Southern shield., 1851-03-08
From the Boston Co"'er' moh Law Triumphant,

disnosed citizen with alarm. ouC'i o,' Brace never fell upon Boston before. Al mid,day the very sanctuary of justice IS broken into by gang of negroes-the OH, Gers of the law are knocked down aho trampled upon; prisoner awaiting legai process at the bar is dragged away by rum ans. and all escape with imPunity! Inc details of this outrageous violation of la" and authority will be found in another column. They must cause every citizen of Boston to hang his head in shame ana mor- tfcation.
 The question is no longer confined to the execution of the Fugitive Slave law The point to he determined now is, whether dny k law shall prevail in Boston. There was not probably an individual in the mob of Satur- Sdav but knew well enough that he was setting law al defiance, and had made up E|iis mind 10 do it. What man among us is safe in this state of things!
 Ii becomes now most serious considera- Ation with every man what steps are to be taken to preserve the peace of the city. and 10 see that courthouses are not invaded and sacked whenever il shall please mob of negroes 10 take the law into their own hands. Are the halls of justice safe to- morrow? Will judge be found courageous enough to sit upon the bench, knowing that his life is at the mercy of a rabbls with budgeons and brickbats? Can police off, Ger be expected to do his duty when he knows that an army of desperadoes are lying in wait, ready to knock him down and trample upon him. What is the value of property and life where court-houses are not safe? These questions demand inc gravest attention. They cannot be E negIected.
 Now, what has led to this state of things! Every one knows. It is the doctrine of resistance to law preached by the mad ia. natics of AboliioniSm: and the encourage ment given 10 it by other persons, who, without protesting 10 be Abolitonists, sane tioned and spread still wider these mis- chevous doctrines by their furious and insensate denunciations of the Fugitive Slave law, and the ill-concealed exultation with which they announced to the public how many hundreds of negroes in Boston were armed 10 the teeth" 10 resist it. Ii is useless 10 deny this. The mob on Satur- day never would have dared 10 do as they did, without such encouragement; and the sbIame must lie upon the accessories before ihe fact, as well as those who perpetrated the outrage in broad day. Our readers will do us the justice 10 remember that we fore saw and predicted all this, and bestowed the utmost severity of rebuke at the time upon these criminal indictments to disorder and law breaking.
 This transaction, which has so foully dis honored our city, and filled with deep ap- Prehension every friend of order, will no dOubt be welcomed with extravagant exul- taton by every enemy of the Union, the Constitution, and the domestic tranquility fthis country. The frebrands who preach the "higner law" and encourage open re- sistance to legal authority, will be delighted that mobs are carrying all before them This is quite consistent. The invasion o court-houses, and the trampling of the off, cers of justice under foot, are the direct Consequences of the principl les which they have been disseminating throughout the country. They have now borne fruits which must startle every man who has any thing to save by the maintenance of law and government. The onl y safety which any citizen feels in the possession of bis property and his life, lies in his assurance that if he or his be threatened with brute yiolence, he can invoke the protection ot the law, and that protection will be render ed. What safety can he feel when he sees the law defied and trampled under foot at noonday! Are the citizens of Boston dis posed to endure such state of thingsl
 It is very significant fact that the mol Consisted ot negroes, who were unknown to any of our citizens. These person have been drawn in great numbers from almost all parts of the Union to this city, under the belief that in Boston negroes may defy The law with impunity, and that mobs ano sheir ringleaders will be defended here by Respectable people. This belief is perfectly natural, considering how much pains have been taken 10 encourage lawless violence by individuals among us. The success o the outrage on Saturday must have tht effect of further adding 10 population il manner very far from contributing to tht public peace and safety. The aiders an, abettors of these deeds of violence ar { ready for any thing. Let the people o Boston look 10 it. The matter has becom, Serious to the last degree. Have we laws Have we government! Have we magis trateS who will preserve the peace the city Somebody must answer these questions.
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