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InSnbOrdinatiO i'll HOStOn.

The President of the Common Council OF
Boston, day before Yesterday laid the follow
ing raiher amusing letter fiom the Secretary
of State before that body ;-amusing, consi-
dering the hot haste with which Presidential
Procamaions and Messages followed the I'M
prenc litatcd aud accidental rescue of Shadrach
in that law-ovng aud law.abiding City. We
call it the handsome amendc honorable to Boss
ton for the injurious imputations that were
cast upon her On account of the Shadrach az?
fair, that she was no more responsible for tIan
she WAS for the recent snow-storm. Mr.
WEBSTER is just the man to say handsome
thing in handsome manner. The next term,
we hope President FILLMORE will "wait a
vice." before he takes it for granted that the
old Commonwealth OF MASSACHUSETTS, has
followed the numerous" example Of South
Carolina
TO THE Common Council:
Agrecably to request Of the ,ard of Alder
men, transmit herewith communication
winch have received from the President OF
the United States.
JOHN p. BGELow, Mayor.
City Hail. March, Goth, 1851.
WAsnISGTo March 10Th, 1921.
Hon. JOHY p. BIGELow, Mayor of Boston:
SIR-Ihe President has had the pleasure to
receive your letter of the 26h February, ell
| closing official copies OF the order and resolves
lately adopted by The two branches of the Gov
crnmen, OF the City of Boston
1t afford, him great satisfaction to perceive
that such measures have been taken BY the
authorities of Boston, as give assurance thai
no other outrage, similar to that which was
he presumes, the immediate cause OF their
adoption, will be permitted to take place in
yonr city.
From his oarlies, youth, he has been accus-
IN d t. regard with the greatest respect dnC
,c leralon the City of b ,ston, and the Com
monwca,h of Massachusetts.
! lie has been taught to believe, that their in
! habltaus were, almost above all Others, the
friends Of order aud good government; intelli
gent ero Ugh TO appreciate the advantages OF
tree institutions of their own choice, and Ca
pable of understanding and resolving that grea
political problem, OF t le compatibility of tree
dom with order, OF liberty distinguished from
! IicentlousneSs, and OF selt-GOvernment the
!arthcs, removed from the dangers of anarchy
that they were especially devoted to the Unlor
If ,he Saes, and TO the Constitution which
established, and still maintains that Union
aud that their patriotism would never fail tc
counsel them to fulfil all their obligations
under the Constitution, Justly and fully, and il
the very sprlt in which such obligations wer,
entered into by their renowned ancestors.
Entertaining these sentiments, it was diff
cut for the President to credit the account.
| .-hi oh, of no m IL La ~
perpetraed N Boston, on the 9Th OF February
last.
That a prisoner, in lawful custody, within
the walls OF the Court House, in the centre O
tAe city, aud in full sight of the officers OF al
the muu'c pal authorizes, had been, at noon
dav, forclbly rescued, by mob of one or tw
hundred persons, from the officers of the law
earned ont OF the building, and through III
public streets, in "A sort OF triumph, and enable
TO escape Il together, without an attempt on III
part OF any Of the auh rifles, or any OF tn
, clrlz Ms, to preserve order and maintain III
law, or to pursue and retake the fugitive, wa
il statement that seemed to him too improbable
to be true.
? II was with feeling of great relief that h
= received snch explanations OF this strange OC
, currencr, As showed it to have been an enIir
surprise upon the citizens, and 1pon til
authorities an act Of suCct ) ,iul temery, o
= the part OF very inconsderable number {
= persons, which only needed to have been az
b pretended the shortest time beforehand, to hav
been prevented.
The President is confident that the gret
i majority Of the citizens of Boston are entirel
s loyal to the Constitution that they view wit
just Indignation all such outrage', and all a
, renpts, whether by writing or speaking.
y incle the ignorant and minimizing to such &C
r OF violence and That they are ready to di'
charge the duties incumbent on them, by IL
Constitution and laws of the United State
: faithfully and fearlessly, under all circuu
stances, whenever called upon by the propt
authorities.
If The occurrence of the 18th February Is ce
d tainly greatly to be regretted, AS gives occ'
: SION 10 those not unwilling to seiz' upon 1t,
}. question the disposition "i your feow'cl'zrI
i To comply with their constitutional obligation
! in good faith and the history Of sucn a
outrage is spread far aud wide, reaches wher
d an explanation OF It may never follow, All
creates III feelings towards those whose onl
connection with it is that they were residents
the place IN which It was perpetrsted But I
/, Inc President doubts not II wIll, THIS eteI