Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-04-12

quire into the matter solemn Judges have demanded
and authority for such Constructions and the Pohce nave
been bese in the by scoding women Chief Justice
Wells Sheriff Eveeh to the Mayor and Aldermen to
know why the Court building enclosed In chains, and
they depued Solicitor Chandler answer that was for the
protection Of the general peace Mr. chandler urtner IN
formed his honor that the courthouse was ne corporate pro-
perry Of the city of Boston, and that the Mayor and Alder
men, as county commissioners bad power TO erect barriers
such occasions as the present. He also aid that the City
Authorities had no desire infringe upon, to interfere
WITH the functions OF the cous but as OF the
public peace they felt be their duty to keep the guards
10 the until the abatement OF the present excite
ment The Judge, after regrettng that the Mayor and Al
dermen had not seen confer with him upon the subject
said he satisfied with the Solicitors eIPanation-Ibd
THE WRrr OF PERsosAL REPLEvIs.-A writ Of reple-
win was placed in the hands of Sheriff Eveleh days
ago by which intended to take Sims ou Of the cuso
DIV Of The United States Marshal DEyEss and, The latter
sing to surrender the prisoner. Gov BOUTWELL, directed
District Attorney PARKER to give legal opinion upon the
subject The writ is issued under the law Of 1886 entitled
An act to the trial by jury questions of personal
freedom and is reunabe to the Court Of Common Pleas
Mr. PARKER has submitted written opinion deciding against
the power of The Sheriff. Sims is situated,
him We understand that Attorney General CLrFoRD is to
give his opinion upon the subject at an early dsy-Ibd
TIE ABOLITION PArERs AsrTkroRs invite with sig
nicance and great multitude Of their to
be in Boston Friday. We that the friends Of Law
of the Constitution and OF the Union, will be ready to
tain order that day, and every day hereafter in Boston
and if riot rebellion, eachery, massacre dare show their
hdeous features, they will be crushed to the earth
rise again. The public peace and welfare have been tried
with long enough The contemners Of civil government
have become nsolen dangerous under oleraton
The peace and security city require that the laws should
be fearessly enforced between order
and anarchy let every worthy citizen be prepared meet
as becomes him. Vclence treason, death, have been in
voked Let those who invite such agents the contest feel
upon their heads the consequences Of their Infamous
he knife TO be drawn-ift the torch is to blaze
If force attempt to suppant law, the struggle commenc
ed will be terrible in its progress but who can doubt the
final result The triumph Of legal authority and the
dgn punishment of its voatos The crisis important
the people Of Boston, believe, prepared meet
t-Boston Post Of Thursday.
MoRE "ISsTRucTIoSs AT what passes for town
in Plymouth Monday, Col Davis offered re-
solves nsrucng the single representative to vote for Buck
nghams nuliyng bill They passed 1877 to Z. Their
binding force may be estimated by the fact that Plymouth
gave for Governor November, less
,.-I5id
SIMS SENT OFF TO SAVANNAH.
By the latest accounts from Boston, per Tele-
graph, (received at the moment 60 to press,) it
will be seen that the judicial officers have stood
irm in maintaining the law, and thakthe fugitive
Sims has been shipped off for Savannah. There
was no disturbance. ...