The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-12-03

subjected 10 these arrests and lndlgmtles
None of the Cottonocrats -of the Upper
Tens.--the lovers Of Union and Peace came
forward TO protect these strangers from
cowardly mob. Inilammatory pacards
were posted up at the corners of streets,
calling on the multitude to rise against the
/ svillainous siare-catdlerso aud drive them
fioit Of the city. Lawyers were employed 70
! put into motion all the enginery of the law,
to prosecute and annoy the Georgians news
i papers were filed with appeals TO the pas
sions of the multitude, and vigilance com
mittees dogged the steps of the strangers
wherever they went. To give our readers.
some idea of the extent Of this feeling, we
fcopy from the Boston Chronotype, a journal
edited by man of intellect and ability, the
\ following passages from the report Of the
proceedings in regard to the two Georgians
I The report has the following caption, in
/ large letters.
'.1foye about the Black.ieagted Stare
HuAtaS- Hughes and kaiglitS arrested
for the Third Timet-$20 900 more
Bal required Of Eaet--Rdscality Of
Ksaghts-A't inSutt offered to a Boston
! G1Ip
Then follows full account of the arrest
ofthe two Georgians, which is spiced with
the epithets ''Southern scoundrels, . rascal
" slave-catchers. and ''theving fellows
One fact stated in this report indicates the
boldness of this rahble. Itisthus statedby
the Chronotype
,On Monday evening a subcommittee of
twelve, from the Vigilance Committee, pro-
ceeded tothe United States Hotel and wal
ted upon Mr.. Spooner one of the proprie-
tors OF the house, and requested him to no
4 tify the men, Knights and Hughes, to leave
the hotel and city. The committee endeav-
ored to impress upon the mind of Mr. Spoo-
4 ner, that the course recommended by them
would be the wisest for all parties concern
ed Mr.. Spooner refused to request them to
1 leave his hotel he said he would entertain
them the same as any other travellers, as
/ long as they behaved themselves. Mr..
Spooner treated the committee very hand
lsonely. and promised to lay their views and
advice before Hughes and knights, and to
report the result
And this is the sort Of obedience to the
Il Fugitive Slave law, with which the South
lis expected 10 be satisfied these are the ha-
rassments and annoyances TO which the
SSoutherners, who 90 their to reclaim theil
slaves, are TO be subjected We donotper
ceiye any attempt Oh the part Of the author
tiles or people Of Boston, to suppress thes,
cowardly threats and annoyances toward
strangers, who are pursuing their constitu
t tionai and legal rights But we are told
"Boston stands where she has ever stood, OF
= the side Of the Constitution and the Union;
and our own good citizens fat with the fresl
cod and clans OF Massachusetts Bay, ret<1rr
with confident assurances that Boston j
sound on this question: and that it's higl
0 treason ID doubt the descendants of the Pil
grim Fathers.
!. Now though it Is almost presumptuou
to compare the conduct Of the people D
New Orleans with that of so pions and pray
er-loving population as that of Boston, w
cannot forego All allusion, by way Of contrast
! to an event which occurred in this city
: few years ago, when our citizens were some
! what excited against an individual who wa
: : sent here by the State Of Massachusetts t
: oppose the. execution Of our local police req
7 uations in regard to free colored persons il
Z troduced here from other States. 1t wa
! certainly most presrInptuons, rash aud al
! dacious nission-one which our citlzen'
! with great unanimity, determined was Ell
: tirely unauthorized by the law and the Coz
Z stitution, and shousd not be put into eifec
!, But, though much irrtated by the characti
Of this mission, they employed no threats {
! violence towards the Individual
= e Some Of our gravest citizens went in
= body to his hotel, and in courteous and mo,
: crate terms, counseled the aembasssdor
= Massachusetts, torefrain from the purpos
J, Z contemplated by him, which was one Il
Y people Of New Orleans would not submit h
z aThe ambassador replied in an elabofa
: : argument in favor Of his omission glozing
y over with pleas Of commercial advantas
y and necessity, and considerations Of goo
: : feeling, friendly relations and mutual inte
7, 7, ests OF New Orleans ard Boston. He W;
= respectfully listened to, and then again W;
= informed that they had no other reply to b
z argument than chat the people Of New @
leans viewed the uatterin different ligli
s 1 and would not suffer such interference
Y bis mission contemplated Thereupon Il
y Y, missionary agreed TO comply with the su
y aestion Of the New Orleans gentlemen, al
: after spending few days in our city, We
= pleasantly, returned to Boston where
Z has ever since been looked upon as mart
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