laid in Jail till yeserda,
morning and finally were released upon paying fines Of sl
encl ard costs.
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