The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-05
THE NEGRO EXCITEMENT IN BOSTON
Fletcher Webster, Son Of the Hon. Daniel
Webster, Arrested and Imprisoned.
Samuel Z. SewaiI Arrested by the Deputy
Marshal.
THE AEOLITINISTS CALLED TO THE RESCUE.
Meeting Of the Opponents Of Law
and Order.
SPEECHES OF THE TRAITORS,
&C., &C., SC.
From the Boston Bee, April 4.l

T.
fartive slave by the name of Thomas Simms, FROM
Savasnsh Ca arrested about o'clock last evening
while psssing through Endicott Cooper street by
Capt. AAcn. If the Centre Watch. assisted by officers
Buttmap Clark and others Simns made strong Efforts
t. eyade the officers and cried murder and other violent
ejaculaona. but alto eject lie escorted hroagh
Cross and ssrover strc,ts to the Mansion House. where
coach was ia waiting So him, into which he was put
and driven wfd much spevd to the Court House where
he secured ycyond any contingency q escape The
whole affair occ1ped but short time as~ executed
with equal skill prudence. and effect.
simms tothis city the 7thof March last. not
quite four weeks sne. During this tiuc h. has been
stopping at cosrcd seamcn's boarding house Kept by
James Aiken Nos B3 and lbs Aarstrcct IE, il
old has wife ana several chid,en in Savannah snl
said to be very srgh., intelligent iookr&r ncgroone
who from his andgcncrl appearance wouls
be taken for slave Only yesterday he received lester
from hs wife respccsng arrangements which b-ns
made to take her to tsc city
sn0s purchased when five wears old and put
apprentice TO brick-layrr. His hecoin,
sick the appointed his guardian, fros.
time to time Snms aas attempted to get possession oG
these papers but without eject
His route northward by railroad from NJ reston
by steamer from Charksston to New York. and ~ stn
ing line TO our city lie dccsnot aEPsar TO haycexctc8
any suspicion ON the reute.
He had determined il il said. rot to leave Bbst IN,
though the danger Of carrying here coaiilnot hssc been
unknown to him lie has walked abat freely
during the day and night during the past four weeks
and last evening a customary leisure ~aikwhcn
he was arrested and conveyed to the Court lIn.ye
The whole force proceeded towards Endicsit street,
where concerted CLAN disrixcd--As a.
arrested Simms to be brought to the Mansion where
Deputy Marshal Byrncs in waiting with a coach in
order that the utmost speed might be used to convey
him into close custody
This arrest performed with so much cecrity and so
little noise. proves thnt Marshal Dvvcns perform his
difficult and responsible duy With admirable certainty
aud perfection and opine with great de- conf.
dcnce that the after management of tbs will shaw
that law order and good be carried
in Boston. and that sound public sentiment will
sustain IL.
Probably Simms. this mornings rose. dis
poscd of beyond the reach Of rsobs fanatics crazy
atolitionsts.
From the Boston Commonwealth. Aprii,Il
Our city disturbed and Iigraced last night. by
kidnappcrs and bacchanalians
First colored person. named Thomas Symmcs.
arrested fugitive slave in Cooper street. III made
stout resistance. and somewhat Injured police oftser
Bu'man. who was forward In arrcstng him. lie Mt
laet overcome 10y large Uf watchmen who In,
readiness by. and ncarrcratcd in tAe Court ou,e
abs ut o'clock II was rlmared that he to be
examined forth -ith. fcs friendly persons meeting
Deputy Marshal Riley in Ccar square. Of thcia Ss
mucl D. sewsL Esq nfor ned him tia, he cssinsel
for the prisoner and demandcl to knoywhen and where
the examination 10 tale place. lie did answrr
and the demand repcated with some vehcinsncr.
when Riley called 70 posse Of watcamcn near y and
ordered Mr.. Scwan 10 &c arrested aud taken the
watch house. lie after seasei Ly the Cap
tain Of the NntchT, proceeding appears pretty
high handsd-but perhaps Is the sort of government
henccf0rth to va under. IL be Il Lgh crime
to question L. = OH dial while gagged in kidnapping
This 9air scarcely before alarm OF ire
occurred. and while Natchnan Essterbrook ringing
the Stove Chapel bcl Fletcher Webster. E9 assaulted
him Ia most insulting orc his clothes and bcGi
him badly. lie wss evidently under the influence at
"Cong.itution VIM and anotser, II not higher. Law
than that Of sohrigy EastcrsrOok last ucceclp4 in
down by him. Che cX-pounicr was then commttsI t.
Lctcret street jail 10 answer tor his doirs this sans