Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1851-02-26
OUTRAGE IN BOSTON.
4 Fugitive Slaue rescued by mob Of blacks! TAt
Law trampLed under foot!

examination. number of lawyers volunteered to
appear for Shadrack, and the examination was COM
menced. We the following account of the rescue
from the Boston Post:
| "During the first part of the hearing the court
room was very much crowded, but Mr.. Riley, who
had the management of the business, succeeded iE
clearing the room before it was finished and when
the arrangements for the postponement conclud-
ed, there were only present few officers, the coun-
SELL parties, and some reporters and the doors
closed against all comers, except such such as the Of
hcers We're directed to admit. From halfpast twelve
till few minutes before two, there difficulty
IN the courtroom, except some alteration between
Mr.. Riley and Elizur Wright, Of the Commonwealth
There being some conversation about raising a SUBJ
scrIPtlon to procure the freedom of Shadrack, alias
Frederick" MIR. Wright said he would, if he had
the money, sooner give it for pistols and, speaking
to Shadrack, said to him" Why didn't you defend
yourself when they came to ares. you! Where
were your hands' Why didn't you use any instru-
ment You cold lay your hands on! If had been
there, and had had pistols, you should have had them
TO shoot them down with or would have used them
myself" He also rebuked Mr.. Riley for taking any
part in the proceedings, and Mr. Riley ordered him
out OF the court room, but he did not go.
In the course of the forenoon, the sheriff of this
State being prohibited from using the jas for the
detention of fugitive slaves, under the of lS43,
MIR. Riley sent a messenger to Commodore Downes
to know if he would detain Shadrack in the navyyard;
and the Commodore replied that he was not author
lied to use the yard for such purpose. Having no
other place within his CONTROL MIR. Riley decided to
retain Shadrack in the courtroom, agreeing to allow
his counsel access to him. This was the state of at
fairs inside about ten minutes before two o'clock.
From the courtroom door on the outside, down the
stairs, and winding round TO the northwest door of
the courthouse, and Standing in the street, was
dense crowd of colored people, and it somewhat
difficult to work passage through them. About ten
minutes to two, the courtroom door was opened to
let out Charles G. Davis, one of the counsel, and
Mr. Wright, and, before it could be closed, some of
the colored people outside made fast it and held it
open, while the others rushed into the courtroom,
throwing down the officers, who were attempting to
pull the door to, and made for Shadrack.
Mr.. Riley, who was jammed into the corner near
the door, called upon his assistants to resist the
cuers; but their numbers were too great, and they
dragged Shradrack out in few seconds. One of the
sstan,s managed get hold of the marshals sword,
but portion of the rescucrs hugged him round the
body, thus fastening his arms, and the sword
dropped in the struggle. colored man carried the
sword into the street, where he gave it up to young
man named Hosea, who was not aware that it had
been taken from the court. The rescuers. ran with
Shadrack Rutoph street, and from thence is sup
posed that he was conveyed in cab over Cambridge
bridge. The whole affair did not occupy over five
minutes
The Boston Times thus speaks of this atrocious
outrage, perpetrated in Court of Justice and in
defiance of the laws and the majesty of the people of
the United States:
"HlGH HANDED. OUTRAGE IN Court OF JUSTICE.
| The city OF Boston Saturday disgraced by
one Of the most awless and atrocious that has
ever biackened the character of any community pre-
tending to be in the enjoyment of an enlightened state
of civilization. band of two hundred negroes Vi
oently entered cour. of justice, and by force
ried from the custody of the officers person arrest
ed agreeaby to established law of the nation. The
act is burning disgrace, not only to the city, but to
the commonw ealth, and indeed to the whole Union
for it was court of the United States which was
thus treasona5y invaded, and its statutes and power
put openly and insultingly at defiance. 1t dis
grace to the city that the mayor took interest in a
riot which occurred in building belonging to the
city, and refused his aid in suPpressing proceedings
which, had the officers performed simple and un-
questionable duty, would have resulted in sangui-
nary conflict; for the rioters supplied with arms,
and were determined to them against all who OBJ
structed them in their law-defying course. 1t was
disgrace to the commonwealth that no provision had
been made for the detention of prisoners arrested
der law for which majority Of its representatives
in the United States Congress had recorded their
votes And it was disgrace TO the Union ITSELF in
that the naval officer commanding at this staten de-
clined to furnish the necessary aid to enforce ma
tonal law. Looking at it in every aspect, we car
regard it as nothing but complete triumph over law
and order, by band of black ruians, countenancet
S~'oSSu
religious, phiIanthropical, and fanatical; for WHOM
hanging would be too lenient punishment. 1t is
blow at the supremacy of justice, at the dignity
power, and glory of the Union and exhibits othe
countries the ease with which law of the Is Mode
Republic can be set at naught by any gang Of deter
has indicated the predominancy of negrodom in tn
Athens of America, and we may next expect tn
edicts of these black masters as if our cy had bee
It suddenly transferred to the dominons OF his SCOT
It Highness Emperor Soulouque of Hayi.''
= Mr.. Riley. the Deputy Marshal, states ofRcall!
''that from the time OF the first notice the Mayor
Boston and City Marshal, Immediately after the arrest
the taking this deposition, neither the Mayor
the City Marshal has appeared, nor has single Office
under their direction appeared, aided in attempt
ing to disperse the mob, or in keeping the peace
and MI. Riley gives it as his opinion that it wa
the predetermined purpose of both not to do their du
ty in keeping the peace in and about their own Cou
d House," The Washington Union, commenting o
). this state of things, says;
III The rioters must be arrested the militia shoul