Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-02-25

n'ah' COO that courhous not invaded and sacked
shall please mop s ss
vii ndoe be found courageous enough TO Sill upon inc
bench knowing that his life at the mercy oil raboie WIN
Saaons and brickbas Can police othcer be expected
A. his dutv when knows that army OF desperadoes
are lying in ready to Knock him down ana amps upon
him What is the value of property and ie where court
arc not safe These questions demand the grayest
attention They cannot be neglected
Now wha, has led TO this state of things! Every one
Ua' II s the doctrine resistance law preached by
,he mad fanatics Of aboonsm and The encouragement
pyeh 10 BY other persons, Who without processing 10 oe
aboionists sanctioned and spread sti WIDER these hsche
doctrines by furious and nsensae denuncatons
of the fugitive slave law. and the l.conceaeu exuaton
with which they announced tohe public how many hundreds
o ne rrues in Boston EARNED TO The teeth to resist 1t
useless deny this The mob on Saturday never Wouo
have dared do they did without such announcements
and the blame lie upon the accessories before the tact
well upon those who pepeaied me outrage ~ oIoau
day. Our readers will do US the justice 10 remember tat we
foresaw and predicted all this and bestowed the utmost
severity of rebuke the time upon these
| TO disorder and law-breaking
This transaction which has fou!ly dshonored city
and ied with deep apprehension friend OF order, VIII
no doubt welcomed with exavagan exultaon by every
enemy of the Union the Constitution, and the domestic
TRANQUILITY of this country The ebrands who preach the
"highe aw and encourage open resistance 70 ega auto
rty will be delighted that mobs carrying all before them
This quite consistent The invasion OF court houses and
the tramping Of the officers of justice under FOOT are the d.
rect consequences Of the principles which they have been
disseminating throughout the country They have now
10 save by the maintenance Of law and government The
only safety which any citizen feels in the possession his
property and his e lies in his that he or his be
threatened with brute violence he invoke the protection
of the law and protection will be rendered What SAFE
ty feel when he the law deed and amped under
noonday Are the citizens of Boston disposed 10 en-
| dure such state OF thingsl
Its very significant fact that the mob consisted OF
Croes who unknown any Of our citizens These
of The Union TO this civ under the belief that in Bos
negroes may defy the law with IMMUNITY ard that oes
and their ringeaders will be defended here by respectable
people This belief is perfectly NATURAL considering now
much pains have been taken TO encourage awess violence
by individuals among The OF the outrage on
Saturday must the effect of further adding TO our pop
uaton in very far from contributing to the public
and safety The adrs and abettos Of these deeds OF
violence ready for anything Let the people oil Boston
look 10 it, The has become serious to the last de
gree Have we lawsl Have wei government Have we
who will preserve the peace OF the city! Some
| body must answer these questions
The Boston Coues version OF these facts as follows
Up to half past O'Clock even there was no indication
of riot though all the avenues 10 the Court House and
the stairway leading the United States Court Room were
thronged with blacks, who inspected closely eacn no'Vid
ua that out of The room in which the prisoner was
confined.
tina. Of Eizur Wright, of the editors Of the common
wealth. newspaper who approached the prisoner ana SAID
"Jthere your hands rhen they came 10 arrest you
Iihy didn't you defend yourself! Why didn't you seize
pon anu instrument you could get hold Of! ihad been
here and had pair Of pistols coud hare eirsn them 10
qou 10 shoot them dopn! routd hare used them myself
Mr. Riley for this breach Of the peace ordered MI WISh
| to be taken out Of the court.
About Ten minutes o'clock however Just as TWO
of the counsel prisoner departing from the Uni
led states Court Room the door, which slightly open
cd for their exit was seized by the general
rush and conflict ensued between the officers and the moo
but the officers overpowercd the MOP entered lhe
seized the prisoner, ana dragged MN ou' VI TIC
One or two of the officers bruised and Mr. John II
Riley who undertook 10 defend himself with The Marsha
sword was seized the sword taken from him. and carried
off by negro Ii subsequently found In the street. IL
would be impossible describe the fury OF the mob or The
sc.ne of tunu which they created They congrega-
| nd fha
rest up O'clock and we have no conception OF he eA
number OF persons present me Mayor ano a"a
Tukey noted several times OF Inc facl a the peace
of the CITY was in danger but neither Of them came or sent
to the assistance Of the United States Marshal
The affidavit of the U. S. Deputy Marshal states
THAT from the time of the first notice the Mayor and
city marshal Immediately after the ART as heretofore sla
ted 10 giving of this deposition neither inc mayor nor
the city marshal appeared nor has single oce unoer
their direction appeared aided in attempting To aspefs
The mob or Keeping the peace and that in my opinion II
was the purpose ot both moi 10 do ther DUTY
in Keeping the peace in and about the cour, house"
the the slave was conducted out o. inc coul
house through the door leading from the Poce court
room and thence through Court and Cambridge 10 Dehnap
street where he TOOK refuge in the house OF soue OF ms
friends Several officers pursued the MOB but they iost
ch of the prisoner after the crowd entered Bknap street
and though vgan watch had been Kept up, nothing had
been known OF his whereabouts up to late hour last even
ing Ii is said by that he left the city In an AFTERNOON
rain of cars and reported BY others that ne was taken
TO the country Saturday evening" in cab driven by CO.
| lored man and guarded by "Committec OF Safety
The rescue successful violation oil Inc law ana
was accomplished when more than 40 policemen were
assembled in Marshal rukeys Office which IS not hunaeo
nes from the scene So far have been able 10
certain but two white persons aided in the rescue lhe
names are said be known TO the officers OF Inc anu II
is probable that they VIII be heo aceou"aoe ioi ~ wa
duct. ,ox.,, os
This Fugitive slave case has excited great variety OF
discussion communy but there is but one opinion as
the dvings OF the mob, which is mat II WAS
proceeding and clear violation OF lay" r
The only safety which any feels in the possession oil
his property and hs life lies in his assurance that ne Or
he violence he invoke lne pro-
lection OF the law and that protection VIII DC rendered
safety feel when he the law dehed and Tanpea
under foot noon-day! Are the czens Of Boston oPose
TO endure such stale OF ihlngsl
The Boston Commonwealth Uhe organ of the Boston ia
natics of Monday morning, contained long and exultng
account of the rescue occupying than columns
The accoun, 10 headed follows and in large capitals;
SUMMARY PRocEEDI&as.
Massachusetts Safe fet!!
The Higher Law Still Respected.
THE kipSAPpERs AT FAULT.
A true account of the proceedings In the case OF
!, the alleged Fugitive Slave, Shadrach
Sims, arrested the Corn
hill Coffee nouse,
His Rescue :!
In Obedience 10 the Higher Ldie.
"Le the star spangled banner continue 10 wave
Der one land of the free and home OF the brave
CARD FROM THE MAYO
Mayor Bigeoy has in card in answer 10 that
norton of the Marsals deposition creating the impression
, he would not interfere; from which we quote
ION SATURDAY last between the hours OF and IL o'clock
A. Rilov came 10 nv Office city Hail. and said
ave have got negro, and thought would call and let
von know | received the information kindly hint 10
ool ont for street disturbances He made request what
for assistance nor did he intimate in he wanted
anv or that he had any OF After
few unimportant remarks he retired
Immediately sent for the Marshal and directed him 10
order around Courthouse obstruction
70 nroper communication Herewith Of course Including las
nil rh orders do1 the protection of officers in charge OF phi
sone1s while getting 10 from the building remained in
nv office for an hour and half after giving these directions
but received no further communication ON the suoec. ron
The Police within my knowledge have never been called
upon 10 attend The of The State or nltcd
40 bnyc already stated request mace 10 me Tor such
assistance in the present Knowing that the Mersa
the United States has his officers and that he a
hozd TO appoint as many deputies call TO his assistance
many indyidas as The occasion may require-knowing